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The experiments with injections of novocain into the isolated muscle 
present just the opposite picture. 
This is instanced in Fig. 3. 
Fig. 3: Deviation and nystagmus evoked by syringing the left meatus with 
cold water. ; 
After the injection with novocain the contractions of the muscle (slow phase) 
slacken, every slow contraction is however invariably followed by a rapid relaxation 
in the same measure as before the novocain-injection, so that ultimately minimal 
