Stowell, NcriH\s ill the Domestic Cat. 313 



tlactylus; Dia., diaphragm, M. phrenicus; 1)^'. dor.. di\isio dorsalis; 

 /)-'. veil., divisio ventralis; Fiii., foFamen exitus; <;e)i., genital division 

 of the genito-cnirai nerve; Gf., glandula ani; H., hip, integument over 

 the gluteal region; ////., integument, cutaneous nerve; iscli., ischium; 

 X-., knee; Lab., labium ectale; loop, anastomotic nerve joining nerve 

 trunks in plexiform relation; L.-S. C\, lumbo-sacral cord; /.;-., ramus 

 lateralis; J\/..^, muscle not identified, v. text; Af. ad. to7ig., M. adductor 

 longus; M. ad. wag., M. adductor magnus; M. bi., M. biceps; M. crur . 

 M. crvirceus; M. dor., musciili rfor-ya/e.?, quadratus lumborum, erector 

 spinie, inter- vertebrales, etc.; M. ect., M. obliquus abdominis ectalis; 

 M. enf., M. obi. abd. entails; M. fiex. long, dig., M. flexor longus digi- 

 torum; M. ficx. br. dig., M. flexor brevis; M. fiex. long, pol., M. flexor 

 longus pollicis; M. gas., M. gastrocnemius; J\/. g/. max., 'M. gluteus 

 maximus; M. gl. mcd., M. medius; M. gl. miii,, M. minimus; M.gl.S., 

 M. superior; M. grac, M. gracilis; M. Hi., M. iliacus; M. I. A., M. 

 levator ani; M. obt., M. obturator; M. obt. int., M. internus; M. pec, 

 M. pectineus; i)/. /.ft)., M. psoas; il/. /vr., M. pyriformis; M.quad., 

 M. quadratus femoris; ni.r.., ramus mesalis; M. red.. M. abdominis 

 rectus; Af. fern., M. rectus femoris; M. sar., M. sartorius; M. senii- 

 nieni , M. semi-membranosus; AT. scnn'-fen., M. semi-tendinosus; J/. 

 .<///. (/., M. sphincter ani; M. fib. /., M. tibialis posticus; M. trans. M. 

 abdominis transversalis; M. T. V. F., M. tensor vagintc femoris: M. v. 

 ext., M. vastus externus; M. v. inf., M. vastus internus; JV. coc, N. 

 coccygeus; N. crur.. N. ramus crurieus; N.gcm., N. gemellus; N.gen., 

 N. ramus genitalis; N. glut., N. gluteus; .A', gl. s., N. gluteus superior; 

 A"", mus.-cui., N. musculo-cutaneus; A", obt.. N. obturator; N. per., N. 

 peroneus; A". /o/., N. popliteus; X. sapti. br., N. cutaneus internus 

 brevis, short saphenous; X. sapti. /., N. cutaneus internus longus, long 

 saphenous; P. Poupart's ligament; peri., perineum; plat., platetrope; 

 PI. plan.. Plexus plantaris; PI. S., plexus Solaris; pub., pubes; 6",, gan- 

 glium sympathicum; 7'//,, integument over the meros, thigh; 11 re., 

 urethra; uro., urocvstis; ~'ag.. vagina. 



WEIGERT'S METHOD OF STAINING THE 

 MEDULLARY SHEATH OF NERVES. () 



In the paper quoted, Dr. Weigert gives a full account of 

 the famous method bearing his name, together with a his- 

 torical review of the stages in its differentiation. 



The method, as now revised, consists of four stages, as 

 follows: (i) Hardening in chromic salts; (2) introduction 



I Weii;ert, " Zur Markscheidenf jirbung " Deutsche mcdicinische Wochenschrift. 

 Festrmmmer ziir Ehren Rudolf X'irchows, October 13, 1891. 



