The class-book of anatomy : designed for schools, explanatory of the first principles of human mechanism, as the basis of physical education . ged, in conse-quence of the distortion and displace-ment of the bones. But, however for-midable the case may appear, if season-able exertion is made, the very worstclub-foot may be re-modelled by an ironshoe, provided with metallic rods run-ning up by the sides of the ankle, sothat both the apparatus and bones maybe kept in place. Without the adviceof a surgeon, any ingenious mechaniccan remedy a malformation of the toot,if the trial is commenced while
The class-book of anatomy : designed for schools, explanatory of the first principles of human mechanism, as the basis of physical education . ged, in conse-quence of the distortion and displace-ment of the bones. But, however for-midable the case may appear, if season-able exertion is made, the very worstclub-foot may be re-modelled by an ironshoe, provided with metallic rods run-ning up by the sides of the ankle, sothat both the apparatus and bones maybe kept in place. Without the adviceof a surgeon, any ingenious mechaniccan remedy a malformation of the toot,if the trial is commenced while thebones are imperfectly ossified. By ligaments the wrist is fastened to the arm, indepen-pendently of muscles; the shoulder to the shoulder blade; —the head to the first bone of the neck ; — the ribs to thespine, and the vertebrae to each other. The office, there-fore, which these deep seated, almost unnoticed strapshold, in binding the whole frame together, cannot beoverlooked by any one who contemplates the marvellouswork of God, as exhibited in our own complex, yet beau-tifully fashioned bodies. ANATOMICAL CLASS 30. 49. Explanation of Fig. completed a general description of all the individual bones,and exhibited some of the principal ligaments of the limbs, the objectof this third drawing of an entire skeleton, is first, to give aside viewof the parts adverted to in the foregoing pages,--without letters orreferences to deface the engraving, or to perplex the mind, Thepeculiar attitude of the figure was given it by the artist, merely be-cause a larger sized drawing could thus be given in a little space. 50 ANATOMICAL CLASS BOOK, THE MUSCLES. OR MYOLOGY. An interesting department of anatomy is called myology,or the doctrine of the muscles. We would by no means surfeit our young readers withthe consideration of subjects which are only consideredvaluable to the anatomist: — but we wish general inquirersto participate in some of those sublime manifestat
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