Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-03-01
"A Young Lady in Y ars Trance
-Four Months Without Moviug. Sleep
Ing Eating or Drinking-Extraordi
ry Effect Of Physical Injuries
From The n. Y. Evening Gazette, Feb. 81
In the city of Brooklyn has long resided a

- 'iie SAss VI Di"ohish mas long rescued
highly respectable family, well known for
their social position, which if il were not Of
wealth, is tLat Of competence. -----.----, a
daughter Of a widowed mother, young lady
whose amlabe qualities have always cndear>
ed her to her companions ard friends. and
now at the age Of twenty, she has become ono
of the moss remarkable invalids that have ex>
cited tie medical faculty. About Il year ago
time suffered severely from the injuries thus
received. Her case, however. az that time.
called for no more than tie ordinary atten-
tion due 10 one vi hose nervous and physicaI
system Lad become shocked by a sudden and
unexpected fall. subsequently another in
jury was sustained by The unfortunate Young
lady, whose case is now bout 10 command Il ]
attention of the entire world of physica. and
mentl Il science.
Inc second injury received by tie young
lady was caused by having her skirt caught hy
a street car, through which misfortune she
was dragged considerable di tance The
nature Of the injuries received have not been
fully determined but it is conieetared that
some injury vas sustained at the base of the
brain, or to the spinal column. Tie patient
was removed TO her bed, where she has re-
maned now aheut twelve months. undoubted-
y great sufferer, but yet loosing nothing OF
her youthful color and beauty
HER APPEARANCE
She reelines on her righ, side. Her hight
hand res's under the right ear. lie forefnger
ana thumb of this hand can be moved AT viii.
The left hand ligdly adheres to the palm
and Is vet OF use in the various enp'nyments
Of the invalid. Her lower limbs are serous>
ly intertwisted. The eyes are closed and the
teeth firmly set. so that food or dr nix cannot
he conveyed TO i e palate The face of the
body has all the app .arance of complete
health. and rather increases in beauty, not.
willstanding the very remarkable disease, or
combination Of diseases. which asiiicts the
patient.
The other phenomena are still more remar-
ka5!c since they show that the mind, though
deprived the ordinary senses, is Just as ac
tive, the feelings just as fresh, warm and
playful IS when the invalid was in the enjoy
ment of perfect health. Though without the
use Of her mouth eyes or teeth-though she
neither eats or drinks, nor sleeps for weeks
together. yet she lives cheerfuia and is eompara-
lively happy.
is he problem fer science TO solve For four
months preceding las, September she had not
tasted food of any kind aud not slept Since
then experiments have been made to feed her
as she has veyel message occasionally
in these words: Il feel hungry Food, how>
ever, when forced upon her seems to produce
usn;e and catalepsy, and for twenty days 10
gether she has remained in trance.
Occasionally the patient is affected by spasms
~ these times the right hand is thrown ri :
idly out the leg unwiIds, and a convulsien
takes place; but soon the limbs fly back, like
springs, to tn ir wonted places, aud the mind
- the sufferer becomes cheerful again. In
periods of cataepsy other phenomena present
themselves. Among these is the general re-
gdity Of the body, that is like marble. and
size then may be placed upon the extremity
Of the soes and remain there immovahlc-
These, however, are the exceptions to the gen
eral condition Of The patient. who is remark-
able for qualities still more interesting.
She writes to her friends and schoel-mates
warm and aft ctiona,e letters. but she does
This With her left hand. Grasping The pen
with the four fngers-not using the thumb
she places the little finger parallel with the
slate or paper, and usually in beautiful
Italian back hand conveys what she has 10
communicate. While writing she docs no: use
her eyes. The lids are closed.
HOW SHE READS
is another marvel When book is given her
she holds i, but I is kopt closed aud she soon
becomes entirely cognizant of its conteuts.-
thus it Is with letters. She reads them en-.
tirely by clairvoyance, and settles that dis>
ute problem bcyoad any doubt. II will bc
naturally asked if she can see everything in
the room, since she thus perccives what is
near her. This question is q difficult one to
settle, although the facts seem 10 establish .
negative. Recently very venerable phvs-
iean, prompted by curiosity, called to see her.
On pairoaiz,ns her with many kind words