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Thirteen minutes later the hand was in the same condition. All 

 delicate movements, such as buttoning and unbuttoning the dress, 

 were impossible, although the sensibility at the tips of the index 

 and thumb was equally acute in both hands. 



A quarter of an hour later the temperature of the hand was as 



follows : 



Left hand. Right hand. 

 Cent. Cent 



Temperature over dorsum of carpus 23'0 25'0 



between roots of index and median 19*5 21 '9 



between roots of annular and little 



finger 19'8 21-6 



(1) Temperature over dorsum of forearm .... 29'0 32'i 



(2) of external side of forearm .. 29'0 31 '2 



(3) of external side of forearm .. 27'5 29'0 



Temperature of (1) and (2) was obtained with the forearm co- 

 vered by the usual dress ; that of (3) was obtained after the arms 

 had been denuded for some time. 



February 10, 2.25 P.M. : 



Left side. Right side. 

 Temperature between the roots of the thumb and o Cent. Cent. 



index 18-8 23'5 



Temperature over dorsum of median and meta- 



carpalbone 19'0 23'5 



Temperature between the tips of thumb and index 19*0 30 '5 



between roots of index and median 26'5 29'5 



between median and annular . . , . 30'3 30 '9 



between annular and little finger. . 31*3 30'5 

 (second observation)between thumb 



and index 21'0 32'3 



Temperature over dorsum of forearm, under coat 



and flannel vest 26'0 29'3 



Temperature of anterior part of forearm, covered 



as above 28'0 30'5 



6.45 P.M. After an hour's walk : 



Temperature between thumb and index 23' 3 32-5 



between index and median at roots 30*8 31 '5 



between median and index 33'7 33*3 



between annular and little finger. . 34*3 34*5 



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