Method. Dr. Judson Daland exhibited this patient, a man aged 45, with history of syphilis and rheumatism. He had been seized with tachycardia and dyspnea. The usual signs of aneurism were elicited over the right chest. The Roentgen ray exami¬ nation confirmed the clinical diagnosis, and a re-examination after operation showed the wire in situ. Fourteen feet of sil¬ ver wire were introduced into the aneurismal sac through which a galvanic current was passed. The patient was placed at absolute

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... t and given 30 grains of iodid of sodium, thrice daily, accompanied with an appropriate diet. Improvement took place and a marked diminution was shown in the ex¬ pansile pulsation of the tumor, with great relief from pain and dyspnea, and he was discharged 42 days after wiring. Eighty-one days after the operation he reported himself free from all symptoms, except an occasional slight pain over the aneurism, and he is able to walk fourteen squares without discomfort. The heaving pulse has greatly diminished. Re¬ cumbent, Bystolic pressure was 118 mm., diastolic pressure 52 mm., mean pressure 85 mm., pulse 84. Sitting position, Deaths