The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-04-16

was taken in securing the natural
adaptation of the parts to fraction of
a line, and the skull, having been 70
paced simply. was held down and in
position by the scalp. which was drawn
over, and its edges confined by s,rins
OF adhesive plaster, and over all was
placed q handage. 1t was nor nnt;I
several days had passed that tho rres'
sure upon the carotid arteries was on.
tireiy relaxed, although before tha
skull was replaced the flow of blood in
,he vessels OF the brain was proved 10
ne restored. The chief fear was from
the results OF inflammation and supnu-
'a',en, nut fortunately neither ensned.
TIu she Noahded parts healed kindly.
mere was from tie first no difficulty in
'etu1ng the patient, nor was difficulty
""''ripa'ed, for il is well known that in
puppies ana kittens in which the entire
un'in mas been removed sucking and
swallow ing 60 on as we'll as before the
operation, and in this case the nerves
which preside over deglntition and d.
eesti'n were far below the point of
suction. The patient remained in a
sound sleep for two weeks, as IN a case
OF apop'exy, the circulation, digestion
ana all the vegetative functions of life
he.ng uninterrupted. The gradual
nn'"n OF the parts was shown by faint
hnt gradually increasing movements of
the limbs, of the jaws and of the mus
Giles OF expression in the face. Speech
dld not become possible until the close
OF the third week, and then it was hes.
'tat'ng, stammerirg, as a child learns.
Although it was evident that tile pa
Trent tried to utter words and SEN
fences, it was very gradually that
the power of ineligible articulation
returned.
The Gazette contains the report. in a
tabular form, Of the increasing v0lun
tary power over the arms and hands.
as measured from day to day by the
dyannmeter' the measurements given
in kilogrammes: also the daily temper
atnre of the limbs. as shown by the
thermometer III degrees of ceutiglade
also the returning sensihility Of the
fingers and lips, as given by an instrm.
ment called nSthesiometer; hut | omit
these, az YOUR readers will be interested
in the main facts only.
When speech became ineligible, it
was found that the soldier. as he seem
ed. had forgotten entirely his military
training and discipline; on the other
hand he told at formal examination,
in the presence Of witnesses, the prices
of all the wines and beers, such as the
saloon keeper had been in the habit of
bnying and selling, manifestills the IN,
impaired cerebral activity of the latter.
His memory recalled the saloon keep
ei's relatives, friends and customers.
whom he called by name. The soldier
had been nGly, taciturn, .evengeful
he now had the salnon Keepers flank
ness and even garrulity, in spite his
sta"smering utterance. He was Totally
blind. Although the nerves of smell
and sight had been approximated in
the operation, they failed to unite. it
was both sad and strange to see and
hear the soldier cropping in his iniirmS
ty Of blindness and giving proof of all
the patient endurance and goodness Of
heart which had made the saloon keep
er deservediy esteemed and prosper
Gus. These are the main facts in the
case a. tar as detailed in the Archive,
bnt the subject OF expo riment presents
so many important problems Of the re-
latinn between blood aud brain, of
heart power and nervous energy, that
we may I've wth assured that no facts
of interest in the changed condition of
the culprit will be permitted to
escape notice and record New York
World Paris Letter.