Excerpt from First Lessons in Physiology: For Use in the Common Schools To facilitate the solution of this problem, as well as to meet the wishes expressed on many sides to see the essentials of Elementary Physiology ar ranged after the manner of the author's First Lessons in Physics, the present volume has been prepared. It comprises thirty-nine lessons on the structure and functions of the human body, the subject-matter being treated with reference to the wants of the y alluded to. 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.