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ot fever was excited. The inflammation and swelling, however, 
rapidly abated; the twitchings subsided, and in twelve days 
from the first insertion of the needles the dog was cured. 
His second experiment was on the schirrous testicle of a dog. 
This completely failed. Enlargement, and pain, and general 
fever ensued, and the animal was relieved by castration. 
His third experiment was on a mare with an old supposed 
rheumatic lameness of the hip joint. Fifteen needles were in¬ 
serted on the first day, and twenty on the second and third days, 
and they remained an hour. The pain of insertion was very 
great, but the needles being once inserted the mare was quiet 
until they were withdrawn. She was taken away a few days 
afterward, but M. Chenel was informed that she became per¬ 
fectly sound. 
M. Charles Prevost next follows. His first case was that of a 
mare with rheumatism in both shoulders. Ten needles were in¬ 
serted in each shoulder, and retained three hours ; at the expi¬ 
ration of two days twenty needles were used, and not withdrawn 
until the expiration of twelve hours. Four days after this, thir¬ 
ty-six needles were applied, and continued twelve hours. The 
animal suffered dreadfully at each insertion, but was cured in 
three weeks. 
Another mare had rheumatism about the hip joint. First ten, 
then twenty, and then thirty needles were employed, and in 
three weeks the lameness had disappeared. 
M. Clichy was consulted respecting a mare that for fifteen or 
sixteen days had been so lame in the near fore leg as to be un¬ 
able to put it to the ground. The lameness had followed a 
violent slip. No heat or swelling could be perceived. M. C. 
attributed the lameness to a sprain of the extensor muscles of 
the fore arm and determined to use the needles. On Sept. 24, 
1826, six needles were inserted round the articulation of the 
scapula with the humerus. On the 25th, he applied twelve, 
and more deeply, and left them eight hours. Not only during 
the insertion, but while the needles remained in the animal, ex¬ 
treme pain appeared to be suffered. 
On the 27th, eighteen needles were introduced, and remained 
twelve hours. On Oct. 1st, no relief had been experienced. 
Thirty needles were then employed, and more deeply, and thirty- 
eight on the seventh. On the 13th, forty needles were used. 
They penetrated to the depth of 11 inches, and were retained 
thirty hours. 
On the 23rd, twenty-four needles were inserted to the depth 
of 2^ inches, during which operation the animal is said to have 
