The next section covers The View of the Eye on page 36. The next section goes into a short description of the image of the eye as provider from a profile of a human skull which includes some of the muscles and nerves associated with the eyeball. It does not include a detailed description were drawing of the actual eyeball other than its contractual dry within that cross-section including the rest of the head.

View of the Eye -- We can likewise view the human eye as it lays in position in its bony socket, and wonder at our creators munificence and benevolence in providing us with such a delicate instrument of vision with which to light our way about in the world, and view the magnificent beauties of nature that surround us on every hand. Here, too, we observe the teeth, those essential prerequisites to personal beauty, and.able adjuncts to the powers of articulation and speech, protruding through the gums, their roots being visible above and below the gums; and the lower set we see the dental nerve distributing its nervous supply to their individual and collective roots.

There are a couple things that stand out in this one simple paragraph.

1. This book is written essentially by a collection of editors, that seemed to have taken information from many other oaks and sources over the years. As the book was written initially in the 1860s and updated throughout the next 50 odd years it's possible that copyrights and copying or even citing sources were not as necessary at the time. So it's difficult to tell who the original source of any of this information might have been other than the collective thank you at the beginning of the book. With all that said, it strikes me as odd that the editors would stray from the stated topic of "the eye" and move into a short discussion of the teeth within the same paragraph.
2. Often the book has already mentioned references to God, as the book was written at the turn of the century closing out the Victorian era, I assume that they are referring to the Christian God. I actually have few doubts about that. However it is illustrative of the fact that this particular book was written in a way that was not secular in nature. I suspect we will see many additional references throughout the book as time goes on and I'm withholding further views on the subject until I have a more complete picture of what the true views of the "editors" might be as they manifest in the edited writing.

Additional Articles from the Book of Medicine:

• Body Lice – Crab Lice
  
  

  Body Lice.—The Body Lice are larger than the head lice and are commonly found upon the body. This type has bands across the back.

  Crab Lice.—They usually develop in the seams of clothing, however, the eggs have been found upon the hairs on the body’s surface. They live in concealed portions of the clothing where the skin is most conveniently reached, where the various bites are to be found most often, as around the neck, across the shoulders, the upper part of the back, around the waist and outer side of the thighs.

  TREATMENT. All clothing worn should be boiled and gone over with a hot iron to destroy them. A hot bath should be taken by the person annoyed by the parasites. Bathing suits should be carefully boiled as they often become infested with the eggs and body lice from a person who may have worn the suit and had them, upon his or her clothing or person.

  In some ways that treatment has changed substantially.  Some of the medicines and shampoos have definitely improved.  But who knows maybe in another 100 years they’ll have diet pills that include a treatment for lice and crabs.

• Improving Your Health through Yoga – A Great Introductory DVD
  
  

  Years ago when I was a teenager, I started practicing Yoga.  Back then it was just something to do to improve my breathing and increase my flexibility for karate.  After leaving high school I joined the military and the Yoga training, flexibility and especially the breathing paid off significantly.  It helped me with physical training and it also helped me to stay focused mentally.

  After leaving the military, I got caught up in a more normal routine and the necessity of practicing Yoga on a regular basis slowly slipped from my priorities.

  Since then I have tried Tai Chi and several other forms of exercise, meditation and stretching, but none have worked as well for me as Yoga.  I also do not do well in group classes.  Following a Yoga instructor in a class just does not fit in with my routine or lifestyle.

  I recently came across a great re-introduction into Yoga with a yoga dvd from RealBodyWork.com.  There are several things about the Vinyasa flow yoga dvd that make it very good not only for beginners, but also for people that are experienced with Yoga.

  1. It provides an excellent series of in depth explanations of poses and stances.  When I formerly practiced Yoga, I sometimes got the stances correct and sometimes I was not quite sure.  Some stances had alternative positions as well.  I could not always tell if I was doing the routine correctly or if I was possibly engaging in an alternative movement that might do more harm than good.  As I walked through the Gentle Vinyasa Flow dvd it has a video demonstration and tutorial on each of the positions, so you can not only find the positions that are best for you, but know that you are doing them correctly enough to benefit from them.
  2. The DVD is not just one program or yoga sessions, but includes 6 routines that range from about 25 minutes to almost an hour each. 
  3. The DVD includes over 23 poses and a great deal of variability.  I generally prefer a lot of variability in all of my exercise routines.  If the routine starts to feel ‘routine’ then I get bored and I’m more likely to fall out of practice.

   

  Now, as we get further into the exploration of the Book of Medicine, you will find something rather amazing.  This type of exercise was by no means foreign to Western medicine 100 years ago.  In fact it is described within the book itself with pictorial guides on practicing older forms of yoga and martial arts as well.

• Chart 3
  
  

  Here are the images as promised for Chart 3 covering the eye, the hands, the feet, the ear and the leg.