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Bony Frame of the Hand – Palm of the Hand

March 1st, 2008 at 5:24 am » Comments (0)

Bony Frame of the Hand. – on turning over this flap we behold the bony framework of this wonderful organ. This seemed to consist of a number of bones, so exquisitely arranged as to combine the greatest possible degree of flexibility and strength.
Palm of the Hand. – below this is given an elegant, and the [...]



The Hand- Its Mechanism and Wonderful Endowments- Engraving of The Hand

March 1st, 2008 at 5:17 am » Comments (0)

The Hand; Its Mechanism and Wonderful Endowments.
Engraving of The Hand. – to tell one that this exquisite colored engraving represents a human hand seems almost like questioning his sanity. Yet such as; but how few there are who can give an intelligent account of the hand, describe its beautiful arrangements and complex mechanism, we’re told [...]