New-York tribune., 1870-04-27

ceptons intellect emotions and will acti A. They act
Ia a regular manner and in accordance WIN ooi'
O. How do continued mental exertion wear ont the
tissue of the BRAIN and what il needed to repair ,S @
gives rise 10 the mind, and whenever an organ Ill ~ ~
must have increased amount OF blood lianen,ly IL
kent up long time the vessels become permanently
dstended and lose their contracting power so Una,
who greatly overtaX their minds nu 3 a are eonse-
qucy sub ect wakefulness, which Is one o, h ,o sue
cpah al dd of rSngeSn tSn6 Of tsC Is into
abnormal condition. and the man VINO 'intaIiectuaI
mental powers must eventually become ah i"'
@ What time do you consider Is 70 De in
active business there are exceptions to this rule pt
think IL gets eight hours OF sleep he & n "a nncb
hard AS he peases during the other l6 therG u ana
less blood in the brain during sleep thah durm6 ""
fulness. -. - m, n, nereeption.
every exeron of intellect every exercise Oh a cn @
ton and every execution of the will wears away ., he
tain amount or portion Of the BRAIN which REQUIRES % I'd po
repaired by seepi A. Every act performed by Dodiy
organ is performed at the expense OF that orsa ,or,
ties met with in different parts of the mndI a. Yes
such persons called eccentric; they aebl. thew
average type, but not enough to constitute ' ne
are not absolutely insane, although tney ar nme M so
Of it, nk shd sre sreene people are generally
actuated mostly by the emotions when act upon tn1 @
selves such as desire ior of the parts
Of the mind which have mentioned would make iVh V
emotions the intellect or the will, which may be disor-
dered aggregatey or separately man hly I'VE psicep @
and then should call Il perceponal insanity person
may think he has fly crawling over MS leg II tetG Is
else which he considers y it illusion when that
becomes fixed it is delusiOn, and deusons produce IN
O. Does not the will obey the mind when dcranged
O Are not emotions at all times difficult to control,
even i'm the normal mind A. Yes; and under circum-
stances of great excitement almost all persons are ao
when father throws away his life by rushing INTO
burning building to rescue son. or mother leaps t r"
to save her child from drowning; motion may be emo
tionay insane without any exciting circumstances % 80
far as can be ascertaned; morbid depression OF Splits
without cause is melaDchola gentleman ia thls cIy,
who occupies with fidelity high position, and VINO
a few. days ago that he felt such an inclination TO
commit suicide that but Tor his PRIDE % p iay fd long
ago if a supposes he has committed the unpardon
able sin he becomes emotionay insane l9nsn rt%a ni
ect; II mans ideas perverted, his Will ncVerthe
less acts in accordance with them but sometimes hsn
ity OF the will exists even when mans intellect ana
emotions are against it, as in the case OF nurse VINO
begged dismissed from her place because she iit
such impulse To cut the baby III pieces whenever SIG
O. What do you consider proper definition of Insanity
& consider insanity to be % condition which results
from disease of the brain and in which, while con
scousness is not abolished the freedom OF the nnd tne
freedom of action j. stopped it follows frequently
from excessive emotion than from anything else tenn
pOrary insanity is that which lasts only short tne
may he exhibited In all four Of the departments Of the
mind but generally, regards the emotions and the
will the causes of temporary insanity are the excessive
use of alcohol the introduction of such substances INTO
the stomach as mOrpha and beladOnna excessive lhe
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ecut occupation, loss OF sleep and In iaet al Ine
causes which produce congestion OF the brain dsap
pointed affection is emotion capable OF producing
temporary insanity anxiety Is another very poWerIui
cause hereditary predspostion and nervous tempera-
men are causes other great condition OF temporary
insanity is cerebral congestion .,,,,
O. What does "a state Of unnatural wakefulness indl
cate A. 1t indicates cerebral congestion always.
O. possible for emotion 10 affect the constitution OF
the boodl A. Yes; emotion may poison the blood
for instance, by stopping the action OF the ver OF kd
neys. ,,., ,.,
O. How do YOU define temporary insanity A. III IL
that form of insanity which Is Of short DURATION ana
during which the individual is liable to perpetrate some
criminal act. ~
O What can be the duration Of I'll A. Well don't be-
leve in the theory that he perfectly sane one
moment perfectly insane the next moment ana then
perfectly again; believe there must he always
antecedent and consequent circumstances which are d
recty related the act and in the absence OF these cir
cumstances should De inclined TO attribute an act
10 the effects OF temporary insanity, because believe
that such is always preceded by certain symp-
toms which indicate mental arrangement l believe
that such symptoms undoubtedly existed in the case OF
Mr.. Mcfarland these symptoms are chiefly those or
cerebral congestion, and they generally terminate IN
epilepsy apOpeXy inflammation of the BRAIN or mama
The examination of this witness was suspended at this
point, by request of Mr.. Graham .
Attorney Garyin announced the sudden death
of Judge Russell and after some brief and feeling re-
marks by Eiessrs. Gerry and Graham, the Court ad-
ourned in honor of the deceased Magistrate until IL
O'Clock this morning.