The New York herald., 1870-04-27

pearance no was exctabe; his pulse was about
ninety; did not examine Tor CONGESTION.
Y. Al r this exam nlti0n, did you conclude tins
man was insanes A. did not predicate aa opnioni
q had found sufficient evislences Of insanity
should, OF course. nave predicatet an opinion; no
TAXED Freely even volaby and conerentiy; dlscos-
Redirect counted his pulse by the watch; 1t was
w; did not 80 10 make any examination: tne
sonr a, g OF the conversation was sucn as might or
nsht iol elicit evidences OF in-anlty; did not pur-
poss TO make an exhaustive examination; IA homi-
~, ~, naaa he patent usually conceas nls propen-
ivy, on IN re are iunatics with homctia tender-
| sepa at.
Testimony Of Dr. william A. Hammond.
Dr. Hammond examined by Mr. Gerry--I reside q
new YORK, and was Surgeon General III the army Ok
| detailed the professional offices he held.) have
devoted me last i've all the study OF diseases
ot me iand; have written books this specially;
am now an editor OF a journal on this subject;
know ne prisoner; ! saw him in March, 1870; was
Rim two loars; my examination was entirely OF
pm sooltt al Gu iractcr; found his mead large and
dlited and one was quite arge; submitted hm 10 an
| Jhthafmic examinations; conceal, rom him from
were symptoIils thar indicated great emoiionai dis.
| ete; saw him again ON The 10th OF March; there
cres Ell excifabilny or manner; he compalned comp al M
| OF wakefulness and noise In his head;
On a ah ae saaaen ,G yune nonea Mr.
name and the pulse beat sld My from loa 10 ia IN
minutes l was with him for about an hour on me me
| 18Th March: at this time he was again excited Aud
began at once 10 ialk about his troubles, his pu.se
varied iromlO4 10 ia; on ha. occasion showed MN
three PHI ltog aphs oi his wie; suddenly produced
% what wa, the erert OF their produ tlons A.
he looked very much stunned and ar led at con-
diiion lasted Tor aboat aiteen Sc oi.ds ne lnea %.
| came very much excited aid took the photographs
oul OF my hand; he wept proiuseiy and lecame
| quite angry with me, ana ASKED me why bro GIT
| tlose things down; had very considerable din.
| Guilty in getting hm quiet this was on the 10Th OF
| Ma ch; his language Was also incohe ent. a one
time he could not speak at ALL his palse rose to l42
and was AFRAID tina ne was aj0ut TO huGe o
paroxysm OF mama, but he became quiet.
q. Was this an uncomfortable emouonY A.
Q. Wien did you examine him again. Doctori A.
ON the sd OF April, with Dr. Vance.
Yes, examined him since that time; II was on the
afternoon of the day when tie Court rose early; his
pulse was then l32. / made a rough drawing Of the
appearance OF his eyes on mat occasion drawing
prodncedl on that occasion ested his nero oas & sy
showed lie was incapable OF Wiling any particular
act; mis- inst. ument viii indi ae whether The brain
IL In healthy coalition o. no, a9d what Is inc
Q. As tn, result OF these din rent visits what are
the conc u oas 20 havA arrived at Ills CO Adj on
~ 10 Til goth OF Tins month"; A. One of the many er-
men helpful reducing con estiol OF the br In
was hts conflne III n IN irlson, gulal an re9u-
O. wnan do you say an mdiyinai is ab ent
/ | mindedY A. Absence OF mind consists IN acting on
sence OF emotion: iDe senses Car y Inc act OUT
. | wi hout r :erelse TO he Int II CT.
O. As 10 s.eepessn,>s Wotd that produce any
form OF nsanityS A. cols.d that eight HOURS
one-thid OF mans LIES necessary 70 be passed
| | Ill Sleep.
O. thin the limits OF nlenal health are there
| irregu arilies OF mnd A. Such persons aed
eccenic; they are not sane, oat tney are on tne
verge oi it; eccenircity oiien arises roh desire
| Tor n0t0ticty.
o. A man may be insane in relation to er ain parts
| OF his ~ A. Yes certain pats o. his mn may
| be dls0r lanized
perceptions are afectedf A. Percepional ms unity.
| q. What are dcius onsr A. ID iu~ioaS gov out OF
| afise conception OF the mind; for example per.
son MAY II i've TIE srise o. ny crdwlng N cg;
II the ny was not 1t delusion :uon acts
{ upon the mind OF an insane person just as amy
| real belief would act upon SINE person.
{ q. Then II mau transf)ims pc So into tiger
$ and shoots him II is coriestf A. I'm mnd would DO
regular in the rornance of that ACT save IN that
I, | delusion; the will obey ys that deiuslon.
d O. Are the emo tons difn ut 10 control In the nor
n | maj mnd2 A. Persons can be brought 10 control
their emotions but the emo ions arc dependent upon
. Individual cases; most people ore nt apt TO 1. be
" er,ised: IN illustration OF this, father usg Into
t; building when y is on ir2 T. rescue hls child:
y act was the consequence OF emotion lisan ty;
Is divide the mind INTO four parts-tne per, ep'lon
y ~ Sa'snceG minGs are governed by Their intellect
or call person absent-minded when his int .iiect l.
81 so occupied with particular matter thai his per
a cepiyc aud emotional powers indep pendenty;
Is. man may he overcome by u sensation as acute
=, Or prs perveried in normal constitutions tie viii act
In accordance with the Judgment oi the lnlelec
it Is SCI u motion by Il, baS In de ectlse IN
Iansss ss5a neSs Ia nSa nss ' sas
2Sg0rdIss or!sn 'en ,ae erei nd e STta wisaere &c
1t Is exercised more blood Is drawn to IT, anu II thq
es e exercise Is continued too Tong the blood vessel
Z, | mon symptOIi Is seepiessness so, II man over
~ ~ taxes his mental power and falls to Civ, II prope
~ rest and nutitiOn it win full; eight hours sleep arr
n necessary 10 al average gets that hluc
sleep he can work as rd as he pleases tn her SIX
!. een the work OF the brain out the tissue
every exercise OF the Intellect every emotion, ever,
AZ act OF The will wears out portion Of the orain II
,e the limits OF mental heath re1uari les are NE
wiin such persons called eccentric; they ae no
m ar insane, but on the verge OF IT, perhaps; malorma
" tin OF the o,aln MAJ cause ony eccentriclty no
Z, amounting TO disease: man may be insane as 4
W any of The four parts Of the mind making lou
as Kinds oil mint; man may be ,naly ms M
90 one: inteie tual insanity, under tald 1t,
a n atten lei 10y deuaions; ey are errors permanent I'll
adopted by the mind; they may grow Vuto halu ina
~ ions they lie essen ial OF IN ellectua INSANITY al
iHsiic delsitn is The parent OF insane ac.s man ~
M ' deranged is acng i'll accorlanle with his deiusi
s S his logical process Is ect, hui acts on deusiv
a premises; Il II not common that one PORTION OF ia
se se inind diseased wihoat the rest beag affected
u, 10 the emotions quite diiicult 10 resrair
y, y, though there great differences under crcun
III stances OF great eyellement rue Will 1. ofen Com
pss sse sSntof&h IT, aocSr s r
M Me ing aorelessiy into ines, or m taer Jumping int
~. the for chl rs Instances ol tlis this mgnt oc
"; cur IN healthy brain; tile emotions may be anecte
~ by insane cNaggerauon; may become mprDldl
,rr derressta; persons cry al DAY long ll wllh9u
~ ~ tat emotional dcrangement; densons o
ID ID the intellect may produce emotional derangs
- sonay may produce it; the VIII acts In accortlanc
with peryefted ideas, or he may lose the power owe
L
III gard INSANITY result of disease of the brain II
on which ,yhIs M, ,sneea rcu,.ueI the Am
ins ns OF the mind were impaired the most cOnno
lu cause OF insanity is excessive emotion; hered
,a | tary pedisposition Is cause and nervou
iti 10 IL thon niLcrs. tho mos, 20 nno, i'm mnr.lia
o cause IS congestion OF the brain; u may arse ro
49, mai.nutrition or nom drugs, but drugs usually pr
et duce congesllon; these sympathetic nerves fegula
the size VI vessels oil the brain they do OF The ac
The face bushes under Ion; some emotions SUE
denly contract the vessels 10 The extent OF fdiiini
Il oilers expand II to such an extent as sometime
70 burst them; unnatural wake1u ness AWAY
. indicates cerebral congestion; tchppiary 4
,se sanity Ia insanity OF shot quati0l, dur
lin | ing which he may perform q cfm'na act;
,mt | don't believe In the theory that man ma y
ON. wholly sane moment insane the next ana san
~ the very next; there awals chr umstances lea
ida ing 90 It. and when iound those circumstances
lon | shou d 30 inclnei refer the act TO insanit,
| fhouch Woud 1nfer insanity iron