HIBERNATION AND ALLIED STATES IN ANIMALS 99 
She was under observation from October 1890 until 
February 1891, when she died. In these four months 
she was closely watched, and until the last week of her 
life gave little indication that she had the slightest 
knowledge of the fact that she lived. 
She would remain in any position in which she was 
placed in bed, and if not fed would undoubtedly have 
died without making any sign that she required or 
desired food. Her temperature was almost invariably 
sub-normal, sometimes falling to 95°, although occasion- 
ally it would rise to nearly 102° without any cause 
that could be determined. Her appetite was capricious, 
although she undoubtedly had decided likes and 
dislikes in regard to food. She preferred beef and 
potatoes to anything else. The process of eating was 
very slow, and sometimes it would be more than an 
hour before she could finish a meal. When she drank 
anything, milk was evidently preferred. She was very 
clean in her personal habits, and never soiled the bed. 
The quantity of urime passed was very small, not 
averaging more than one-seventh of normal. The 
bowels moved but seldom, sometimes only once in six 
or seven days. It was possible to rouse her for a 
moment or so to the extent of making her open her eyes, 
but beyond this she would give no indication of con- 
sciousness, and went to sleep again immediately. Her 
legs were nearly always drawn up, although when the 
patient was admitted it was stated that she always 
straightened her legs at night. Her feet were almost 
invariably very cold, and the hands sometimes so. 
Occasionally her eyelids would tremble and quiver, 
just as they will in a patient suffering from hysteria. 
Generally, when much bothered, she would for afew 
moments make a sort of whining protest. 
The facial expression was quiet, almost death-like, 
under ordinary circumstances, but sometimes, when 
