•*  He  was  ordered  to  remain  quiet,  and  the  passes  were  continued  for  a  quarter
of  an  hour  longer — still  no  sensible  effect.  Being  now  tired  (tliermometer  85°),  I
gave  it  up  in  despair,  and  declared  it  to  be  a  failure.  While  I  rested  myself  the  man
remained  quiet,  and  made  fewer  grimaces,  and  when  ordered  to  open  his  eyes  be
said  there  was  smoke  in  the  room.  This  roused  mv  attention,  and  tempted  me  to
persevere,  1  now  breatlied  on  his  head,  and  earned  my  hands  from  the  back  of
nis  head  over  his  face  and  down  to  the  epigastrium,  where  I  pressed  them  united.
