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affected, became involved, and relief did not arrive until some 
days afterwards. The patient recovered, but we readily sup- 
pose that no one would credit this fortunate issue to the 
section of the median nerve. Note, in passing, that in this 
case the temperature, which was taken with much care, re- 
mained the same during the disease, and it was only slightly 
elevated; this supports the opinion we have emitted. Quite 
recently, M. Ollier has given us another fact which pleads 
equally in favour of our opinion. This case was also a gun- 
shot wound of the thumb. When the patient had scarcely 
recovered, he asked to be allowed to go for a short walk ; 
immediately on his return he was seized with painful cramps 
in the limb ; a little later trismus set in. M. Ollier, who 
■was called in on the sixth day after these accidents occurred, 
immediately divided the median nerve ; as the pain per- 
sisted, some hours afterwards he cut the cubital nerve ; and 
when there was no cessation the same day, he decided to 
divide the radial nerve. After this the man complained no 
longer of his limb ; a notable amelioration appeared to be 
produced. We cannot say what might have occurred if all 
the nerves had been cut at the commencement of the affec- 
tion, but this we can say, that the operation is not serious, as 
at the end of a few months there is a complete recovery of 
sensibility and motion ; it is incomparably less grave than, 
and answers the same purposes as, the amputation proposed 
by Larrey, i-f only the sections are made as near as possible to 
the roots of the limbs in order to avoid the anastomoses. — 
Societe de Biologie . 
DEATH OF M. URBAIN LEBLANC. 
In the midst of her great misfortunes, France has sus- 
tained the loss of one of the most distinguished veterinarians 
she could boast of in recent times, and one whose presence 
and influence will be sadly missed, at least in Paris. M. 
Urbain Leblanc died during the unhappy events which have so 
troubled and distracted France, and though it is some months 
since that occurrence took place, it is only lately that we 
have been favoured with a sketch of his professional career, as 
portrayed by his friend and colleague in science, M. Bouley, in 
a funeral address delivered before the Academy of Medicine. 
As this distinguished member of our profession was personally 
well known to several veterinary surgeons on this side of the 
Channel, and as his writings and labours in science may be 
familiar to others who did not enjoy that privilege, we gladly 
transcribe the historical notice given us by M. Bouley. 
