Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-05-19
CAN IMAGINATION CURE?
PATIENTS RESTORED BY SUD-
DEN AGITATION.
How Sir IinmpI,ry Davy Effected Cure
-i!ydrophobia Sometimes Caused
by an Excited Condition
of the Brain.


"A remarkable cure through the aiC
OF the Imagination took place in a
man sent by Dr. Beddoes to sir Hum
phrsy Davy, in order to have nitrous
ACID gas administered to hun. The
great chemist placed the bulb
OF the thermometer under the
tongue of the paralytic to ascer-
tain the temperature of the body be
fore giving the gas. The patient
full OF faith from what he had heard
+ om Beddoes as to the result. and be-
licving that the thermometer was
what was to effect the cure exclaimed
at once that he felt better
Sir Humphry. anxious to see what
Imagination would do in such case.
did not attempt to undeceive him, bu,
saying he had done enough for him
that day. asked him to call the next
morning. The Thermometer was thei
applied as it had been done the day
before. aud every day for fortnight
was repeated; and the patient was
perfectly recovered
Faith cures, properly so called. are
pretty numerous says the Saturday
Evening Post but we need not con
Germ ourselves with them here for
more than one reason. We vii! turn
instead TO cures which admit OF less
contenton-thosc which are effected
by some sudden agitation. An alarm
OF ire has been known to restore u
patient entirely; aud it is no uncom-
mon thing to hear OF the victim o. a
severe lit OF the govt, whose feet haze
been utterly poweriess running away
as nimbly as Falstaff from some an.
preaching danger.
Dr. Wright knew a gentleman VINO
had been a i!ictcd with rheumatism for
couple OF months, and that so badly
that he was confined TO his bed with
out the ability to move. While thus
situated, a lawyer sloped with his
daughter and no sooner did he hear
of the affair than he got up and dressed
himself o:dercd his carriage. walked
down to it alone. and got in and then
went Off in pursuit OF the fugitiYes.
He did not ; lcccel in catching them
until ii was too late; but the elope-
ment was not wholly a misfortune.
for his rheumatic. never NO.
bled him ooain. Grt,,.id;
not 80 lucky. In hi. ,a,a.
wears the famous clown alr,os. o,,f,o
Iv los, fhe ,,-e NJ his lfnb. n,a ~.
he was a, the bedside Of 6is VIII, 49,,
was I'LL when a friend wa. psann,. "a
trimaldi managed to crawl a. ra,., =.
his parlor when he learna4 ,ha+ ~.
friend had bad news To ra,at, (.rit,-
adds son was dead A. .na, -
was ownr, Of The fnct IN 800,
and crippled Old man. sn.1To srn,,
his chair his la.,itnde ma Gatil:,..
conc. and bounded up the STAIRS tb,.,.-.
at :, time to tell the poor vile a. tban.
loss AS She burst ou, into an agony
o. grief he sat down IN hi, cha. araiI,
as weak and help.css as be ore.
Withou, gong 80 far Us Professor,
Dick. who characterized Avdronhont,
as simply an inflammation ~ ill.,,
brain. caused BY AN overeycf, ID inn.
acinatiou. ii is certain That oaoni.
who sometimes have been ,cratrhsd
by a mongrel have worked the. o-e|v.s
into The malady: ana tia, even II !,
be induced. a little virorop. mental
opposition will work sufficient eur.
AT any rate the latter portion of n,r
case seems to be borne out BIZ the a.
pericnce of Andrew Crosse III. 49,
trician. He was bitten severely bv +,
cat which, on the same day. d:cd rom
hydrophobia. Tie absolutely dix.
missed all fear from his mind nm,
was not troubled Tor three months
AT the end of mat lin. bowa.
the arm ,ccomuani.d he go.
thirst. He called for water hnf "a,
the instant he SAYS that va
about to raise the ,umblor tn INV linz
a strong spasm shot across NV thropt.