Mental nursing; or, Lectures for asylum attendants.

  • Harding, W. (William Harry), 1941-
Date:
1894
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Credit: Mental nursing; or, Lectures for asylum attendants. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    nervous system. Disease of any particular organ must tell more or less upon the nervous system, and disease of the nervous system reacts to a greater or less extent upon the body at large. We find that this body of ours is composed of:— 1. Bones, which buildup the general framev^ork and afford protection to important struc- tures. 2. Muscles, by v^hich the various movements are produced. 3. Fat and loose fibrous tissue, which form padding and bind the different organs together. Skin, which forms an outer covering over all. 4. Organs by which substances necessary for nomishment and maintenance of life are taken in. (a) Respiratory system. ip) Digestive system. 5. Organs by which materials necessary for nourishment, etc., are distributed, and waste materials collected for excretion. (a) Circulatory system, ip) Lymphatics. 6. Organs by which waste and poisonous materials are cast out of the body. {a) Lungs. (b) Kidneys. (c) Skin. (d) Bowels.