The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-26

by the loud humping we were near the
heart, where we join the general blood
stream by entering a large vein. The
veins have a peculiar structure, having
valves to assist in the propulsion of
blood, which act like the locks Of a
canal, Many lymphatics run parallel
to the blood stream. THEY carry off the
sick and disabled as well as circulating
lymph. Before entering the heart,
which consists of four chambers. we
entered a small cavity in the huge mus
cular wall of the heart and saw the
mechanism causing the heart beat.
Down the sides of this cavity lymph
trickled from an opening which dilated
or contracted through some nervous
mechanism. AS soon as the chamber
was full the irritation caused a spas
modic contraction of the heart muscle.
Entering the right side of the heart
with the venous blood, we passed from
the lower to the upper chamber.
through a commodlous cavern which
closed after us. From the p cham
Ter we passed on to the lungs, where
the dark blood with which we had trav-
eled, took on a bright red hue, owing
to exchange gases through the cell
wall. My companion pointed out the
wonderful manner in which man was
protected in the lungs. Each air a Y
ity contained a number of cells. whilst
other cells moved forward and hack
In the in~terspaces like pistons. This is
an especial protection against consump-
ton, because these utbercular germs
require seven days to increase, and If
the lung is in good condition they are
pushed out of the cell ere that, where
the bronchial cells, armed with a huge
forest of waving hair carries 1t steadily
upward. We now return to the other
N OF the heart, and after passing
through the lower and upper chambers
we entered the general blood stream.
and were carried swiftly upwards.
whirling in the eddies of each pulse
wave. The blood is a peculiar whitish
fluid, containing a number of cells.
The red to me had the appearance OF
two great watch crystals Joined back
to back. To these, blood owes its color.
The white can assume any shape. Here
l saw their fierce battle of death with
the few germs who had succeeded i'll
that far. Silently they seized
other, then whirling round and
round, through the dim eddying stream
let by the dim phosphorescence from
the red cells, they fought. Slowly the
germs were forced to the wall, dragged
then by some strong lymph
channels, they were carried from prison
% prison, until finally elected from the
body.
"At the ear we allghted, passing with
tut further investigation the three
bones, the mallet, anvil and
we entered a labyrinth which
wound spirally around like a giant
nail shell, till We stood within
he true ear and saw the many thous-
md rods, stretched across the chamber
ike a giant pinaforte, where every
ound was registered.
Out into the brain, the executive
of the body, we passed. The
rain consisted of a number of nervous
hers loosely strung together, every
Der thrilling with a message from a
istant part. There was no clashing. f,
cry went up from the |
louth, prepare the stomach for
ood,' and instantly the message
vent down that sen those myriad lab :
silently to work. From this
apartment that ministered to the ami
wants, we wandered up among the
lole highly evolved nerve tissues. My
hole being thrilled with a strange ex-
I was about to witness what
o man had aver seen-the dream Of
Philosophers was to be realized-I was
bout to see man think!
There was a loud knock upon my !
DOR. l started violently. You are
'anted in the emergency ward AS
urried along the dim lit passageway,
muttered, Dreaming, idly dream
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