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502. Material Absorbed by Lynipliatics — Effect of 

 Various Substances Ap- Fig. 219. 



plied to the Skin— Nutri- 

 ment Sometimes Intro- 

 duced through the Skin— 

 Thirst Quenched by Wet 

 Clothes. — These vessels not 

 only remove useless particles, 

 but absorb substances applied 

 to the skin, although some 

 maintain that this is done by 

 the veins alone. And this is 

 sometimes an effective method 

 of administering medicines 

 which it is not expedient to 

 introduce through the mouth 

 and nostrils, thus producing 

 a desired effect upon the cir- 

 culatory and venous systems 

 without offending, or in any 

 manner affecting the senses or 

 feelings of the person taking 

 the medicine. For instance, 

 spirits of turpentine rubbed 

 upon the hands of many per- 

 sons, and green leaves of to- 

 bacco placed upon the ab- 

 domen, will often produce 



A Front View of the Deep-seated Lym- 

 phatics of the Thigh. 1, Lower End of the Aorta. 2, Primitive Iliac Vein. 3, 4, Ex- 

 ternal Iliac Artery and Vein. 5, Femoral Artery. 6, Section of the Femoral Vein. T, 

 Vena Saphena on the Leg. 8, Lymphatics near the Knee. 9, Lymphatics accompany- 

 ing the Femoral Vessels. 10, Deep Lymphatics going from the inside of the Thigh to 

 the Glands in the Groin. 11, Lymphatics of the External Circumflex Vessels. 12, Lym- 

 phatics on the outer side of the Femoral Vessels. 13, A Lymphatic Gland always found 

 outside of the Vessels. 14, A collection of Vessels and Glands from the Internal Iliac 

 Vessels. 15, The Lymphatics of the Primitive Iliac Vessels. 



502. What do the lymphatics absorb ? What value of this fact at times ? Give a com- 

 mon effect of tobacco and turpentine rubbed upon the skin. 



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