39 



Let us iiiin li:i(k In oiir clinical I'iisc. We iiavt' trii'd to sliow that as a resiiU 

 «)f tho iiijiirv tlu-i'o was a loss of tone, and, we shall now try to show that its return 

 to the innseles was due to tlie remedy that was a[)plied. 



It does not seem improbable that the application of massage caused the 

 afferent impressions whicli acted upon tlu' trophic centers of the cord; and tins in 

 turn sent out efferent impressions to the toneless muscles, and by that means they 

 were restored to a condition so that they were able to respond to certain nujtorv 

 impulses. 



Such an investigation of necessity has its limitations. The most essential 

 facts needed will, of course, be in the dark as long as the patient is alive. An 

 examination of tlu- cord, in order to obtain the extent of the lesions, would make 

 it more clear. Even had we the oj>})ortunity of examining sections of the injured 

 portions, there might still be some doubt as to the revealing of all the facts in the 

 case. We do not know to what extent the injured parts ali'ect those which are 

 apparently healthy. 



Although the citation of this interesting case may not settle definitely the 

 great problem whethei' there is skeletal tone, it will at least shed some light on 

 the subject. 



Doi':s High Tension of Electric Current Destroy Life? By J. L. Campbell. 



The Purdue Engineering Laboratory Since the Restoration. By Wm. 

 F. M. Goss. 



A little less than a year ago, Purdue University lost by fire, the larger part 

 of its mechanical laboratory. The building was a fine one, only just completed, 

 and was occupied by the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineer- 

 ing and Practical Mechanics ; it had more than an acre of floor area, and was 

 filled with an expensive equipment. The disaster was a trying one. Not only 

 was the property loss apparently irrecoverable, but fear was felt that the uncer- 

 tainty and delay in restoration would result in a loss of the prestige so honorably 

 won by the University and a diversion of its student constituency in other direc- 

 tions. In this emergency the wisdom and courage of President Smart were (juick 

 to assert themselves. In a few weeks after the fire new machinery was running 



