8 



rli \i''ri:i; III 

 ■riii: 1 ri L'l'jti s sr \'ri:. \ rrinric \ri<)\. ni:\ iriiiri- 



(' \l'l()\ I \ /> I /77.'0 \l I.LTI \ <; 

 I. I'll VSICAI, SVSTi:.\IS 203 



1. TIk" \illc..iis Sl;i|(' 203 



L'. \iiriti("ilinii 207 



• '.. iN'vilrilicnIicm 211 



4. N'iiioiiicli iiiti' 216 



II. MNIXC .MATTi:i{ 217 



1. (M'licr.il I'roccdiiic 217 



■2. McIIkmIs 217 



:». lOxpciiiin'iils ;iii(l IJcsult.s 219 



PART TIT 



THE MECHANISM Ol INJURY AND DEATH BY 

 LOW lEMI^ERATURE 



CHAPTER T 



.\(Ti(>\ o/' ro/./> wirnoiT K'l-: rohwiATiox 



I. ACTION OtM:M)IJ) IX THE Xi:i(!III!Oi:iIOOl) OF 



THE FKEEZIX({ POIXT OF PROTOPLASM L»:50 



A. Action ok Cold Ahovk tuk Fki:i;zix(; I^oixt "J'JO 



1. Slow Tiijui-ious Action 231 



-. R;i|»i(l liijuiious Aclioii 234 



15. AcTiox OF ('oLi> IX TiiK Srp.cooi.Ki) Statk. 23(J 



11. ACTION OF EXTREME COLD 241 



CHAPTER J I 

 ACTIOX or COLD ACC0MI*A\JE1) liV ICE FONMATJOX 



T. THEORY ATTRII51 TIXO I)I:ATH TO A MERE 



\ViTm)I{A\\'AL OF ENEROV 2r)7 



II. THEORY ATTRIRI'TINO DEATH TO THE AT- 

 TAINMENT OF A MINIMAL TEMPER ATl'RE.. .25!) 



111. THEORY ATTRTP.rTING DEATH TO MECHANI- 



C.\L IX.U'RY 201 



I Y. THEOl{Y OF DEATH liY TOO RAIM D THA\YIXCt....2(;7 



Y. TIIi:oRY OF DEATH P»Y DEHYDRATION 272 



YL TIIi:oRV OF DEATH P.Y YARIOIS PHYSIOLOG- 

 IC.KL. I'HVSKWL OR CHi:.MIC.\L .VLTIMLV 



TIOXS JS5 



OENERAL lUIiLIOGRAPHY 296 



SriMECT INDEX 329 



ATTIIOR 1XDI:X 336 



