, 1879-01-22
HALLUCIN ATIONS.
Three 8omswtat Remarkable Cascs NJ e.,,
DcAtruEtlnti,
81 fnNis [laxf.

Three 8omswhat Remarkable Cases oY s.,,
DcatruetInn.
ri. LoMis G'oss.
There are several cases on record OF hol,n..,.
lions having caused death. Three Of tArm a..
interesting, Ono victim was IN old ceut,em.s
named Dare, who lived in Dover. lie was nnss
afflicted by loud, deep voice, which ue he,,,
continually, whether in the guletuls oih.
room or tic noisy h'lstl!ng Of tho street,
He would be awakened suddenly IN the mink,
by the votco which seemed to know his ,hon.ht,
almost before he had conceived them, II rish,
1y interpreted subjects OF great inport,rt.
but supplemented the nnswcr to tic ,ue,,tr1
whIcl. Dare Ind been trying to eo!yc BY anno..
Ing remarks which wcrc oftcn thrcatsnln,
and abtafvc, Md sometimes offensive ,ui
distressing. E}o apcBt thousands NJ ,]oll,r
fnr phraicfaps, but they did him M rufd H.
friends rgasut,cd with lin, but It was tm,.s'
slblo To ressundo Him that the vorc l1| M
real existence. but was dato to tho ,,isot.!errl
obtain sleep, ho wns driven 70 the cxtedIcut oi
buying muslcal-box, which he p1lccd o.,
tnbf0 ncer bis bed Antl Wound up before rei;rtn-
for tho nlght. The noise Of The inusIc trovu,3
the noise of tho voice, but rs soon as tie ture,
ceased to be heard he would awako md yonii
have to wind up the machinery ngain. ups dr. J,1
the 10Th OF March. lB'I7, he wrote letter 10 Il,
wife, explaining that ttfo WAS no longer t+,,
able occslisa Of his alltctlou, ind, gong 10 liz
cellar, hung hilnself.
t1,at Of a Miss Chrtsty, Of Alton, iii. Shc w,,,
young lady Ot murc tfllN nrllIlars beauty, AMI
was gifted with Intcl1eetua! abilities II! IN n,e,a
raNk. II tho rnrly part Vi March, 1H'3, she h.
came afflicted Will 4 remarkable iIs!u:lu.:oa,
Shc Imagined that theru was tllruhujug, u1,..
ing sensation IN her head. It was rs II my.iai,
OF winged tutpets wcro pursulg AMI cnc,ryIIu.
her with constant buzz. Tho Imaginary sulpi
va. an .unspca:iat'o agony. Tic tortafe, 10
suffered must havc swen Encoacelyat,jr. ErUu
wruk, from the inception IL her ncr4-
ousnCss TO The tragic end Of her I;to
tho incx0rablo noise wis with Isr,
Sleeping Or. waxing It WIS the same;
the incessant b'fz5 forged link nftcF link Of ihe
Invisible chain sht:l' soon bound l'cr fast.weak.
enIng btain. PlIysirians could not cusc llr,.
On the 10Th Of aiay, about two months after tie
beginning OF tier imaginative complaint, sils
suddenly turned Nhle sitting In d ehaIr. asi
clasp|nE her llamls on hrr head, ran fron, LID
eEutcly jumped. Before asslstal.ce ArnEel ltls
WAS extinct
Then thcrc Is tho case Of Adolp,, Vercuheiu.
er, . rcnl'lcns OF Tallahassee, Fla. lilo wasmusa
l1c Imagined proceeded from nil parts Of nj.
body. Hc WAS kcrupulousty clcau, extremely
| courteous, tllorouvhly rational In cuuvcsa.
eion, ns.! afrcwtl businessman. Stycsihe
less, l,ts life WIS made miserable by hFs halt
cfsiatiol,.' He bastcved that every ono be net
was irrtattd md attended by Inc supposed
t1nRnnttons. lilo salu hc often heard ;,,ela
inoTlns about. and coughtuR, md putting ttts
lialttlkerchlcfs to their Hoscs. For sutAo lima
l,o hung Ills clothes OUT Of the window 10 t4e
night. llu would have continued to do 80 II hi
| housckecpcr had not tDld hin that tho c1hiol
ton Ut them would excite the notice md rca.
t,eut Of lila uelghbors. The way he spent
tho clsh. was aIncular., From 9 10 II o'elotk