AN ESSAY ON THE WEAR AND TEAR OF HUMAN LIFE, AND THE REAL REMEDY FOR THIS COMPLAINT (CLASSIC REPRINT)
ISBN: 9780282909925
Excerpt from An Essay on the Wear and Tear of Human Life, and the Real Remedy for This ComplaintThe principal functions for the preservation of the indivi dual are, owing to the seat of their performance, and the end in view, called internal, nutritive, and assimilating. They comprise the following -1, Digestion eliminates the nutri tive part of the food, 2, Absorption conveys the latter into the blood, 3, Circulation carries the blood to all parts Of the body, 4, Respiration, and 5, Secretion, purify this fluid. The blood, so replenished, purified, and animalised, becomes now suitable for the end in view, namely, 6, Nutrition.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._,