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thigh; and in the right lumhar region, which ohlig- 

 ed him to carry the right foot benk forward. Uis 

 father feared a luxation ; but the physician observ- 

 ing that the son had a tension in the epigastric re- 

 gion and frequent pains of the stomach, and also 

 that his mouth .was full of saliva, and that he had 

 an itching of the nose, and serous or watery urine, 

 imagined that worms were the sole cause of these 

 symptoms. In fine, he procured their evacuation, 

 and the patient was very soon restored to health. 



(9) See § and note II, of the first Lecture. 



(10) The organs of the animal body are so con- 

 nected together, that they cannot continue to act 

 without the concurrence of each other, and the pres- 

 ervation of one depends on the reciprocal influence 

 of others. We cannot however conclude that the 

 proximate cause of the action of an organ exists 

 without itself; in truth, we see its dependence 

 on others, by virtue of the common tie, and of mu- 

 tual relations. The parts of the human fabrick 

 are thus reciprucally united, and severally concur 

 to the support of the body. For this reason when 

 one part is hurt, others, the most intimately related 

 to it, must consequently partake of the injury. 



(11) The observation is from Weikard^ in his 

 Traite des maladies locales^ where he speaks of 

 worms. 



(12) Ekardtf Dissertatio sistens observaiionum 

 hydatidum in liejpate inventarum una cum prae- 

 missis ad hanc materiam spectantilms. See Bre- 

 ra, Si/lloge opusculoriim selectorum ad praxim me- 



