.448 IIRXI. MOTUS ANIMALIS, 



§. V. Imtatio. 



Verum etfi non fponte femper vis mufculo infita adparet , certe ta- 

 men fufcitari poteft , fi ftimulus acceflTerit. Plurima vero funt , quce pro 

 ftimulo poHint efte , ipfum , quod modo citavimus , chemicum vene- 

 num (c), et(i id quidem motus producit inftabiles ^d ). Porro effi- 

 caciter irritatur caro mufculofa adfperfa fale (^), alcohole (f) , frigida(^) 

 calore vehementi Qh), fed imprimis lancinatione ( /) , quae fit a raden- 

 te metallo , & demum potentior omnibus ftimuHs eft eleclrica fcintil- 

 la Q); quae de mufculo educitur, motumque faepe fufcitat, quando 

 omnis ah'us ftimulus efficacia(/j caret. Solet autem hxc vis viva, contra 

 quam in mortua illa irritabilitate fit , a ftimuli cujuscunque, & acrioris 

 inprimis, primo contadu fequi, fed diu ita continuari, ut integra fe- 

 ries contraclionum & relaxationum alterna feexcipiat, & diutiufcule in eo- 

 dem mufculo fibrae fe adglomerent, & viciffim remittant a vicinis conta- 

 ctibus ( ;;; ). Senfim tamen elanguefcunt ofciliationes (m ) > ^ quies de- 

 mum fuccedit. 



Mufculi cavi plerique hadenus a mufcuhs reHquis diffident , quod irritati 

 perpetua contraftione in arditudinem nitantur , absque alterna relaxatione. 

 Ita in vefica urinaria ( o ) vidi fe habuiflTe. Etiam inteftina nervi tado 



absque 



(c) Glijson de ventric. ^ iutefl. c. 7. n. }. p. 149. Zimmermann p. 19. &c. Exp. 

 41;. 46. 47. 48> 45. S'5- S'- f2- n- LoRRY lysy. jan. Ckoone p. ;o. in mufculo femo- 

 ris humar.i p. 72. Supprian p. 72. Brbmomd Mem. de 1759. p. 746. Pagani p. 184. 

 In corde prem mem. p. 75. Exp. ^20. In inteftinis Exp. 408. 418- 4*4. 425. Etiani 

 truncato capite, & cuni corpus frigeret Suppran. p. 72. 



Crf) Exp.49S.y14. Prcmier mem. p. 74. Housset p. 408. Oeder Exp. 10. 



(f) Oeder p 2. 



(/) In inteftinis. Premier Mem. p. 70. E.xp. 44J. T. IV. Exp. j. In diapFiragmatc 

 Exp. 259. 



Ig) Vater ph^Jio/. p. 18. 



( /)) Wo6t>\VARD p. 74. 



(i) Exp. 2??. ?i7. ;44. p. 274, T. IV. Exp. i. Zimmfrmann p. 19. &c. Exp. 45;. 

 Caldani Epift. I. Obf 36. 



(^) Vandenbos Exp. 9. Caldani Ep. I. Exp. 60 6^. 6?. 70 71. Spengler de cn, 

 rat. ekdric. Y>. 1^%. Fontana Ep. p. 2c^. Iallabekt. p. 79. le Roi Mem.de CAcad. 

 I7?S- P- 6?. Etiam absque fcintilla Caldan. p, 14«;. 



(/)Caldani vide EpVL Exp. 70. & magis Exp. 71. Fontana p. 205. Etiam in 

 mortuo animale de Refpir. Exp. 140. Non bene negat Cl. Roi 1- c. 



(«O Pvtmier Mem. p. 64. 75. SteNonius ^). sg. Meti.de 1749. p. Js. 



{/2) Ibid. "Whytt p, 18. 



(u) Frmier Mcm. p. 64. Exp, J15. 316. ji8. 



