Excerpt from A Manual of Popular Physiology: Being an Attempt to Explain the Science of Life in Untechnical Language IN the following chapters it has been attempted to set before the public, in as easy a style as possible, the more interesting results of physiological research. Dry details have been avoided, except where the nature of the subject rendered their introduction in evitable; whilst the grand general principles and laws of the Science have been enunciated in language as devoid of technicality as it seemed advisable to employ. In no case has truth been distorted to attain simplicity; and withal the volume (it is hoped) embodies the latest discoveries in the branch of knowledge upon which it treats. This work is not addressed to the man of Science; nor is it supposed that students proceeding to degrees in Medicine will devote much attention to it. There is, however, a large class, in which the author is happy to say he once ranked, that, although not professedly scientific, is glad to profit by the gleanings from the great field of Biology. For it, this little volume has been written; and if it inspires even one person with a desire to embrace the cause of Science, the Author will be amply satisfied. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.