Autobiography, with a history of the discovery and development of the science of osteopathy.

  • Still, A. T. (Andrew Taylor), 1828-1917.
Date:
1908
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Credit: Autobiography, with a history of the discovery and development of the science of osteopathy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    CHAPTER XXX. The Rhyme of the Bones—Address on Sixty-Ninth Birthday— Tribute to a Little Anatomist—Parents’ Duty—When Still Was Off—A Warrior from Birth—-Who Discovered Osteo- pathy?—Clairvoyant and Clairaudient—Bom to Know Something of Drugs—The Fight to Preserve Health— Mathematical Fits—Climatic Effect on the Lungs—Diet— Consternation—Why I Love God. The Rhyme of the Bones. How many bones in the human face? Fourteen, when they are all in place, How many bones in the human head? Eight, my child, as I’ve often said. How many bones in the human ear? Three in each, and they help to Jjear. How many bones in the human spine? Twenty-six, like a climbing vine. How many bones in the human chest? Twenty-four ribs, and two of the rest. How many bones the shoulders bind? Two in each; one before, one behind. How many bones in the human arm? In each arm one, two in each forearm. How many bones in the human wrist? Eight in each if none are missed. How many bones in the palm of the hand? Five in each, with many a band.