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splints had not held very well. At the end of the 

 ninth day a shadow had formed from the end of the 

 overlapping bone to the part above it and the ex- 

 periment looked as though it were going to be a suc- 

 cess in about two weeks more, when the fracture 

 should have been completely knit. The work in- 

 volved had been enormous. Imagine keeping any 

 patient in a lead tube that length of time, keeping 

 him fed, watered, clean, and happy, all of which 

 must be done if the fractures were to knit. We had 

 thought out this picture very carefully. I had made 

 a vacuum device that kept one drop of water always 

 ready for drinking purposes or for them to wash 

 their faces, which they did after every meal. In fact, 

 we became quite attached to them. Their names 

 should have been Petra and Pauline. I used to pet 

 them, rub their heads and ears at every opportunity. 

 In fact, I often went down during the night to see if 

 all was well and the camera running properly. A 

 motor on a long run needs considerable care. The 

 patients seemed to be getting used to staying con- 

 stantly in one position, as they must, and everything 

 looked, as doctors say, satisfactory. 



On the morning of the tenth day, I noticed the 

 flesh near the fracture that had healed nicely was 

 looking very red and inflamed. It seemed to get 

 worse every day and on the thirteenth day I saw 



