The herald., 1896-09-13
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the subject has long been written in
the books of all civilized nations.
Therefore I need not speak about it
here in detail, but I will say few
words here regarding the Chinese sys-
tern of anatomy. In my chapter or
lesson on this subject some parts OF
the reasoning are like anatomy, some
parts are different from anatomy. I
cannot always find the proper name in
English, but think can say Chinese
anatomy.
How the vital organs of the human
body are situated. shall explain in
my book. 1 cannot write all Of this les
son here because 1t is too long. But the
five kinds of vital organs belong to the
five kinds of elements. l shall try to
explain the lungs first. The lungs be-
long to the mineral element. They are
in the upper part of the chest. They
look like an umbrella. They are con-
rected with the nostrils. They have
eight leaves or lobes, six In the front and
two in the back. There are nine divi-
s.ons of the pipe through the throat
which connects the lungs with the nose,
and is called in English the trachea. The
veins. The power in the outside heat
of the lungs can control the air of the
body and the power in the inside heat
can control the large intestine and the
large intestine belongs to the mineral
element also.
Next shall speak of the heart. This
organ belongs to the fire element. 1t
lies just above the diaphragm. There is
a close connection between the heart
and the tongue SO that when the heart
wishes to speak the tongue will follow.
The natural heat or influence of TIE
heart can control the eye, the nose, the
car and the tongue alike and all to-
gether. And the seven affections have
their seat in the heart. When the man
wakes up the power from the heart is
furnished to the brain. When the man
sleeps the brain power returns to the
heart. The power which is within the
heart controls the small intestines,
which also belong to the fire element.
The power Of the heart through the out
side controls the actions of the body by
the arteries which carry blood from the
heart through the body. The blood is
then of red color and 1t returns to the
heart through the veins and is dark.
The heart-case protects the heart and
belongs to the fire element, too and the
power of the hsart-case goes through
the natural heat between the two kid
neys where is the seat of life. Some
books say that life Is in the brain; some
books say 1t Is in the heart; but the heart
and the brain and the kidneys are all
connected by the current of air through
the natural heat and all make up one
family.
Now let US speak of the spleen, which
belongs to the earth element. This or
gan lies on the outside of the stomach,
under the heart. and its place Is near the
left side. but the air power goes through
the right side because we can feel the
spleen pulse in the right hand. The
spleen catches the impulse from the food
and liquid taken into the stomach,
which we call the food and liquid air.
and sets up an action like the balance
wheel of a watch. The heat from the
spleen can draw the liquid from the gall
which goes through the food and liquid
in the stomach ard causes it to be di-
gested. The spleen is connected with the
mouth. The power of the spleen on the
inside controls the stomach and the
stomach also belongs to the earth ele-
ment. The power goes through the out
side and controls the flesh of the body.
Next we will speak of the liver. This
belongs to the vegetation element and
has seven lobes. 1t lies in the right side
near the stomach. but the power and the
air and the pulse go through the left
side. because the liver pulse is found in
the left hand. The liver is closely con-
EecteQ with the eye. Ine power on tne
ilsside controls the gall, which belongs
to the vegetation element also. The
power OF the liver on the outside controls
the nerves Of the body.
l will try to speak Of the kidneys.
These belong to the water element and
are closely connected with the ear. There
are two kidneys which lie at the base of
the spine, one on each side. The pulse
follows the spine to the brain and the
kidneys furnish juices to the brain. This
is shown because the natural juices of
the kidneys are white and the marrow
Of the spine Is white and the natural
juices of the brain are white. And all of
these three, the kidneys, the spine and
the brain make one family. The power
from the inside controls the bladder,
which belongs to the water element also,
and the power on the outside controls
the two kidneys through the natural
heaD and the resulting power belongs
to the fire element. And that heat can
warm the lower, the middle and the up
per parts Of the vital organs.
I shall try to explain the stomach and
the conditions of digestion When food
and liquid are taken into the stomach
then the spleen lies on the outside of the
stomach and sets up an action, like the
balance wheel to a watch, and causes
the digestive processes by agitating the
air in the stomach and spleen and by
extracting a fluid from which the blood
and all the other natural juices OF the
body are produced. This fluid is of a
dark color as taken by the spleen and 1t
p sent by the force of the spleen to the
lungs where it is purified. And then 1t
passes through the lower part drop by
drop like the falling OF rain in shower.
It is distributed to all portions of the
body. The power thus derived from the
lungs produces all the growth of the
skin; that from the heart causes all the
actions of the body, through the blood
the power of the spleen produces all the
flesh of the body and furnishes all of the
strength Of the body; the liver produces
all of the nerves and the kidneys pro-
duce all of the bones. There are five
prime vital organs but these explana-
tions are not full and complete in refer
.ence to the growth and control of the
body in its different parts.
1 Will give you an example or illustra-
ton of this growth and control The
human body IL like unto the earth and
the sky. You see how, after a rain
storm, the sun causes the evaporation
of the moisture in the earth which
makes clouds and rushes to the skv
making fog and rain. which falls to the
earth producing vegetation. The sun
also draws the dampness all up again
which makes more clouds that rush
again to the sky and the clouds
make more rainfall, which falls down To
the earth, again producing vegetation.
giving and taking indefinitely. The
spleen Ii like unto the earth. the Inn -