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of the lips accompanying 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 pre- 

 pare 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 cigar- 

 ette, 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. 



