New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . II. STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN BODY. The soul is the architect and the body the workmanship.—C. P. OME knowledge ofthe curious and won-derful mechanism ofthe human body willbe found useful, if notessential, to the student ofpractical physiognomy; and,though we can not enter intodetails here, we deem it de-sirable to present the generaloutlines of the system of anat-omy on which our teachingsin the following chapters arebased. It will be observedt
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . II. STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN BODY. The soul is the architect and the body the workmanship.—C. P. OME knowledge ofthe curious and won-derful mechanism ofthe human body willbe found useful, if notessential, to the student ofpractical physiognomy; and,though we can not enter intodetails here, we deem it de-sirable to present the generaloutlines of the system of anat-omy on which our teachingsin the following chapters arebased. It will be observedthat it is at once simple and comprehensive—capable of beingtaken in at a glance, and yet embracing everything. We find in the human body three grand classes or systemsof organs, each of which has its special function in the generaleconomy. We call them— 1. The Motive, or Mechanical System; 2. The Vital, or Nutritive System; and 3. The Mental, or Nervous System. These three systems, each naturally divided into severalbranches, include all the organs and perform all tlie functionsof the physical man. Figure 73. 70 STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN BODY. I.—The Mechanical System. The mechanical or motive system consists of three sets oforgans, form
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