The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-06-11
10 the most unearthly sounds, and began

THE BED CLOTHING TO PIECES.
She was seized with perfect paroxysm of
excitement and dashed to the ground
everything within her reach. She ran up
and down the room, and finally shot out of
he door and into another apartment where
he awakened the inmates by her cries and
violent conduct. She seemed imbued with
superhuman strength, and fought like wild
beast at bay the attendants who bad been
called to restrain her. It was novel sight
in that unusually quiet hospital to see this
maniac setting at defiance strong men who
tri to quiet her, keeping the place in an
uproar. The physicians ordered her to be
held quiet while they barred her arm, and
the night nurses had great difficulty in doing
so as hyrerdemic injections of morphine
were inserted. and had it not been for the
presence of mind and strong will of q little
woman, who said to her in determined
tones: shut up, or l will strap you," it is
doubtful whether the opiate could have
been administered. Sleep was finally super
induced by the eoporifc. As soon at its
effect was over, however, she became violent
as before, and
sTRAIT-JAcKET WAS PUT UPON HER.
This kept her from doing further injury.
The excited state of the woman's mind how
ever, continued, and there was the same ten
dency to violence exhibited on the follow
ing day. Opiates and medicines of
quieting nature were administered and al
though she was still kept In strait. jacket
yesterday ehe had become more trsctable
and had lucid intervals. She knew Mrs
Mead when the latter called upon and ex-
pressed her great affection for her.
WHAT THE CHIEF SURGEON SAYS.
The chief surgeon sc the hospital SAID in
conversation with the writer that the case
was one of acute insanity or dementia- He
thought tine woman might recover with good
care and treatment. He explained the an
aesthetics upon the human system lucidly.
He said that ether and chloroform act Is
seGatiye upon the system, reducing the cir
culation, decreasing the vitality, and pro-
ducing CONS; the minimum of vitality is
reached; hence it is dangerous
where one has heart troubles to admin
lister that which would tend to decrease the
heart throbs, respiration or pulsation. .These
anasthetics depress, retard and diminish
life. Nitrous oxide or laughing gas as 1t
is popularity called, on the other hand, ex-
hiiarates, vitalizes, excites, increasing the
circulation of the blood and respiration.
The forces of life are get at a gallop. Insen
sibiiity to pain is created by sxhilaretion
The patient authenticated with oxygen. 1t is
that element Of the atmosphere called by
some ozone, which on balmy days makes
people buoysnt, robust, active, exhilerated,
is poured into the lungs, and without which
no life could exist. This was the effect pro-
ducsd upon Hannah, and If reason is restored
she will have 10 be careful how she becomes
excited in the future. I hope, however, she
will recover"
DR.. s. NJ. sLocUM,
then being called upon, said he recollected
administering the gas TO Miss Deal, in the
presence of Mrs. Mead and DIR. Cotton. HIS
was compelled TO give it to the lady twice
before all the teeth had been extracted. She
did not appear to be excited after the affair
was over; on the contrary. she was exceed
ingly quiet and taciturn. The gas worked
to charm in her case, and he had never
| seen 1t operate better. He said that the
effect OF nitrous oxide on the system was
just opposite to chloroform, ether and other
anesthetics, and admitted that It exhilarated
! UNNECESSARILY. He had never before heard
of any injurious effects resulting. and said
! that when DR. Cotton returned from Boston
| they would investigate the matter. He could
not understand 1t. He admitted that in
| persons of very excitable tenn permanent the
gas might make them wild and exciiable for
| q time. but he did not think the effects would
| be lasting. or that insanity would follow.
| He was much interested in this new devel-
| opment, and would watch the case with a
great deal of interest. The friends OF the
! afflicted woman ars exceedingly anxious
about her. and are interested il her behalf,
and say they will spare no care or expense
| to have her reason restored.