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 relief was such that the patient regarded his case as one that showed constant and permanent improvement; but, after this date and during the succeeding ten days, the symptoms became unfavorable, and upon the thirty-second day he sank into a comatose state in which he lay until by manipulation an abscess in the nasal cavity was with difficulty discharged. This release of foul pus eased the patient ; he became conscious and assisted with interest in the efforts being made to promote his recovery.

This case fasted thirty-eight days until death. At all times large amounts of mucus were discharged from the colon in the enemas, while pain, sometimes of an excruciating character, was felt in the region of the bladder. In the later stages of the fast and just before death, pus in abundance was present in the urine, and in the last few days of life the urinary organs were utterly unable to evacuate the contents of the bladder, for which purpose an irrigating bougie had to be employed. In spite of the quantity of refuse stored within this body, muscular strength was exhibited in remarkable degree during the fast and until the day of death. The patient was able at all times to move