The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-04-16

| CLIPPING OFF HIS SKIN.
the drug Into his system with hypoder
nHc syringe about IA year ago TO relieve 10
Cal PAIN and soon became what is known
A. "hend." When the collapse came lac
was taking seventy five grains Of the drug
daily. and had reached frigbtfui STATE oi
nervous exhaustion. An attempt is Icing
made 10 restore him to normal condition
ny - gradual reduction la the size of the
doses, but the patients chances for life are
considered doubtful.
queer feature of the cocaine habit IA
that the victims imagine that they are tor.
mented with bugs That is DIR. Rothert's
| dsiusion, but lac has not gone 10 the ex.
trein.s reached by fellow sufferer wbo
was recently cured OF this latter patien,
tb. attending physician said:
"fie WIS ia terrible state al one tim.
In bis case the belief Mas that bugs had
errwied under his skin and were constant
iy moving about. lie would shrug hi.
shoulders aud 20 through the most fearful
coDtorions ia the effort TO secure relief
from the imaginary insects Sometimes
they were ants aud other times shiny bugs
The peculiar hallueiuatiuu WAS product live
OF awful agony. When finally his coudi-
tloh became such that further conceal inent
Was impossible he MAS placed under the
trraiinen of tie most eminent physicians
OF tIurlbnati When they examined his
body startling discovery was made His
thighs aud The lower parts Of his limbs
~etr found 10 lac scariiesi ia numerous
places IL WAS evident that small patches
OF sAln had isr~D removed. and many Of
them quite roceutly The work had been
done WITH II sharp Instrument
Nothing Has ssid TO the patient bat he
MAS placed aader close watch One even.
Tag the atl~u1rut uoiselesslr entered the
door. lie was snfpris~i To SEE the patient
s4lt4ns IN chair an tue middle Of the
f0i'n. Has bead aas bent over aud he
ser'nri 10 be iuteaily busy at something.
His back sas 10 the door, aud so quietly
hSa! the nur>e catered that the attention II
the patient va, not attracted Curious 10
snl'r the mystery. the attendant ;iptoed To
ono side uniil hr had fairl, good view
Wba, do yoa think the 'n~nI' sas doing,
lie had taken email pair u tuerAers and
. scaiisel oag VI his case @! Instruments
Win the irOn ptucrrs &c had raisel the
skin. siid brisrc the nurse oou!i reach hi,
arm hr hAd gwen il a 4. hack With the scsI.
tel. srFcsins ptecr % the catlcle nearly as
large a. hre cent piece
lie had started tu.ar! the window
si!il holding the patch o. skln lu the
isUvEers. shca the uurse touched him ON
the shoaldcr. lie tarn~d around with an
iub"crui, ihquirtns look la answer 10 the
attendant questions he said that be mere
" PROPOSED tu rkAHsiur the particle under
his microscope he tAikei very rallonally.
sasieg that hugs had spi ia his skin aud
were orA"ilns around lie had frequently
srAitlned ihvm under the powerful ma.
nf1ins sisss. describing their SHAPE aud
spi'rAFAlrc in the mluui-si detail lie
talked inleslircHtls %! the great annoyance
the, had given Dtm and 81 the ,.cy-siiiAr lts
sAse siih sb4ch Le MSS an cited lie even
grew "G'husissi!c over the good WORK be
"As doing 10 tic cAa>0 o! scienoe. aud said
he proposed "a write An extended article
Tor !radlbs u4riscAi magazine on the
- nptous aud Gauss If the new malay
and giving the result. 81 his personal la.
veais CATION