James Batcheller Medical Notebook - "Extracts from Doct. Mussey's Lectures delivered at Hanover", 1816

(10) Pulse propo^rtionately slow & labouring no vomiting, limbs relaxed, no no signs of sensasion during the operation, on the pressure being removed, sensation and intelligenes immediatily restored -- --In Concussion, the insensibl state is of short duration, during its con[tenuance], body generally cold, pulse feble & intermitting, afterwords, skin is hotter than usual, pulse & resperation more frequent - pupil rather contracted, vomiting occasionally takes place. --Inflammation of the Dura Mater - [feverish], constrictive pain in the head, continces rational till matter forms, or inflammation of the inter nal parts ensuues -- --[Pia Mater] increase of sinsi bility, pupils contracred, withdraws the arm on being touched, tougue & palm [denote gencred], as well as local inflammation

(11) Tretment, Bloodletting, [bothartus], Counter irritation by Blisters, at the very commencement Abernethy on injuries of the head page 43-

Extracts from Doct. Mufssey's Lectures delivered at Hanover N.H. October 1^st 1817 --

1^st Lecture Introductory2^nd L - Health has beenn defined that condition in which all the functions of the system are performed with regularety Temperance is neccssary to health both in eating & drinking - also exercise, cleanliness, avoid cold - the perticcular kind of food not[very]

(12) essential - all food that is highly stimulating is injurious Meat suppers not good. [Colic] is often occasioned by hearty suppers -- Recently baked Bread not so easily digest ed as old - perhaps not so easily penetrated by the gastric juice - Wheat bread most easely digested Rye & Indean Corn more apt to ferment in the Stom ach generating an acid Many can digest wheat, that can't Rye and Corn - Flesh of young animals generally easier digested than old, -- [Recent] flesh not so easy as when [old] - Fish is easely digested by some, not by all person Vegetables pretty easy of digestion when well boilded.

(13) Several kinds of food at a meal not so easily digested as one or two kinds - Butter not so easy if melted - Cheese in small quan titeis assists digestion Chocolate good diet, not born by all - Coffee good if not taken in too large quantities - Tea if very strong injurs the nervous system other wise good beverage - Opium of Alcohol produce simelar effects

3^ed L . . . Walking has cured [Hypocodriasis] and Dyspepsia warm & cold Bathing are both tonics if judiciacesly applied - warm bath should be used in the forenoon as a tonic, continue in 20 or 30 minutes one half of the tongue may be palsied the other not affected

(14) Power of Respiration is found at the orgen of the 8^th pair of nerves, from the medulla ablon gata - The heart [derives] its nervous power from the whole of the spinal marrow -- Animal life comprises the organs of sense and locomotion --

4^th L . . . The organs of Respiration reccive their nervous energy from the 8^th pair of nerves which arise from the [Carpora de] [caria], it consists of two portions Glosso Pharyngeal & [Parlele] theory of Animal heat