[1] Computationi in alimentis faciendÆ hanc formam esse Ulpianus scribit, ut À prim Ætate usque ad annum vicesimum quantitas alimentorum triginta annorum computetur, ejusque quantitatis Falcidia prÆstetur: ab annis verÒ viginti usque ad annum vicesimumquintum annorum viginti octo: ab annis vigintiquinque usque ad annos triginta, annorum vigintiquinque: ab annis triginta usque ad annos trigintaquinque annorum viginti duo; ab annis trigintaquinque usque ad annos quadraginta annorum viginti: ab annis quadraginta usque ad annos quinquaginta tot annorum computatio fit quot Ætate ejus ad annum sexagesimum deerit, remisso uno anno: ab anno verÒ quinquagesimo usque ad annum quinquagesimumquintum annorum novem: ab annis quinquagintaquinque usque ad annum sexagesimum annorum septem: ab annis sexaginta, cujuscunque Ætatis sit, annorum quinque; eoque nos jure uti Ulpianus ait, et circa compu tationem ususfructus faciendam. Solitum est tamen À prim Ætate usque ad annum trigesimum computationem annorum triginta fieri: ab annis verÒ triginta tot annorum computationem inire, quot ad annum sexagesimum deesse videntur; nunquam ergo amplius quam triginta aunorum computatio initur. Sic denique, et si ReipublicÆ ususfructus egetur, sive simpliciter, sive ad ludos, triginta annorum computatio fit. Si quis ex heredibus rem propriam esse contendat, deinde hereditariam esse convincatur: quidem putant ejus quoque Falcidiam non posse retineri; quiÀ nihil intersit, subtraxerit an hereditariam esse negaverit. Quod Ulpianus rectÈ improbat. (Vide Justin. Pandect. lib. 35, tit. 2, ad Legem Falcidiam.)

[2] Which maximum is a little above the highest point hitherto any where attained.

[3] Hence in the preparation of jelly as an article of diet, the parts of young animals, as the feet of the calf, are principally employed; whereas soups made from beef contain a large proportion of albumen, while in those made from veal the proportion of jelly preponderates.

[4] Treatise on Ligaments, by Bransby B. Cooper, Esq.

[5] For these illustrations I am indebted to Mr. Lister, who has been so kind as to make drawings of the objects for me.

[6] Whenever there is any interruption to the ordinary flow of the circulating fluids, the powers of the anastomosing circulation are capable of being increased to a surprising extent. The aorta itself has frequently been tied in animals of considerable size without destroying life; in the human body it has also been found obliterated by disease in different parts of its course, in one case as high as the termination of its curvature. In the cure for aneurism the external iliac artery has been tied by Mr. Abernethy with success; the subclavian artery below the clavicle by Mr. Keate; the common carotid by Sir Astley Cooper; the subclavian artery above the clavicle by Mr. Ramsden; the internal iliac artery by Dr. Stevens; the arteria innominata by Dr. Mott, of New York; and lastly, the abdominal aorta itself, by Sir A. Cooper. Mr. Grainger tied the abdominal aorta of a dog; when the animal had recovered from that operation, the carotids and the great trunks of the anterior extremities were tied: in this manner the whole course of the circulation was altered. The dog, which was of very large size, survived all these operations, and appeared to enjoy its ordinary health. Grainger's General Anatomy, p. 251-253.

[7] See this matter very ably discussed in Dr. Arnott's excellent work on the Elements of Physics, vol. i.