Grace and Ease in Walking.- in the several beautiful and anatomical charts illustrating the bony, muscular and an internal mechanism of the human frame we have been consciously awakened to its complexity we been forcibly impressed as the amazing skill in wisdom displayed in his marvelous arrangement, and at the general order, system, harmony and perfection which everywhere prevails throughout the diversified contrivance of the body.  But its wonders do not stop there.  The graceful motion, ease with which we won, lead, etc., demonstrating with/entity difference Russell’s concern to those movements contract and obey the impulse of the will.

This is the last section of entries from Book 1 of the Book of Medicine and soon I will be toasting the completion of the transcription of the first 70 pages of the book toasting myself with a nice red wine in a new set of Riedel wine glasses.  I am going to be temporarily skipping Book 2 on anatomy and focus next on Book 3 ‘Preventative Medicine’ which includes such interesting sections as ‘How to Get Rid of Flies’ and killing cockroaches, sexual diseases and sexual education for children. I’ve got a feeling this next section will be much more interesting.

Here’s the last few sections all together to complete Book 1.

The Voice.- the voice may utter 1500 letters in a minute, yet the articulation of each of those sounds requires a different and distinct position of the vocal organs, the muscles of which move a surprising celerity and swiftness.

Deafness of the Fingers.- in music we train the muscles of the fingers until the glide over the keyboard of the piano with dexterity and precision, and perform the most simple and delightfully exquisite music and onto the grand, difficult and complex passage of a private harmony.  The mind of the skillful and professional violinist is upon the music which his right hand is executing by the very movements of the bow, yet the muscles of his left hand and fingers are deathly engaged in determining the length of the space of the strings, the character and duration of each note; and so rapidly, carefully, aye, even unconsciously are these complex movements made, but not a false note is heard, though the variation of a singles hair’s breadth would cause a discord, and is spoil the pleasing effect of the music, and destroy the attractiveness of its harmony.

Muscle Development.- the bicep muscle in the arm of the blacksmith may grow strong, Howard, firm, and a solid almost as a club; the legs of the pedestrian may become large and well developed; the hand of a prizefighter trains over the force of a sledgehammer; while the end and terms, engraver trees line so delicate line as the invisible to the naked eye, and the fingers of the blind acquirer delicacy of touch that almost compensates for the missing sense.  Thus there are few conceptions of the designing mine which the muscular system of man cannot be made to execute and perform.