Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-03-07

physiology with particular refer
ence to medical work, are now com
pleteIy equipped, Human physiology
and physiological chemistry can now
be studied in detail by undergradu-
ates, graduates, and physicians under
most favorable conditions. The
equipment is designed to give the
students opportunity for acquiring
first-hnnd knowledge of experimental
physiology and physiological chenlis-
try Also there is ample provision
for research, and investigation of thus
kind is now in progress. 1t is hoped
. that, with these new laboratories,
Wisconsin may succeed in adding to
the small fund of facts known to
physiology, and thus be of service to
the development of the study Of
medicine
New Professors.
The department of physiology as
recognized, is directed by new cor S
Of instructors DR.. Joseph Err
LANCER, formerly assistant professor OF
John Hopkins university, is in charge
. of the department as professor of
physiology. DR.. Harold C. Bradley
has been called from the Yale medical
school where he was instructor IN
physiological chemistry, to take
charge of the chemical work of The
department as assistant professor of
physiological chemistry DR.. Julian
r. Blackman, a graduate Of the Johns
Hopkins university. is assistant
physiology.
Thes new department has its quar-
ters in the chemical engineering
building, pending the construction of
a new building of medical science.
1t was originally intended that ne
department of physiology be placed
in science hall with the other depart.
ments of science, but as this building
was already over-crowded, it W
necessary to fit up quarters in The
old chemical building. The physo
logical department now occupies the
second and third floors of the south
wing of this building. On the second
floor are five rooms, including a lee
ture hall, class laboratory. two re-
search laboratories. and preparation
room. On the third floor is a labora.
tory for advanced students, dark
rooms for Photographic and optical
work, and rooms for apparatus ana
equipment.
Well Equipped Laboratories.
A lecture room for the exclusive
use OF the physiological department
is equipped with devices which cx-
perience has shown are helpful to the
teacher in imparting, and to the stud
ent in gT'asping, a knowledge of phys
iology, The preparation room, in di-
Frect communication with the lecture
room, is equipped with the apparatus
necessary for the preparation of ma.
terial to be used in lecture demon
strations. Laboratory desks have
|also been provided in this room for
advanced students. and undergradu-
|ates, graduates, and physicians who
wish to carry on research work. IN
|the large laboratory is apparatus for
the study of human physiology and
physiological chemistry. Here pre-
medical students acquire knowledge
Of experimental physiology as applied
Ito man.
Study Nerves and Blood Vessels.
One of the tables in the physi0-
logical laboratory is provided with
apparatus for the study of the effects
Iof the electric current on nerves ana
|nuscles. After the student has de. !
lermined with this apparatus the eN-
|act reaction to the electric current OF
|.he nerves and muscles of animals, !
reaction upon his own muscles and |
nerves The student here learns how
10 locate paralyzed muscles in man, !
land the basis for the treatment or |
such muscles with electricity. On 1
| he adjoining table is the instrument
1vith which It is possible to determine |
| he blood pressure in the human |
arteries and the force OF the pulse |
The student is taught the use OF !
jhis instrument and the Interpretation /
# the results obtained with IT so /
hat he will appreciate the value CT
blood pressure estmations in the di. /
! gnosis of diseases of the heart and /
| blood vessels.
The study of the eye and defects
+ vision are provided for at anothc ~
able. A bcy-Iike instrument consti !
uting an artificial eve is so con.
ltructed as to permit the student to
zee with it just what Of the external
! world is seen by the human eye. Not
tnly does he study with it the action
y the perfect eve but he can cJn-
lert It into a defective eye. making it
lhort sighted long sighted, astig-
Inatic. etc. After producing these
hefects Of the artificial eye he learns