The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1853-04-21
Mental Hallucination.

saying might Dc carried 1uftncr Stlll . lOr
there is such Il thing as corporeal disease,
depending entirely upon the mind !; and
that with very wise men too. The effect of
mental remedies we I'LL know, even i'll very
severe and even muscular diseases.
| have known several instances of men-
tai remedies applied with success to say
nothing of having actually seen the Incl
dent displayed by old Bunbury's caricaturc
OF Il rheumatic man enabled to jump over
high fence by the presence of Il mad bull
will give you one instance Of a complete,
though temporary cure performed upon
young lady by what l can only consider
mental agency. One of the daughters of IL
lioman Catholic family, named v,
a very beautiful and interesting girl, had en-
tlrcly lost the use of her limbs for nearly
three years, and WAS obliged to be fed and
tended like Il child. Her mind was acute
and clear, however, and as that time tie
celebrated Prince 11ohcnloc was performing
by his prayers, some cures which seemed
miraculous, her father entered into cores
pondence with him, to see if any thing
coul! he done for the daughter. The dis
tance of some thousand miles lay between
the Prince and the patient; but he under
took to pray and say mass for her on a Ger
tam o;'y' ana at certain hour ana directed
that mass should also be celebrated in the
city where she resided, exactly ut the same
moment. AS the longitude of the two
places was very different, Il great deal Of
fuss was made to ascertain the precise time.
All tins excited her imagination good
deal. and at the hour appointed the whole
iam'iy went to mass, leaving her alone and
III IN oca. On Their return they found Miss
-, who for years had not been able
''''''0 o' 'o1,' up olcsseu' ana III tic
'nc '''''e slie WIS per
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seized me- aan IN . and sHno,- @ % ano ,e't,
pieces. Neither is that mental medicine
sometimes fails: but # sometimes oner,tcs
in most unexpected and disastrous man
ncr; especially when applied TO mental dis
ease and rather inclined to believe. that
corporeal n,aIady NAV often be best treated
by mental means mental malady by cor
porcal means.
A friend of nv. ro,,i, noo, Mu
lost L;s orl,, con- '.", ,.a,,, o' ",..iio 'a' -
nor Uo lad I,,,t t,., I'LL, ~. men.
and = daunhtor noi, u" ,'ano .."5;. .n'1 sT.'
L,dsono f;3iI ofto,ant an1 I:' ,.;n1,s~ usy "a.
and tho two xo,,n,. ano1o ,1o ny ".e.sons'
lv attached - oo.i o,fo, c,aJa'I'. ~
i!o.,.I, s ~ 80 e. o'i'i' ouuuciiy' TIC
decline If. hec,me o,roro was peio'su pa,o sa, ~
cmariotod He narents tool tha -,
Physicians wora sent fnt M ~ oornaranI su a IL.
case of anv Kind coulJ be d;scoyaroj Tho I
doctors declared nr;v.tel,I tj,ot .I,oro ,,,,,n.
be something IN b;s ,n;nd as T. 70 oai,a.1 '
and his G,thar with tha m,most ,j,,osS ,
tenderness hesomab. him s ~ oonfJn ;sS ;n1' :''
assur;no lin, he ;f anr.i,;n 81 - ""' .l
reach Of fortune or ;nd,encs couln ", I've ;ne
him relief his wishes should hs ac"n,n,,i;sT ] E1e
cd whatever thew mioht % he 20 "''''l'''''-
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.. .ns.' :epieu ine young man, sadly: but
~. :.Sh: u.1Irve a.. my rS commence, and Will
NV ""n'o'o -. ''l1 "hlch IS destroying
,''e 10 want o. rest. Every night about an
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