Observations on the Mineral Waters of Western Oirginia (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Observations on the Mineral Waters of Western OirginiaThe skin serves an important purpose in carry ing Ofi' impurities from the human system. It is traversed with capillaries, which contain more blood in the aggregate than all the other capilla ries of the body. It is also perforated with count less perspirative tubes, the united length of which is supposed to amount to twenty-eight miles, and which drain away from three to four pounds Of waste matter every twenty-four hours, or five eighths of all the body discharges. The nerves are another curious feature Of the animal economy. They are, however, but little understood. They act as feelers to tell the wants of the body, and also as conductors to will the muscles to act. They branch out' from the brain and spine over the whole frame in infinitely fine fibres, like the branches and twigs Of a tree.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.