Then Schiff, in 1884, neglected twenty-five years, came back, with an array of demonstrations, proving that the various symptoms, tremors, spasms and convulsions, following removal of the thyroid, could be prevented by a previous graft of a piece of the gland under the skin, or by the injection of thyroid juice into a vein or under the skin, or by the ingestion of thyroid juice or the raw thyroid by mouth.

A howl rising to a screamterror and anger mingledcame from the bedroom; then again the noise of vomiting and the creaking of the bed as Commodus writhed in the spasms of cramp.

Between the spasms Commodus began to frame connected sentences: "Guards!

Mollie was often this wayin a little whirlwind of temper one moment, and sweetly sorry for it the next, albeit her little spasms of rage were never serious, and seldom lasted long.

Balked of his design to stroll beside Betty, Percy was forced to be content with Mollie, and she, with malice aforethought, talked at him in a way he could not understand, but which, the other girls overhearing, sent them into silent spasms of laughter.

Next I made a lodgment in the veins of a gouty pastry-cook, who roared like a lion by reason of gouty spasms.

Tump Pack's agonized spasms brought howls of mirth from the black fellows.

He talked with Imber, haltingly, with throaty spasms.

" Jimmy indulged in more throaty spasms, and Imber grunted and looked satisfied.

Alas, when the merriment was at its height, a sudden stop was put to all the festivities, for, during the night of 8th October, the Grand Duke was taken ill with severe spasms and violent sickness.

Was this man ever to be subjecting her to spasms of fear on his account?

If her husband declined to write them, there appeared on the scene the great confederates of capricious women; the effects of hysteria, spleen (gli insulti di stomaco), spasms; then shrieks, then criminations, weepings, quarrels, and bad humour unceasing.

Frightful spasms and hemorrhages seemed to tear him asunder.

A fine young fellow, whose arm had been shattered, was just falling into the spasms of lockjaw.

"Are a dozen additional spasms worth living for?" The time approached for the train to arrive from Hagerstown, and we went to the station.

The effect was manifested on the system in ten minutes after the second injection by clonic spasms of the muscles of the limbs (the legs being involuntarily jerked backwards and forwards at intervals of about twenty seconds), which materially interfered with the performance of the operation.

The agitation settled down for a number of years, but broke out in local spasms occasionally.

Some relaxation of my breast has been procured, I think, by opium, which, though it never gives me sleep, frees my breast from spasms.' Prayers and Meditations, p. 169.

These fevers were often attended with cholic, spasms in the stomach, and diarrhea.

Dick continued to make the most frightful spasms of sound, but the wolves could not long endure bad fiddling.

But I dislike an excess of emotional spasms, and in these Mr. CONNOR has indulged so freely that his book can only be for other tastes than mine.

At first Honora's body was convulsed with nervous spasms, but little by little they ceased.

Grandfather Holabird knew we did without a good many things; but he had an impression of us, from instances like these, that we were seized with sudden spasms of recklessness at times, and rushed into French embroideries and sets of jewelry.

CHOLERA MORBUS, an epidemic disease characterised by violent vomiting and purging, accompanied with spasms, great pain, and debility; originated in India, and has during the present century frequently spread itself by way of Asia into populous centres of both Europe and America.

I flung myself across the bed, and another of those dreadful, tearless spasms seized me.