An illustration of two hands about to touch with the top of the hand facing outward.

Fruit Basket

An illustration of two hands about to touch with the top of the hand facing outward.

"<em>A</em>, branches of the nerves of smell; <em>B</em>, nerves of touch to the nostrils; <em>E, F, G,</em> nerves to the palate springing from a ganglion at <em>C</em>; <em>H</em>, a branch of the facial nerve, from which which other branches <em>D, I,</em> and <em>J</em>, spring to be distributed to the nostrils." — Blaisedell, 1904

Nerves of the Nostril

"A, branches of the nerves of smell; B, nerves of touch to the nostrils; E, F,

"A Papilla of the Skin, with a Touch Corpucle. Highly magnified." &mdash; Blaisedell, 1904

Papilla of the skin

"A Papilla of the Skin, with a Touch Corpucle. Highly magnified." — Blaisedell, 1904

"Lightly touch the wire at its middle point with the tip of the finger or the beard of a quill; the wire will vibrate in halves." -Avery 1895

Sound Wave

"Lightly touch the wire at its middle point with the tip of the finger or the beard of a quill; the…