Cerebrum and Cerebellum - We observed that the cerebrum, the seat of mind and volition, is much larger than the cerebellum or little brain; a biz though that was not enough area for the evolution of the mind, we see this part of the brain most curiously wrinkled and folded into various sized convolutions, thus increasing the mental service. The more numerous these convolutions are, the higher and more noble and mental faculties and intellectual powers become. The hemisphere of the brain, here shown, is seen to be divided into three lobes, the frontal, middle and posterior. The Corpus Callosum, or the great commissioner of the brain, is most faithfully represented, and immediately below is seen the Fornix. The peculiar appearance of the cerebellum or little brain presents a tree-like resemblance, once it is called arbor vitae, or the tree of life.This section has several interesting segment Senate that stood out to me as I read them. Plus it had a third that stood out to my wife. My wife wondered if the word convolutions meant the same thing as convulsions. "Is that even a word? Are they spelled the same she asked?" They are both words and both different words at that. For entertainment purposes I will provide you with my assumed definition even though I could be wrong. Maybe someone will take the light 90 years from now in interpreting my definition or perceived definition of these words. To me a convolutions is something that represents a folding or a complex structure such as the folds of the brain. Where as, in a a convulsion is a physical act as someone made a fall into when they are suffering from epilepsy or choking or some act of involuntary muscle control. I also found it somewhat entertaining to hear the author describes a noble mental faculties and references to the higher brain. This book was written before World War I and World War II where was publicly documented and historically written down for the record that the human brain has the capability to perform things that are far less than noble and definitely not intrinsic to our own thought processes. I suspect there's also certain nonsecular references to the concept that a person is of a higher level of importance in the grand scheme of things. The connotations of this verbiage have much potential but its true intent is probably only something that we will build a speculate on going even further into the future.
Additional Articles from the Book of Medicine:
- The Crab Lice
The Crab Lice.—These are a smaller type of the former species, as head or body lice. They are nearly as wide as long. They have strong legs spread out on the sides of the body, which makes them appear like crabs. They are of whitish color, slightly shaded on the shoulders and legs with a red tinge. Crab lice are found upon the hairy regions of the body other than the scalp. The spread of these pests can be checked by washing all toilet seats with scalding water, and boiling towels and linen from suspected persons. Laundries should be especially careful as to the thorough boiling and disinfection of all clothing, as the eggs of these parasites can be conveyed in bed-clothing, towels, etc.
TREATMENT.–Shave the hair in the region of the itching and wash twice a day with a lotion made of
Tincture of Larkspur…………1/2 ounce
Commercial Ether ……….. 8 ounces
WARNING This treatment recommendation is over 100 years old. We do not recommend it nor know how effective or safe it might be. If you are cleaning clothing or Delsey luggage or something, use at your own risk, but if you try this stuff on your self, we think you are probably crazy.
- The common fly (Musca domestica)
The common fly (Musca domestica).- the only way to prevent the flight curing diseases to destroy history in place, keep them out of the home, etc., when developed, by screens and swat or catch by flypaper, etc., everyone seen in a room.
Houseflies are a danger to human life. Airborne filth, feed upon garbage, sewage waste matter of all kinds. They carry germs on the pro-business of their bodies, and a single flaw is known to have carried as many as 350,000 germs and given them off into the liquid food in which it was floating. They also carry numerous germs inside their bodies which they convey to food, etc., and their vomit and all matter.
Flies can carry disease germs of typhoid fever, consumption, diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases from a sufferer to you. They come in contact with your food, milk, water, etc., you’re sleeping child, or a light on an open wound, direct from the garbage can, because the door, this bit industry, etc., from decaying animal and vegetable matter and from the sick room. Thus every individual should do everything possible to aid the physician, city and state and destroy these known carriers of filth and disease and thereby prevent sickness, due to carelessness and indifference by permitting flies to breathe and live.
If you consider the tone of this particular section, you would think that the housefly was the Swiss Army knife of disease carriers in the Western world. In fact today we understand their purpose and the world a little bit better, but that doesn’t mean that they should be entirely permitted to run amok. Typically the presence as a result of some other item that has started to decay in the area and attracted flies. The presence of this item sometimes can be more dangerous than the flight itself, but the fly can definitely spread that around once the process is started. In their defense there are some practical uses for utilizing flies or even sterile I’ll maggots to help clean items from time to time.
- The Intestines
The Intestines. — the next chart shows us the manner in which the intestines are arranged in the abdominal cavity. The entire intestinal can now is about 30 feet in length, and is divided into two portions — the small intestines, and the large intestines; these again are each subdivided into three different portions. Of the large intestines, the transfers portion is laid open, showing the internal arrangements. A section of the bladder is even on this chart.
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I really don’t have any clue what they’re talking about when they refer to the three portions subdividing both the large and small intestines. Is nothing in the chart that mentions this subdivision and I’ve never heard of anything like that before in regards to the intestines. This could be my lame and ignorance or it could be some odd notion espoused in this book. They also mention that the link to the intestines is approximately 30 feet. I seem to recall from my grade school education 25 years ago, that the length was 26 feet for the small intestine and six to 7 feet for the large intestine or was that 3 feet for the large intestine?
My fourth-grade education combined with my loss of memory over 25 years may be getting the best of me. Maybe I spent too much time at the drive-in watching movies freezing my toes off as I laid on top of the roof of our van, clinging to a van rack. I’m sure that would seem extremely strange to the writers of this book and possibly even to my readers is not been to a drive-in before during the fall.