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have supervened, asphyxia rapidly ends the exist- 

 ence of the animal." There is a rather extra- 

 ordinary difference of opinion between Mitchell 

 and Reichart on the one hand, and Wolfenden 

 on the other.* Perhaps, an idea of the difference 

 will be best conveyed by a statement such as this : 



• It is only bare justice to Drs. Weir Mitchell and 

 Reichart, whose valuable work has extended over some 

 years, to state that the researches which they have yet 

 published were considered by them only preliminary, 

 and that some of their statements might have to be 

 modified or even, perhaps, withdrawn. Original re- 

 searches are, of course, liable to error iirsome'particulars, 

 and if error there be. Dr. Mitchell will, I .am sure, be 

 the first to acknowledge it. 



Different 

 results arrived 

 at by Weir 

 MitoheU 

 and Reichart 

 on the one- 

 hand, and 

 Wolfende i 

 on the other. 



