Life, function, health : studies for young men / by H. Sinclair Paterson.
- Paterson, Hugh Sinclair.
- Date:
- 1885
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Life, function, health : studies for young men / by H. Sinclair Paterson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
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![ential factor, accredited alike by history and experi- ence. For our present purpose, however, it suffices to remember that we are not driven either by fatal or favourable necessity; that we have choice in our own power, as intelligences looking before and after, absolutely and entirely; and that we have a corresponding sense of responsibility in choosing the right and refusing the wrong, or in doing the wrong while distinctly rejecting the right. That consciousness cannot be overborne. It belongs to us as men and women universally, and it is as valid a fact as any fact that we can find in material nature or in our physical organism. I am afraid that I might take up too much time by dealing with this subject further. Before closing, let me say a few words in regard to the human organism generally. Looking at man as he appears, we can divide his physical structure superficially into three parts—the head, the trunk, and the limbs. The head contains the brain; the trunk contains the lungs, the heart, the liver, the stomach and other organs; the limbs are used for locomotion or purposes of prehension. If we look at the skeleton [pointing to one] we notice a bony framework which incloses the brain and other parts of the nervous system; and a bony framework en- closing the organs that are especially employed in the maintainence of the animal life. If you look at the skeleton placed sideways, you will find we have a](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21443245_0228.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
