The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-06

That is l knew it was imagination b.
fore. After the change from the first
to the second stage of the disease, was
equally sure that everything I saw
and heard was real. and NO power ON
earth could convince me to the con-
trary.
1.-THE change came about almost in
simultaneously and in the following
manner. For q wonder, was lying ON
the bed, and distinctly heard the ply
sician in charge talking with q police
man concerning me, by which 1 learned
that was there under observation, and
in few days was to be sent to an in
sane asylum. He told the officer when
to come after me, and gave special in
structions to take me away in a herdic
instead of the patrol wagon, as mat
ter of safety. He also cautioned the
attendants to keep sharp watch upon
me. opened my door and looked out
into the corridor, but of course no one
was visible. I called the attendant and
asked him about the matter. but he de-
MED it, as did also the physician. !
persisted that it was fact. just the
same, and, could have done so, would
have made my escape, even though
nearly in nude condition, and toguard
against that was placed in room the
windows of which were grated, and
here the real torment commenced.
ITO describe all I saw and heard
would make very large book. The
scenes were constantly changing from
one extreme to another. Sometimes it
would be pictures, whose beauty would
defy the most noted artist to reproduce,
beautiful women in respondent dress,
then, like the dissolving views of
stereoptican, change to women in a
nude state, from whose sight and &C.
tions 1 would turn away in disgust.
Again, my parents (who have been dead
for years. were being murdered, and
demanded my clothing and liberty that
might protect them, and swore like
trooper when l was denied. 1 claimed
that there was nothing the matter with
myself, that those who had locked me
in were crazy, if anyone, and that
was unjustly detained; but could not
make them believe it. In the twink
ling Of an eye the scene was again
changed, and was surrounded by VEN
omous reptiles of all sizes and kinds,
and by dangerous animals of every
known and many unknown species,
and whose number would test the ca
pacity of Noah's ark and the descrip-
tive ability of Dante.
''Thus it continued, ever changing
from one scene of horror to another,
and these sights were living, moving
objects. At one time. and for to me
some unknown reason. former ac-
qualntances were boring holes through
the wall to shoot me, and to guard
against that crawled under the mat
tress. They then decided that as they
could not shoot through that they
would set it on fire and cremate me,
and 1 screamed: Help! murder! fire.
to the extent of my lungs. The next
moment I had new trouble. Small
doors in the side of the room would
open, through which would come
troops of small animals of strange
kind. They seemed to be playful and
harmless. Others came that were not
so, and was obliged to be very active
to keep out of their reach. Again,
and delegation visited me and gave
me choice of the manner of death,
the penalty l must suffer; but COM
promised with them by joining the
order Rats and snakes by the million.
animals of every known species, and
thousands that no one ever saw but
myself, besides many people to injure
me in some way were present with mo
in a room about ten feet square, but
which at present seemed as large as .
public park, and here 1 remained in
this living hell for two days and nights,
until the proper time arrived and was
given a dose that put me to sleep most
of the time during the next thirty-six
hours, after which reason resumed her
throne and was cured. Imagine your
self in the nightmare lasting two
days and nights and you have some
idea of dclirium tremens. The Voice.