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live contraction of musei e. He lliinks that alkaloids manu- 

 factured by * receptive cella » might lead lo Ibis action. 

 In sudi ease il is evidenl that spasms, tonic or clonic, may 

 arise from excessive production of an enzyme, alkaloid, or 

 ferment. The theory as I biave showed must involve tbe 

 assumption thal the « nevv formation » is l)roken up, as 

 Ha rcro fi and others of the Ga m b r id gè worker bave shown 

 isprobable in the bistorv of Lacticacid in tbe organi sm.Then we 

 come totheresults of common observation, which are,of course, 

 objectionable so far as they are suscep tibie of misinterpretation. 

 The effect of narcotica bas attracted tbe attention of many. 

 Il is well known that a narcotic bas often the repute ofle- 

 ading lo acts that are characterized by clearness and preci- 

 sion, after the primary effeets bave passed off (impossible 

 before the use of narcotic). r rhis knowledge has \vì\ lo the 

 abuse of narcotics by the Lay public, who think they gain 

 by hurrying up Ibe return of the activity of the cells and 

 their enzymes, al the same lime they may bave useful aids 

 in the pleasurable imagery associated therewith. The lime 

 bas passed away since the narcotic habil over northern co- 

 untries was wide-spread and deep. The attempi, lo di- 

 spense willi tbeir use entirely is the result of disap- 

 provai of past abuses. There are many who siili own 



thal a dose of opinili or ean de vie w hen preseribed 

 for onc who has worked Long or hard helps lo reslore the 



sTATUtì <>i o. Aiihertin (Soc. de Biologie) says bypertrophy 



of Mie hearl (Goeur) resnlled from adminislralion of Absin- 



the (Six moie). In the laboratory ( .> have found bypertro- 

 phied muscles in Gadavres of those who ad heen long saln- 

 rated with Alcohol. Il has even heen asserted thal a Mayoral 

 dinner does much good to the brain-fagged ^nesis who sip 1 1 km r- 

 carefully Belected wines which are suited or adjusted to eacb 

 course. A periodica! excess issahl to relieve a ganger-driven 

 navvy, The personal administration <>r Irish wine has 

 heen pronounced lo he an excellenl vyiw for « nerve fag, » 

 the resull of long and careful work ai a trade 1 even with 



the usuai bours of resi and sleep. Il is prohahle Ihal resi 



and change and naturai therapeutics which Involve the pre- 



