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Index 



\ Supplement to Nature, 

 \_ JMceiuier S, iSgS 



Motion of Translation of Luminiferous Ether, W. Wien, 491 ; 

 the National Physical Laboratory, 548, 565 ; Fourier's Series, 

 Prof. Albert A. Michelson, 544; A. E. H. Love, F.R.S., 

 569 ; I^ehrbuch der Experimental-Physik, Eduard Riecke, 

 Prof. A. Gray, F.R.S., 566 ; Transference of Heat in Cooled 

 Metal, Henry Bourget, 200, 521 ; Albert T. Bartlett, 411 ; 

 John Stone Stone, 596 ; New Laboratory of Owens College, 

 Manchester, 621 ; the Phenomenon of Equilibrium in Iso- 

 morphous Mixtures, Guiseppe Bruni, 627 ; Mixture of Marsh 

 Gas and Air not Exploded by Glowing Filament of Incan- 

 descent Lamp, H. Couriot and J. Meunier, 635 

 Physiology : Sleep and the Theory of its Cause, 8 ; Thymus 

 and Thyroid Glands in Marsupialia, J. Johnstone, 46 ; Text- 

 book of Physiology, Dr. T. H. Milroy, 73 ; Action of Anes- 

 thetics on Protoplasm, J. D. Farmer and A. D. Waller, 

 F.R.S. , 93 ; Carbon Monoxide in Blood, Maurice Nicloux, 

 120; Production of Carbon Monoxide in Organism, Maurice 

 Nicloux, 143; Electro-physiology, W. Biedermann, 150 ; the 

 Span of Gestation and the Cause of Birth, Dr. John Beard, 

 Dr. Arthur Robinson, 173; Modified Pedal Muscles in 

 Oyster, Prof. Herdman, F.R.S., 216; Metabolism of 

 Nucleins, Drs. Milroy and Malcolm, 239; the Life-History 

 of the Salmon, 280 ; Effect of Mixed Diet on Salivary Diges- 

 tion, Dr. W. A. Robertson, 311 ; Artificial Food, Dr. Sidney 

 Williamson, 368 ; Origin of Red Blood Corpuscles in Tarshts, 

 Prof. Hubrecht, 428 ; Physiological Use of Salts, Leon 

 Fredericq, 462 ; Effect of Bicycling on Lungs and Heart, A. 

 Bianchi and F. Regnault, 464 ; Lilienfeld's Synthesis, Dr. 

 John W. Pickering, 468 ; the Triennial International Con- 

 gress of Physiologists, 481 ; Prof. Mosso on Mountain Sick- 

 ness, 481 ; Prof. A. Kossel on Albumens, 481 ; Dr. J. De- 

 moor and Prof. Heger on the Changes in the Form 

 of the Neurons of the Cortex Cerebri under various 

 Conditions of Rest and Excitation, 481 ; Prof. H. Ham- 

 burger on the Influence of Solutions of Inorganic Salts on the 

 Volume of Animal Cells, 481 ; Prof. Kronecker and Mdlle. 

 Devine on the Results of further Investigation of the Respir- 

 ation of the Heart of the Tortoise, 481 ; Dr. L. Asher on the 

 Theory of Lymph Production, 481 ; Dr. W. M. Bayliss on 

 the Non-Antagonism of Visceral and Cutaneous Vascular Re- 

 flexes, 481 ; Mr. W. M. Fletcher on the Methods employed 

 in his Investigation on the CO2 Discharge of Excised Tissues, 

 481 ; Dr. Leonard Hill on the Influence of Gravity on the 

 Circulation of the Blood, 481 ; Prof Townsend Porter on the 

 Mammalian Heart, 482 ; Prof. A. D. Waller, F.R.S., on the 

 Influence of Salts upon the Electromobility of MeduUated 

 Nerve, 482; Dr. J. N. Langley, F.R.S. on the Discovery of 

 the Possibility of obtaining an Experimental Union between 

 the Nerve-Fibres of the Vagus Nerve and the Sympathetic 

 Nerve-Cells of the Superior Cervical Ganglia, 482 ; Prof. 

 Heymans upon Physiological and Artificial Disintoxication, 

 482; Prof. Sherrington, F.R.S., on his Discovery of Inhibi- 

 tion of the Tonus of a Skeletal Muscle by the Excitation, 

 either Electrical or Mechanical, of the Antagonist Muscle, 

 482; Prof. Gotch, F.R.S., and Mr. G. J. Burch, Photo- 

 graphs of the Electrical Response of Nerve to. Excitation, 



483 ; Prof. A. B. Macallum on his Method for Detection 

 and Localisation of Phosphorus in Animal and Vegetal Cells, 

 &c., 483; Prof. Boruttan on Recent Advances in Electro 

 physiology, 483 ; Dr. Theodore Beer on the Accommodation 

 of the Eye in various Species of the Animal Kingdom, 483 ; 

 Prof. HalHburton, F.R.S., and Dr. F. W. Mott, F.R.S., on 

 the Influence of Cholin, Neurine, and some Allied Substances 

 upon the Arterial Blood-Pressure, 483 ; Prof E. Weymouth 

 Reid, F.R.S., and Dr. J. S. Macdonald on the Electromotive 

 Changes in the Phrenic Nerve, 483 ; Prof. Sherrington, 

 F.R.S., and Dr. Hering, Demonstration in the Monkey 

 (Afacacus) of Inhibition of the Contraction of Voluntary 

 Muscle evoked by Eleqtrical Excitation of certain Points 

 of the Cortex Cerebri, 483 ; Dr. Maurice Nicloux on 

 Carbonic Oxide Production in Organism, 483 ; Prof. 

 Waller, F.R.S., and Miss Sowton on the Action upon 

 Isolated Nerve of Muscarine, Chlorine and Neurine, 484 ; 

 Miss S. C. Sowton, Report of a Large Series of Galvano- 

 metric Records of the Decline of the Current of Injury in 

 MeduUated Nerve, and of the Changes in its Response to 

 Periodic Stimulation, 484 ; Dr. Bayliss and Dr. E. Starling 

 on an Influence of Blood Supply on Peristaltic Movement, 



484 ; Prof. S. P. Budgett on Physical Absorption of Isotonic 

 and Anisotonic Salt-Solutions, 484 ; Dr. F. S. Lee on the 

 Fatigue of Muscle, 484 ; Prof. W. H. Thompson, Observ- 



ations on the Diuretic Effects of Small Quantities of Normal 

 Saline Solution, 484 ; Dr. Brunton Blaikie and Prof. Gott- 

 lieb, Examination of the Muscle of Dogs which had been 

 Bled to Death, 484 : Prof. Hagemann, Researches on the 

 Actual Nutritional Value of the Feed of the Horse, 484 ; 

 Drs. F. G. Hopkins and W. B. Hope on the Questions of 

 the Nucleo-Proteids as Dietetic Precursors of Uric Acid, 484 ;. 

 Dr. Martin Hahn on the Chemical and Immunising Properties 

 of Plasmines, 484 ; Prof. Livon, Observations on the Action 

 of Extract of the Pituitary Body upon the Function of 

 the Vagus Nerve, 484 ; Dr. Medwedew, Studies concerning 

 the Oxidation of Salicyl Aldehyde in Tissue-Extracts, 484 ;. 

 Drs. Bedart and Mabille on the Action of Arsenic upon 

 the Intoxication produced by Ingestion of the Thyroid 

 Body, 484 ; Dr. de Saint Martin on the Absorbent Power of 

 the Blood for Oxygen and for Carbonic Acid, 484 ; Dr. C. 

 Phisalix on the Existence of an Oxydase in the Skin of cer- 

 tain Batrachians, 485; Prof E, Schiifer, F.R.S., on the 

 Alleged Sensory Functions of the Motor Cortex Cerebri, 485 ;. 

 Prof A. Vitzon, Recovery of Sight in Monkeys, after Total 

 Ablation of the Occipital Lobes, 485; Prof. Boyce and Dr. 

 Warrington on the Physiological Structure of the Brain of the 

 Fowl, 485 ; Prof. V. Frey on the Adequate Stimulation of 

 Touch Nerves, 485 ; Profs. Langloisand Richet, Observations 

 upon the Resistance of Diving Animals to Asphyxia, 485 ;. 

 Dr. R. Magnus on the Reaction of the Pupil of the Isolated 

 Eel's Eye under Various Homogeneous Lights, 485 ; ProL 

 Delezenne, Is the Congestion of the Limbs and Skin produced 

 in Asphyxia due to the Active Dilatation of the Blood-Vessels 

 of those Parts, or Mechanical Dilatation by the Blood driven 

 out of the Viscera by the Asphyxial Contraction of the Visceral 

 Blood-Vessels ? 486 ; Dr. D. Noel Paton upon the Distributiorv 

 of Nitrogen and of Sulphur in the Urine of the Dog, 486 ; Dr. 

 Arthur Biedl on the Blocking of the Thoracic Duct on the 

 Removal of the Lymph from it by a Cannula producing a 

 Glycosuria, 486 ; Prof.. Denys, Experiments towards dis- 

 tinguishing Distinct Species among the Leucocytes of Mam- 

 mals, 486 ; Prof Graham Lusk on the Administration of 

 Phlorizin to Starving Dogs, 486 ; Prof G. Burch on Tem- 

 porary Colour-Blindness, 486 ; Dr. F. H. Scott on some 

 Points in the Micro-Chemistry of Nerve-Cells, 486 ; Open- 

 ing of the Thompson-Yates Laboratories at University Col- 

 lege, Liverpool, 575, 606 ; Increase of Weight of Body by 

 Transformation of Fat into Glycogen, Ch. Bouchard, 588 ; 

 Bouchard's Theory of the Transformation of Fat into Gly- 

 cogen, Daniel Berthelot, 612 ^ Air and Water as Factors in 

 Food of Frogs, S. Jourdain, 612 ; Fat-Transformation by 

 Direct Oxidation, M. Hanriot, 635 ; Plant Physiology : 

 Fisiologia Vegetale, Dr. L. Montemartini, 100; Observations 

 on Stomata, Francis Darwin, F.R.S., 212; Plant Life, con- 

 sidered with Special Reference to Form and Function, 

 Charles Reid Barnes, 5.19; Practical Plant Physiology, Dr. 

 W. Detmer, 592 



Phyto-Plankton of the Atlantic, the, George Murray, F.R.S., 

 and V. H. Blackman, 70 



Pickering (Prof E. C), Variable Stars of Short Period, 181 ; 

 Stars having Peculiar Spectra, 258 



Pickering (Dr. John VV.), Lilienfeld's Synthesis, 468 



Picou (R. v.). Canalisations electriques, 519 



Pidgeon (Dan), a White or Milky Sea, 520 



Piepers (M. C. ), Evolution of Colour in Lepidoptera, 425 



Pigs, Wild, and Python, Ernest Hose, 133 



Pile-Dwellings : Discovery of a Crannog on the Clyde, W. 

 A. Donnelly, 488 ; Crannoges in Estuaries, W. F. Sinclair, 

 521 ; R. J. Ussher, 571 



Pintsch (J. ), Illuminated Buoys, 489 



Pisciculture : Ten Pound Island (Massachusetts) Fish Hatchery, 

 Sir D. Colnaghi, 489 ; Death of Dr. Eugenio Bettoni, 626 ; 

 Trout Acclimatisation in Cape Colony, J. D. F. Gilchrist, 

 628 



Pitchblende, a New Radio-Active Substance in, P. and S. Curie, 

 312 



Pitcher- Plant, Spider and, R. I. Pocock, 274 



Pithecanthi-opus erectus, the Brain of, E. Dubois, 427 



Pittsburg, Methods for the Analysis of Ores, Iron and Steel, in 

 Use at the Laboratories of Iron and Steel Works in the 

 Regions about, John Parry, 149 



Plague, Inoculation against, 581 



Plague in Calcutta, Dr. Haftkine's Methods and the, 85 



Plague, Prof. Haffkine's Inoculation System as a Preventive of, 

 354 



