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Wonderful It All Is

August 9th, 2007 at 11:25 pm » Comments (0)

Wonderful It All Is.–Wonderful!  Within us is an Almighty Architect, who superintends a thousand skilled laborers, that make a way which puzzles human comprehension; theory fiber of muscle; they are a filament of nerve; here constructing a bone; they are uniting attendant — fashioning each with the most scrupulous care and unerring nicety.  Without the buzz [...]



Transformation of Food Into Flesh

August 9th, 2007 at 8:51 pm » Comments (0)

Transformation of Food Into Flesh.– How strange this is — the transformation of food into human flesh, into human thoughts!  We eat a meal; it is composed of meat, bread, vegetables and liquids.  The more solid part is ground by the teeth, mixed with the different juices, dissolved, changed, organize and is swept through the [...]



Machinery of Digestion

July 23rd, 2007 at 4:04 am » Comments (0)

Machinery of Digestion.-From the number and differently formed structures which constitute the digestive organs, it will be observed that the function is a very highly complex process.  If the food were thrown directly into the circulating fluid, it could not be used for the purpose of nutrition.  It requires for its transformation into blood, bone [...]