Worth Knowing

Women have colds In the hcad Itms 'requently than men, because they ajre oot accustomed to heavy head covefngs. When an artery has been severed t'fte jlood comes in jets, because the hesvrt throws it directly to the point where .he artery has been cut. The most scnsitlve nerves are in .he nose, tongue and eyes, because in. .hese organs greater sensittveness .s needed than in any other part of the jody. Many diseases cause pallor beeauee n wasting diseases the number of j Pil .'orpuscles in the blood is (iimlnlshtri, nul this fact is apparent in tbe color pt .he skin. The cheeks become pale from fear br.ause the mental emotion dlminishes .he action of the hoart and lungs, anl so impedes the circulation. The taste is often the last faculty to je impaired by oíd age, because it isnost needed for the protection of the ndividual against the use of unwholeome food. The term "thick-headed" as appiied" o stupid people, has its foundation in . fact of nature. It often happene that .he brain shrinks, and as it doe, so.he skull sonietimes tbickeoa. , v Venous blood is blue or almosi biack ecause it contains jnany impurities :ollected from the system, and has not tself been purlfied by contact with the lir in the lungs.