The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-09-04
Incident Of Insanity.

The memory oi insane people manittst.
r":li;:: k:,hlc pccu'iaritirs it so!nc;i:nc, re-
l;!n| al extraordinary p.r;inaciiy iii rc-
calling past events, while those Of recent
occurrence are utterly obl:icratel. H,ca
si""nlIv, il would appear to be suspended!
al the very moment of Tie attack Thus
Iicr- Ilan rotate, the c,>e oE an OIL m.n,
a""'i ninety, who became insane when he
WI, eighteen, :ul always believed that he
rHIaino,l ut that age. The memory, how,
ever, o: many remains pcr:cc,Iv unimparrI
;.nI they have Il vivid Recollection OF cvc,v
incident that occnrrc'te during the attack,
however maniaclc they may. have been
cared by plo'on 5"l baths ail rri.ntiolls,
told MIR. Haycr that The Iiolrcnt hc WAS
placed i'll the bath his memory left him E.
Il kncw," said he, "tl,al hey put nc into
water !nr Il long tina, b'l. AL my sensation,
were c"u.ncl 10 the Impression that all a.
round me WIS dark, then it became clearer
then :!ic olscaN;y rcappcart'l, after which
can remember nothing; it seemed like
HE tn;s oi night. then day, thea evening"
Sometimes when patient has bcen cured,
the sig lit OF certain OIL rc.s will ca;l,c II re-
lapse ; ,!:uS Professor Frederick, OF Wur.z
Theological studies brought Oh n state Of
profound mclanchulii, for 'thc cure Of which
he was moved to an asylum. lie became
conva!sccnt, and upon returning home his
i;thrrgavc .j;'c in honor of his recovery
Upon lcavin" the table, lie walked into
the garden and sam the asylum at Il dis
lance Instantly he became rivc.ted, rs it
were, 10 the grounl--!!s eyes fixed in the
distance. In vain they attempted to re
move him heat length darlcd towards
the house i'll u state OF mania, and sc;Ziuy a
lca'lcn vase which was near him, and a,!-
dressing; his father in an infuriatcd tone,
struck him on the head and killed him on the
spot. The imagination is often affected III
very extraordinary manner. Insane persons
have supposed themselves to be made of
glass and butter, and have taken cxtraordi-
nary pains prevent their being broken OK
melted. Everybody has probably read the
case oil the man reported in the Revue
i'ii;:ani1nc, who imagined himself to be a
teapot, and in o,lcr TO intimate The ham
die, curved one arm around his body, rcst-
ing his hand upon his lips while, to im-
tate tho spout, he held tic other extended
This attitude he persisted in retaining. The
granmarian Arthcmidorc, was so frighten-
cd at the sight Of a crocodile, that lie be-
came mad, and insisted That the animal
''a! eaten away his foot, and his left hand.
Joseph, where is Africa 2" "On the
map. sir" 81 mean, Joseph, OH what con-
tincnt, the Eastern or Western y "Well,
tho land of Africa is on the Eastern Cont.
.neDt, but the pcople all of ',n aro down
South" Now do tinSIAfricaa people live 2
"By drawing" '4By Nhwfngsswiat, wa.
tet?" 1+"No, sir, By drawing their breath. y
"Sit down, Ioscph." -
"Did any Of you ever see an elephants
skin e. asked tile master ofran. infant school
ina fast neighbJrliood ....Z..T,,.,5 - Z
II have ~ p'siiouteda six year old at the
foot Of tho class. 81 80 ~ &i25te'i p
Where ?" inquired old !. spectacses, a.
mused by his eafnestnesassA,
"Onethe elephant was prcply..e.-a.s.
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