Itisclearlyestablished, however, thatthesouldoesnotperceiveinsofarasitisineachmemberofthebody, butonlyinsofarasitisinthebrain, , inthefirstplace, therearevariousmaladies, which, thoughtheyaffectthebrainalone, yetbringdisorderupon, ordepriveusaltogetheroftheuseof, oursenses, justassleep, whichaffectsthebrainonly, andyettakesfromusdailyduringagreatpartofourtimethefacultyofperception, , thatthoughtherebenodiseaseinthebrain, [orinthemembersinwhichtheorgansoftheexternalsensesare], itisneverthelesssufficienttotakeawaysensationfromthepartofthebodywherethenervesterminate, , thatwesometimesfeelpainasifincertainofourmembers, thecauseofwhich, however, isnotinthesememberswhereitisfelt, butsomewherenearerthebrain, ; Iwillhere, however, , hadhereyesbandagedwheneverthesurgeoncametovisither, notbeingabletobearthesightofthedressingofthesore; and, thegangrenehavingspread, aftertheexpiryofafewdaysthearmwasamputatedfromtheelbow [withoutthegirl’sknowledge]; linenclothstiedoneabovetheotherweresubstitutedinplaceofthepartamputated, sothatsheremainedforsometimewithoutknowingthattheoperationhadbeenperformed, andmeanwhileshecomplainedoffeelingvariouspains, sometimesinonefingerofthehandthatwascutoff, , thatthenerveswhichbeforestretcheddownwardsfromthebraintothehand, andthenterminatedinthearmclosetotheelbow, weretheremovedinthesamewayastheyrequiredtobemovedbeforeinthehandforthepurposeofimpressingonthemindresidinginthebrainthesensationofpaininthisorthatfinger.[Andthisclearlyshowsthatthepainofthehandisnotfeltbythemindinsofarasitisinthehand, butinsofarasitisinthebrain.]
