Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-07
ApASGEROus HABIT.
i1frtms Phases OF n Cocaine II abit
Case.

"a NeW York letter says: "1ake them
away Take them awayl They are trying
10 XIII me-" screamed patient last week
VINO had jus, been brought into the recep-
iion-foom at Bellevue Hospital. The pa
iltnt was flne-looking man, tall, broad
shouldered, aud muscular. HIS hands were
piDioned TO his side with handouts at.
iaeted 10 belt around his waist. and
IL took several orderIes 10 keep
blm quiet and from doing harm - him
sell and Others. The noise OF his struggles
ana wild screams rang through the wards
IN The hospital. waking up aud disturbing
PATIENTS, end Re was taken at once 10 the
Insane Pavilion without taking the detail.
OF the case, as is usual. There his yells
started III the other lunatics ard rails y
pandcmcnium until the soothing in1uencr
Of an adjustable mouthpiece quoted the
young mans feelings and gave him time to
reject NJ on the miseries OF life. He pro.
tested a. wei az he could with his feet, h.
kicking his cot out OF shape and endeIyot-
ing to butt hole throu'h a p dded wall
A nlcc-ftting stIaigh' jacket sonewha
tanned him, and he kepS perfectly sill, for
dc simple rcasOh that he coLid not move.
This case is an interesting one, il BENZ
tie first OF the kind which h"s been sent TO
Bellevue, and the first recorded case In tn
city. All the insane eases in the city, cX-
ccpt those that are sent 20 private aSy-
lum, 90 to Bellevue. but there has never
been one known to ire from similar cause.
The housc-siIrgCon. when he first saw the
patio, JUDGED from the decisions mani
fcs, q that the patient was an ordinary vi
tim % alcoholism. and treated him accord
ingly. The following day the facts In the
case cane out For the last two yeats tue
Ta'iCnt hes been q student in the Office
OF wel.known law firm, and this
fill entered his name al the Co.
umbia law schools. His name Is
Albert Durcr. About year ago he
suif, red terribly from neuralgia pains in
tie head. Both his temples thrObbtd so at
times that il seemed to him as II his head
" = burS 'ng, and a suot OF white hair ap-
reared upon each side OF bis head just
above the esrs. He tiled eyeral physicians,
hut could only get temporary rellc'. His
aiIment seemed to battle them ?ll. The pain
could be easCd for awhile and then would
come back again iurously, and seemed TO
have gained new force from the rest It had
taken. so violent did the pains become
that conyulsods were brought on, and 1t
became necessary 10 administer ether 10
break up the poroxySmS. This was rather
dangerous proceeding in un'klled hant5,
and could net be given frequently.
A REMEDY.
But the remedy was found at last. Ily-
podetmic Injections Of tbe hyGrc .chloru
81 cocaine, the lOc ana .heLc, UtTy tried
and had an excellent effect. They We're
APPLIED TO the head, and in an amazingly
hort time the piins woJld disappear uudef
H. bcnign influence. like the moihiug mist
before the rising stn. leaving an atmosphere
u serenity and pleasure behind. Butthet2
was q lurking demon 10 the cOcaire which
orlv needed 10 develop. The Injections
were gwen ly phrsclan a. first, but as
It Is only 'mple mati'r 10 ave them, The
patient got a hypOdcrmic syringe OF his
own = use whenever he was attacked
with the pains snd was no. nc+r his
plysiClan. When he first bean. he
VS. using only hall a gain OF
| tie drug, but as his system got used 90 this
| &c the effect VA moi marked, and an IL
c's e in the do and the numbcf OF in.
| ieci;onS were ne ess - 10 pr0dIce tfc de-
sircd result. As the Lype-Cmil 81 the
Y,- Yous ceut"C-. T. which IL, pocuiPr
eject u the cocaine is sid - BE- due. j.
cnly trnsiont ard soon p.sscs away, TIE
i'd, ton c.m,5 surleJiy and win ca.
,,,,a -,,.;io ~, ia y cn,,i,,or -,
..',''G ~, ,.r;ro tLe DINO san onfi.I,t,
IN mo La,1n 4, tax, n ais, a. al. lio-
,lo' 1rc. , J.n,n. ion ,yr,c3 f,llo,y,j g.
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$50 "" ,t'n Tor ~ o.,il,r,,; .n. ~, .
,.} ~ ii,hlo :, G1,.t.bIi.LcI, b,.i. w..s''
.,. ~ s. olr,,,olic
AZ 5,,',,L, LolI an Tho v.rr., man
.i.,',,t,, -, I,..l, ,ri could NOT
-H'.' ,.,' ,.lt - ,,,ot no ca, t,tin,,
~ "',N'1' az In. d., Jov - Tho
ioli '' '''' y, 80 ..-,t 90, hin A. fr.t
uiu!. - N'''', .,i t,a.so ~ ,Lc
re Na> uut "'' "''I ~ w. 80, a,J
cocaine; 'ht' III, D.'I rr :, NV, I h'
IA 'ilat ~ ~ s,' :. .r,,, ~
.aiie 'l.S,' ,,o- " con,r,.i lsn.n
~, m. I',jr, vas unl,rIu,. his ,t,e owl
..,,d,ro.o iirtv and srot' - yrcesa ,r.
CJmula;cd en- lis clothc4, bu he G'd aoj
| p. lie B d lceu clrsc stu 'cn., BAT
Hteks passed and be would not ic)k at a
box. Belonging Il q family IN good cir
ouT,iuco it was surpo d he hal ariEh.
y DO rs he plea d. ana t "is thou at
hat lie was becoming Ike his iath-
a., who j. uc,,d ftr his ccceI-
- city. and h'S fiCAds did NOT ih:nk any
! ding was wong scrio l'lv atoji hlm. lie
would sit 70 hodrs a. II ~ dream m =
with rlc' ant expression Uron DIS rae p:
| liz business affairs we e nc-!'ti ,Hi it51l