*tfs Historical Eli)ge of M, Vauqudirt: 



lysbpf.the substance which is subservient to the most myste^^ 

 rious functions of the animal economy, that, namely, which » 

 composes the brain, the marrow of the spine, and the nerves *. 

 He doubtless did not expect to discover how these functions ope- 

 rate, for neither chemistry nor anatomy will ever teach us this ; 

 but it was not without advantage to inquire what this substance 

 possessed that was peculiar to itself, to determine its differences 

 m different parts of the system, and the resemblances which it' 

 presented in different kinds of animals. All these particulars 

 i^^re successfully ascertained by M. Vauquelin. 

 I, Vegetable chemistry is still more indebted to him*';— the sap 

 peculiar to some trees ''; the medicines most in use obtained 

 fi:pm the vegetable kingdom ^ the different farinaceous^ and 

 other alimentary .substances procured from the same kingdom, 

 and others employed in the arts, were submitted to his analysis ^. 

 His chemical examinations of Cassia \ the Tamarind s, of Hel- 

 lebore^, of Belladonna 10, of Quinquina 11, the different Kalis i^, 

 Daphnes ^^, Solanumsi^, and Ipecacuanha i\ are models of pa- 



^ Mem. de I'lnstitut, t. ix. p. 236 — Ann. du Mus. t. xii. p. 61.-_Ann.^ 

 de Chim. t. Ixvii. p. 26. - ' 'J 



* Journal de la Soc. des Pharm. 1797, p. 46, et 1799, p. 338 Ann. de 



Chim. t. xxxi, p. 20 — Journ. de Phys. xlix. p. 38. 



^ Mem. de l'I^stitut,. t- vii. p. 5Q; t. viii. p. 154 — Ann. de Chim. 

 t. xUii. p. 267.; t. xli^.^^ 295,^ ^^. li^^^^,. ^t t. Ivii. p. 88.^Ann. du 

 Mus. t. ix. p. 301. ', 



^' * Bulletin de la Soc. Philom. .793, p. 44 — Ann. de Chim. t. Ixxii. p. 191 ; 



fllxxx. p. 314, et 318 — Ann. de Chim. et de Physlt iii. p. 337 M^m. du 



Mus. t. iiL p. 198 — Journ. de Pharm. t. i. p. 481. ; t. iii. p. 164. ; t. iv. p. 93. 



* Journal de Pharmacie, t. iii. p. 315, et 481 ; t. viii. p. 353 M^m. du 



]y[u8. t. iii. p. 229, et 241 — Journ. de fhys. t. Ixxxv. p. 113, e| a24.^Aim, 

 de,Chim. t. Ixxxv. p. 5. j^^^^^^ n^^ooaib adj 



odi 'b^"* ^" ^"'' *• '^^^' ^' ^^•"~W*?n^ ^"^ t-ii- P- '^32; t. vi,,p. \^ 

 ^ '' Ann. de Chim. t. vi. p. 275. » Ibid. t. v. d. 92. ' 



mo-Jl i"^""- ^' "^^ '■ '""'• P- **• " '"^' *• ''^- P- I'^Jba orfj 



" Ann. de Chim. t. xviii. p. 65 — Ann. du. Mus. t. viii. p. 7. v , 



Sfj ;, ^ ^ ' yfii 



" Ann. du Mus. t. xix. p. 177 — Ann. de Chim. t. Ixxxiv. p. 172 J^uj^, 



Mde Pharm. t. X. p. 419. ' \ -' 



'* Mem. du Mus. t. xii. p. 198. «a -^ « 



' -'^l Ann. de Chim. et de Phys. t. xxxviii. p. 155.— JoUrn. de Pharm. t. xiv. 

 p. 304. 



