St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-03
A LIVING TELEPHONE.
The Strange Whim of a Lunatic.
A Man Who Tmagines Himself TO
Be Filled With Electric Wires.

There is man in one of the state in
sane aSylumS whose case presents sad
example. He is dangerous lunatic
now. and the history of his mania is
briefly this:
Before the telephone was in actual
public service, he became very interest
ed in the accounts of the scien-
tific experiments in connection
with the then imperfect in
strument. His interest grew until it
gradually absorbed his mind at all
the symptoms of nervous trouble; in
fact, it was due to the weak
ened state of his nerves that
the idea was enabled to seize him with
all its force. Had his nerve-cen-
tiers been in good order ne would have
felt nothing more than the healthy in
terest which most persons take in such
things. But neither he nor his friends,
recognizing i'll his nervous condition the
cause of his mania, it was neglected
until at length when he actually heard
the voice at a telephone, his wits COM
pletely deserted him.
At the present time he imagineS that
telephone is secreted within him and
he holds conversations with an imagin-
airy individual at the other end of the
what's wanted?" and turning around to
the visitor. say. Now. just hear him
ring that bell as though l didn't hear
him and answer. Hello, hello, down
there. Well, if he won't answer let him
CO." Then he gets angry and becomes
dangerous. In this way perfectly sane
man was allowed to become insane be-
cause his nerve maIady was neglected.
While this is an extreme case, an eX-
ceedingly important moral may be
drawn therefronl. 1t is this: If you
suffer with nerves." don't neglect
them. The indications are trifling but
full of meaning. SleepleSsness, head
ache, poor appetite. pains In the back,
WEAKNESS, Observation-Disclosures diff
Guilty in remembering names OF faces
and dizziness at odd moments are all
symptoms of nervous disorder and are
felt by thousands of people, not because
close attention to one particular subject
has weakened their nerves, but because
the dry, hard routine of business or
domestic cares has rendered these deli
cate threads incapable of fulfilling their
proper functions. These slight symp-
toms should not be neglected, but
remedy which reaches the nerves
through the blood, thus building
up the other organs of the body
while strengthening the nerve CEN
tiers, should be taken. No ordinary
blood purifier will answer the purpose.
Celery, with the proper medical ingredi-
ents, possesses all that is necessary for
strengthening the nerves, but celery
alone will not do it. it must be com
pounded. This was discovery of the
late Prof. Phelps. of Dartmouth college,
and it is taken advantage of i'll the prep
aratiOn of Paine'S celery cOmnOund
This medicine strengthens the nerves
while purifying the blood, and removes
the cause of the headache, sleepless-
ness or other nervous symptoms. The
blood courses through the veins with
renewed vigor. infusing fresh life and
energy into every limb. 1t acts on the
principles laid down as being right by
the greatest scientific thinkers of the
day, who give it their Endorsement. Ii
this compound be taken when the first
symptoms of nervous disorder appear,
the growth of the disease will be
checked, and the system will soon right
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