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and 98.6 F. and the pulsations 63 and 69 per minute, respectively, 

 before and after dinner. During the morning of this day, while exer- 

 cising, No. 1 dislocated his shoulder, but this accident seems to have 

 had no effect upon the vital organs. During the next day, however, 

 there is a slight febrile excitement, probably due to this accident, the 

 recorded temperatures being 98.8 and 99 F. and the pulsations 72 

 and 71. This slight febrile disturbance has passed away on the fol- 

 lowing day. On May 1 all of the body functions are performed in a 

 normal manner. 



During the preservative period there are no disturbances of the 

 normal functions noted. No. 1 occasionally indulges in light outdoor 

 sports, as playing ball, riding on the wheel, etc. This exercise occa- 

 sionally causes a quicker pulse than otherwise, but no other disturbance. 

 On the 8th there are two movements of the bowels recorded, but no 

 tendency to diarrhea is noticed. On the 12th No. 1 is suffering from 

 a slight attack of nosebleeding, but it is not of sufficient magnitude 

 to produce any marked effect. On the 13th symptoms of headache 

 develop, and also pains in the back, but not of a very pronounced 

 nature. There is no febrile disturbance and no other indication of ill 

 health. On the following day the headache has passed away, but 

 recurs again on the 24th, without, however, any other symptoms of 

 ill health. A recurrence of the nosebleeding is noted on the 26th, 

 but the loss of blood is very small. There is a return of the nose- 

 bleeding during the night of the 27th, when No. 1 is asleep, a consid- 

 erable quantit} r of blood being collected in the fauces and discharged 

 in clots during the following day. There is a slight febrile excite- 

 ment noticed on this day, the recorded temperatures being 98.8 and 

 98.8 F. The headache again returns on June 2, with a general feel- 

 ing of discomfort in the head. This feeling of discomfort has been 

 experienced for three or four da}^s, but has not been of sufficient 

 intensity to warrant an entry until June 2. No. 1 describes the symp- 

 toms as a kind of pressure in the head during this period, and a slight 

 impairment of the hearing. This feeling in the head is also noticed 

 in a very marked degree on June 5 and continues on the 6th and 

 7th. During this period No. 1 also suffers from a slight attack of 

 tonsilitis, which seems, however, to have no connection with the bad 

 feeling in the head, which persists and even grows worse. The feel- 

 ing is stated by No. 1 to be indescribable, but something like a differ- 

 ence of pressure between the internal and external portions of the head. 

 On the 29th the feeling is described as that of the head seeming to be 

 very large, which feeling continues, being less pronounced, however, 

 on some days. It seems to culminate on June 15, on which date No. 1 

 suffers very intensely from this continued pressure in the head. Inas- 

 much as there were only five days left of this period, however, it was 

 deemed advisable to continue until the end. There is some improve- 



