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becoming more gradual after the injection notwithstanding the 

 increased blood-pressure. 2nd, that the slowing of the pulse is 

 probably due in part to the increased blood-pressure which 

 results from the contraction of the arterioles. We gladly take 

 this opportunity of expressing our obligations to Professor 

 Eosenthal for the assistance and advice which he so constantly 

 and kindly afforded us, and to Herr Merck, of Darmstadt, to 

 whose kindness we owe the digitalin we employed. 



[The kymographion employed was of the same kind as the 

 one figured on p. 281.] 



