Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-10-08
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Queer Episodes and Thrilling Adyen-
lures Which Show that Truth Is
Stranger than Fiction.


lures Which Show that Truth Ii
Stranger than Fiction.
MANY a medical man could tell OF
alarming conditions resulting from i'm
proper attempts at hypnotizing by the
unskilled amateur. One such case mas
quite recently been reported by al a,
English doctor. An amateur at friend {
house volunteered to hypnotize another
visitor, and after two trials succeeded sc
well that the subject became extremely
/, excited, lost the power of speech, and
then passed into the condition of cata-
lepsy; subsequently he had severe con-
vulsions. He had simply been hypno-
tized by being made to look at q diamond
ring, and afterwards the sight of any
thing glistening threw him into state OF
violent excitement. The floor of the
room in which the physician discovered
him was covered with cushions, as he
frequently threw himself from the sofa
onto the floor, and was in condition of
grave hysteria with maniacal excite
ment. He was treated with full doses of
sedatives, chloral, sulphonal, bromides
and morphine, but at first showed no
improvement. After ten days the con-
vulsive attacks were replaced by periods
during which he sang persistently; he
would sing every song he knew without
stopping. After fortnight of this he
had high temperature for several days,
and altogether was very i'll for three
weeks. Such cases are not so uncom-
mon as is generally supposed.
!, at is singular thing" says ply
sician, "that man does not hear his own
voice exclusively through his ears. The
prevalence of throat deafness is proof
to the layman of the connection between
the ears and throat, and this inability to
hear ones self speak just as others hear
us is another instance. In some people
this popularity is very marked and in
my case, if | speak into a phonograph
and let the machine grind out the sounds
again, don't recognize the voice at all.
In regard to singing, the varying ability
to hear ones self with the ears plugged
up with cotton makes itself evident, for
while one member of chorus will only
hear the blended harmony, or discord,
another will hear little beyond his or
her own voice, and make occasional bad
breaks in consequence. | know a man
who used to sing very fair baritone,
IN tbe weakest fo1so,,o VT Ia doasn,t
realize tbo chance and bel;ava bo
honestly +b;,Ls he s;nns os way as aran
This onnarent ;nnnss;b;I;t, NOV ho -
disnensot;on of Prov;dence 70 nroyo,t
men with exceptionally ugly voices being
driven to suicide"
Tur story of horo;o n;,o. ~
Pepnsylvon;a exorrs;on t,o;n r,L;o, ar
rived recently at Cinc;nnati Ohio fvo
hours late has been made nnblic Tbe
engine was n tbren-wbeeIer and s.;d NOT
10 have been in rood cond;t;on How
aver tbis nav he Soma s;rtn villas aost
of Columbia one of tbe drivers hroLe
The tram was runn;ng fort,, o;jes on
bour and tho broL an her ~ o,oo LnooL oJ
tbe engine cab into L;ndl;nor Jyood IL
broke ono civ foot dr;v;n,r ,sh ooI r;,,l,+ i,
two. nnd finally II turned ;ts brokan end
into tbe heller and lot Ionsa +ba soald;n@
steam in two voIumes Tho acc;don@
DESTROYED Fno;neer Mor. W;n+ors' on
nl;ances for commnn;oot;no w;tb tbo
nnenmatic brakes and be oo9ld not stnn
the train. Tbc engine wohhIed IN and
fro and tbreatened to leove tho trock
Then tho eng;neer hooouo horo
ScrombI;ne or tbo +ondor n;+h NOV,
key wrenc6 in h;s bond W;ntars oI;nahad
down under the first car at the imminent
peril of his life and set the pneumatic
brakes. The train came to q stop and
nobody was hurt.
pru,nr,,,p s,rc;ool ooro.;o, os
nerformod on y oh;aIon - vpSibi h., - "u'
pel Pr;co ofNo q pnnI straot fan,
Sors a,o and tLo REL I ai;a s, I;aa a. dt;I, aem
l;yes sovs tha Anhnr,, m w p,,I,at;,
The cro1 Of tbe cb;ctnn ~ heoomo ] stonnaj
nm and tbe h;r5 sutfarod a.root '0ppuN r.,
George Jooobs was oaIlod !, 80 sao pJna, pshnt
was t6e matter II Uo haS ~ nnito % nn loaat
ranptot;on nc oh;oLon L.. j., 81
neiabhnrhood Aftnn aU ,;n.t 49,, a.. -, .'ia' Ia
dec;ded 70 ant tho oh;oLan,s go ono,, ~
and from II w,s oxtracted ono p opd pua
half n;nts of stran, orrauaI 0 nonan aon',
ob;nsf class ba;r go Thap ~ ann 'um
thoro,'sl I'll oinand ~ aol .ao5 .op "a'
In fan, onrs H. Ill. Ia psSni W ~s.ni
sufI;o;on+I,, 10 o,.t n hnort,, ,s,oai ia ~.
dov nv so ,nas aro,,,J 81 80, T.. NV ao -.
tireiy recovered and to'Sav ia 40 ~ vol
annorentlv as ovar 7. mos 80, "um' n
prising that hen could stow away such
an amount of rubbish in its crop and
still live.
Ivpv,,pn bv tho co,t ,,.o a..
loonoo;ons h.rhars c. 80; "hS. .hS'.
recentlv b;red do.f and d,'u,h 'a,Do' aa;s
tant Rnt tbe scheme 5;dn,t "aa "ani,
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