The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-11-15

Mania is the form Oh Uehihi oe
range,nent np,st familiar to ordinary
observers. The excitement and vio-
lence by which it is sometimes char
.,cterzed have become errnileoisly aud
unfortunately, the type aud standard
by which the disease and those subject
to it have been recognized and treated.
These lqualities occasionally involved
danger to thuse around, aud were al
ways calculated to inspire fear; ~ that
for centuries they were counieraeied
by repression, coeicion, aud hardness.
Ii is worthy Ut remark that cohteuh-
porAneou ly with the establishment OF
confidence, and with the introduction
of IL humane system oi treatment, The
fury and for.nidaole pngnacily Of the
insane to great degree disappeared.
THIS effect must, however, Ia part be
referred to that change of type IA the
nature of the lnalidy itself which Is
supposed to depend up'n modiiics..
tiou in the human eolistitutioal, as
well as upon external circumstances.
ana " h.cn has been oDsersaUie in All
atfectiuns oi an lnilaninaatory Character
since the begluniii. OF the present cen
tury. The uiscon.inars'ou oil restrain.
III IN. Ittl.s
such a measure III asyiums. "nethcf
regarded as protective or ieuieaiai,
may be accepted as "A propi oi .he res.-
ity aud ex.ent of this chanee, UPON
Whatever II may depei,d. ~ -, inoro.
over, probable that, Dg the aecaraey ~
modern diagnosis, c.scs Of wiia iien<y
depeuaiug upon 1eyer or inilainuia 40.
OF the b,aiu, nave ueen dating uisned
from those oI true ,ndnla, aiia la ifuo
features thus better dcter.uiuod.
These are loss OF appetiIe. general an.
easiDess and Irritation, aate auiness,
headache, resliessness, iuteuse stiinu'
lation Ot the passioiis ana propeiisiii.s,
rapid ideal'on. ineVheienee and To-
quacity, violence or unor.dicd aslta-
tion aud ex.iasagance; and as the
disease advances. eniaeittion, hollow
hess of the checks and eyes, ,iise.ora.
tion Jf the SKIN, brlilauey aud hxny
oil eyes. However siniiiar these symp-
toms may be to what are seen IA the
fosered and phrenetic, great caution
must be exercised In concluding that
the circulation IS Involved ..d,ree.iy, or
at all, for Ut 222 cases examined by
jacob, 23 only present any indications
OF fever, and IN these this condition
was attributed To hectic aud other
Causes unconnected with mama. Is
qulrol was rarely mentions the pulse
- ahording any guidance IN this kind
of alienation. Ines true interpreta-
tion of these symptoms appears to be
that they are connected wih dooillty
and exhaustion; that although, 10
motely, they may originate Ia auy or
gan or condition, they proximately dc.
pend upon impaired nutrition aud lr-
ritalion of the nervous system, calling
for support, stimulation, calm, and re
pose, alike moral and physical. The
classification Of the Various aspects
under which mania occurs has been SO
lar regulated by the bodily affection
with which 1t is complicated or asso-
ciated. EpIleptic mania, the most
furious and formidable, aud puerperal
mania, perhaps the most intractablc
syscies, consist IN the superadditIon of
OF the indications formerly detailed to
certain states of the nervous system,
and to that Of parturit,on. Whatever