422 THE HAND AS AN UNRULY MEMBER. 
‘comparative anatomy presents her report, admitting with 
shame, that, in spite of their meagre number, scarce two 
of her votaries can agree upon any one point, and that 
only two or three have ventured to disregard the above- 
mentioned threat on the part of the thumb. It will 
be seen, however, that while thus heeding the wish of 
that powerful constituent of the more aristocratic mem- 
ber, there has been a general though tacit recognition of 
the good conduct and sobriety displayed by its humbler 
representative, so that, with one notable exception,* the 
lower limb has been left unmolested, while the more pre- 
tentious arm has suffered all the pangs of dislocation, 
misplacement, twisting, and compound fracture, as the 
consequence of the thumb’s stubborn pride. 
A brief sketch of such portions of the controversy as 
best illustrate the unruly character of the hand, it is my 
purpose to lay before the reader in succeeding articles. 
EXPLANATION OF FIGURES ON PLATE 11. 
In all the figures, S denotes the Scapula, or shoulder-blade; I. the 
shin or chief bone of the pelvis; H, the Humerus, or bone of the upper 
F, the Femur, or thigh bone, the corresponding bone of the leg; 
O, the Olecranon process, which forms the tip of the elbow; P, the 
Patella, or knee-pan; U, the Uina, or inner bone of the forearm; T, the 
Tibia, or inner bone of the leg; R,the Radius, or outer bone of the fore- 
arm, which supports the thumh when there is one; and Fi, the Fibula, 
or outer bone of the leg. The hand and foot are easily distinguished 
in all the limbs; but Po, indicates the Pollex, or thumb, and Ha, the 
Hallex, or great toe. 
ig. 1. Arm of Man, as it is when we get down upon “all-fours.” 
Fig. 2. Foreleg of Tapir; it has no thumb, and is, of course, mavh 
thicker and stronger, but otherwise corresponds quite closely with 
__Fig. 3. Wing of the Bat. The scapula is very small, but the other 
Co ee PeBe. T small, but the TTY 
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twain Which both thumb and great toe are considered too large, and are split 
lesser fingers: ooTesPOnd, the one to the two lesser toes, pey A other to the two 
