34 ANALYTIC SECT. V. 
nection of its nerves with the axillary plexus, 
continued quite motionless. 
Lx. April 25th.—A new eschar was made 
over the third cervical vertebra, with the view of 
influencing the nervous action of both extremities 
by one application. The effect was nearly as 
remarkable as that of the first eschar ; for, two 
hours after its application, he could move the 
humerus (which till now had been motionless) 
backwards and forwards, or hold it at a right 
angle with his body. The pulsation was not so 
strong when the eschar was in the axilla, but the 
temperature of the hand was still at 100°. In 
order to exercise his muscles, he was directed to _ 
lift weights and increase them as he acquired 
strength ; in six weeks, the eschar being renewed 
at intervals of ten or twelve days, he could carry 
sixty pounds, and write his own name. 
Lxiv. The cure was thus advancing slowly and 
successfully, but it did not keep pace with my 
wishes; the eschar was renewed on the back of 
the neck, and a fresh one made over the first 
lumbar vertebra. Instantly after the second 
application, the right arm felt numb, and the 
patient could not close his hand, owing, appa- 
rently, to the excessive expansion of the muscles ; 
the pulse was strong, head-ache troublesome, and 
the animal heat increased. In the course of two 
days, he took three doses of antimonial wine; 


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