LIVER

is the largest gland in the body situated under cover of the ribs, on the right side, but extending almost acro to the ribs of the opposite side. Its avcrage weight is fifty ounces. The blood supply is remarkable, as all the blood from the stomach, intestines, and spleen has to pa through the liver to reach the heart. The liver has many functions, the chicf of which are theae: (1) the seorction of bile; (2) the storage of the sugar derived from digestion, unti] the muscles require it; (3) the production of a body easily removed by the kidneys, named area, from the waste products in tho blood; (4) the a rae of any — from the blood and the discharge of this in the bile. ailure in function (1) causes dyspepaia and constipation; failure in (2) causes one form Of diabetes i failure in (3) causes gout; and failure in (4) exposes the body to many poisons produced in the intestines by indigestion or to poisons accidentally swallowed. The liver pS: acts s2 a sentinel guarding the entrance from the stomach and intestines into the general circulation. Sluggieh Liver is a common ailment in those engaged in sedentary occupations. The bile is produced at a much lower pre ure than is the secretion from most glands, and in order to reach tho intestine it has to pa through @ complex network of ducts, the friction caused by which is considerable. With cach breath the Sr gs esconds end kneads the liver between tho bowels below and the dia above. It is in this way that tho bile is mainly Hence al) exercise promotes the flow of bile, [s. 383]