If we happen to stick a pin into the skin we feel pain.

We are also able to tell the difference between things which are hot and those which are cold.

Thus the sense of feeling which the skin has is very useful to us.
(5) _The Skin Protects the Body._--The skin is a natural clothing which protects us much better than any other kind of clothing could.

It is so soft and pliable that it cannot hurt the most delicate part which it covers, yet it is very strong and tough.
SUMMARY.
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The skin is the covering of the body.