forced to give the whole credit for this
change of spirit to the functioning of the new glands, and he is
confirmed in this conclusion by the fact that the high blood pressure,
which was noticeable enough before the operation, cannot now, ten days
after the operation, be detected by him at all. Ten days is all too
short a time in which to write of details in a matter of this
importance. He expects to be able to confirm improvement in eyesight by
the middle of May, and will be in a position to speak at greater length
on the matter after the summer has passed. The intent of this chapter is
to give a brief account of something he saw at Dr. Brinkley's hospital
during the week of his treatment.

Two weeks before his arrival a man suffering from locomotor ataxia had
been carried in, unable to help himself at all. When the writer saw this
man and talked with him he was up and dressed and walking about, without
a cane, and he left for home after a total stay of something less than
three weeks. In parting from him the doctor said, "You are on the
high-road to complete recovery. I expect to hear that you are getting
stronger every day. Practice in walking will bring back to you the old
confidence and banish the helpless feeling that you are sure to fall.
You see that you can control the motions of your feet and legs now as
you could not before. Sensation has returned to the soles of your feet,
and you can now turn yourself over in bed, which you could not do before
without assistance. This means that the brain, spinal cord, muscles and
will are co-ordinating again. This means that the goat-glands are
actively working, dissolving scar-tissue, and bringing you back to
health. But it is asking a good deal of a pair of goat-glands to do as
much as they must do in your case to bring about complete recovery.
I would rather give them some extra assistance. If you will come back to
me, therefore, next Fall, to this hospital, I will put two new
goat-glands into you; and I believe that with this extra help you will
go right through to a complete cure without any trouble. The operation
will not cost you a cent. I am anxious only to complete the good work.
I may be wrong at that, and it is possible that the glands you have now
will be enough to do the work, but if they do not, come back here for
two more next Fall. Don't forget."

This man had been everywhere for relief, and had taken every treatment
known for his disease, with no results