AFTER MRS. HEMANS

THE THYROID GLAND

"WE hear thee speak of the thyroid gland,

But what thou say'st we don't understand;

Professor, where does the acinus dwell?

We hashed our dissection and can't quite tell.

Is it where the mascula lutea flows,

And the suprachordial tissue grows?"

"Not there, not there, my class!"

"Is it far away where the bronchi part