9. The brain stores up all its messages; these make memory and knowledge.
10. The thought part of the brain can control the feelings and the movements of the body.
11. Alcohol is more harmful to the brain than to any other part of the body.
CHAPTER XIII
THE SENSES
162. A man has five ways of knowing about things outside of the body. He can feel, see, hear, smell, and taste.
163. Feeling.—Nerves go to nearly every cell in the body. They carry news to the brain when anything touches them. The news produces a feeling. Feelings are of three kinds:—
First, when anything touches the cells without harming them, we feel a touch. We feel a touch by nerves in the skin. Those in the ends of the fingers and tongue can feel the best. Those upon the back give but little feeling.