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they proceeded. It is no unfrequent occur- 

 rence for mal-formed children to be born 

 without a brain, yet with a perfect nervous 

 system. The most rational idea, therefore, 

 we can entertain on the present subject, is, 

 that the nerves are formed in the parts 

 where we find them, and that they are con- 

 nected to those parts of the organs from 

 which we are accustomed to say they pro- 

 ceed. Nerves are vascular, and we can 

 inject them with subtile injections. 



The nerves, then, proceeding from, or 

 being connected with the brain, medulla 

 spinalis, and visceral nerve, may be traced, 

 ramifying throughout the body in the man- 

 ner already mentioned, till they arrive at 

 the part for the supply of which they are 

 designed. They then split into numerous 

 branches which communicate with each 

 other, and again subdivide and rejoin, their 

 communications appearing to multiply as 

 they become more minute ; so that every 

 part of the body has ^ kind of net-work of 

 nerves, in proportion to the susceptibilit}' 

 and sensibility it possesses, 



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