St. Landry democrat., 1879-12-20
a Remarkable Case.

The Rev. Mr.. Ormond, formerly OF
Washington, Pennsylvanla, Will, under
the advice of his physlclan' begin IL
long pedestrian tour from LoulsVlilc'
Ky, the popularity OF which IS as loi,
lows: In March, 1878, alter long ana
exhaustive labor in the pulpit anu on
the lecture platform, he was ;eWaheneu
from Il sound sleep to be told that MS
line house and splendid library had, in
his absence and that of his family,
been burned to the ground. He seemed
to be unaffected by the news, but re-"
days after complained OF an eXcruclat-
ing pain III his head.
This was followed by SIX weeks OF
uncunsciousncss. When be revived ne
was scarcely able to speak an lntelli-
gent word. Though recovering his
physical health rapidly, he could give
expression to his wishes and thoughts
only in a broken way. He had lost all
knowledge of the past. Although a
man of great learning, he did not know
the letiers OF the alphabet. His family
set themselves to teaching him. He
learned even more slowly than a child
and his progress in writing was very
painful.
He at last became able to write his
own name as he did before. bVt he
could not spell it, after it was written.
His physicians also forbade ovcr-exer~
ton, for fear of Il renewal OF the attack.
His usual weight was 225 pounds, but
by Il strictly skim milk diet it was re-
duced to $50. And though his physl-
cal strength is impaired, his mind
grows clearer with the change. lie
cannot yet spell Il three-syllable word );
l.. Il, md l,I1SI &C
matters is as shreWl as ever. He can
keep in his memory a memorandum or
purchases, but cannot put them on
paper. He calls people by their wrong
names, says "down" when he means
cup" and walks with the smaller end,
instead Of the head, Of his cane in his
hand. He cannot yet read a sentence
consecutively, and meeting frequently
in the newspapers with accounts OF
Grants movements, he wants to know
what it is all about--in which, however,
he does not differ from a good many
other people. He can now take care OF
himself, and the doctors have advised
his setting out on a walking tour.
They do not know whether it is paraly-
sis OF the brain, an ettuslon OF Waters
or a CLOTHING of blood. Although in
stances Of this reduction to childish
ness are not unknown, this case is said
to be peculiar.
A NARROW EsCAPE.-At the Ell Paso
Mine, near .Leadville, recently, Mark
Quinn, a miner, started down d deep
shaft in a bucket or tub, Which was
being lowered by man named Patrick
Roach. When about ten feet from the
windlass the brake bolt broke, and for
q moment it looked like Quinn's time
had come. But Roach, with rare pres
ence Of mind, caught hole OF the de-
tached rope at the lower end of which
his friend Quinn hung suspended:
" Hold on there, Mark, me boy shouted
Pat land I'll bring you up" Quinn
held on, but Pat found it impossible to
hold him. Little by little the rope
slipped through his hands. He held on
like grim death, but the cruel rope
dragged through his grasp, tearing
away skin and flesh. Finding he could
not sustain the weight, he despairingly
cried, 81 can't hold on any longer,
pard-goodby," and let go. Down
went Quinn into the dark, deep abyss
q sheer fall of nearly 225 feet. Pat
started off for help to take out what he
supposed to be maugled corpse. The
surprise of the rescues may be imagined
when, going down the shaft, they found
Mark Quinn so nearly uninjured that
he was enabled to walk to his cabin
without assistance.
Mr.. Cameron dreamed, when he was a
boy, that he would be massacred by In
dians at the age OF fortyseven. The
same vision was repeated ten years later,
and with such vividness that every de-
tail was impressed upon his memory.
He was at rancke near Brule City,
Dakota, short time ago, when his
forty seventh birthday arrived. The
place was alive with friendly Indians;
but be recolected his dream, and their
presence made him excessively nervous.
He went to bed in trepidation,, and, to
his horror, as he afterwards declared,
the room was exactly like the one OF his
dream. He fell asleep, and promptly
dreamed that the Indians were scalping
him. He bounded from bed, leaped
from a window and fled, temporarily
insane. In the morning he was missed,
and large party Of white men and In
dians went in search of him. 1t was
three days before they found him, for
he hid whenever he caught sight OF an
Indian, and only slowly recovered, his
senses. He was naked and nearly dead
with hunger.