, 1869-10-20
Tho True Story OF Napoicon's Sick
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H1yis tStp:. - Correspondence ~ TIC .St,s Ttft


The telegraph announced lately that III. En-
petot Ind taken rarrsaRc tide 4od bad 1rtea Ut
the taces ia the Bo!s de Boaiegne. The imperial
wcad fau tase me lie pubic Ssl,sse ;na; ,as @ lea:sa M
Of Sapoieon 's courletei5 fe-es;ab1tbe,l: but the
ytFy e1aeeeraifon ot inelr expression Of triumph
rEseals their featA. The friends OF TIC Empire
tnnr well tIas these pt ssoual exblhl,tous oi Inc
EmEespr arc 10 be Attributed rather TO Ell en-
t!Ets1S RESOLUTION Rather thaa real copTaesce1ce.
Tte se,.'ea! description ot his discase, puht,hei
~ the fef-! G: palls. cftFooorates tals Op:Iton-
uis analtE1d Il tic Wofk Of . Distinguished
Tar!tlan tAts'c!1u. who has skilfullJ greuped tne
scattered cesails, AID by keIentldc defiuct,a has
tIcc. tnsd u introducing diagn0sts the truth uf
Nhsch las startled SID pspfuuLdi5 affected Ias-
fettaists.
Tbe mother Of Napoleon I'll, 11or:euse dc Beau-
Earua1s, died ct m Internal C1ceE, and ff1tn be
tie Es pe7nr Received this sad heritage. She ~as
u y i}nrhaIco-neffoas temperament, nn'a 1t Is
Ntn llu~ d skHt thll ttH pera1lcr. ttcU1les The
source al s+ltnua ualaults, especially when ex.
cessts Of VARIOUS ktHts have IN the COURSE Of life
eLietbtd the cunstitutor. The rhyecat suffer-
II g. u The Emperor date from an early tr.r!oi.
tttfe :hc ee':p 1tt1t =! q fheJ had assuued az
TITS. HuTe ar lrss slolerf, OF tc'si'cat peufalct2
nhnte osigiu was a,srihuss1, not without cl1st,
10 lfstfa:ion Of The EpiHe. R1mora circulated
stes!. q Price Lo1,s, ttnt these ATTACKS EAsss-
fek;ed themselves eOtnetftEeS in manner to
cause The greatest nnesatneGs, ieayt1X 4 sca-
retutt. Af.tr 1ne norr Feat these ;od,cauons
became t,lli ore ba.u,ul, au,, 10 1851, o1
IKE otcaio. ct the visit Of S8po!.on to Ii: GsauA
ctttd y resie~, ne Was se4ze.1 wIh q E+Gra1HIc
alfaek hirn rendered imkJ+s!ble the lclst uIurt-
ns:t u Il, lluase, ata "o.I htce.,1.t Aase s
f7eSetttf Bis otrtcrntce at the Tevisw- Mt
*tskiER II ditturt' ary one Ia the pafaee nor 20
ni'- The rcslew, not esen desiring 10 1ofo1n his
ai:eIlahts Vi hs sutctsc.s. 'c detessn'1t! IL n
nose {Ee.u aIth0ut cxtfA1eN3s htlE. A1a!nst
tt, Sc attacks be had of.en ea'plu5eti With nc
tsee hs,t,i and futnn1 e:sasef!zattoa alont:
she lbt tf 1lie at.f cted Ierye. lie DOVE rrepstel
wax caEI.e, AID ai's!le1 TIC Lutnlrs natne al
airing n. St f't:ac ues,c, .saripg himself ~ III
'.e tIa: at sftts3l p.aces tue eah wus patEf1llS
81, ani The lezs dsf, nots!ta.
ssaf eng the pao from The burns, be
u -t!tef LIS horse sud took Fl1t IN the Ecete~.
szsl cit e Ten t',tts n.ttJ, produced Lu longer
atty tErc: Thstr action fatle.l before ii. tosce
AKA lsostess nf the na'a,1y. Then hydFopate1
.Gn.e tn e. AMI detlyereA The patient from .lys.
isrstl Rksch hal cone 70 compIcz1c AFFAIR."
ii.l> 1ea!Ise RaGd healtn continued up to 195o
Cll:! then no sppEcciable trace Ut disease rcs
sealrd ltsc:1 IN ,ie Eeni,> urinary orxanA beyond
ite Iac: tha; ihty we're lorpd and Required souar.
times to te n:':scially exci:ed. Bat,n 1880 new
ss 4 81 81 no aae IN
81, lats fralr1 the Geyelopnent OF diabeses
nthetr. tts t1oDe Or The gravel. Al ths staEB tht
tsast1sous sufferer vss rent 10 drink tho wAtest o
F:cA5. 4 ~rrtous retsn1ion Of urine hero setzed
lin. tEt tucctm;ed to u1Eerous oEern!ionA Fio
ELI Ee1NttrhaEtE nGa111 14Hay6 ftfoEA these oi.
| erastobs. End EailfeRt themselves often eEeE
RfhLnt apparent E1rse- Tnese attAck- greatly
| enfeth!rd the EmpesutA constitution: the opssn.
| fsoEs were eonettne es followed b7 aJnc1pe, aus
nrrth1af fesc1 declared itself anh FAVE w.J only
| utlief AIsenie&l uensEeAt At shis lnoasent fts
rett ni.cu sp3 ears fu be u1ed tho c1:heFcf II fro
q1-u1t3 uere**arJ, and an uf>utAte ritep!eASae;t
o:stn sEant'es nc rst,tas. *t1a oeeasiona: palnt
a1fsCks Of hiccnnnhtpG.
-.:'tE sesseas examination ot The dtyers&
mantle sta't 'tnus Of tie EmpcroFA d.sease, yea d
trErcc haze rejected the !dea Of auY Pneumatic
Nh. cttop, and hare ssteed that TIE mal1dJ Il
tsst. Lsssa q tbe rEps,re.e Eand AID Fa:tcos'
81 ea't,R or fungus Of the b'sader. This tlsor1e
tnsy SLOWS l,ket al intervals, increases wt1n a.e
! arc Is aErrAsasei By norA ard at1nosphc,!
| eastee. Tht conseqnence> Of the disease are rer
| Eruve, thus: nN alaeARes Of the Een1:p-uTtraE
! p7rnuB-,he. ttope pcIhlpa e1cepted-at; aek III
brain: that Il 10 sat, thcr Roect ii. ud.a1 and III
| te1sectaaf farrt!es. The temper Of the patacn
oas: u,en and things appear nndes ssn1stc
| stpecs; the will becomes weax4 md u subject t
.she most conuadlcto,y chan:es:
| prnlec. formed IL !m1etiaselY ahandune
lt,r smother not any more durable; dsctsion I
bard. ever t5na'ly and frnrt!y made; the5e AZ
eo.doess, a tesef'sa irritation taxes tie Place
| ealu'Ee=7, the real fTopof1tous II obtee;a IN
est his trt exaggerated, md one 1s always fetd
| TO employ acatsss rrtd tne lnYce Eecess1rJ I
| utrtet N oal. Whec = man has been a11!cte
eight yrnss hy fEDGus Of the btsdder, who's
| ht. daJs ATE nuIbefed. After eight 1ekt4 Of trea
| Uelt, the disease, aRfrasated hy age, 1s noth!n
ncGt fhan srs1es p' relapses. each one mo.e ser
! m,s th1n the lar. and OF fpsernlse1ous Of c3or.
| lskct ice, each rye esz ard less rcas4ur!rS, HI
| hcur w1ll ccue. Lot perhaps toElorfow, bus In
I t1.tYt n mi