The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1857-09-26

The Effects Of Fear.

! The Effects Of Fear.
DR. Batchelder in his work on Life, Mind and Mat
ter, gives the following illustrations Of the effect of fea
very strongly excited -
This passion may act incidentally in cases in which
the vessels are over-dstended, in inflammation &c
and there not wanting in the records of the profes
sion examples OF its efficacy, a remedial agent
gentleman afflicted with gout often cursed his foot anc
wished it at the devil In Of these paroxyisms
rage, terrible agitation aud comnotion occurred in the
chimney which began at the top and descended with
fghtful rapdity to the fireplace in the gentleman
room, which instantly filed with SCOT and dust, in
the midst OF which up rose imp Of dminutive size
who made the astounding that his master
was coming and would soon be there. The gentleman
mstaking him for little devil (who in fact only
little chimney sweeps boy that had been sent explore
the chimney and give information of the speedy advent
of his MASTER but who making false step in the dis
charge Of his mission, had fallen from the top to the bot
tom Of the aue and concluding that the old devil him
self had taken him ut bis word and fed The gou
informed left the gentleman quite as uuceremon
ousy as he had left the room.
| George Grochanzy, Polander, who had enlisted as
soldier in the service of the King of Prussia deserted
small party sent in pursuit of him, and when he
least expected it, they surprised him singing and dane
an inn and were making merry. This event, sudden
and unforeseen and At the time dreadful in its
consequences struck him in such Manner that giving
great cry, he became altogether stupid and nsensihle
and seized without the least resistance They car
ried him to Glogan, where he brought before
Gil of and received sentence deserer He suf-
ere himself to be led and disposed Of the will
those about him. without uterng word or giving the
least sign that be knew what had happened or would
happen to him During all the time that be was in GUS
ody. he neither eat drank nor slept nor had any
evacuation. Some Of his comrades sent to see
him after that be was visited by officers of the
corps, then by priests; but still continued in the
state without discovering the least sign of sensib
iy Promises, enteates and threateniugs we're equal
~ Intellectual The physicians who consulted upon
his Of opinion that he state of hope
less idocy. 1t first suspected that those appear
ances feigned but these suspicious necessarily
gave way when known that he took no susenance
and that the involuntary functions of were in
great suspended. After some me they knock.
ed off his feters and left him at his liberty 60 whittier
he would He received his liberty with the same in
sensibiity that he had shown upon other occasions
He remained fixed and immovable. His eyes turning
wildly here and there, without taking cognzance Of any
object and the muscles of his face fallen and fixed
like those of dead body. Being left to himself he
passed twenty days in this condition, without eating
drinking or having any evacuation and died the 20h
day. He had sometimes been heard fetch deep sighs
and once he rushed with great violence soldier who
had mug Of liquor in his hand forced it from him. and
vi VIII SIcdt edkcTucSS, IetClug Tue
mug drop to the ground The foregoing furnishes one
Of the most remarkable Of genuine fear and its
consequences record In this case of the Polander
relaxation followed the previous contraction of the
capillaries, consequently hope sprang up in his
bosom
Charles Gustavus King of Sweden, was besiegiug
Prague, when boor of most extraordinary visage de-
sired admance to his tent and being allowed entrance
offered by way of amusement to the King to devour
whole hog of one hundred weight in his presence The
old General Kouingsmare who stood by the Kings side,
and who soldier as he had not got rid Of the preu
dces Of his childhood limited his royal master that
the peasant ought to be burnt a sorcerer.
Sre, said the fellow, irritated at the remark if
your majesty will but make the old gentleman take off
bis sword and spurs, will eat him immediately, before
begin the hog General Koningsmare (who at the
head of body of Swedes, had just performed wonders
against the Ausrians, and who looked upon
Of the bravest Of the age could stand this pro-
posa especially as it accompanied by most hdeous
expansion Of the peasants frightfu jaws Without ut
tering word the veteran general turned suddenly
round ran out of the court, aud thought himself not
safe until be arrived at his quarters where he remained
hours locked up securely before be had got
fully rid Of the panic which had 50 severely affected
him