86 LABORATORY METHODS OF 



L. S. SKIN. HUMAN. 



1, stratum corneum; 2, stratum lucidum; 3, stratum 

 granulosum; 4, stratum Malpighii; 5, corium; 6 and 7, 

 vessels of the skin. 



have of straining so easily. This layer is the one that 

 contains the pigment that gives color to the skin in the 

 colored races and, in some locations, in the white race. 

 This layer rests upon the true skin. The true skin is 

 composed of two layers of fibro-elastic tissue, called 

 papillae of the true skin. The nerves end in the true 

 skin, in end corpuscles, and in the cuticle in an arboriz- 

 tioti manner. 



