On snake poison : its action and its antidote / by A. Mueller.

  • Mueller, A.
Date:
1893
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Credit: On snake poison : its action and its antidote / by A. Mueller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    principle, the nous within us, is no doubt more than mere nerve action, but it can, apparently, not manifest its presence without motor nerve cells in healthy action. Every thought, though not synonymous, is evidently synchronous with a current ol motor nerve force, and it is not improbable that, by means of these currents, that silent transference of thought is effected from brain to brain, which modern psychology has demonstrated to be not only possible but actual under certain conditions. But further speculation on these interesting mysteries it would be out of place here to indulge in. F. Action on Sensory Centres and the Reflexes. The sensory sphere remains comparatively un- affected in mild cases, and in the early stages of more serious ones, but when paresis has deepened into paralysis, sensation becomes ever more blunted, and with the advent of coma, of course, quite extinct. Re- flexes, both superficial and deep ones, are also com- pletely abolished at this period of the poisoning pro- cess, and the nerves of special sense do not react against any, even the strongest possible stimulation. The eye stares vacantly into a glaring light held close before it, and the widely dilated pupil shows no sign of reaction. The ear also appears deaf to any noise, and strong ammonia vapour is inhaled through the nose