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ON THE 



STRUCTURE, SENSES, AND HABITS 



or 



MAN. 



LESSON I. 



OF MAN IN GENERAL. 



MAN, who in the beginning obtained from God 

 " dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the 

 fowl of the air, and over every living thing that 

 moveth upon the earth," obtained from him also 

 higher powers, and a structure of a superior kind. 



Man is the only creature on our earth that 

 walks erect. This position of the body enables 

 us to look forwards, or around us, with ease, and 

 gives us an appearance of authority and dignity. 



Man is the only being possessed of hands. By 

 the aid of these beautiful organs he can perform a 

 multitude of wonderful and delicate operations, 

 quite beyond the reach of other creatures. He 

 builds houses, makes clothes, constructs the most 

 curious machines, and applies them to an endless 

 variety of purposes. 



The mechanism of the hand is at once perfect 

 and beautiful. Animals of the tribe of monkeys 



