, 1869-05-21

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IssS a $780, e e a aa1s9 aa g. des e a.7s toa 6
thEm h hzs been a. one dead md buried How
many chan4sa h4Te saken place i1 the world 1tnee
catI How tae little hamlet ne91nS upon tho bay
In EEuxn 20 great bussitu1 e.fJ Rnca be came
hae, and -, too, While he Nss deha.rcd from
decies taas e1eiJ day fof ten yeara ID has prayed
hss not been ansvcTed. Ne siiIi HIes, nd nay
upon @ slender tarcad. jet t msy oa iar 8 stronger
than that Of him who wr1tes these lines, although
the writer appe4fs to be the embodiment Of good
hen1th.
Amongst the patients IN the female warIs s
gtaI-hatIed, xea1en-faeed neSrs, apparently
very nged- She 4 ldlouc, aud Thca Alons she Mtx
In stopping poss11e, enattertng awsy IKE IN
anpy chtmp1nxet, but the moment my gnanRer
enEeIs the room she bounds aNA{ with tie agility
On e Win Increased seaemenoa Nonans: u
mown Of her suteredeota II u ou1y Known shxS
: for years abe haA been u he hospital md aims
:1o1se, and snas aha win probably remain nefe
pntu she dieA
CASE or nxPHAxrIisr,
One Of the Hozt cul1ous and interesting cases,
OF Chtnese woman AFFECTED with elephanttssis-
She has teen An inmate foF nearly THREE years,
and now presents most htdeuus appearance
frequent in goxsh AmcEfcA md tn al uuma, co1n-
trtes II Is but seom seen IN the Uutzsd States or
Northern Eufopa : The cause1 Of tho disease ap-
1lthough several w1.sera have endcsFu7cd to &c
connt for It. but without success, as tzr we are
acquainted With. medical literatnre Tho disease
TONS. the patient experiencing ngus, Or ea,us,
With nausea, hfad1che nnf intense fev9r< followed
o.. attended bg hcute aud burning pain. ex-
sequently tense, knotted md bard cord, vcEy
painful TO the toach, may Le raced to enlarged
RtandA In various parts Of The oedy. The surface
t11pnz.aon, Intended BY q burning aud sQartfug
sensation, and By great tunefacttn. the ceunlT
tasue being implicated as well - tEe skin, which
symptoms 81 az Diminished IN the course of lew
days, and, with tho exception Of the ttIne!hcuon.
disappear for short time, but they fetafn again
lear1ng the surface more t1me1ed aud ha1d After
each Of tnesc seizures the restness Of the sarfae
md particularly that In the course Of the absorb-
regular, alterrd in color, sometimes nssured Or
cracked, hAfl and elastic, pressure learinK no In
presaions alter it. The cutaneous surface ts occa-
blue Of lsid-in the prscnt instance Or rne lsitcs
color-cauAtng the poor aolsetai wretch 10 ptcseu:
a mott h!deous appearance.
DE- ecCnpIH NDNTIrBKD.
The mMc and female media, who mike bosI-
ness Or pleasure Of holding consultations with lis
embodied tpt1tts for those who are not similarly
glimpse e5ond nc vcl," ns1e soune cuitoaa az
penencez oee&.iona1y, and sn.set ROW s,,d then
vefJ eccentric clients. Thefe u = n.ed!un Of The
Howard st1eet. To her tness cane, Inspired oy
tas 9nisetsai NJ ensosHy no TefsFsnd T divine, ~ ns:
determination 10 exposa this huM11ia and de-
stroy, as Paul I'D u old a. Ephesus, the
g%asse, g.D1.s 'na e sass s,a9'u%+15s Of .Hp wse
preparations we're made The little; psatn, lao
que7ed table vas placed E pos:tiony ana .he sns.
segs y e ss Tse lss I'd
not seem much discompossd BY tbs eanettttci ap.
pca12nce Of the gentleman, nor did Ter ncrres
inx her . fasaiia1s'' IN what waa.to her m IN.
known aagnage She had condolences N he1
@aplrttA" The questions were put In At1,do
e snss ssf,Das s' aans IT, ns eser aSs a. seSo eS
lGs was a1rtns his learning admirably, and
NJ be Thought 10 the comn!eic discomnt
o5s o. Tss poos l''s nsrx mm sn na hus t, y
guaee in whieh the questions we're put, full and
most sns*es Tas sas
and unnoSet. with etrAJ sunbeam from ihe par
italy cu1tanel window ginning IN her Itch hlnndt
Tnc divine t,tez3 her powes again and again, m
til his mind wa1 In G&tc Of sad baWtde1Uenr
and he WIS la4n to acknowledge 70 himself, tha
he had EKnafly tailed In his attempted exposure
lie rose to1eaye. Bat te could not sEetreat wish
out = parting word. ,.....,...,-.-.->
"Ahdame,'' said he, turning to the medium; wnt
had risen with him, aud Has standing denurtly b,
his side: MADAME, your art u from the devil
ahan1om 1t for the sAfe Of humanity, aod fdr you
own peace Of mind
hitherto quiet med1uu1-&hc Light th8s ahines whel
rae temper IS rou2ed. ..'.-
.Doc1or," sad sbe, In cain but decided tones
.tyou, presume, are minister OF some chutel
In tnta city. and you mafe living By the Practice
Of your prufentou. l simply DO tho azme tntngh,
the e1crcse OF my peculiar gilt. 1t may be right
or uay be EroFR; 90 not PRESUME 70 a1gnt
that point. Let Il rrst- Dat I may Say this: Il
you zs1ett tha eisr u from the Father OF Evil
does It not follow, from the promptness and cor
rcc3ness With which your aasweEs came, that Jou
friends must hare rcry ne1E relation To tha
much. abused fndivbtpal7" .
This waa too much for- the doctor. lie wai
hcatsn 1t all points With mntterrd Goot
dar." be passed out into the street, and the nc
dlrtn 11w hiW no more.
Arr We wrong In suprosirg that the util
zoIden-haired isdy hsd quiet laugh 70 herself
! After shts remarkable tnttrylaw was oveT:
TN CRELLY.