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MEDICAL REPORT. 
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of the Physician who has the care of the Western District of the City Dispensary. 
—— 
HAN that kind of action that is tech- 
nically termed metastasis, nothing is 
more remarkable. When rheumatic in- 
flammation suddenly subsides in one joint, 
and immediately takes up its residence in 
another and distant one, such change in 
locality does not strike the observer as 
being much ont of the course of common 
succession; since the newly affected part 
would seem at least equally with the 
former, susceptible of the same morbid 
process; and the fresh attack is both of 
like nature, and implicates like structure 
with the foregoing. But, when a disease 
has actually proceeded to the extent of 
disorganizing and destroying, when such 
a disease is suspended, and, for a time, 
positively cured, in order that vicarious 
YaVages may elsewhere be committed on 
the feeble frame, we are struck with 
astonishment at Nature’s powers, and com- 
pelled to confess our complete ignorauce 
respecting the modas operandi of her 
workings, 
If the wrifer be not mistaken, he has 
formerly alluded to a remarkable case 
which is to be met with in the Monita et 
Precepta, of Dr. Mead.* A young and in- 
teresting girl was apparently within a few 
days of death from coufirmed consump- 
* A work which, for elegance of mo- 
dern latinity, stands altogether unrivalled. 
Morruiy Mac. No. 375. 
tion, when a vivid representation by the 
visiting clergyman of future punishment 
and pain, produced the effect of positive 
insanity. She raved furiously, but now 
breathed freely! The functions of her 
lungs were restored, as reason was sus- 
pended, and until her mind became again 
tranquil, all manifestation of pulmonary 
malady totally disappeared. 
In the Reporter’s own practice two 
instances have recently occurred, (one 
within the last month,) in which death 
appeared to be irresistibly and fast, ap- 
proaching, in the shape of pulmonary 
disease; when all at once, and without 
warning, especially in the latter instance, 
the mind, from being in a condition of 
rectitude and composure, awaiting with 
calmness bodily dissolution, has lost its 
ione and energy; the power of expressing 
thoughts and feelings is gone; in a word, 
cerebral disease, of some kind or other, 
is established, and all pulmonic affection 
is suspended. Iu these cases what would 
be the post mortem shewings of the lungs 
and the brain, supposing the individuals to 
die under present circumstances. The 
most probable event however will be, 
that of death, from a return of the original 
sickness; but how astonishing appears the 
power of vicarious disorder, in thus, as it 
were, reorganizing disorganized structure, 
and restoring lost function! 
3.N A singular 
