12 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS, 



ft. Physical properties to the mineral; physical pro- 

 perties, organic sensibility and insensible organic contrac- 

 tility, to the vegetable ; and physical properties and all the 

 organic and animal vital properties for theamVna/kingdom. 



Q. What functions are controlled by organic sensibility 

 and insensible organic cpntractility? 



ft. Circulation, secretion, absorption, nutrition, exha- 

 lation, &c. 



Q. What diseases arise from these properties? 



ft. Inflammation, purulent formations, induration, re- 

 solution, haemorrhagies, unnatural augmentation or dimi- 

 nution of the secretions, exhalations, increased or dimi- 

 nished absorptions, dropsies, and many others. 



Q. What functions are governed by sensible organic 

 contractility? 



ft. Digestion, the circulation in the large vessels, the 

 excretion of urine from the bladder, &c. 



Q. What are the diseases of these functions? 



ft. Vomitings, diarrhoea, irregularities of the heart's 

 action. -> 



Q. What functions depend on animal sensibility? 



ft. The external senses, and what are termed by Bichat 

 the internal senses, as hunger and thirst. 



Q. What diseases arise from alterations of animal sen- 

 sibility? 



ft. Pain in its various forms, itching, smarting, tickling, 

 and so forth. 



Q. In what is animal contractility concerned? 



ft. In locomotion and the voice. 



Q. What is the essence of disease? 



ft. An increase, diminution, modification or alteration 

 of some of the vital properties just named. 



