The New York herald., 1870-04-26

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tion OF the brain commences when more blood s at
tracted 70 the brain than is healthy. tee.
q And when connel With the av1ences az change
ol character and eccentcites Of the indvidua-sup.
posing such exists-is 1t or Ii 1t not evidence Oh
Witness was shown some colored plates, which he
recognized as correct diagrams and drawings oi the
o what are ihc proiac csnscs OF cerebral conges-
A. liberation ~ me 9naiy o. .nS pno4u Srt ps ~
most prolific instances are excessive mental emotion
anu anxiety; for Instance, watcn 2 man auring
q s s ae M an
!nent taxes place In his BRAIN ano IL Lna. oxcheehs
Is continued becomes excessive. withonta period
OF repose Intervening 1t becomes congestion VI thc
| BRAIN = 'N" rNtf
q. understood you to say that in your examina-
difference in the size Of the vessels anu The color oi
| tie veinsS A. Yes. m ~.
paifnent OF cong eesiion OF the brainS a Yes; there
IL always pain Of the head In front or on The top or
behind or following some particular nerve or deep
seated pain in the eye, often complained Of as neu
q In cases or congestion Of the brain, when salts
| fed of its existence do you or not find the person
suffering from Illusion, delusion or hallucinaton' A.
| Yes.
| o. with reference to the use OF morphine In dis
I eases Of the brain how large dose do you admin
isers A. 1t varies in the nature OF the case; have
known, IN cases OF congestion OF the brain, three
| Q. What is the ordinary dose OF morphine' A.
| From one sixth TO "a half grain.
q. Did understand you TO say that insanity il the
| result OF disease Of the brain2 A. Yes.
| q. What are the modes OF determining the ex-
istence OF insanity A. The methods OF determining
insanity are similar to those used In determining the
existence OF any other disease OF the brain; there
are two classes OF signs-the general signs OF the
skin; sensibiity to tho touch the eye the ear; the
sepsibiIlty 10 touch IL in cases increased in
Others diminished, and In others perverted; In ccr
tam kinds OF mania man magihes he rs made Of
glass, that he Is a dead body and has ceased ~
ist; man loses all sense OF his own personal
| identity.
| z. What is the sensibity 10 painf A. The sense
or pain may be Increased or diminished according 10
The phase OF the haucinaton, and the sense may be
entirely perverted; when perverted men will volun-
tarily prick themselves with pins and needles, and
I women have been known 10 run hatrpins all over
q. With regard TO sight what Ia your observa,ions
A. The sight becomes exaggerated or dimlnished
than those In normal condition; Then, again, they
are sometimes unable 70 recognize their friends; they
VIII see only half an object and again they will soc
an object double.
Q, Then this perversiOn of the sight frequently
creates illusion aud haliucnations in these casesf
A. Yes; congestion OF the brain is the most frequent
| cause OF these tailucinatiOns.
O. What eject has the disease OF the brain on the
sense Of hearngf A. That also may be exaggerated
painful; the patient cannot listen even TO the voice
oi a friend; he win mu!ie out the sonnds-wi hide
| his head; the slightest sound becomes necessarily
panful on the other hand the sense OF hearing may
he diminished and the patient cannot hear mis- friend
talk; he becomes deaf but he will hear ali kinds Of
strange Sounds the ticking OF watch, the falling Of
waters the ticking Of the death watch and other hal
lucinatiOns. hi st4HN .hr gif
| Q. Did you make any examination as to the sense
Of taste under those conditions A. We do not usually
! do that, as enough can always be determined by the
eye and and the touch Of the skim the sense OF
taste, however, like the other senses, becomes per-
get the idea that they are going " starye
and unatics Will starve themselves TO death be-
1 cause the taste Is perverted G. 1
| q With regard 10 the muscular power. A. That
also may De exaggerated or petverted; w9en IN exag.
there will be twches OF the side Of the face and or
the lips, oscillation OF the eye, &c.
l Ic fha tuall tan nf nnp a nn1p A
Yes, they will go on III peculiar manne,; the walk
Itself may not be affected, but they will be unable To
sometimes III their walk present the appearance Of
| drunken man, and they will have all the appearance
that alcohol produces; sometimes they can stand an
immense amount Of fatigue and at other times they
| are easily exhausted.
q What is the Jesuit Of this over-exercise of mus
cuar powers does 1t increase diminish The disease
| A. II increases the disease.
q. Have you observed the eject of this disease on
mental phenomendn quite frequently mistakes words
and Ia reading they cannot keep the sense OF the
Words before them; ey VIII snip es ana coSSand ~
they reading; there will also be an incoherency
Of speech and an inability to x the attention 10 any
particular train OF thought and loss OF will To apply
10 any particular subject; the persons diseased will
sometimes become SO preoccupied that they viii for
get the ordinary decences Of ilewill give uterance
to incoherent things; will talk to themselves and
| address inanimate Objects
{. What about propensity Tor repetition OF the
same subjectP A. They viii forget what they have
been just talking about and they VIII re a. over and
again the same conversation dwell constantly
| o. Have you ever observed any change In the
character OF the writing OF those peisons9 A. Yes;
have seen letters from Del suffering from con-
| gestion Of the brain just as inc0hereRt their
| speech; there Will be observed the same misuse Of
| terms.
| o. What about their ability to sleep and the phe-
noinena Of their dreamsY A. One prominent sign OF
| the diseased brain IL that the patient is unable to
| sleep and cannot get the due amount Of sleep; II
they do sleep they wake up with start and their
dreams unpleasant, sure indication or disorder
Of the brain; sleep is almost impossible without the
! o. How long can man live without sleepy A.
There is one case on the authority OF missionary,
who states that Chinaman was condemned to death
by being deprived Of sleep; he lived nineteen days.
but the eighth day he implorcd his execuoners to
put. him to death In any conceivable way
sooner soon than than continue to live on without without
sleep; he died on the nineteenth day; in
the e back @ eye %
quite in the right line, and Is 80 peculiar az to attract
attention; Mr.: Marst's description Of the prisoners
eye corresponds closely with this state: accelera.
ton OF the pulse without disease OF the heart is
symptom Of disease in the brain; In those suffering
from this disease there is general change OF
ter; aprudent man may become spendthrift care
fui man careless one; the individual isusuaiy either
unduy excited or depressed, each alternately;
| there Is generally loss OF memory and failure or
| the judgment and vacilating will; there will often
be hallucinaons at the rst which will lead to de-
descendant TO the same disease; there are other
diseases which hereditary, but especially in the
| nervous diseases deSceludutS OI tnOSc uuecteu
more liable to them; this may appear after the inter
| mission of generation; where 1t appears in col
lateral relative as In cousin, without any apparent
cause, there Is strong presumptive evidence that it
came from al ancestor
O. Have you been present in court during this trial
and heard all the evidence given on the part of the
defeuceS A. have.
Taxing into consideration the defendants tempera-
ment and age the belief that his wife had been per-
suaded 10 go on the stage Is the first step towards
throwing of her allegiance to hm the belief that his
wife had yielded TO the persuasi0ns with that view;
the belief that his wife had abscOnded from him under
the persuas0ns Of the deceased and others I'm his in
terest with the understanding that the deceased
to maintain her and keep possession Of his children
and prevent his recovering the possession Of them
| and assist her IN procuring divorce in another
State and eventually marry her; the belief that
his wife and the deceased were determined not only
to annul the martial relations but through their sub
sequent marriage TO annthilate his parental relations
ALSO by making the deceased the step-father Of his
childrenboth or one Of them; the belief that hs
wife became a party to this programme from the
start, owing TO the influence OF parties advising her
to H. though disinterested, when they were really
In the service Of the deceased and helping
out HIS Intentions, and TO divorce the de-