Archives of aboriginal knowledge Containing all the original paper laid before Congress respecting the history, antiquities, language, ethnology, pictography, rites, superstitions, and mythology, of the Indian tribes of the United States . .7. The The The liver. o. The The The small intestines,s. The caput The The bladder,r. The gate of life, sometimes placed in the right kidney,w. The ;. 2/- The anus and meatus notions of the Interior Structure ofthe Iluman Body. The Chinese seem to have no id
Archives of aboriginal knowledge Containing all the original paper laid before Congress respecting the history, antiquities, language, ethnology, pictography, rites, superstitions, and mythology, of the Indian tribes of the United States . .7. The The The liver. o. The The The small intestines,s. The caput The The bladder,r. The gate of life, sometimes placed in the right kidney,w. The ;. 2/- The anus and meatus notions of the Interior Structure ofthe Iluman Body. The Chinese seem to have no idea of the distinction between the venous and arterialblood, nor between the tendons and nerves, applying the word kin to both, (vide sketch.)According to these physiologists, the brain, A, is the residue of the 7/in principle in itsperfection, and at its base, B, where there is a reservoir of the marrow, communicatesthrough the spine with the whole body. The larynx, C, goes through tlie lungsdirectly to the heart; while the pharynx, D, passes over them to the stomach. Thelungs, (a. a. a. a.,) are white, and placed in the thorax. They consist of six lobessuspended from the spine; four on one side and two on the other. Sound proceeds. OF THE INDIAN. 507 from the boles in them, and thej^ rule the various parts of the body. The pit of thestomach is the seat of breath: joy and delight emanate from it, and it cannot beinjured without danger. The heart, h, lies underneath the lungs, and is the princeof the body: thoughts proceed from it. The pericardium, c, comes from, andenvelops the heart, and extends to the kidneys. There are three tubes communicatingfrom the heart to the spleen, liver, and kidneys, but no clear ideas are held as to theiroflBce. The liver {n. n. n. n. n.) is on the right side, and has seven lobes. The soul residesin it, and schemes emanate from it. The gall-bladder (o) is below, and projects up-wards into it, and when the person is angry it ascends. Courage dwells
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