THE FOOT; IT'S MECHANISM AND IT'S WONDERFUL ENDOWMENTS.
Arrangement and Uses of the Foot. -- in this exquisite colored engraving is represented the human foot, the organ by which we stand, walk or run. Look at it carefully, aye, critically, and see if you can duplicate it in the whole range of man's achievements! The general arrangement of the bony framework of the foot, as seen in the illustration, is strikingly like that of the hand. The graceful arch of the foot, composed by the tarsal and metatarsal bones, is firmly joined together by a thick layer of cartilaginous structure, not only preventing a liability to displacement, but giving it in elasticity, sprightliness and strengthen which could never be attained by single flat bone. In the next colored illustration we have a section of the foot, showing its architectural dignity and perfection. But it's under or plantar surface are seen stretching from the heel forward towards the toes a number of ligaments, the principal one of which is the plantar ligament, and possesses great strength and elasticity.
Its odd but for centuries the foot has received less attention that other parts of the body, even though good health and well being are directly related to the foot. People are more likely to under go a colon cleanse procedure than take simple steps to care for their feet and keep them health.
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- Iron in Water
Iron in Water. — the presence of iron in a water, rendering it what is called Chalybeate, from the old Greek name for iron,
renders it to many persons only a useful topic, but in some people it causes severe headache and serious disturbance of the digestive organs.When I was younger I have distinct impressions of hand pumping old farm wells to water plants and things like that in my grandparents flower gardens. The water would be a very rusty brown and smell metallic. One of the things that I am unclear about here is whether or not that ‘rusty’ color of the water was actually iron in the water or something else. I think it might have been, and I’m under the impression that Iron is less dangerous than lead, but then again any metal in your body is likely to be a bad thing.
These days, I suppose I’d rather see one of those old water pumps incorporated and recycled into modern furniture rather than have to pump water to water the flowers by hand let alone drink it, but its again another sign of the times and the progress that has been made in 100 years.
- Size, Shape and Location of the Heart
Size, Shape and Location of the Heart. –In this beautiful anatomical chart we obtain an accurate idea of the relative size, shape and position of that wonderful engine, the heart, his tireless efforts to keep the wheels of life and motion are truly surprising, and fill us with amazement at the prodigious work at daily performs. The heart is in your regular, pear-shaped hollow, muscular organ, placed obliquely in the lower in front part of the chest, between the two lungs and inclining to the left of the centre. the bases directed toward the spine and corresponds with the fourth and fifth dorsal spine bone, while the apex points between the cartilages of the fifth and sixth ribs on the left side. In this illustration the pericardium, or loose sac in which the heart is enclosed, is removed and we see the coronary artery with its branches distributed over the outer surface of the complex and restless organ.
This section wasn’t written to poorly, or maybe a better way to say this is that it seems to stood the test of time fairly well. Second sentence got a little bit wordy and again I would suspect a paid by the word contract, but in general this was fairly descriptive and fairly on point. You might notice the spelling of the word centre spelled with an ‘re’ as opposed to an ‘er’
I suspect that may be one of those variations in spelling that have occurred over the centuries. Otherwise it was fairly tame. The chart that they’re referring to his Chart 2 by the way.
