Excerpt from American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1899, Vol. 117 The heart was very feeble. A faint rhythmic murmur was heard at the apex. The heart-beat was so feeble as to make the results of the study doubtful. The arteries were soft, and no excess of tension was noted. A slight arcus senilis was observed. The urine was nega tive. The affected limb was strong and not wasted, and no tenderness was found over the trunks of the nerves. The right knee-jerk was and successive hammer blows caused frequent repetition of The left knee-jerk was but no ankle clonus was obtained. The ankle-jerks were excessive. Urination and defecation were normal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.