Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-07-24

The paper gives an account OF the
treatment of the case. In fifty-ninc days
the patient was abroad. On the third DAY
there was inflammation and some delirum !;
and during several weeks there was Occa-
sional dclirium for two weeks of the time
the patient lay in the stupid condition and
his death was expected and his grave
clotl 9 prepared. On the 25th Of Novem-
ber he went in close carriage thirty miles
to his home in Lebanon. The subsequent,
history Of the case is interesting. Gage
came back to Cavendish in April in fair
health and strength. having his tamping
iron with him, and he carried it with him
till the day of his death, twelve years af
ter. The effect of the injury appears to
have been the destruction of the equilil'ri-
um between his intellectual faculties and
the animal propensitics.
lie was now capricious, fitful. irrcvcr-
cnt, impatient of restraint. vascillating. a
youth in intellectual capacity and msnfes
tat;ons, man in physical system and pas
siOns. His recovery was complete, but
those who once knew him as d shrewd,
smart, energetic, persistent business man.
recognized the change in his character.
The balance OF his mind was gone. He
used to give his ncphews and nieces won
derfu accounts Of his hair-breadth escapes,
without foundation in fact, and conceived
great fonlness for pets.
He went to various places, being engag-
ed here and there; was year and "a hall
in charge Of horses at livery stable; WAS
exhibited at Barnum's Museum nsNew
York and in August, 1852, four years af-
ter his injury, lett New England forever,
aud went to Valparaiso, with man who
was going to establish u line of coaches.
Here he lived eight years. occasionally
driving a six horse coach, and enduring
many nardships. In 1858 his health began
to fail in l56D he had a long illness, the
nature uf which cannot now be ascertain
ed.
He now left Chill. and DR.. Harlow lost
all trace of him for some years, but finally
found out that the mother and sister wer,
in San Francisco. wrote to them. and as
ccrtaiDcd that Gage had gone there in 1860
worked with farmer at Santa Clara. ant
1861 was taken with eqleptlc fits; af
forwards he worked in several places; ant
finally in May. 1861. had succession y
fits which lasted "a couple Of days and car
ried him off.
There was no autopsy made. DR.. liar
low made overturcs for the possession q
the skull, on account of its scientific inter
est, aud the world at large is under ohlig;l
ti0ns to the relatives who were willing t.
surrender it for the uses Of medical sci
ence. 1t appears that TIE man could SCI
out of his left eye, though the lid was no
fully subject to the will and that he wa
troubled with uneasincss in the head,
DIR. Harlow. in the summing up of hi
valuable but interesting paper, presently
these views LIST, The Recovery is attribut
ed solely to the Wis vitae, -vis conscrvatriS
or if some like it, Wis medicatrix nature
In plain words he had good constitution
Cd. This case has been cited as one o
recovery; physically the recovery Wa
nearly or quite completed for the fou
years Immediately succeeding the injary
but ultimately the patient succumbed t
progressive disease of the brain. Mental
the recovery was only partial; there wa
| no de menlia intellectual operations wer
pcrfcctin kind, but not lii degree or qnan
tty.