pores."

Why do you say it is elastic?--"Because it will spring back after it is
stretched, squeezed, twisted, or bent."

Why do you say it is absorbent?--"Because it will soak up liquids."

How many skins have you?--"Two; an outside skin, and an inner skin."

Which is the true skin?--"The inner skin."

Of what is the inner skin composed?--"Of blood-vessels and nerves."

How do you know that the outer skin has no blood-vessels?--"Because if I
put a pin through the outer skin the blood does not flow out, as it would
if I had cut a blood-vessel."

How do you know the outer skin has no nerves?--"Because if I put a pin
through my outer skin it does not make me suffer pain, as it would if I had
touched a nerve."

What gives color to the skin?--"A jelly-like substance between the inner
and the outer skin."

What have you learned about the true skin?--"That it is of the same color
in people of every nation."

What difference is there in the thickness of the outer skin? [See Formula.]

What passes through the pores of the skin? [See Formula.]