The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-09-04

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TRAVELLER.
A Case Without q Parallel.
Fort PLAIN, N. Y, August 21.-
Miss Kate Smulsy, who has gone without
food for 163 days, was very low tonight,
but is still conscious and talks. Miss
Smulsy was q dress.maker, and when
able to work had plenty to do. She is
20 years of age, and was naturally bright
and intelligent. Two years ago last July
| she was taken i'll, and was compelled to
| remain in bed. She improved somewhat,
and was able to be about, but in October
was compelled again to take her bed, and
has never since been able to leave it.
The first approach of the disease was
trembling and shaking of the right hand,
followed by involuntary motion of the
right leg and foot. At length her head
| had sidewise movement to the right.
The doctors diagnosed the case as ST..
Vitus's dance. The usual remedies were
| applied, but with no benefit to the patti
ent. She grew worse, and the motions,
| ut first confined to the limbs on one side,
seized her whole body. The motion was
| first perpendicular, and like that of q
person saving wood, only not so violent.
IN time, to this motion was added one
partly rolling, and the two were COM
bined. Lately the motion has been
| rolling only. She rolls constantly, moy-
ing her entire body from side to side
| with the regularity of pendulum at the
rate of fifty per minute. This motion is
perpetual for twenty two or twe' three
| hours out of the twenty.four, md is
wholly involuntary. For an hour or
more-never over two-in the night she
sleeps from sheer exhaustion. but is
| awakened by the slightest noise. The
moment that she wakens the ceaseless
| rolling begins, to stop only when, worn
| out, she again sinks to rest.
Some thought the constant moving vas
| voluntary. One physician sat by her
side for three hours, during which time
there was not the slightest diminution of
/ the rolling. Another physician said he
| could stop it if he wished, and, seizlng
| her by the shoulders, held her tightly q
few minutes, but the instant he released
his hold her body resumed its motion.
She feels the result of this treatment yet,
and says that there is not spot on her
| person that is not sore. The weight of a
pin is actually painful and cannot be
| endured. Her arms are larger and hard
er than one would expect for a young
| woman of her size in perfect health. 10
| the touch they indicate strong muscles.
In fact, all the muscles Of her body are
! we'll developed. This is accounted for by
| the constant motion of her body. which
keeps them in exercise. Another re-.
marksble thing about it is that she has
not on her person any bed sores. In
most cases where persous are confined to
their bed for long period sores show
themselves and become very troublesome.
In her case, though she has not left her
bed since year ago last October, there
is none. Since January l she has not
been able to raise her head from the pill
low. About three months ago she began
to have trouble with her eyes, and a
strong light was painful to her. She now
lies in q dark room and wears blue glass.
es. The color of the glasses contrasts
strongly with the pale, white face and
snowy bedding.
During the early part of her sickness
she relished delicacies, and the nei gh-
bors sent in such little dishes rs they
thought would please her. Her appetite
was not ravenous, still she ate Us much as
an invalid ordinarily would. At length
solid food distressed her, and since March
II she has not eaten morsel. For some
time she was able to drink either milk or
water, and drank two or three glasses
each day. After time she could not
drink milk, and water only was taken,
and that in small quantities. At length
she could not drink even water. One
day she drank a glass of water and was
seized with commissions, and for two days
was in terrible distress. Her body bloat-
ed until it measured nearly twice the
natural size about the waist. For eight
| weeks she has not swallowed a drop OF
water or other nourishment. Attempts
have been made to give her teaspoon
full OF water, but it Invariably brought on
convulsions and great distress. Every
exerlion seems to bloat her. Long con,
yersations cause her to turn purple aud
bloat. She has no desire to eat, and her
thirst is satisfied by holding water in her
mouth and ejecting it, This she does
several times q day. Her stomach feels
full, as though she had recently eaten a
hearty meal. Her sickness is accompa'
| MED by no delusion whatever, aud her
mind is clear and rational. She would
be glad to eat if she could, and at the re-
quest of her physician has made attempts
| to eat or drink, but with the result de-
scribed. All efforts to feed her in other
WAYS than by mouth have proved futile.
There is no denial of the fact that for
one hundred and sixty.three days at noon
to-day she has not tasted food, aud that
for eight weeks she has not swallowed.
Her case stands without parallel. DR..
Zolter, attending physician, says she
looks as though she had normal dropsy:
DR.. Ayers thinks II peculiar form OF
St. Vitus's dance.
FORT PLAIN, N. Y, August 25.-
Kate Smulsy is in about the same condi-
ton as she has been for the past few
days. She is apparently not much weak
or, is conscious and converses with her
family, but takes no nourishment and de-
sircs none. She takes no drink of any
kind. This is the 10Th day Of her fast.
A curious Chinese superstition was
exhibited at San Francisco the other day.
A Chinamau drove down to the wharf in
an express wagon, jumped out and went
througha sort Of gymnastic performance,
and then, going to the vehicle, grabbed a
big turtle, which he threw into the water.
This operation was repeated four times,
when the Celestial got into his wagon
and droye up town again. 1t was learn