New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-12
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har standing on the pavement apparently waiting
for me- The moment she saw me she rushed for
ward i must your she exclaimed, and at
the same.momen she tore that lock of hair from
my head. OF course | screamed. for the pain for
the moment was something dreadful, but when |
recovered myself sufficiently to look around me
found myself surrounded by people who had been
drawn toward me by my cry. but the woman had
disappeared"
| "She came to me- said " and at first wanted me
to give an opinion of your from inspection of
tho hair but when declined she said that she was
An escaped una,ic and that she had torn the hair
! from the head OF her nurse
SShe has a strong conviction that such thing
IS possible Probably when she discovered that
you die not come up to her expectations she told
tine story of the escaped Innate out of revenge
1T WIS poor revenge so far rs she was con-
cerned" ] ans wered laughing I" for gave her into
the custody of policeman and she is probably by
this time in the Jefferson Market prison"
"Then she is safe at any rate Now shall tell
| Won something about mysefW
bowed and then she began. first. however going
| TO table that stood between the windows and
drinking from large goblet full Of something that
! | took 10 be wne or some other alcoholic liqnor.
| q was always in cool health. mental and physi-
CAL" she said as she seated herself and motoned to
Inc to take a chair near her. till about year ago.
| when began to experience slight pam IN my
head on the lett side just above the ear PAID very
little attention to it, till finally it got to be severe
and was accompanied with "a sensation OF dizziness
| Then | consulted one physician after another but
without obtaining the relief sought, and finally
! observed that had difficulty in getting correct
! idea of very simple matters and in carrying on
| conversation This LAST symptom alarmed me
! greatly. | had. and still have. large business
interests to look after and was often put to con-
fusion in my efforts to understand the matters that
were daily brought before me or TO answer the
| questions put by tho superintendent of my iron
| works"
sDid you notice an inability TO comprehend the
subjects submitted to you I" l asked as she paused
| q moment in her recital
."NO don't think did" she answered after a
! little time taken in reflection. 1t appeared 90 me
| that just | was about to answer or to decide in
| "A certain way experienced sudden Impulse to
answer or u decide in exactly the opposite way, and
| so the two alternatives would come up III my mind
one after the other for several seconds; TIL at last
| one would predOmnate and then would come 10 u
conclusion what TO DO or say
was lost in establishment. had never met
%,sh Or KNEW EsR that the brain was consd
cred by some physioiogsts-inyseli among the
number-to be a dual organ, each hemisphere or
lateral half acting Independently OF the other
though usually # not always IN health, IN unison
know that we sometimes have the idea that some
thing that is then leing experienced has at some
fol period been experienced III exactly the same
way and that IT has been supposed That III such
cases the two halves of the brain have acted not
quite at the time and that hence there have
been two distinct periods OF CONSEQUENCES; out
here was a brain, the two hemispheres of which
acted alternately in two dlametr,caliy opposite
WAYS In fact, one half could be called the positive
aud the other tho negative hemisphere. FOR one
prompted to affirmation and the other TO negation
1 said as much and she at once answered:
HYes! you ale right. | am first impelled to say
yes To any question put TO me. Then lmmedi.
ately no. comes up in my mind then again yes
| ..,,I ut lal nf
ascendancy and speak"
@Ihen you must sometimes give an answer which
is not in accordance with your wish"
NO; / think not; for the reply that give IL
based upon my ultimate and stronger wish.
finally arrive at decision and that decision is IN
accordance with my natured Judgment. But
have not yet finished. few weeks ago when the
pain in my head and the vertigo were at tier
before for | was brought up by my mother Oh
strict total abstinence principles drank glass OF
wine The effect wonderful. Almost instantly !
found that the conflict in my mind had ceased.
could answer or decide as promptly as had ever
answered or decided III my life. Since that time
have ndulged freely IN the use OF WINE, requiring |
half dozen glasses a day OF Sherry Oh Madeira or
of some other tOleraby strong wine to keep me III
condition to take part IN business or society hut
the idea of being dependent on such an agency IS
hateful 70 My father. have been told IN |
dug ed III stimulants to d great extent. and have
al nv mothers strong feeling against them. But |
what can do r
She clasped her hands together and looked plead
iugly into my iace How beautiful she was. and |
now my whole heart went out to her az deter |
mined that all the resources OF my science and art
shOuld be brought 20 bear on her case
"NIll YOU place yourself absolutely IN INV hands |
with the determination 10 submit 10 any treatment,
medicinal surgical. that may decide to be neccs-
sary fer your cure y lnqu red with earaestness
4" / will do anything you say"
" hen come with mo to my house ] cannot cx- |
anime You properly here for have not the
requisite Instruments Sly carriage is at the door.
| will go down and xait Tor yOu.'
" | will COME she ansU cred.
left the room, and IN few minutes We were |
driving up Fifth-aye. to my house
We did not either of rs say word during tho /
short time We we've together IN tie carriage. But /
after had entered my consulting room pl!ed |
her with question alter question with The view OF |
elictiug all the information possible IN regard to
the nature and cause of her remarkable disease. /
Then proceeded TO examine her head with the |
view of ascertaning whether or not there was any |
maliormatlon, or morbid growth OF marks OF dis /
ease. She let down her magnificent HAIR in order /
to facilitate my investigation. and then she looked
more beautiful IN my eyes than ever beioreS some
how other IA woman with her hair down always /
was particularly bewitchng sight to me. but !
Mary IIowman went lar III advance oi all tho |
Others
Well! infinitely inspected every square inch of |
her head, and saw the spot from " hgii the unatc
maid had torn the lock of halr. that she had |
brought ME the night before. 1t WAS red and IN
famed, and as uched il lie poor child, with whom
| was now hOpelessly III love. shank away from |
the contact with my fingers took up the hand /
lens that lay on the tablo-tne one that had used
on the ends OF the lock Of har-and examined the /
place TO better advantage than my cyes-alrcady /
beginning 10 feel the effects Of my fifty
assisted could give me, and then | saw trayeTsug /
the bare scalp white line that under the INA snily-
ing power very pcrccptOic.
Did you over have blow this spot :" | !
asked, w'th my heart beating clear up IN my throat.
twenty years ago. 5he answered, q" when was /
only ten years old. fell and struck my head at |
that spot against the root of tree. The scale was
cut and lost blood. but of course that could /
have nothing to do with my present disease. |
ReInem Der that II twenty years ago and that |
aIn nOB over thlTty'
But IT has something TO do with it" | exclaimed.
and good deal to-. Now tell me don't you feel
PAIN ut that place sOnctimcsp
Yes, very often. In fact il starts at that very
spot"
/ then applied the two poles Of delicate thermO-
electric apparatus to different parts Of both sides OF
tha hoo med oub hot Io