New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-06

angina pectoris being classified as nervous disease
nerve ts What is the Course Of the cardiac nerve
from the heart? Al cannot say at this moment It
the pneu ii nerve? At is part of set
cNWhat IS their relation? A.-Their relation is
through the spinal cord -. .o, A.. .,,,a,
cord in the lumbar, cervical or dorsal portion? A.
Go get back you say the pneumogastric nerve
connects with the spinal column in the dorsal re-
oLWhere is the dorsaI region? AIT the spinal
column, between the shoulders Leading down 'ne
THINGS EXPERT DIDN'T KNOW.
o-And the pneumogastric nerve does connect
then with the spinal column in the ceTycai region
OF am speaking of the pneumogastrc ner'e'
AoLYon are nerve specialist, aren't you? A
o"HAren't YOU? Ayes
On the nomenclature. In the literature Of nero
vous diseases IS it not true that the a1tsS
by different schools Of nerve anatomists for the
same nerve? At may DC be s,ec,aI,st? Al can
not tell you now.
Mr. Jerome asked the witness as 10 teAtpooAs
on nervous diseases he had read. He mehtioHeu
Blamfords work, but when asked TO give one
thing from the book could not do so. he was
also unable to give the exact title OF Ihe Doon
When he mentioned DR.. w a. Hammond's pooA
on nervous diseases, he again failed TO queue any
part of ii. Other works on similar subjects woIo
mentioned but he could give nothing from thenl'
When further questions were asked ABOUT 'he
nerves and the witness failed again 10 give an
swers Mr.. Jerome asked
O-But YOU are a specialist in nervous diseas en;
are you not? Al am specialist In the ore"
B6 You treat nervous diseases without know
ing anything about the nerSes discusses nUrey by the
rule of thumb. without understanding the nervous
'S0GWhere do you understand that the cardiac ISia
J,o11,v all A
''0 C-Have you made any special study of nerve
anatomy nj all? Ayes.
0WWhat is the most important single nerve in the
whole nervous anatomy, the nerve when conuQ Q
most OF the vital functions? Al should say the
Q"fs it not the pueumogastric nerve? A-You
use those terms synonymously
Q.--I do not Do you use them anonymously!
Q--Do you use the term cardiac nerve and pneu-
mogastrc nerveSaS meaning the same nerve or
QIEery wen And the cardiac nerve Is the nerve
that controls the action of the heart muscles? A
Controls the action OF the heart
muscles o doesn't G t% AYes O the
Q.-Is there any other way II can control the
For over hour Mr.. Jerome kept on asking
question after question about anatomy, over
which the witness stumbled or fell down entire
~. DR.. Wiley asked to name one nerve he
knew something about, and mentioned the optic
nerve. He said he knew less about the other
nerves. Mr.. Jerome asked him what the Argyle
Robertson symptom was, and the witness said it
was a contraction of the pupil. on this testi-
mony. also, the witness became sadly confused
Mr., Jerome asked:
Both.
Q,-NoW under what conditions: chronic or mo-
meniary2 A.-Chrouc.
bo+i SO thai chronic contraction of the pupils of
,Dtp Eyes, Is the Argyle Robertson symptom,
IhuerstQod by alienists and specialists In nervous
~. Eses. a am not clear whether II Is a posi-
i've contracton of both pupils the dilation Of
one ana the contraction Of the other.
u hth you mean by the Argyle Robertson
~ ihptohl mat the eyes do not respond TO light,
tract bat they can't dilate
Atter they get CONTRACTED they can't contract
an! more can theyR A.-They don't contract be
F"nd me possibility OF further contraction
g., |-tL teY contract and don't dilats they must be
IN a 'hIonlc condition OF contraction? A-They
may contract but they don't date I'm the presence
~ ,Ild yGni ever know the case Of man. an in
SINE man whose pupil excepting under the innll-
gmcb OF Iight did not contract-if YOU remember
A''h a case II would be extremely valuable TO me
a II you allow me. will answer that The pupi