The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-09-19
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sVo00 soAsousAy swsAunE taetS tueo eoeuter
~ oocsor.s Ioom W'to poor woman
1rsppeo IN oienkets: wnom tney 1ea
S.oukns ~ ~ Invalid caatr sag an emou-
sSce WIN tne ereatesto imcu!ty from nome:
v."eu tae uocsor ssW tustu ne sscertsaneo
soas the poor creature mad suffered Tor
years from o diseased spine, n Tor the
Iess Two years nad oceu entrely supported
.no norseo py the W ladies, who. not DO
ing t1cn themselves. had az last FOUND the
ouroen more tnan they could bear, and mac
~ LAST resource Drought her TO the hos.
pitel ~ tns nope that 1t would provide her Q
oeo ZOE tine remainder Of her lie.
b patient was . respectuble-looking
person about forty-nve, with . placid, we'll
tea appearances. but emitting the most ey-
onAIlnR cries an attempt wa
msae 70 move her.
Tue ladies' were thereupon asked TO with.
draw and walt, and the back was carefully
examiner, and, IN spite OF intense apparent
PUN, tue conclusion arrived at was that
there was no disease but hysteria-
strong measures were Of course needed
70 0rtnG Tue patient 70 thls point OF view,
sno IN inc nrst place the spine was careful
y galvenizca, anu sue was then Induced to
wax. Furtuer oetalls would De wcarlsotne.
Az we oours, tlme, 30 enectuat were tho
Iosans USED, thaSt ~ VOL aolcs stared at the
miraculous appearance Of the one on whom
tney had spent 50 much care, walking all
s0out Tue waatihg-r room with case, Gndcured
OF ner spinal complaint once and Tor all. In
tnle case, again, IL was carefully explained
tnast the woman was not decetving them,
" tnatlt was ner nerves, not her spine,
wnicn were ~rde
AZ RUE ~ - better that hysterical
petlentS should not be at home, es pectally
u Tue disease develops there, but should
AZ once DC sent away.
tncy 10 want, wherever they are,
III ORDER 20 DC cured 10 the power OF q very
strong VIII anu the pouence OF avery kind
neart
now, tnere was no deception In this case,
snu yes sucn miSnt easily be suspected.
Cneo the most remarkable testimonies
- osne Powerot tnc hysterical person TO
slu.uiaoe reai olsease Is sne iact That ata
.usAs l9.u"n nvspiIul eScf htty cases OF
o y .a.a. utsease aaye oesn SEW III ny medi-
90 meu a.u seIt.neu, ano yetln every one
" .ue n1ly sne oiscase "as nysteria, anu
"y U, on.N
luo tiurvelous cures OF nvsterlcai loss OF
vo.csa.e very .n.eIes,Ihs. "A palientcomes
W .iu'ese waite. Il" " hocel' WHO has iost us
voice, ana Ptaceln consequence Ut otners a
Sosclhcss, UT pernups tne mo.her OF q 1aun.
ly,or so'ne oeucaee young laoy. none OF
mem eau speak aoove u very soit Waispcr;
aau!et "uuoueh IL, tnsy wllLcouen
orclear their enroae aulte aauioiy. me MS
vory1s nearly always Tue same. ino disease
olohot oeg,n WIN nSsteria. inc pa'ient mad
aeevere co!ua nrst, ana oia iose her voice.
1uIs nus, however, Aohe since oeca cured,
ous Tue voiceless sta.e persists, ana would
10 % ell eAe ena o. Tine. careful am
'"...ou .oses.s .sa. svery .A'"s Is normal.
AUD tnen, py tne sKlululu use OF 1udicious
means .ne vo'ce.ess conollioa' Ina. mas per-
SISSY Aor solne.ines ye"rs, sraaualiy Is
curea: 1nehe Paeleh.s occasionally act
ually ave s'aoes 10 "r'ee on una eau not
speak at an.
Ano W. a.tor s.eaellen! IN I'VE minutcs
.hey Say .'on!' WIN WONDERFUL vlsor. IN
i've minute more they eau count, n IN
ua'i au 'oar "a" s"o"e o"e eVery le1ter OF
she alPnaoet aS 70 DC nearo My yards on.
Ohe extremely coinicai case, wnicn VIC
may JUST Wiho up WIN, was tnat OF q very
attractlve young lady, "poor, but respect.
aole, VINO entered INC room OF o hospital
surgeon q SNORT lime ago ivir2 Skeleton,
pursued Dy hcr anxious and carc-worn
n!o.ne., ho.uihg ~ one mana pol Oh LIE
oiG aho III the o1ncr a spoon. She apollo
kt]co ano eAp'aiaeu n"r eAeraorainafy astl-
tude . saying that her laughter had COM
pletcly iosS her power OF swallowing for
weeks, una had soAely pcen Kept awe BY q
mysterious process she called "suction;"
tnat sue haa trie1 an that oay to induce her
70 y X o h,.le Lieolg, that being q light,
nourlsninR otet, out IN VAIN. The young
!aay sald sucn was Tue case, tnat shc was
truly sorry TO grey" so excellent a mother,
ana peslues rum ner own ncailh. put she
ieit sue was gong 1ast, 1or she could swal-
low nothing.
a glass OF water on the table was tried
After much persuasion, but produced such
spasns tnat not a drop was swallowed.
Ine mother vas tnen requested to wait,
and tue augnt was taken to the wards
upstairs ana q Driet course OF treatment
entered upon, Tue true nature OF the disease
DelnR AZ G discovered. IL was 30 Salts
factory tnata lter q rev minutes the patient
tnouent tnat she 1eAt Detter, ana managed
WIN dlinculty 70 Swallow q little water.
Ihis was not enough, however, SOFT was
c~ontinueo, WIN tne happy ana
satisfactory result tnat IN half an hour tho
young iauy was SUING az q table with o
platefulo of boiled mutton, turn,ps and po-
tatoes before her; and ner mother was
called up, q her presence the daughter,
with Q RADIANT ~countenance completely I'm
One curious thing is that all the distor-
lions and contractions OF hysteria disappear
under cnlorolorM. very os.lhate case
OF q contracted ana Dcnt arm all Ell.
lorts 70 stra'gnten II; When at last
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