, 1874-03-19
DR. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Diagnosis of
tho Discnso Occllsi0llcd by tho Exlo.vs
MIR. Sumner Received In Tho Scllutu
-El1 Method Of XrentnIcnx.

MR. summer NecclVeu In lkiD SenntN
-Tllo Method Of Trcntlhcsat.
Fro'n the Iioston advertiser. 3farch 10,
Tic fifth OF DR.. Br0Wn-Se1unrl'B lectlrcg ip
his course on "Neryous Diseases was delivered
~ Lowell Institute Hull on Saturday evening.
He did not fail to take advantage OF the oppor-
tunlty thus presented him for adding word u
honor Of the memory OF his patient and f1iond
aud paid ONO OF the trucst and most delicate
compliments to Lis uame tnus Aas yet boen givon.
lie WIS YcrY ueeply Affected, oven to tcafy in
as follows
"ln tlllH, my fifth lecture here. have to beg,
for tho second time your forgiveness for beur
moved, Since 1857 the great man who has Lett
as LIES been under my care, an1 has been, also,
my very doar friend. I sympathizod iu eyory
one OF the generous impulses which have aided
in raising him to such high piace Of influence
IN hs country, and, therefore, it is very easy for
you to understand TINT am now hardly able to
say moro about his greatness, and tho blow
which our country md you, 1n tl,is transition.
have suffered. 1n moment when a1n u little
moro in control Of my nerves, will hayo to say
something else about hin,-something which
never mentioned in hH llfe. know that te
modosty, by fur groater In him than my body
know to exist would have boon wounded il 1
had spoken Us will whon / nm more free
in my thought, mud in the articulation Of my
voice.
When Mr. Sumner first came under my care,
be WAS suffering from q arrangement Of anme
tibros Of the nerves. AZ you all know, ho lal
received blow upon tho head. Ills apino, as
he was sitting, WaB bent in two places. Hin bent
spino had produced the effect OF q spruin, md
WLen saw hlm in Paris lie had recovered al-
together from tho lrht effects OF the blow. Ho
had then two troubles; ono WIS that ho could
not make uHo OF hiH brain ut NIL. Uo could not
road newspaper or write letter. Flo was in
fearful Btato. It Hoomel to him rs IL his huad
would explode, III II tAcre waa aome groat force
in IL pushing tho partH away from ouch otller.
1ndoed, his emotions wore fearful to 1ao. Often
in conversation, it anything naH Baid TINT caod
for my dogroo of deep thought, ho sur
forcd intensely, Immediately 50 That ,wo lad
another trouLlo Of tic Hamo nature aa regards
external appearances, but occupying another
portion OF tho Bpiu1, nudcallatng otherBynl>to1a.
1t was aprain at tho loyol Of the last doraal
vertebrate. Tho irritation there was intense,
aud any motion was extremely hard. Whom he
walked ho bad TO push forward hts right foot and
tlon his left holding on oil the whilo to bis buck
with both lauds 10 relieve tho pau. It had
boon thought that ho was paralyzed as to Ills
lower limls;, 1t had boon thought that ho bud a
aieease OF tho bfa!n,, aud th9t wns regarded ~
jimbs. Fortunately tho discovery made with ro-
gard to ths yaHor-motor neryoH led mo ut ouoo to
lind th8t Ao had no disease OF tho bla.n Qnd no
paralysis. Ho had only m irritation OF tho yaHo-
motor ncrvcs, At their ext from the splno.
Wnon asked h.m II ho waa conscious Of any
I ouly cannot walk Oh account Ut tho pain"
What was to ho douo then waB to apply counter
irritation on these two apratns; tho only point to
which he led ING to speak OF thsB, told llm the
beat plan Of treatment would consist In tho Ap-
pliuation Of moxas, the most painful application
to the skin. asked him II ho would not tule
oAloroform to dull tho pain or remove 1t al
together. will slwaya remember hls impressive
assent whaa said that. He aald, y Doctor, IT.
you an ny polittvsly taat will aarlya just ~