appearance of peculiarity
than any other part of the treatment, but which was deemed, more than
all else, indispensable to his recovery, consisted in a series of deep
inspirations or breathings. It may be described thus: The patient was
required to draw as much air into his lungs as possible, and then
immediately expel as much of it as possible. This was to be repeated and
continued till a suitable degree of fatigue was induced. At first, it
was only required as a species of amusement while in the dry pack; but
subsequently it was demanded in other circumstances.

I have usually required a person to begin the process by ten, twenty, or
thirty deep inspirations, according to his strength of lungs and their
irritability; for, at first, it often makes him cough. In the present
case, I began with fifty, and gradually increased the number to one
hundred. Sometimes, by way of experiment, and to pass away the time
while in the dry pack, he went much farther; once to six hundred. In
this case, however, the face became slightly flushed, the eyes reddened,
and the whole arterial action became hastened. It was evidently like
"too much of a good thing," and was never repeated.

The afternoon was spent in physical exercise, active amusement, reading,
conversation, etc. The first consisted chiefly in sawing and splitting
wood, and in walking abroad. The amusements were of various kinds. The
reading was chiefly of the lighter sort, such as newspapers and
magazines. The conversation--not always controllable--was the best we
could furnish him. Some of the walks were long, extending to five or six
miles.

Music, both vocal and instrumental, was regarded as a most valuable
amusement, and was not wholly overlooked. It had its difficulties, but
most of them could be surmounted. As a devotional exercise, its soothing
influence was almost always evoked.

I have said that no breakfast was taken by this young man, and no drink
used but cold water. The dinner was also without drink, and so was the
supper. The first consisted of a very few kinds of coarse
food,--generally not more than two or three at once,--such as coarse
whole-meal bread, rice, potatoes, apples, etc., and was the principal
meal. The supper was a lighter meal, both as respected quantity and
quality, and was taken at about six o'clock. No condiments were allowed
except salt, and very little of this; and no animal food, or the
products of animals, except, occasionally, a littl