Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-03

General Harrison or Governor seward, tney are en-
titled to no regard-nor to the slightest coantenanes
from any one. They only merit, as they will re-
csiye, the indignant rebuke Of every honest man in
the community.
We ask the public mpartially TO ponder these
points well.
DIR. BetifOrd's Lecture on Anatomy.
Dr. Bedford delivered the first lecture of his re-
cular course on Popular Anatomy, at the Stuyve-
SAINT Institute, on Saturday night. He has black
board on which is written, in legble characters,
the principal technical terms required to be used
in the lectures with the order in which they come
in. This black board stands conspicuously on
table near the lecturer, and when he has occasion
to employ any of these terms, he points to them,
and the audience are greatly assisted thereby in
understanding their meaning and connection. In
the rear of the stage, which Dr. Bedford stands,
and at a sus cent elevation, are six full length en-
cravings of perfect skeletons, in different positions,
some with their faces. and others with their backs
towards the audience To these the lecturer refers,
in order TO enforce any statement or proposition
respecting the bozes in the human frame. Near HIM,
on the stage, stands very curious anatomical pre-
paration, invented and made by DR.. Auzoux, Of
Paris 1t is a full sized representation of man,
sort of Law figure, if the term is allowable In this
sense with the Integxnents removed, and the veins
and external muscles fully developed and painted
10 the life.
There was a iargei attendance, and the audience
was composed Of NAM Of our most intelligent and
respectable citizens, both male and female.
Dr. Bedford's style and manner are admirably
adapted to the subject. He is easy, familiar, and
colloqual, and, at the same time sufficiently dign-
fed His enuneiation is clear AID distinct--hs elo-
cuton good and his illustrations opposite and forc-
~ot.r al,-u asdtf ats nd
extemporaneous, and he delivers them with rsad-
ness, and auency, and aauenee OF language that is
hardly to he surpassed.
DR. Bedford began-s l. adde's an 4 Gentlemen N, this
is the FIRST re- uar lecture Of the course. The to-
rics 10 be treated will be somewhat novel, and the
details dry; but YOU will be kind enough to remem
Der, that IN order 10 erect we ""''
lay the basis well.
We are to consider first, the elements that enter
into the physical organization OF man. Look At man
as ne IL, We know nothing Of the elements which
compose his systsm; but go into natural history,
and the imperative anatomy OF the rest OF animated
creat n, and you will find that man knows almost
every thing, except VIA relates to himself This
ought not so TO be. A knowledge Of oursevesphysi-
caily as well as morally and intellectually, is Of the
utmost Importance to all
The nrst question which propose TO discuss is,
what the elements that enter into the physical
organization OF mani
In tas frat place, we have what are called uiti-
mate elements.
LIST. Azote, oxygen, hydrogen. These are called
gaseous huids. They are simple, elementary sub
stances, not susceptible of further division, by
the re hottest analysis to which they can be subjected
by the chemists The other ultimate elements are
carbon. phosphorus, calcium, SODIUM, potassium
these are called solid substances These elsmer-
tary substances cDmbine and form what are called
proximate principles. These Prosinate principles
represent the phys part of the system and con-
,ist of gelfine albumen, hbrin, oily or fatty mat
ter, sugar, &c. sc. &c. These different subdivi-
sions alsuman, gelatne, sc in the proximste prn-
eiples arise, as have before said, from eomoi-
nation OF these elementary substanessi ana they
differ snlv by the different proportions Of the va
rioas substances that enter into their composition
II must be remembered that the difference is not in
the substances, but in the different proportion OF
the seve raj properties. | have now gone over the
first po.ition The elementary substances consist
of gaseous fluids and solid substances These, when
combined, form proNim te principles' ana an are
Contained in our system IN oae OF tWoiorms, sohuof
fluid.
As a, example Of the solid, ! point you TO the
great foundation OF the system, the bones. The
Doctor here directed the at ention OF the audience
"a the plates of the skee,on.) Here you see the
bones in all heir Number, and all their multiplied
combination.
40 Important question now arises-what are the
relative proportions Of solids and fluids in the sys-
tent On this point the estimates OF Psychologists
vary conside-ably According TO some, there are
six parts Of fluid 20 one Of solid-ohers say ten o
fuid to one Of so.id. la infants the proportion oi
fluids is FAR greater, and grow older, the con
verse Of this proposition is true In the young sub
iect we observe a funess. r"'undhy, and smooth
ness and uniformity of surface; but, as we travel
on in life this snoothncss, this regularity OF the ex
ternal contour of the system vanishes, and we have
the an ynlsr aspect the sharp feature aud general
hardness II form. This is owing to the prsponder'
apes OF the luid the solid IN youth, and To the
relative increase Of the solid over she fluid, in
age. .., N
rhe various substances already mentioned, all
consolidated together. form primary tissue. vi
these there are Eve, and they constitute that mighty
fabric man, and woman too. Membrane Is the ge-
neric term but Of the membranes there are great
varietv of subdivisions. The membranes are the
ore,, foundation Of our whole economy. use the
term economy not in political but physical sense,
a,d nv "A mean the human system The membrane
!. The Foundation the bulwark, and the corner
stone of the whole fabric. H. by any process, the
rest Of the system could be dissolved, the membrane
would stand alone.
DR. Bedford then explained, in sueeinet and
clear manner. the coRneyIon OF the severs mem
branes with the different portions OF the body, with
their various properties and functions lie then
sdverted 70 the bony system, aud dweit VIII much
force upon thefaia effects 81 restrsinihg ana enoar
RAISING the operations Of the lungs by external
sure on the chest IS said he, a violation
the oreanc laws &c nature, thus 10 contract the
chest and prevent the iuags fren performing their
functions lie cor cluded with BEAUTIFUL ana elo
queat desert pton Of the manner IN which the BODY
nourished by the blood. This fluid distributes ",
| self over the whole system, diHusing vitality and
warmth 70 every part The blood contains the basis
I of all the different tissues The fabric OF blood
eoes to form the musces-tbe fatty matter and aisu
| men, TO strengthen and Increase the brain-the cal
carcous or earthly matter 10 form the bones, sc &C
| These were facts well known 20 pbysioogists, but
the process vas perieetly mex pcsble, and beyond
| the comprehension OF man.
| DR EtpRIDGE was 20 have been tried again at
/ Philsdelphia Yesterday. - -, -