Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26
A slNGULNRGAsE.


We lind 10 lle Boston Medical and Sur.
gieal journal the iaIIaWias account Of Ia,
anomalous case Of Ms safah B1rbeck Of
Salem, who is represented not TO have
slept for momanl, nor been Ifea from pain.
fur ID years. Hef balY aa1 limbs arc In
perpetual moliln-anl alm1sl all the joints
ia her body have been dislneaiol thousands
al Times:
"When | entered hfr foam, she was
sitting up in bed, aud her right arm, hand
and fingers were twisting ahllt in every
dIHaelioni presently sha leaned forward
aud threw herself haak agains, the head.
baafi as within an inch u Two Of the wall.
and though a large, vel stuffed pillow was
placed against it, when her head struck
lhe pillow il was with such ilree that the
belslead struck the wal, causing Tho whole
bause 10 Ircmi.t. Dauing the ten minutes
taal ! sat there, she IS thrown back ia
tbaimInnerovarlh.Hy times. ltappesred
Ia ma ihl, zach b'aR o. haf heard against
lts pillow hJlll ani NJ. vas suliiieul
l9 stun q common poison, y. sic hardly
appeared to notice Il,
During tho intervals between these
zpasms her rIg.g m. haai4 and iinIen
Refe twisting about, an h#f fghl shoulder
4al under ilw wee daNa ouf Of joint
continually, the bones .aflIIHs anl grinding
together viii naI#a Iaal could De heard
IN eiaef uomst as va laia By several
present. Ba.na dsaGIe5iId nal heartaem.
5al by placing one laaI aH her check ahi
tha a.lrr on her shaalisrl | could feel lh1
sHialng and cHi - IS - muscles keep
Inn in constant maiI5a.
Sometimes har jas an la#kej several
haafH anil even daF=i an Al aae time, il /
remember righ, .HaF eHHa locked twenty
HKz days. when a The uaal'shmeui she
- aas ihu tl gaa aperture caused By
IHs los a' tooth.
H. BU8 Lasr h##a 50 aIIan i's'oca'al. d.
she can lIs nothing atesFi when tie con.
traction ui tho M se.ss iHzaHs her teeth
together and then hsr tongue Is often
ealah between her teeth and severely
hIiisn. She lakes ~ HaHIfshmen, cEcpp.
IA 4 lqfiI slate, AMI TN. WiIb tie greatest
iIIii u.iY, us itCagsea stang .a.Ion, splsms
aud severe distress.
fhesn sTasus sometimes thrown her
ifam her bed 10 Tia r'a=IeIIn. over head
aud sometimes on TO the flllr. aud any ut.
tempt TO bu.I her iaeIeazaz her agony.
Her hni IS spuat'mrs thrown up into
her face with such ilrcn as 10 bnilsc Lcf
lace aal break ihe skim and uns Of her
eyes has thus been destroyed
While cInyrrs'ng with he-. her jaw was
thrown oai uf joint. anl drawn down In q
m $50 shoc.Inr mlg1.- and she was thrown
bach ihtr lines with such iufec us cau.a3
thr who's ll4se 10 shake, and tho moment
ibe spisms ceased, she finished her f,H.
isnee c5mDrncing a, the very ..l who're
'hc @. bal interrupted lsG and will -
ca'u u voice. thai, asked her in as'Il.sh.
meHt ifsic li.u1 r.'1 when 'hHsu'araei
She said lha p..u was as cyr.ua. Ira, O.
she would give way go l,r no.u-., hcr
scream. might be- hcpfi ha m,.c. bu' as
iha would only distress o.Acs, sho bad
learned to b' quot.
Her ALcr Is over 90 years of age, and
lad g shock Of palsy. from which 10 bad
paf.aily recovered when saw him. Her
mother i5 over ~, and has bad lhc caro-
Of Ills suffering child until prevented by
sickness within year aud a bal. Atlhs
time uf my visit s.l was oO1lUsl ia ,hr
same room 10 avery llcb'c slate.