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"In perhaps sixty seconds from the time of the blow I was conscious 

 again, but I do not remember any sensation in my right leg at the time, 

 except that it was very cold. I did, however, observe the progress of 

 paralysis in the right arm. This began in the fingers and extended gradu- 

 ally up the arm. For some time after I was operated upon I was unable 

 to find the way to my mouth with a glass of water. This paralysis was. 

 I think, due to extravasation of blood, which was gradually absorbed 

 later, as I have for more than twelve years been doing a good deal of 

 work with the pen 

 and some with the 

 telegraph key. I 

 think I may safely 

 say that I have en- 

 tirely recovered the 

 use of the arm. At 

 times, however, I 

 feel the character- 

 istic dull sensation 

 in the muscles of 

 the right side of 

 the body up to the 

 shoulder, and even 

 in the upper arm 

 itself. Then, again, 

 the sensation is 

 hardly apparent 

 above the waist 

 line, all of which 

 tends to show that 

 the area of depres- 

 sion is not sharply 

 defined." 



The left arm was broken by the accident so he was unable to use it, 

 but he states that it was not affected by the paralysis. 



It would be interesting in this connection to know if the change in 

 barometric pressure has any influence on the location of this dull sensa- 

 tion. Accurate observations in this respect are lacking. The only informa- 

 tion Mr. Laxton can give on this point is as follows: "As regards baro- 



Fig\ 3. Showing depression in relation to fissures 

 of the brain. 



