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passage of food into the duodenum occasioning a flow of 

 bile. These all take place on the mucous surfaces, and 

 are passive normal sympathies. 



Q. You have said that the passive sympathies of the 

 glands were frequently abnormal or morbid. 



#. They are so. Consider how the liver, kidneys, and 

 mucous glands, are affected by diseases, and particularly 

 the influence of diseased stomach on the mucous glands of 

 the tongue. 



Q. How do you explain the effects of grief on the 

 glands of the eye? 



fl. The first impression of grief is on the epigastric 

 region, and with this region the lachrymal glands sympa- 

 thize. 



Q. What glands are least disposed to assume abnormal 

 sympathetic action? 



ft. The testicles and prostate glands, because their 

 functions are insulated from the rest. But as the greater 

 number of the other glands are intimately connected with 

 the process of digestion, which process supports the very 

 existence of all the organs; for this reason we say that 

 these glands sympathize more readily and fully with all 

 the organs. 



$. Are the active sympathies of the glandular system 

 numerous? 



4#. They are not so much so as the passive. The most 

 remarkable is the effect of the development of the testi- 

 cles on the voice. The diseases of the generative system 

 or seminal organ has much effect on the pulmonary mu- 

 r.ous system. 



Q. You have said that each gland has its modification 

 of vitality, whence does this arise ? 

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