CONTENTS. 



Pay 1 * 



Introduction 43 



Experimentation upon the Effect of Alcohol on the Arterial Pressure. : 44 



First. Upon Normal Dogs 45 



Second. Upon Dogs suffering from Infective Fevers 47 



Third. Upon Dogs after section of the Spinal Cord 48 



Fourth. Upon Dogs after tying of the Aorta 51 



Experiments upon Normal Dogs with the Stroniuhr 51' 



Experiments upon the Isolated Reptilian Heart 54 



Discussion of these Experiments - 63 



Relation of Results to the Work of Previous Experimenters 64 



Conclusions as to the Action of Alcohol upon the Circulation of the Lower Animals 65 



Plethysmography Experiments upon Man 65 



Remarks upon the Results in Relation to the Action of Alcohol on the Nervous System 67 



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