THE NERVOUS SYSTEM* 109 



Press on the sides of the intervertebral space between the 7 cer- 

 vical, and 1 dorsal, to find tubercula of the lungs ; and 



Press on the left side of the same space to find tubercula of the 

 heart. 



Press on the space between the 1 and 2 dorsal vertebrae to find 

 tubercula of the stomach. 



Press on the space between the 2 and 3 dorsal to find tubercula 

 of the duodenum. 



Press on the right side of the space between the 7 and 8 dorsal 

 to find tubercula of the liver. 



Press on the spaces between the 11 and 12 dorsal to find tuber- 

 cula of the small intestines. 



Press on the spaces between the 12 dorsal and first lumbar to 

 find tubercula of the kidneys. 



Press on the spaces between the 1 and 4 lumbar to find tuber- 

 cula of the uterus. 



Press on the spaces between the 4 lumbar and os coccyx to find 

 tubercula of the ovaria, prostrate gland, vesicular seminales, and 

 testes. 



Press on the spaces between the 4 lumbar and os coccyx, to find 

 tubercula of vagina, &c. 



We always press with the thumb of the right hand on the inter- 

 vertebral spaces of the left side of the spine, and with that of the 

 left hand on the intervebral spaces of the right side. 



These directions will enable any person of common sense to dis- 

 tinguish tubercular disease with facility and certainty, without the 

 aid of a physician. 



