735 
l885 .] Electric Organ of the Torpedo. 
decomposition had set in, the conduction in both directions 
W From a these fafts Professor Du Bois Reymond infers that 
the exTstence of irreciprocal conduction m the -leftnca 
n rn a v he regarded as established. But, as all me 
experiments showing the irreciprocity of the conduction ha 
Wn ner formed onlv with induction shocks, or with batteiy 
been P eito J™ e< \ experiments were now made with 
rctrents of a'" bakery, and the circuit was kept 
closed so long as was possible w ‘ thout ^^^ 
ance by _ he ^|’ c^sin-V^the circuit no irreciprocity of 
conduction appeared, though dosed for a 
was very strong and even , Th n therefore no 
doX^h\™tL^^ “^^ifs^ration! 
The >4—^ 
a „d the duration of the * ™ ‘ ^ doss not greatly 
resistance with cuuent when the density has 
differ from the homo romou erodromous resistance 
:rr i™””" * V r- - ■“ *• 
inmea^ng duratmn of the it *is for the present 
i4: ‘ ideho form a iUde^K 
if the S i value, the “ U ? iit ; value> ” 
preparation exceea to overcome which a cei- 
encounters a pecu suppos ition would explain why, 
tain time > s {“ ‘forints, the irreciprocity of the current 
is strongly manifested, whrlst little of it appears rn case of 
prolonged currents . • al eonduaion of the eledtric 
But, though tl e P d t0 ds cause, it is very 
organ has not as yet t omenon plays a not un- 
interesting t0 .. n i° ? h e eCOn0 my P of the stroke of the torpedo, 
important pait in the eco of thi s eledtnc organ as 
If we conceive a sing duaive mass> we may design 
surrounded by an mfin B , which the space is filled by 
the curves of the cun etrica lly to the axis and to 
this current. 1 y Current ne rves issue not only 
the transverse media P , 0 f the column, but also 
££ 8S aboveUre median plane, returnrng 
