7 lbs., and I could easily make my thumb and forefinger meet round the thickest part of the calf of her leg.

The curvature of the spine said to exist was a deceptive appearance, produced by her excessive leanness, and the consequent unnatural prominence of the spinous processes of the vertebrae.

I could detect no organic disease of any kind.

The appetite was entirely wanting, and she consumed hardly any food beyond a little milk, a few mouthfuls of bread, and the like.

From the first the patient's improvement was steady and uniform.