After Electricity.
March 13 99 99-2/5 " 14 98-4/5 98-4/5 " 15 99 99-1/5 Miss R., aet.

27, was a fair case of hysterical conditions; over-use of chloral and bromides; anorexia and loss of flesh and color.
Thermometer in mouth.
Before Electricity.

After Electricity.
May 15 100 100 } } General faradization " 16 100 100 } for fifteen minutes.
} " 17 100-1/5 100-2/5 } " 18 98-2/5 98-3/5 } General faradization, } fifteen minutes, also of " 19 99-4/5 100-1/10 } arm muscles, twenty minutes.
May 20 100-1/10 100 General faradization, ten " 22 99-2/5 99-3/5 minutes; arms and legs twenty minutes.
" 26 99-1/10 99-2/10 " 27 99-3/10 99-4/10 " 28 99-2/5 99-2/5 " 29 99-3/10 99-3/10 " 30 99-1/10 99-4/10 " 31 99-1/10 99-2/10 June 2 99-3/5 99-4/5 " 4 99-5/10 99-6/10 " 6 99-3/10 99-5/10 " 7 99-3/10 99-5/10 I have given these full details because I have not seen elsewhere any statement of the rather remarkable phenomena which they exemplify.

It may be that a part at least of the thermal change is due to the muscular action, although this seems hardly competent to account for any large share in the alteration of temperature, and we must look further to explain it fully.

No mental excitement can be called upon as a cause, since it continues after the patient is perfectly accustomed to the process.