is a triangular and flat space called
the cavity.

V

VAGINA. A canal, five or six inches long, situated between the vulva and
womb.

VAGINAL. Pertaining to the vagina.

VAGINISMUS. Irritable vagina.

VALVES OF THE HEART. See page 58.

VARICOCELE. Described on page 803.

VARICOSE. Veins that are twisted or dilated.

VASCULAR. Belonging or relating to vessels.

VASCULAR SYSTEM. The heart and blood-vessels.

VEINS. The vessels which return the blue blood to the heart.

VENEREAL. Syphilitic.

VENTRICLES. Chambers in the heart. See 5 and 14, Fig. 41, page 58.

VERMIFUGE. A medicine which destroys or expels worms.

VERSION. Displacement of the womb forwards or backwards.

VERTEBRAE. The twenty-four bones which joined together form the backbone.

VERTEBRATES. Animals having the jointed skeleton within; distinguishes
between these and insects, worms, oysters, jelly fish, etc.

VERTIGO. Dizziness Or swimming of the head.

VESICLES. Small bladders or sacs. Pimples.

VESICULAR. Belonging to or containing cells.

VILLI. Minute thread-like projections.

VIRILE POWER. Masculine vigor. Sexual vigor.

VIRUS. Poison. The agent which transmits infectious disease.

VISCERA. (Plural of Viscus.) More than one internal organ.

VISCOUS. Sticky. Tenacious.

VISCUS. Any internal organ.

VITREOUS HUMOR. The fluid in the eye behind the lens. Illus. page 107.

VOLITIVE TEMPERAMENT. See page 171.

VULVA. The external organs of generation in the female, or the opening
between these projecting parts.

W

WALLS. The sides of an enclosure, as the walls of the vagina, which to
soma extent support the womb.

WHITES. Described on page 702.

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HOW TO AVOID SWINDLERS

WHO SOMETIMES INFEST THE CARS AND DEPOTS IN AND NEAR THIS CITY.

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WE WARN ALL THOSE WHO CONTEMPLATE VISITING US, that we have the most
_positive proofs_ that a gang of confidence men have at different times
made it their business to watch for sick and infirm people on the way to
our institutions, and divert them into the hands of "sharpers,"
confidence men and swindlers. These men have watched for the coming of
invalids on the cars, in and around the depots, in the offices of the
hotels located near the depots, and if inquiry was made for our
institutions, or if the object of the visit to the city was made known
or suspected from the invalid appea