412 
Arteries (continued) : 
30; contraction of, on irritation of cerebro- 
spinal centre, 31; method of demonstrating, 
in web of frog’s foot on irritation of spinal 
cord, 32; temporary constriction of, in frog, 
consequent on removal of brain, 33; con- 
striction of, caused by irritation of posterior 
half of cord isolated from rest, 36 ; contraction 
of, from irritation of anterior part of cord, 37 ; 
permanent dilatation of, from remov al of part 
of posterior cord supplying branches to pos- 
terior extremities, 38; permanent dilatation 
of arteries after removal of the brain and cord, 
38; contraction of, on irritation of posterior 
half of brain or anterior half of cord, 44; con- 
traction of, effected by muscular fibres of 
circular coat, 46; dilatation of, and feebleness 
of heart, 46; dilatation of, a passive phe- 
nomenon as regards parietes of vessels, 46; 
regulation of contractions of, bynervous system: 
summary of conclusions, 47 ; reflex contraction 
of pain induced by gravity, 177 ; removed from 
body, A. W. V olkmann’ s ee on, 179 
(footnote); effect of elevation of limb on, 184; 
constriction of, in web of frog’s foot causing 
pallor, 223 ; caused by application of hot water, 
224; impairment of activity of, in web of 
frog’s foot caused by irritation, 259. 
Arteritis: spontaneous gangrene from, 69. 
coagulation of blood in, 73. 
experiments on, 73, 74. 
Artery, brachial : ligature of, illustrating persistent 
vitality of tissues, 85. 
ligature for wound of (Burgess’ s case), 85. 
successful ligature of, in apparently ead limb, 
124. 
Artery, femoral: 
of, 184. 
Artery, ligatured : 
Articular disease : 
* Artificial milk.’ 
Artificial respiration. 
Arytaeno-epiglottidean folds: 
stertor, 145. 
Ascomycetous forms of fungi, 334. 
Aspergillus glaucus in milk, 363 (footnote). 
and alcoholic fermentation, 379 (footnote). 
Asphyxia: congestion of lungs in, produced by 
carbonic acid gas, 257. 
Atheromatous degeneration of vessels: 
tion of blood in, 78. 
Atmosphere: negative influence of, on coagulation 
of blood, 79, 80 (footnote). 
organic germs in, 312. 
Atmospheric air: ‘danger of prevention of access 
of, in chloroform administration, 141. 
Atmospheric dust. See Dust. 
* Attenuation’: of virus of fowl cholera: Pasteur’s 
method of, 396. 
of Bacillus anthracis (Toussaint), 398. 
Axial cylinder: of sciatic nerve, Io1. 
composition different in chemical from medullary 
sheath, Io1. 
difference in structure between cylinder and 
sheath, 102, 103. 
phenomena following ligature 
clotting of blood in, 198. 
effects of cautery on, 404. 
See Milk. 
See Respiration. 
vibration of, in 
coagula- 
Bacillus: causing inflammation having characters 
of ery sipelas ; in rabbit, 389. 
Bacillus anthracis : spores of, 384. 
INDEX TO VOLUME I 
Bacillus anthracis (continued) : 
description, 388 
causes splenic fever in animals, 388. 
causes wool-sorter’s disease in human beings, 
388. ° 
Koch’ s method of staining, 388. 
Toussaint’s researches on, 392. 
loses infective property after cultivation in 
aqueous humour, 395. 
attenuation of (Toussaint), 398. 
not found in foetus of animal dying of anthrax, 
308. 
Bacillus, hay: development of B. anthracis from 
(Buchner), 394. 
BACTERIA, NATURAL HISTORY OF, AND 
THE GERM THEORY OF FERMENTA- 
TIVE CHANGES (1873), 300. 
Bacteria: natural history of, 275, 300. 
cannot grow on mucus of healthy urethra, 275. 
Burdon Sanderson’s experiments on, 276. 
causes of putrefaction, 277. 
exposure to air and evolution of (Burdon 
Sanderson), 277. 
growth of, in urine exposed to air, 278 et seq. 
growth of, in Pasteur’s solution, 286 et seq., 326, 
330- 
originating from filamentous fungi, 288. 
of similar morphological characters may differ 
in fermentative change to which they give 
rise, 293. 
origin of, from conidia of hyphomycetous fungi, 
300. 
untrustworthiness of classification of, based on 
absolute morphological characters, 310. 
growth of, in milk, 320, 345. 
origin of, 320. 
growth of, in turnip infusion, 322. 
production of viscous fermentation in milk by, 
22%. 
modifications of, under different conditions of 
same medium, 323. 
yellow colour produced in that medium by, 323. 
variations in growth of, in turnip infusion and 
in urine, 325. 
different modes of development of, in urine, 326. 
dark pigment produced in milk by, 329; in Pas- 
teur’s solution by, 330. 
in putrefying blood, 338. 
and lactic acid fermentation, 342. 
different kinds of, 342. 
estimation of number of, in milk, 348. 
grouped into masses, more resistant to heat than 
when isolated, 358. 
numerous varieties of, 360. 
almost all thrive in milk, 360. 
fermentative changes in milk associated with, 
365. 
experiments, 365. 
two-thirds in lactic acid fermentation, 369. 
in butyric fermentation, 379. 
microscopic : no reason for believing they have 
ultra-microscopic germs, 383. 
exist as scum on still, and disseminate in moving, 
water, 384. 
changes in character, 384 (footnote). 
originating from filamentous fungi, 385. 
and toxic infection with products of putrefaction. 
Koch’s researches on, 388 
septicaemia caused by, 389. 
