A sketch of the economy of man.

Date:
1819
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A sketch of the economy of man. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OF MUSCULAR MOTION. ed with the state of the Passions, and ■ with the exercise of the Faculties; and, accordingly, we find that, in other parts, besides the Muscles and Integuments of the Face, as in the System of Supply and Waste generally, in which System the Nerves are greatly interwoven and intermin¬ gled, the state of such parts is very greatly influ¬ enced by the state of the Passions, and by the ex¬ ercise of the Faculties. W e have seen, that certain contractions of cer¬ tain Muscles become associated with «ach other, and with certain Sensations, and with certain impressions, and that Habit has a great influence over such associated actions.. In certain cases, where they become so associated, if wexcan in¬ terrupt such associated. actions, we may break through the link that confiects the actions to¬ gether. Sometimes this may be done through the medium of the Intellect, even in cases where the contractions are not produced by any exer¬ tion of the W ill; as w heny upon 'the superven¬ tion of Delirium, convulsions may cease; or, as Music, or loud noises, may suspend Muscular
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