The Magnolia gazette., 1886-01-22
MONOMANIACS.
ions Mad on One Subject and
Otherwise Sound.
ling ON Sacred Journey to Jerusalem
hmanded in a Dream to Starye Him.
self-A ssDumb" Man speaks--A
WouId-Be Suicide and Num-
erical "Crank."

10 49, ere is something SO singular about
baustadE developments of monomania, and
bf Jerul trong tenacity with which it clings
forket G mind, that emotions of wonder
ith vol kxcited by the mere contemplation Of
aie any and to witness them is to be inn
10, - a ~ bed with sensations of unmixed
arnia Ihishment Cases of this sort are
md he'll slown to a greater or lesser extent
hammeI ur medical journals. A case we
ed him &htly noticed was of peculiar ma
ases The subject was citizen of West
tass esn ~ New York-one Of family distin-
for hal he'd for intelligence, some of which
draw been identified among the first pro-
and th8 8rs of those stupendous works of inn
color cement that have made the State
~ ~ Prvel to the nations. The gentle-
ere wal in question was something of
e, AMI ,tant in polemics, though laynnan.
nd ther Paul at Athens, though. without a
ge' AM of that great apostles unction or
an er, che disputed daily in the market
~ an them that met him. By de-
word 5 he ceased to obtrude his
th from al disquistions upon his neigh
green and fell into. habit of walking
tree d e the street and wearing a look of
- AMI ON as if unutterable things were
saw th Fing in his mind. AT last his mall
gh hat began to be apparent. He rose
orm wal ly morning precisely with the sun,
her anil I in room which faced the orient,
anothI had his bed SO disposed that he could
of id i've on his pillow the first
hin, and 9 of the great luminary. The
olors d derful design which he conceived at
ose up| came to light. He had become a
here wal |omaniac on the subject of Mount
and Jerusalem. Upon all to whom
brrying poke he tried earnestly to impress
lonpeTI Fact that the Savior was still living
tnshine rnate at Jerusalem, that he had
air AMI ived direct intelligence from Him
h all tbl was about to visit the Holy City to
a ouid in a personal interview. Animated
ons AL this sublime hallucination he dis
hce nov Fd of fine estate and converted
h In th1 Fly all his chattels into cash. He
all hav a family, an amiable circle, consist
es witt of several sons and daughters, in
hg frui gent and accomplished. The re-
Then hstrances and even ridicule of the
thron| her, and the bitter tears of the latter,
sea unavailing. Oddly enough, he
N wan Id never converse or dispute on the
he Crea ect of his mission after the eleventh
torio d b in the morning. Some computa-
and th| of Jewish time, which he considered
bv 81 Ply important led to this resolve.
swing |was magistrate, but no considera-
O0 will could induce him to attend to any
want rd fessional duties until after eleven;
en- waid Eious to which his whimsical skill as
ace yoj lodlibetarian was exerted potently,
ur hal he chagrin of all his friends and, to
bpen ID weariness of every one who fell in
is morn way. After the probation ended his
side ID were sealed on that theme, and he
tomed as sane, agreeable person as the
3 eraya agc could show No symptom of {
gray| ordered mind exhibited itself. Ht
Ehe lon Formed his duties as q citizen
let dow band and father with stric
rh ind priety. In conversation he was
robusl d and pleasing, somewhat ready O
Eehdenc and altogether, to appearance, a
and ha IN mind as any OF MS 'compeefs
sight of. Having positively deter
bed on going to the Holy City, b
S ped all his money into notes, leaving
Efficiency for his family, and, on on
Rid morning in May, departed for tn
of his heart, accoutred with KNAPP
III and cane, staff and scrip.
be Cout reached New York in i'll health
plan held many interviews with clergy
a gre n-but always before eleven o'cloc
Id whid b. on the subject of his mission
he sauid gular to relate he never seemed t
ring th bw or think of his intention after tha
plan, lr He could not imagine what Of
hnd th, brought him to the city; he ha
d retire gotten, he would say, when asked
almo3 hd must sleep before he could remen
lar LID In the meanwhile his famil
ct, Col be deploring his absence, and the vi
that Lid e was without Judge of the law, th
hesT Pemaker of the place being the onl
and zen on the bench. The monomanis
Fhe Gel Gagged passage in a ship bound fc
runnin trout, and was within day or tw
s. The his embarkation when he received
ut whs ter from his wife imploring him to r.
hves an IN and stating (by the advice of
dly tbs ysician) that she was desirous of a
nor rp3 3npanying him to Jerusalem. He W,
Ehe frj erjoyed at the proposal for he woul
squi1 eerfully have taken his whole hous
ad kills H, But a plan was formir
sssfsrS der his own roof. to break u
delusion and restore him to reasol
reached home in better health ths
ben he left it. His wife warmly
red his enterprise, and wondere
baby Fmingly, at her former opposition
bse bat will In the meantime a systemat
Il. ool Pack was made upon his mala,
4. rIi, fongh his corporeal senses. Laud
In Wag raQularlv Infused into 1