East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-01-04
[FIom the Springfield Republican.
OUR BODIES.
How Mado and How They Should be
Clothed.

How Madc and How They Should bt
Clothed.
All animals eat, drink, breathe, anS
the higher orders, those endowed witt
brains, sleep. Man stands the high
est in the scale, being elassed with tn,
mammalia, which bring forth living
Young and ars warm blooded. The
whale is aso Of this class, breathing
the se-fo air that man docs, besides
Ing both viviparous and warm blood.
cd, in all which respects he is unlike
the fish. Another di-t;-oefye. feature
of th- ------.nIorId IS tins: Their heads
are all united 10. their bodies bv =
vertebral column consisting Of 'ssssn
bones, whether the distance is meas,
ured by feet, as in the giraffe, or by.
inches, as in the raale. F.ie- outer
suriace in man is made Of small scales
which are continually washing and
rubbing of, and as continually repro
ducipg; in this scaly surfoco ike
ness to the fish may be seen. In an
atomical structure a great similarity
to man is found in the hog, aud in
general appearance, size and location,
the internal organs of the latter may
be considered CODY of tho former.--
gIentinn Ihi -i' on oraln aags 1st the isTgess, in
fact, found in she animal kingdom IN
proportion to tho sizo of the body to
which it belongs as a class.
The human integument is double (;
the outor layer is termed the cuticle,
tho inner the true skin. The former
may be raised by blister, which is a
life process, as dead flesh may be
burned bot never blistered. 1t is
without feeling, has few points of in
terest, and may be considered as a
shield simply for the true skin under-
meath. Tho latter is SO ebundsnty
supplied with iniaste nerves and blood
vessels that we can hardly insert a
needle anywhere on the body without
drawing blood and feeling pain. The
sensitiveness of the skin is early taught
the. child by the mothers hand, and
the masters ferule often keeps up the
recollection, The true skin serves as
a soil Tor the growth of the hairs,
near tho roots OF which are oil glands
which give the hairs glossy coating
by thor secretion. The hairs are
much like corn stalks, with hard ex'
terror and pithy inside. The coiorine
matter is deposited in the slatter. Il
this coloring matter is deposited
through loss Of vigor in tho secrotory
functions, grayness supervenes; aud !
the roots Of the hair fail in thcir iunc
tons, wholly, badness comes on
Graynsss arises by degrees generally
but cases arc known where the hair o
the head has been blanehed completed.
in single might or other space o
time nearly as limited, and owing L
lmental anxiety generally. The cas-
Iof. Captain West formerly OF th
tearner atlantic, has been stated a
ne occasionod by tho care and .labo
Incident TO storm at sea, when al
n board the vessel expected for hour
go:to the bottom. Two others cam
Qader my notice in New York city,
Preparations for coloring the hair an
uobviating graynessin that way, ofte
Mntain milk Of sulphur and sugar c
&d, sometimes bay oil, resinous o
vhich when cut by alchohol forms ba
utn. This oil is said to promote
AZ color in the hair if used by il
~ Badness is difIicult to overcom
especially in the aged, thong
= are. preparations -recommende
IL 3emoHng 1T, which It's said, wi
:. r the hair worn off IN old trunl
nc. on 3pread on q nshingle win make
be sh rush Of it in twenty four hour
merable tubes pass 'throuy
!. thdl \, by means Of which muci !
= theu ls taken into the body is o,
}. cred passing away ordinarily as il
send perspiration, but under &C
tain umstances becoming visibl
Wis The " amount is estimated
q q pour} The outlets Of these tub
les arc 4 pores. Vapor is constant
CT, pass way in the breath; VIC do n
'0'd MOTTO ave on frosty mornings, b
2cc as m passes away through The SIX