Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-10
a 0arMnge Cnsc-A Girl Rigid
MMd unsensible for Seven
Weeks.

DIR. Reynslc, Of GAINESVILLE, makes a de>
tailed statement in the GAINESVILLE IN. ~
Express of the case of little girl. daughter
OF Mr. Robinson, aged about ten years. The
Doctor was called upon the 9Th OF March to
attend upon the chlld, and found her in a
strange condition. She had complained OF
slight headache for q day or tao, and was
seized after dinner with sort Of u lit, her
muscles becoming stiff rs q board. Her
jaws were firmly locked, the abdomins l
muscles hard, the toes drawn to the bottoms
OF tho feet, the fingers tightly cenched and
drawn into the palms of the hands, and the
entire form 30 rigid that she could be raised
on end by the head or fee. like stick. At
the same time her fore>arms were revolving
round each other with rapility that no
well person could initiate. The strange mo
ton continued for about half . day. Her
respiration and the circulation Of tho blood
continued normal. In this strange condi-
ton she continued about seven weeks with
out taking particle OF nourishment, not.
withstandiDg every effort was made to in
troduce food in a liquid form through an
opening made by extracting . tooth, q by
injections. The only remedial agent that
could soften shc muscles Was chloroform.
and that the effect Of an application lasted
only for or Eve minutes. A lnimont CON-
posed Of chloroform, Ammonia, camphor and
turpsntins was finally iesorted to, and the
entire akin made red With friction, the use
Of which, after . few days, seemed to relax
the muscular rigidity, and she At last be-
came able to make signs for food. About
seven days after she opened her eyes, she
.:ssovsssd the full uss Of her faculties. and
Is now - we'll - ever.
UaafsrA 0yese0 - weights and
Mo0DORoo,
Another preparatory conference 70 discuss
The international system Of weights, meas
urss end nonsy, wss held IL Paris % the
10Th instant Mn. Bsandillsn, Leon Levi,
and Peligot we're present, besides others
lately addsd 10 the liss of the committee.
Leone Levi, representing both the metric
committee Of the association loe The advance
ment OF science, and the international asso>
ciation for obtaining one uniform system Of
measures, weights and coins, and who was
named for the imperial commission. drew mn
. note which was accepted O. the bas,e Of
conference. Severn! resolutions were PASS
ed. and concentrations were opened with
thirty or forty countries. Three sub com
mistees were named-sne for weights and
measures, (mass and capacity, second Tor
time and space, and athiri for moncy.-
They ara to prepare . report and pro
gramme for general International meeting.
which is TO assemble in Paris on the 10Th Of !
Juno. and Sit from dav 70 day till it has fin
lshed its work, in order to be ready for the
LIST Of July.
A Paris letter reports that "Franee ia
working very hard TO persuade other nations
. join the monetary convsntion whish now
.xists between France. Italy, Belgium,
switzerland aud the pope. Both Epelan
IND md America have been Consulted, md nci-
sner seems 70 b very aretss to ~ union.
.ns'snd is studying the question, and the
an'ef'can Commissioners. ~. Rug.lss, whp
mas bsen Consulted on the subject, wishes
20 refer home les fupthSs lns(fuct,oas. n.
W GLOW ski ard N. Michael Ohev,ljss. tvo
great authorities, aiasr IN the point Of .
liked standssd.~
REmsDiss ron Snus II wnnAr.-A. Yick. I
EFT, Winnsbago Co. Wis, writes ~ that in
his experiscce OF twenty ysars q . wheat |
grower, be has mot found brine Of any use |
70 prevent smut In wheat itis good TO take |
out oats, and light grain and other snbstan.
ccs, and perhaps facilitates The growth Of |
wheat The remedies have found for smut |
are ley lime, and vitroil Ashes snswes
when siftsd on the SEED while il 4 encist- |
The wheat viii not hurt II il remain some |
hours after being coa1ed with either 81 thsss |
substances y. before bsing sovn." l. +. VIII
n.@s' arey, Pa, soaks bic see0 IN etsonR /
onnes sAen sifts ever Il slaksa line - pats |
: ~ &c IN : bog aaA lsts i slaa4 : day