Capillaries

The tubes which convey the blood from the left side of the heart to the various parts of the bg are called arteries, while those whic! return it to the right side of the heart are known as veins. The name capillaries is given to the minute ve els which form the connection between the terminal branches of the arteries and the commencement of the trunks of the veins.: Capita, an expre ion of frequent occurrence in laws regulating the distribution of the estates of persons dying intestate. When all the persons entitled to shares in the distribution are of the same degree of kindred to the deceased person, and claim directly from him in their own right, and not through an intermediate relation, they take per capita, that is, in equal shares, or share and share alike. 2 Capital, the surplus of individual or national wealth which remains after current nece ities have been mét. It consists of what are popularly » called savings. It is available for the employment of new labor, and if this be done judiciously it will produce a further surplus; or, in other words, the capital will increase, In every well ordered community it tends to do 60 indefinitely.