New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
NATURES WONDERFUL WORK.
oryEER THINGS ABOUT MANKINI
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Few neople are aware OF the wonderful engineering
sklll ana Ingenuity with which their bodies are con-
II Pa'f be found there hey would probably
keep the staff OF the Patent ONCE gong ioF three
Who would think that in his eye there Is DOCK 1c,
and pnlley or tackle. as the sailors can 49, as CON-
her mainssii? There It Is however; ana wnene eyer
You look at The tip OF your noT rne seyer, Of
these pulleys in the body. ,...,. g.. sbo,,, IN the
Another clever dodge Of nature Is snown I'm IN s
L. she always the smallest quantity OF ma 10,
sufficient for strength. In making me bones -, , ,S
Sacn she wanted large surface 10 when 10 atutcn
no muscles. but AS she didn't wish to encumDeI US
with heads as heavy as an fep bnes called arccls
and thus secured strength large surface anu "s"'-
In the same way she made The long, bones OF the
LEGS and arms hollow in the middle; Nndt sdSIus
s hnt ~ ione or ir1n-or any other substances
ahout twice as strong as sohd smart CONTAINING '''
SAM WSs 1n Ger severe cold you are apprsed Of the
nresence of another cute devlce-ihe EusdChidn tus
This tube is two inches lonS' ani pasSrs IRON IN
inside Of the ear 10 the back Of the mouth ~ Wds
put there 70 keep TIE air al ns sahe MD h M
,Ibration Of the drum and you would be almost stone
deaf when you get bad co'd ms 'uor @ ND
becomes innamed and blocked ana you are ih""e
quite deaf 49,. ,-,,,. .,,, hro,,e,,
into the word all our woe Is now usetl organ
srryes as SORT OF stOrage-cstern Of the blood Tor
rn9 5u oGSd Adams apple inerceps IT, part Of IT,
and when the direct supply from me mart temporal
1he Tvcr is mos wonderful organ. containing IA
ces OF several kinds but perhaps M mo-. WV S
derful thing IN 1t Is that part SCI "S'e I" ''o V' IVA
and arrest pCsonG A., r.. -. =.
All The food That you cat, except me "a, mas 10
nass through the liver before going TO the heart an1
body generally. and in tho liver mere appeal 70 DC
stationed something OF the nature or custom LOT olfelI
Substances dangerous 10 the body but tney are
only capable Of dealing with Tho sma giantites ~
poisonous mushrooms or mussels they are quite over
Another protection from danger is afforded you by
the supply of small quantity or nydr9chioric aGId
stomach specially designed for the manufacture 81
this acid from tho salt you eat ana tney are so rcgu
Of ner cent OF the contents OF the stomach Expert
shows that this Is eSacy b tne m a IN
thousands in our food But for this thoughtfl pro-
vision Of Nature would probably get new disease
Most people know the use OF the epglottis which
ea~es ne from imminent death every time we swallow
a bin Of food Al the back OF the mouth the air pas
sage and the food passage cross each other, ana
INTO the wndppe and choke US. only that this little
body pops down and covers ne ent,ancs, II Is IKE
the policeman who regulates the traffic where streets
The semi circular canals. for centuries physIo-
logical puzzle. are an extraordinary device for en-
abng US 10 keep balance. They are little chan
nes followed out, in connection with the ear In the
homes of the head. and parity filed with fluid lymph
AS our head or body sways the fluid moves. acting
we are standing in the perpendicular or at danger
One ~ the most valuable OF al the inventions made
for our comfort and safety Is the perspirative gland
II acts like the safetyyalve OF boiler letting of
heat when becoming dangerously warm. II
our temperature seven or eight degrees, We
wouldn't have twenty-four hours TO live The value
OF the sSeat-g gland Is therefore obvious In fact.
without Il a football. cricket. rowing match
would be out Of the question: and could MOI safely
walk at n speed Of more than quarter Of mile an
hour Nature has taken good care. however. that we
ehouldnt run short OF these useful organs and has
GIVEN us no less than 100000 OF them.
So inventive was Nature when constructing our
body that the difficulty is 10 stop enumerating her
clever Ideas. She that We would very soon grow
tired IL we had to hold NJ TWO heavy egs by means
of muscular effort, she made the hiptont air
tight and the pressure OF the air alone keeps the leg
in It's place ,.,, -, -. ,,
h.I-bcarlngs she made the bah OF the ieg bone and
Inc socket OF the hip smooth and oiled the joint
10 we'll that the friction is practically nothing.
When the spnal canal In the backbone made
great mains had be taken. for while II consists Of
nmanv pIeces and is freely movable. II contains the
n,e"fons spInal cord one nip Of which would he fatal
Tba inca erements are so accurate that there Is
dancer Of such an event. Wherever there Is much
and free motion. as In the neck tho canal Is large
and open and a nip IL Impossible.
Again tho heart and lungs OF course. the very
basis of our lie. They In constant motion. and
n allowed 10 rub against the chesw walls around them
they would either get innamei wear away by frlc-
ION Nature has therefore surrounded them with
dnuble sac ana between The outer and inner layers
~ il she has placed a quantity OF lIbTicatlnf mud,
nm the most remarkable OF all devices Is that for
srIIcInc broken bones The moment a bone II broken
surgical genius l. at once dispatched from the brain
10 the SPOT lie proceeds surround the broken ends
with ferrule OF cartilage. This Is large and strong