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the eighth pair of nerves were divided, and in 

 which case galvanism was not used ,had great dysp~ 

 noea and made violent efforts to vomit in ten minutes 

 after the operation ; and in four hours, at which 

 time it was killed, " it was so weak that it could 

 not stand or move itself from the place where it 

 lay on its side." * And he farther observes, 

 " Is it possible to explain the results of these 

 experiments without admitting the identity of 

 the nervous influence and galvanism ? We must 

 either admit this, or that there is another power 

 capable of performing the most characteristic 

 and complicated functions of the nervous sys- 

 tem." f Having already made many observa- 

 tions on the character and results of these expe- 

 riments, it is scarcely necessary to discuss at 

 length the evident incorrectness of the infer- 

 ences which he deduces. 



LXXI. Without supposing any identity be- 

 tween nervous and galvanic influence, the re- 

 sults are easily explained ; nor are we necessi- 

 tated, if we deny this identity, to admit, that 

 there is another power, " capable of performing 

 the most characteristic and complicated func- 

 tions of the nervous system." The views al- 

 ready developed, in conjunction with others to 

 be stated, will preserve us from this disagree- 

 able dilemma. 



* Dr WILSON PHILIP on the Vital Functions, p, 156. 

 f Ibid, p. 138. 



