. Eight lectures on the signs of life from their electrical aspect. Electrophysiology. 126 THE SIGNS OF LIFE [LECT regard the tissues as represented by a sponge of such NaCl solution; if you pass the current into the body by porous electrodes soaked in some other salt—and for this purpose we shall take permanganate of potash—you will, after a few minutes, observe a visible sign of the transfer of the anion from electrode to body in the form of a discoloration of the skin at the spot where the anions have travelled against the direction of current from kathode to anode. I chose permanganate of


. Eight lectures on the signs of life from their electrical aspect. Electrophysiology. 126 THE SIGNS OF LIFE [LECT regard the tissues as represented by a sponge of such NaCl solution; if you pass the current into the body by porous electrodes soaked in some other salt—and for this purpose we shall take permanganate of potash—you will, after a few minutes, observe a visible sign of the transfer of the anion from electrode to body in the form of a discoloration of the skin at the spot where the anions have travelled against the direction of current from kathode to anode. I chose permanganate of potash K MnOa. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Waller, Augustus Désiré, 1856-. New York : E. P. Dutton


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