Index 



1047 



theory of symptoms of compression and 

 decompression, 457-460 

 Buksh, the "Munschi" Faiz, in Pamis, 157 

 Burdach, effect of atmospheric pressure 



on circulation, 225 

 Burkhardt, susceptibility of horses and 



mules to mountain sickness, 60 

 Burmeister, symptoms of Puna, 52 

 Burnes, Al., on pass of Hindu-Koush, 144 

 Burton, in Kamerun mountains, 161 



origin of mountain sickness, 296 

 Butterflies, at high altitudes, 158 

 Byron, Commander, ascent of Mauna Kea 



(Hawaii), 164 



Caffe, study of compressed air, 465-466 

 Caisson, construction of compressed air, 



368-369 

 Calberla, rectal temperature in ascent, 959 

 Caldcleugh, experiences in crossing the 



Andes, 34 

 de Calvi, Marchal, effect of atmospheric 



pressure, 240 

 Camels, effect of altitude on, 153, 154, 322 

 Campana, immunity of certain birds to 



effects of rarefaction, 976-978 

 Carbon dioxide, accumulation in tissues, 



910-914 



action upon living beings, 896-927 



anesthesia by, 921-924 



cause of mountain sickness, 949-950 

 emanations of, 238 



excess in blood in mountain sickness, 

 274-275, 286, 346-347 



in asphyxia, 934-935 



lethal concentration in blood, 899-910 



lethal tension in ambient air, 558, 563- 

 564, 574, 578, 896-899 

 differences in animal species, 897-899 



of blood, 940-946 



of blood under increased pressure, 625- 

 627 



poisoning by, 914-924 



production on Mexican plateaux, 263 



production under normal and increased 

 pressure, 1017-1019 



role of, in death in confined air, 524, 578 



saturation point in blood, 913 



summary of effects of, 927 

 Castel, effect of decrease of atmospheric 



pressure, 235 

 de Castelnau, effects of soroche on ani- 

 mals, 47 

 Cats, effect of altitude on, 40, 46, 233, 322, 



1008 footnote 30 



experiments on temperature compared 

 to oxygen consumption, 219 



resistance of kittens to diminished pres- 

 sure, 200, 545-546, 687 

 Cattle, effect of altitude on, 29, 47, 54. 



154, 322 

 Caucasus, individual peaks, 10 

 Cavaroz, hematosis on the Mexican pla- 

 teaux, 269-270 

 Cezanne, physiological effects of com- 

 pressed air in industry, 370 

 Chabert, Dr., causes of mountain sickness, 



951 

 Charles, invention of hydrogen balloon, 



171 



symptoms in ears in ascension, 172 

 Chauveau, research on vaccine, 846 

 Cheetam, on pass of Lunga-Lacha, 152 

 Chemical fixation of oxygen of blood 



Longet, 250 



Gavarret, 250 

 Chest capacity, increase at higher altitude, 



Bareges (1270 meters), 298 



Cordilleras (2500-5000 meters), 301 



Mexico, 302 

 Chodzko, ascent of Ararat, 127 

 Chomel, ascent of Mont Blanc, 106 



Cigna, J. Fr., experiments on sparrows 



under diminished pressure, 205 

 Cimento, Academy del, experiments on 



animals (1667), 197, 441 

 Circulation, in compressed air, 



amplitude of pulse, 396 



capillary circulation, 397, 445, 491 



congestions, 451 



pulse rate, 374, 396 



pulse rate in decompression, 366 

 Clark, Dr., ascent of Mont Blanc, 91 

 Clifford-Albutt, body temperature in moun- 

 tain climbing, 289 

 Clissold, F., ascent of Mont Blanc, 90 



theory of mountain sickness. 223 

 Cloquet, Hipp., mechanical explanation of 



mountain sickness, 223 



mountain sickness at the Grand Saint- 

 Bernard, 94 

 Closed vessels, death in, 



early experiments on, 204, 205 

 Coca, prophylactic power of, 305 

 Coindet, report of carbonic acid produc- 

 tion on the Mexican plateaux, 277 



controversy with Jourdanet, 261-269 

 Cold, effect in balloon ascensions, 988 



factor in mountain sickness, 326, 327 



"physiological", study by Martins, 252 

 Cold-blooded animals, early experiments 



on, 200, 201 



in Bert's experiments, 

 adder, 898 

 carp, 854, 925 

 eels, 752-753, 777, 889-890, 

 frog eggs, 776, 777 

 frogs, 550, 716, 717, 768, 898 

 lizard, 751, 898 

 sticklebacks, 855 

 tadpoles, 753, 777, 778 



susceptibility to carbon dioxide, 897-898 

 Coleman, ascent of Mount Baker and 



Mount Rainier, 69 

 Colin, intestinal gases in rarefied air, 950 

 Colladon, Dr., descent in diving-bell, 356- 



357 

 Comaschi, balloon ascension at Turin. 185 

 Compressed air (1 to 2 atm.), effects of 



circulation, 413, 415, 416, 417, 423, 433, 436 

 theories about, 449, 452, 475, 478, 480 



gaseous exchanges, theories about, 447, 

 448, 450, 452, 455, 458, 468, 471, 479, 481 



heat production, 415, 433, 434 



innervation, 432, 477 



nutrition, 414, 415, 417, 433 

 theories about, 473, 477 



pulmonary capacity, 418, 432, 435 



respiration, 413, 416, 417, 418, 420, 432. 

 435, 436 

 thoeries about, 447, 457, 475, 478, 482 



secretions, 414, 416, 417, 455, 473 

 Compressed air (1 to 5 atm.), effects of, 



circulation, 764, 773-775 



intra pulmonary pressure, 771-773 



nutrition, 764 



prolonged stay in, 775-779 



pulmonary capacity, 768-771, 1026 



respiration, 763-764 

 Compressed air, explanation of effects of. 



chemical, 498 



physico-mechanical, 494 

 Compressed air, use in industry, 247 



in bridge foundations, 368-384 



in diving-bells, 252 



in mines, 361-368 



measures for preventing dangers in use 

 of, 1030-1031 



relief of symptoms resulting from use 

 of, 1031-1032 

 Compression, sudden, effect of, 852-853 

 Compression, symptoms due to, see Cir- 

 culation; Ears, pains in; Innervation; 



Nutrition; Respiration; Secretions; Voice 

 Comte, explosion of compressed air, 367 

 Condor, causes of its immunity to decom- 

 pression, 976-978, 1005-1006 



