Excerpt from The Eclectic Journal of Medicine, Vol. 3: From November 1838, to October 1839, Inclusive Mr. R. M. Glover read a paper, On the Functions of the Rete Mucosum and Pigmentum Nigrum in the dark races, and particularly in the Negro; with Observations on a paper on the same subject by Sir Everard Home.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.