Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of NatureGould and Lincoln, 1851 - 344 pagina's |
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Pagina 48
... mucilage . It seizes upon everything , it dissolves the texture of almost everything that comes in its way . The flesh of perhaps all animals ; the seeds and fruits of the greatest number of plants ; the roots , and stalks , and leaves ...
... mucilage . It seizes upon everything , it dissolves the texture of almost everything that comes in its way . The flesh of perhaps all animals ; the seeds and fruits of the greatest number of plants ; the roots , and stalks , and leaves ...
Pagina 49
... mucilage which lubricates the joints , the tears which moisten the eye , the wax which defends the ear , are , after they are secreted , made use of in the animal economy ; are evidently subservient , and are actually con- tributing to ...
... mucilage which lubricates the joints , the tears which moisten the eye , the wax which defends the ear , are , after they are secreted , made use of in the animal economy ; are evidently subservient , and are actually con- tributing to ...
Pagina 72
... mucilage , more emollient and slippery than oil itself , which is constantly softening and lubricating the parts that rub upon each other , and thereby diminishing the effect of attrition in the highest possible degree . * For the ...
... mucilage , more emollient and slippery than oil itself , which is constantly softening and lubricating the parts that rub upon each other , and thereby diminishing the effect of attrition in the highest possible degree . * For the ...
Pagina 73
... mucilage ; and , in part , to that astonishing property of animal constitutions , assimilation ; by which , in every portion of the body , let it consist of what it will , substance is restored , and waste repaired . † * A joint then ...
... mucilage ; and , in part , to that astonishing property of animal constitutions , assimilation ; by which , in every portion of the body , let it consist of what it will , substance is restored , and waste repaired . † * A joint then ...
Pagina 108
... mucilage to make the parts slip easily upon one another , and holden together by strong braces , to keep them in their position : then , third- ly , strings and wires , i . c . muscles and tendons , artificially inserted for the purpose ...
... mucilage to make the parts slip easily upon one another , and holden together by strong braces , to keep them in their position : then , third- ly , strings and wires , i . c . muscles and tendons , artificially inserted for the purpose ...
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