A treatise on anatomy, physiology, and hygiene: designed for colleges, academies, and families / [Calvin Cutter].

  • Calvin Cutter
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1849
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Credit: A treatise on anatomy, physiology, and hygiene: designed for colleges, academies, and families / [Calvin Cutter]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the conditions upon which health and disease depend, as this knowledge will be required in practice in after life. “Tt is somewhat unaccountable,” says Dr. Dick, ‘* and not a little inconsistent, that while we direct the young to look abroad over the surface of the earth, and survey its moun- {ains, rivers, seas, and continents, and guide their views to the regions of the firmament, where they may contemplate the moons of Jupiter, the rings ofeSaturn, and thousands of luminaries placed at immeasurable distances, * * that we should never teach them to look into themselves ; to consider their own corporeal structures, the numerous parts of which they are composed, the admirable functions they perform, the wisdom and goodness displayed in their mechanism, and the lessons of practical instruction which may be derived from such contemplations.” 5 Again he says, ‘ One great practical end which should always be kept in view in the study of physiology, is the invigoration and improvement of the corporeal powers and functions, the preservation of health, and the prevention of disease.” The design of the following pages is, to diffuse in tne community, especially among the youth, a knowledge of Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene. To make the work clear and practical, the following method has been adopted : — Ist. The structure of the different organs of the system has been described in a clear and concise manner. To render this description more intelligible, one hundred and fifty engravings have been introduced, to show the situation of the various organs. Hence the work may be regarded as an elementary treatise on anatomy.
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