A child with hemiplegia, at the Infirmary for Diseases of the Nervous System, Philadelphia, from the central part of Pennsylvania, was believed by its parents to have had the Evil Eye cast upon it.
The second contribution of Babylonia and Assyria to medicine--one that affected mankind profoundly--relates to the supposed influence of the heavenly bodies upon man's welfare.

A belief that the stars in their courses fought for or against him arose early in their civilizations, and directly out of their studies on astrology and mathematics.

The Macrocosm, the heavens that "declare the glory of God," reflect, as in a mirror, the Microcosm, the daily life of man on earth.

The first step was the identification of the sun, moon and stars with the gods of the pantheon.

Assyrian astronomical observations show an extraordinary development of practical knowledge.