Excerpt from Conversations on the Human Frame, and the Five SensesIn commencing a course of lessons on Natural History, the question presents itself, What is the right plan to be pursued? Is not the proper starting point the wonderful construction of our own frame, together with the curious instruments by which the mental powers are called into exercise, and should not this study always precede that of the habits and manners of other animals?The first authorities have been consulted, and no labour spared, in order to make this little work as perfect as possible in all its details 5 but on a subject which requires the scientific knowledge of the other sex, the writer would not have presumed to consider her statements correct, had she not been assisted by a valued medical friend, to whom she submitted each paper which related to anatomical subjects.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.