764 



DR FRASER ON THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTION 



Experiment LXI. — continued. 



Time. 



Time 

 after 

 adminis- 

 tration. 



Arterial Tension. 



Venous 

 Ten- 

 sion. 



No. of 

 Cardiac 

 Contrac- 

 tions. 



No. of 

 Respira- 

 tions. 



Tem- 

 perature. 



Notes of Operations and of 

 Symptoms. 



Mean 

 Pres- 

 sure. 



Pressure 

 Oscillates 

 between 



H. M. S. 



M. s. 









Per Min. 



Per Min. 









3 9 30 



2 



5-4 



4-5 & 7-5 



3-2 







99-3 



Slight twitches have com- 

 menced. 



3 9 40 

 3 10 



2 10 

 2 30 



6 8 



5-0 90 



3-7 

 4-2 



45 



... 



98-5 



Tears are flowing copiously. 

 The respirations cannot be 



counted, because of the! 



twitching. 



3 10 15 



2 45 



6-9 



50 95 



4-5 







. . . 



Faeces passed. 



3 10 30 

 3 10 45 



3 

 3 15 



73 



5-0 9-5 



49 



5-2 









Tremors are very strong. 



3 110 



3 30 



68 



45 80 



5-2 







98-2 





3 11 15 



3 45 



6-8 



4-5 7'5 



51 







• • • 





3 11 30 



4 



7'8 



6-5 9-5 



5 



• . • 









3 11 45 



4 15 





... 



5-2 







980 





3 12 



4 30 



8-1 



60 10-0 



53 



42 





... 





3 12 15 



4 45 



75 



6-0 8-0 



5-4 



... 



. * . 



. . • 





3 13 

 3 13 30 



5 30 



6 



6 3 

 5-6 



5-5 7-5 

 4-0 5-5 



5*3 



56 



10 



982 



Respirations are merely gasps. 

 Neither cornea nor con- 



3 13 35 



6 5 



47 



4-0 55 



53 







98-2 



junctiva is sensitive. 

 Twitches have nearly ceased. 



3 13 40 



6 10 



40 



• • • 













3 13 45 



6 15 



3-8 



30 4-5 



5-3 











3 14 



6 30 



3-5 



30 4-0 



53 



40 



an occa- 

 sional gasp. 



980 





3 14 30 



7 



38 



30 4-5 



5-2 







... 



The muscular movements can 

 scarcely be seen, but they can 

 readily be felt. 



3 14 45 



7 15 



3-8 



30 50 



4 8 



25 



Do. 



977 





3 15 15 



7 45 



• . . 



• • • 



4-2 



• • • 



... 



• • • 





3 15 30 



8 



... 



• • • 



3-4 



... 









3 15 45 



8 15 







30 









Urine passed. 



3 16 



8 30 



1-5 



10 15 



2-4 



10 









3 16 30 



9 



... 



• . * 



2-2 



• • • 





976 





3 17 



9 30 



10 





2-2 



. . • 









3 17 15 



9 45 



. . • 





1-9 











3 17 30 



10 







1-5 



. . * 





975 





3 17 45 



10 15 



... 





1-3 







... 





3 18 



10 30 







1-0 



... 





972 





3 18 30 



11 







• . • 



• • • 









3 20 



12 30 













970 





3 22 



14 30 







• ■ • 







96-8 





3 24 



16 30 













965 





The autopsy was made immediately. Slight, but distinct, peristalsis was observed in the 

 intestines. The heart was dilated and motionless, and its right side contained more blood than 

 in the preceding experiments. The phrenic, intercostal and sciatic nerves were active. 



It is, therefore, shown that the same effects are produced on the circulation 

 after the division of the vagi, as when these inhibitory nerves retain their connec- 



