▁no ose ▁I ▁run ▁through ▁a ▁pul ley ▁fixed ▁to ▁a ▁beam ▁in ▁the ▁room ▁so ▁that ▁I ▁may ▁raise ▁or ▁lower ▁the ▁cada ver ▁as ▁it ▁hang s ▁there ▁or ▁turn ▁around ▁in ▁any ▁direction ▁to ▁suit ▁my ▁purpose ; ▁... ▁You ▁must ▁take ▁care ▁not ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁no ose ▁around ▁the ▁neck , ▁unless ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁mus cles ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁oc cip ital ▁b one ▁have ▁already ▁been ▁cut ▁away . ▁ ▁Other ▁publications ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 3 8 , ▁V es al ius ▁wrote ▁Ep ist ola , ▁doc ens ▁ven am ▁ax illa rem ▁de xt ri ▁cub iti ▁in ▁dol ore ▁later ali ▁sec and am ▁( A ▁letter , ▁teaching ▁that ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁pain ▁in ▁the ▁side , ▁the ▁ax ill ary ▁ve in ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁el bow ▁be ▁cut ), ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ven ese ction ▁Let ter , ▁which ▁demonstrated ▁a ▁rev ived ▁ven ese ction , ▁a ▁classical ▁procedure ▁in ▁which ▁blood ▁was ▁drawn ▁near ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁a il ment . ▁ ▁He ▁sought ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁precise ▁site ▁for ▁ven ese ction ▁in ▁ple ur isy ▁within ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁classical ▁method . ▁ ▁The ▁real ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁is ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁arguments ▁by ▁the ▁location ▁and ▁continu ity ▁of ▁the ▁ven ous ▁system ▁from ▁his ▁observations ▁rather ▁than ▁appeal ▁to ▁earlier ▁published ▁works . ▁ ▁With ▁this ▁novel ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁ven ese ction ,