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...Farnham gave a long and intricate description, illustrated by diagrams, of the action of the heart and the circulation of the blood. The size of an average man's heart was about the size of his first, - generally larger, - and weighed about one pound in a healthy condition. The pulsation of a healthy heart was about 72 to the minute, but Napoleon's was never more than 40, and Sir William Congreve's never less than...
...kind of muscular wall. This wall was sometimes lacking from birth, and owing to the imperfect circulation, people thus afficted turned a bright blue; this disease, cyanosis, is very apt to kill the sufferer in a few years. Having located the heart the lecturer proceeded to show how the blood going from the right auricle was passed into the ventricle and then sent travelling over the body. But ignorance of medical terms prevents our describing it at length...
...sixth lecture on "Health and Strength" is to be delivered by Dr. Farnham this evening. The following is a synopsis of the lecture : Effects of syphilis on the digestive system. Effects of exercise on the digestive system. The heart and the circulation of the blood. The pulse. Various influences which affect the heart's action...
...American, or ice-water dyspepsia. Drink should be taken mainly at the end of the meal. Potatoes should be thoroughly cooked so as to be mealy, otherwise the saliva cannot do its whole work. Excessive muscular exertion immediately before or after a meal is injurious, as by this means blood is drawn away from the stomach. The student should put away all thought of study when eating. For a person in health few rules are best, and perhaps the following are as good as any. Give no thought to the working of your digestive organs. Do not eat by formulae...
...this month," etc. Very clearly the holiday greetings were not intended for the "little High School contemporary." The battles which exchange editors fight with each other, with such keen weapons as cutting sarcasm and irony, are closely watched by the readers, who never fail to rejoice when the blood has ceased to flow and the space in the papers is given to something more readable...