INDEX, 



687 



Pulsations, the, of the Mammalian Heart, 



Influence of Jemperalnre on, 



and on the Aclionof the Vagus, 



205. 

 Pulse, Aniin-il. Action on, of 

 -Atropia, (Dogs and Kabbits), 291, 



modes of registering, 293-4. 

 -Casca, (Cats, Dogs and Frogs), when 



injected, 513-5. 

 -Human, Action on, of 

 —Digitalis 46. 

 Stimulation of the Cutaneous, visceral, 



and Muscular Xervcs, 15. 



Temperature, 205 et seq. 210-12. 



— Author's, Sphvgmographic Tracing of, 



129 et seq. 

 — in Cholera Collapse, 361, and after, 336, 



effect on, of Jsitr'ite of Amyl 



and of Oxygen, 359-61. 

 — Graphic method of measuring, (Volk- 



man), 9. 

 — Quick, a prominent symptom of Fever, 



cause of, 455. 

 — Quickening of, Causes of, 



Muscular exertion, 15. 



radial, as affected by Nitrite of Am_\l, 



(Gamgea and Kutheriorj), 



174. 



when induced bv Atropia, 291-7. 



-after Shock, 395, 401-2. 



-Slowing of, under the action of a Drug, 



how induced, 2,)7. 

 Pulse Curve, the, as registered by Marey 



and Chauveau, 9. 

 Pulse-rate, in relation to Arterial pressure 



and the action of Digi'alis and 



Nitrite of Amyl, 143, 14o. 

 Pulse-tracinss during use of Digitalis, 



(author's own), 129 et seq. 

 — in Poisoning by Digitalis, 99 et seq. 

 Pupil, (Cat's), Action on, of Casca, 519. 

 Purgatives or Diaphoretics, action of, 21. 

 Putrefaotion, Action of Drugs on, 216. 

 P^e, Walter, ii.E.c.s., (joint-author), see 



Erythrophleum Gu'inense. 



Quassia, action of, on the Stomach, 567. 



Quick Pulse, 



— induced by Atropia, causes of, 294-7. 



— a prominent symptom of Fever, 465. 



Q.tdckened Breathing. 



— produced by Drugs. 



Causes to which it may be due, and 



how tested, 

 Excitement of Voluntary Nervous 



Centres, 329. 



Increased Temperature, ib. 



■ Venosity of the Blood, ib. 



Iiritation of the Vagi, ib. 



Q,uic'kening Nerves, acting on the Heart, 



as affected by Drugs, 275. 

 Quinine, action of in 

 -lessening Oxidation in BlnoJ, 651. 

 -relief of Night Sweats, (Murrell), 555. 

 -stopping the Heart, 330. 



Rabbits, see also Hans and Rabbits and 

 Kaninc'ien. 



-A.'tion on, of Atropia, in differdnt Doses, 

 291. 



-Cirv^uLition of, as affected by Nitrite of 

 Amyl, Mole of experimenta- 

 tion and results, diags. 175 et 

 seq. 



-Pulsation in, of Pulmonary Vtins ani 

 Vena Cava. 541-3. 



— do.^ after death from Cobra Po'son, 52^. 



-Respiration of, suspended on inhalation 

 of strong smelling vapours, 

 155, 175, 3C0, 324-7, 407, 434. 



-Vagus of, 



— Expcnnuients on, in relation to effect 

 of Fever Temperatures, 211-3. 



Mutor Action of. 217, and retentioa 



of Inhib-to -y action, 219. 



Rabbit's, 



-Efir, 



— Best part for obsei'ving change in sizj 

 of Vessels, 319. 



— Coiigestion and Flus'iing of, and the 

 converse, 159, 176, 178, 517. 



— -Protracted Hypertro^jhy caused by, 

 440. 



-Heart, see Laudanum, and Mammalian 

 Heart. 



-Skin, Zulzer's experiments on, as to reflex 

 movements due to skin iri'ita- 

 t on, 451-2. 



Rales of the Lungs, in health and disease, 

 use of Potash in the latter, 

 569. 



Rattlesnake Poisoning, Artificial Respira- 

 tion in, (Weir - Mitchell, 

 B.-unton, and Fayrer), 3"'l-2. 



Red-water Bark, or Doom, in Sierra 

 Leone and Ashanti Ordeals bv 

 Poison, effects of, 4S1-2. 



Re-duplication of Heart-beat in Klectric 

 Stimulation of Vcntric'r, 579, 

 581, 5S2 et seq. 



Reflex Action, 353. 



-Effects on of 



— Condurango, 345, 353. 



— Nitro-gL cerine, 478. 



-Imperfect, on the Heart, Dangers of, 

 435. 437. 



— Incurred by small doses of Chloro- 

 form, 436-7. 



