230 ANIMAL AUTOMATISM. [LECT. 



ing each word; moreover, with his pen, he put in 

 such corrections as were needed, in that part of the 

 blank page which corresponded with the position of 

 the words which required correction, in the sheets 

 which had been taken away. If the five sheets had 

 been transparent, therefore, they would, when super- 

 posed, have formed a properly written and corrected 

 letter. 



Immediately after he had written his letter, F 



got up, walked down to the garden, made himself a 

 cigarette, lighted and smoked it. He was about to 

 prepare another, but sought in vain for his tobacco- 

 pouch, which had been purposely taken away. The 

 pouch was now thrust before his eyes and put under 

 his nose, but he neither saw nor smelt it ; but, when 

 it was placed in his hand, he at once seized it, made a 

 fresh cigarette, and ignited a match to light the latter. 

 The match was blown out, and another lighted match 

 placed close before his eyes, but he made no attempt 

 to take it ; and, if his cigarette was lighted for him, 

 he made no attempt to smoke. All this time the 

 eyes were vacant, and neither winked, nor exhibited 

 any contraction of the pupils. From these and other 

 experiments, Dr. Mesnet draws the conclusion that 

 his patient sees some things and not others ; that the 

 sense of sight is accessible to all things which are 

 brought into relation with him by the sense of touch, 

 and, on the contrary, insensible to things which lie 

 outside this relation. He sees the match he holds, 

 and does not see any other. 



Just so the frog " sees " the book which is in the 



