CHAPTER XV. 



FURNITURE OF THE HOUSE, AND ITS USES. 



The Blood. Preparing the Blood. Mas- 

 tication or Chewing. Swallowing. A 

 Trap Door. Digestion. Formation of 

 Chyle. Lacteals. Absorbents. Materials 

 for Blood. Nature of the Blood. Nature 

 of Secretion. Motion of the Heart. Pul- 

 sation. Force of the Heart. Capillaries. 



WE come now to the furniture of the house 

 I live in, and its various uses. This will make 

 a long, but I trust an interesting chapter. 



Here, however, our similitude begins to fail ; 

 for while the house I occupy, like all other 

 houses, is liable to daily waste and decay, there 

 is, in the human habitation, certain furniture 

 machinery perhaps I should say by means of 

 which, if properly managed, repairs are going 



