Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-27
Another wonder or Miracle atsthc
Caster Infrmury.

North Missouri Road, from Mobcrly to |
Ottnmwa, arrived at the Caster House
accompanied by his wife and little |
stepdaughtcr, beautiful and intelli.
gent looking little girl, aged twelve
years, who was raving maniac, so
perfectly wild that itrcquired the con-
slant attention Of both parents with
others TO restrain her to prevent her
destroying and tearing up things
around her.
Your correspondent went in the
room at the Caster House, where she |
was confined, and he hopes never to |
witness such sight again. There was
the child, perfectly wild, raying, ours
ing, swearing, shaking her fist at per-
sons present, aud at times seeking !
around to find something TO tear up |
and destroy. The father, who appear
ell to be an intelligent gentleman. was
seated near her, and the sorrowfnl
care-worn expression of his counte-
nance, consequent from long and anx-
ious watchings, told heavily upon his
spirits. The little girl was bnsily Ell.
gagged throwing pillows and clothing
and anything she could get hold Of at
different persons present. The mother
was sitting near, and when the little
girl in her raving wonld break forth
in cursing and profanc language, the
sigh and tear in the mothers eye told
too plainly the sorrow of mothers
heart.
DIR. Caster treated her on Friday
evening and again on Saturday, and on
Saturday evening he again gave her
what he calls an 'soff handed treat
ment," when the little girl stopped,
laid down and raised up Immediately,
and looking around said, "Pa, where
are we; how camc We here?" He re-
piled: "We are at Paul Casters; we
brought you here while yon were
asleep She then asked, where is
maj" He replied that she was eating
her supper. She seemed thoughtful for
for moment, and then asked: "Where
is the letters I wrote ~ He asked her,
"When did you write them p She an
swercd, ebay before yesterday" The
letters referred to she had written the
day before her attack of insanity, and
the long weeks of her suffering was q
perfect blank In her mind.
It was now evident that reason had
again resumed her throne. Her moth
er was Immediately summoned with.
ont being informed of the fact, and
when she entered the door, instead Of
her cars being greeted by horrid oaths
from her maniac child, she was greeted
by the pleasing salutation, GLOW do
you do, ma,-how came we here {" and
other remarks showing that she was
herself again. Words would fail to
describe the scene that followed: That
fond mother answered with tears of
| Joy, and she was SO overcome and re.
joiced SO wildly that DIR. Caster led
her Immediately from the room, telling
her that she should not weep there in
the child's presence; that it would ex.
cite and haye bad effect upon her.
The news soon spread, and the large
crowd of patients at the Caster House,
who had witnessed the condition of
the child when brought there, were
soon assembled in groups, and the re-
joicing was general, and exceeded in
intensity anything the writer ever
witnessed. 1t was great wonder in
deed to many, but not so surprising to
a few old patients at the Caster House
| who were better acquainted with the
magnetic power OF DIR, Caster in the
treatment of such diseases.
Your correspondent then applied TO
Col. Notes.-The and lady, aud they
furnished the following statement in
regard to the case Of the child.
| PARENTS STATEMENT.
Aianie HArmon. who with hss par.
county, Missouri, aged twelve years,
was first observed by us, about seven
weeks ago, to be laboring under some
nervous difficulty: Her sleep was
troubled, and when awakened she
seemed much frightened. She grad
ually became worse, and about five
weeks ago DR.. Bergan, our family
physician, was called to see her. He
examined her case aud treated her
skillfnlly, but the disease refused to
yield to the remedies employed, and .
council of physicians called through
tho anxiety of the parents, consisting
of Drs. Mitchell and Potter, of Lam
caster, Missouri, and who, after con.
sideration with DR.. Bergen, finally
agreed with him in his diagonosis and
treatment of the case. We then sup.
posed, Tor few days, that the child
was improving, but in this We were
disappointed, - she gradually grew
worse, and DR.. Burton, of kirksville,
Missouri, was called to see her, who,
after examining her case, fully agreed
with the other physicians as to her
case and the course of treatment. He
expressed his fears Of hopeless insan-
ity, and that il would DO necessary for
us to take her to the asylum.
/ She still continued to get worse, and
soon became q raying maniac.
Through the influence of kind neigh
bors DIR. Shelton, OF bloomfield. Iowa,
! was called and examined tho case thor
oughly, and gave US his opinion that
unless the disease could be arrested by
medicine Immediately, 1t would either
result in death or hopeless insanity.
She utterly refused to take any medi-
cine, and it was found impossible to
got her 10 take it. During all her ILL
ness she bad been troubled with con.
. stipati0n Of the bowels, and no amount
of cathartic medicine taken by her
seemed to change this condition. And
when 1t became impossible to get her
to take any more medicine, we brought
, her hero 10 DR.. Caster, on Tuesday
last. He examined her IS he examines
others, magnetically, aud told us what
was the matter with her, and agreed
with the other physicians as TO the
, cause Of her insanity. DR.. Caster
, treated her on Friday, which treat
mcnt IN forty minutes entirely relieved
, her of constipation. He treated her
, again on Saturday, and then on Sat-
ur1ou .Avoninu annfhnri fro0f N, INIT ~