Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-09-28
THE BLOODY SWEAT.

He discusses the 4" Bloody Sweat" and
!. The piercing Of The heart" The Nsib
odfst Quarterly Rsrissg, in reviewing the
work, furnishes some historical illusira-
tions of the bloody sweat:
First, in relation TO the Moody saesat
ss one of the corporeal effects of intense
emotion. The author, in brief, gives the
rationale Of this phenomenon; and then
cites a number Of cases in which il has
actually occurred:
q Perspiration, both sensible and in
sensible, takes place from the mouths Of
small regularly organized tubes which
perforate the skin in all parts of the body.
terminating in blind extremities internal
ly, and by innumerable oriiees on the
outer surface. These tubes are sur
rounded by network of minute vessels /;
penetrated by the ultimate ramifeations
of arteriea which, according to the force
of the local circulation, depending chief
ly on that of the heart, discharge either
the watery parts of the blood in the state
of vapor, its grosser ingredients in the
form of giutinous liquid, or, in extreme
cases, the entire blood itself. The influ-
ence of the invigorating passions, more
especially in exciting an increased flow oi
blood to the skin, is familliarly illustrated
by the process of blushing, either from
shame or anger, for during this state the
heart beats strongly, the surface OF the
body becomes hot and red, and, If ths
emotion is very powerful, breaks ont inic
warm and copious perspiration, the frs
step toward bloody sweat" (Physica
Cause, PIP. 85, Sc.
The following instances of didpedesfs
or sweating Of blood, show that the au
thor's philosophy is not without its accom-
panying facts. The breyity required o
us will permit only condensed statemen
of few of the instances cited by him
An Italian officer, in 1862, threatened
with a public execution, "was 50 agitate.
at the prospect of an ignominious deail
that he sweated blood from every par
OF his body"
A young Florentine. unjustly ordere
to be put to death by Pope Sixtus V
when led to execution, through exces
: of grief was observed to shed blood
: tears, and to discharge blood instead {
, sweat from his whole body; cireuu
, stance which many regarded as cer,ai
. proof that nature condemned the sevel
, ity of a sentence so cruelty hastened, an
: invoked vengenee against the magistrai
himself, as therein guilty of murder"
In the Ephemerides, Il is stated tbs
j a young boy, having taken part IN
) crime for which two Of his elder bro,l
ers were hanged, was exposed to publ
view under the gallows on which the
: we're executed, and was there observe
2 to sweat blood from his whole body
+; Maldonato mentions "a robust an
! healthy man at Paris, who, on heariu
sentence Of death passed upon him, Wa
: covered with bloody sweat"
E Other instances OF the same kind ais
! are on record. Schenck gives the cas-
!, of q a nun who fell into the hands
|, soldiers; and on seeing herself encon
e passed with swords and daggers, threa
n ening instant death, was 50 terrified ar
i agitated that she discharged blood frol
e every part of her body, and died of hen
o-rhage in the sight OF her assaiIants
The case Of a sailor is also given, wi
80 was so alarmed bya storm that throug
fear he fell down, and his face sweat'
blood, which, during the whole eoniin
ance Of the storm, returned ike ordinal
sweat" Catherine Merlin, Of Chambar
. at the age Of forty six, being strong ar
/, hale, received kick from a bslloek
4, the pit Of the stomach, which was (
= lowed by vomiting blood. This hayil
RI been suddenly stopped BY her medic
:, attendants, the blood made It's way throul
the pores Of various parts Of her bod
= the discharge recurring twice in tweni
!, four hours. Il was preceded by
\ prickly sensation, and pressure On {
skin would accelerate the flow and
!, crease the quantity Of blood. The III
70 ieo- chirugieal Resieg, for 0ct., lS'
: gives the case Of 3 female subject to b
i terra, who, when the hysteric paEoxy
At was prolonged, was also subject to
h bloody perspiraiion. And 10 this e
!. she continued, 81 different times, to be
es fected wifh il for three months, when
~ gave way 70 local bleeding, and oil
cd strong reyalsive measures
ma Bot the ease Of tbs wreseaed ChaG
ch TX. Of Ffasee is oae ef the most assik
Of that has vet occurred. TIE aeeoanl