Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17
Strange Hallaciaa,i ions.

naAAlC4aA ions
IuipIns mentions a painter Who verify
cehcved thai all the bones of his body we're
% soft and a~Nible that tLey might easily
be crushed together or folded ons within
another. Ike pieces ofpiiable wax A ia-
siianian hal patient Who insisted that be
~ss PerPetssily frozen. and would 81; be-
fore great Gre even IN dogdays. The doc
tor made him dress Of rough sbecpsk,r..
saturaied With aqua uts. and set hiua on
hre. He then said be vas quite warm.
rather too much 80. and vas cured.
GAlen and Asicenra make mention Of peo-
PIE who have fancicd themselves esrth~rn
pots. and therefore have carefully avoided
being touched Tor fear they should be brok.
en-. Then there j. the case Of the insane
~atchmsker mentioned by Pinel. Who in.
sisie'l that be had been gui.lotined. and
that another bead had afisr~ard. bv mis-.
take. been pat on his shoulders. instead Of
his o~n- 81 Look a. these teeth. - be- would
say' " mine were extremely handsoms-
these are decayed. AIy mouth vas sound
and beaiihy-this is foul How different
. the hsir from that Of nv own besd.-
Nh iiEslam. IN his work on insanity.
mentions a ease Of one Who insisted that be
had no mouth. and when compelled bv force
to swaiio~. declared that a wound had been
made in be throat. through which the food
bad been introduced. Benvenuto Cellini.
The celebrated Florentine artist. in his life.
saws that the governor Of the castle m which
The former was confined bad periodical
disorder Of this sort every year Be hal
some different whim. One time be copo.;v.
81 himself changed into a pitcher of oil:
another time be ihoaght himself fror. and
began 20 leap - sGcb another time. be i'm
Agined be wAs dead. and Il vas found nee
essary 10 bgmor his eoncea BY uakinr a
show of buying BIN.
Az length be thought himselfa bat. ard
"hen be- went TO take a yak BE- sometimes
made Just such a noise A. bats DO. b. Ike
wise used gestures With has hands and bodv.
a. i be rere going 20 iy.
Noses have bccn kuo~n 90 be particulsr-
ly troublesome 20 hyPoclondi iacs. one
mAn ianeied that bis nose vas % ludicrous
lsngih. and consequently kept backing of
a. his friends approached % bold a parlev
wIih him, fearing that be shouh pot their
eyes oct. It is sad that Frequently this
same delad'd possessor Of long uo.~
might have been seen gong along the street
guiding bis nose ~iib his hand 20 keen it
from breaking the shop windows.
a yoang nan had strong Imagination
ihai be ~ss dead. snd earnestly begged his
iriends % bury him They consented. by
The advice of the physician. lie was lad
upon q bier and carried spon the sbouiders
Of men % church. -h-n some pleasant fgl-
io~. % 20 tbs business. met ihe procession
ard inquired vho it ~as; hey ansrered
o. Ani q very good JOB ia - saii one Of
them. 90 for the World is weil rid ofa verv
bad character. Which the galiows u.ust have
had in due course The yoang nan nov
lying dead bearing this. popprd be bead up
ana sail fbcy oagti % De- ashamed of them
selves ia fhus trsl1cinr his fair fame. s.I
h he scrc alive b. souid thra.h then Or
their insoience IIis excited temper couId
no longer bear %; up BE- ismps. tbey run.
hr sfer tbem. until he ieii down qlne ex-
haus'ed. De vas pot % bci tbs violent
sSeriion b. had gore fhrough promoted
pcrpirafon. and he got ucn
Troi~ssor s'fiinan. ~ his diary. s7est.
of sis'i BE- male % saratoga IN 1927. Il
vts ratber in oonirast 18th the Sarafors q
our iimrs. He ssys 4" We mounted our
horsss one day and rode seven or sieft
mi.es ihro1gh the pine forest. 18th Be- d..
Hghdul fragrnnce. and arrived af place
siere tbey said there we're soms mineral
springs There vas nos even village.
Bot only two or three iog bouses rsndiag
among thc pine trees. The people ucre
cisil. and prov ided hay ior our borscs. and
bacou aud eggs for ourselves. They pilot
ID 10 into q morass shere nature vas on
sabisei. and stepping cautiously from bog
to bog. ve soon arrived at spring uhich
thsy called tbe Congress Spring. vhicb
tasted a. q does nosT