. Annals of medical history. Fig. 10. Viscera from the front. 3o6 Annals o/ Medical llislory ally enough in the last six hundred years todetect the mistake. Fig. 12 is a composite drawing indicatinghow elaborate are the relations of the vari-ous spirits and genii. Fig. 13 directs atten-tion to the exact place where the pulse shouldbe felt during the twenty-four seasons ofthe year (in the summer nearer the fingers,and in the winter, farther up the arm).Fig. 14 is designed to ilhistrate differencesin temperature in different parts of thebody. At the head is a broken line be-. t^ Fig. II. Viscera
. Annals of medical history. Fig. 10. Viscera from the front. 3o6 Annals o/ Medical llislory ally enough in the last six hundred years todetect the mistake. Fig. 12 is a composite drawing indicatinghow elaborate are the relations of the vari-ous spirits and genii. Fig. 13 directs atten-tion to the exact place where the pulse shouldbe felt during the twenty-four seasons ofthe year (in the summer nearer the fingers,and in the winter, farther up the arm).Fig. 14 is designed to ilhistrate differencesin temperature in different parts of thebody. At the head is a broken line be-. t^ Fig. II. Viscera from the tween two solid lines, which means fire,and at the feet is a solid line between twobroken ones, which means water. Goingupward toward tlu- head the temperatureof the body increases, which is thought toexplain the circumstance that clothing isnot needed to protect the head from other signs indicate combinations ofmale and female principles. The pure maleIjrincipic (not here shown) is representedby three soHd lines which also indicateHeaven; the pure female principle by threebroken fines which also signify Earth. A|)roper association of thesr ])rincl]:)lcs isessential for life and liai^piiuss. The Nan Ching contains many otherdiagrams and an interesting picture of adisciple worshipping three Buddhas in thefamiliar storm-cloud setting (Fig. 15). Itcloses with a representation of the spiritwhich is held responsible for its protection,who is likewise surrounded with billowystorm-clouds and is armed with a doubleheaded axe (Fig. 16). These ideas
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