98 
L AVATER’s 
words: — — “ Quoi des mains? Nous requirons^ 
nous promettons, appellons, congedions, mena9ons, 
prions, fupplions, nions, refufons, interrogeons, ad- 
mirons, nombrons, confcfibns, repetons, craignons, 
vergoignons, doutons, inftruifons, commandons, in- 
fiftons, encourageons, jurons, temoignons, accufons, 
condamnons, abfolvons, i-njurions, meprifons, de- 
fions, depitons, flattons, applaudiffons, beniffons, 
humilions, moquons, reconcilions, recommandons, 
exaltons, feftoyons, rejouiflbns, complaignons, at- 
triftons, deconfortons, defefperons, etonnons, exa- 
minons, taifons.” 
Such are the various employments of the hand. 
The trunk is fupported by two lower extremities 
on the Tides, confifting of the Thigh, Knee, Leg, 
and Foot. 
The thigh is longer than the leg, curving a little 
forward, and rather hollow behind, being about 
fourteen inches long in a well-fet man, thicker 
above, and, within fide, tapering below. It con- 
tributes, with the knee-pan, and the upper part of 
the leg, to form the knee, a part that is hard to be 
defcribed, on account of its form, and fundry par- 
ticles. 
The leg is fixed between the foot and thigh, in 
a perpendicular line with the latter, and forming a 
contrail to it by the flelhy parts, or calves, and ancle- 
bones jutting out. 
The 
