The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-09-16
|NATORPOR FOR DAYS.
Pasquale 1acolucci Apparently
Insensible to All About Him.
Strange Case Of CataIepsy at The
Italian Home in This City.
Grief Over the Death OF a Beloved
Aunt the Cause.

A remarkable case OF catalepsy Is be-
ing treated at the italian Home, 179 Sec
oni avenue. by DIR. Bettini di Noise, the
chief OF the visiting stan OF the hospi-
tai.
The patient Is Pasquale Iacolucci. a
| boy OF fourteen, who lived with his
brother and his wife at Woodbridge. n.
j. Pasquale was born In the province
OF Campobasso, in Italy. and has been
In this country for two years. He Is
a bright. handsome boy, with olive com
pexion and big. full black eyes. His
flce has not paled since he was placed
beside sailor on a cot at the hospital,
about ten days ago, but his limbs are
| sadly wasted.
eyes are full Of expression, and he
him. Sometimes, DR.. III Noise says. he
moves his eyes a little, but he will not
him.
At intervals Of fifty or sixty hours he
wakes up; so to speak. and Is himself
wolf, and devours eagerly. But al
most betore he has time. to do this his
s s" ' Wn he bs spses e,s
he uses his arms and is able to move.
An attendant Is by the boys side night
sa ior Dr a Noise OF thinks that he
during the night, and says that a change
In his expression. which is almost I'm
perceptible. seems to indicate at such
Tines mat MS mind Is not active and
DR.. .di Noise believes that Pasquale 10
COZ clous at other times OF all that Is
strengthened by visit which, the boys
ol.er brother made to him the other
day.
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calculated in Italian, IVA tie me-" Get
thee awaMD. and then lapsed into. a
to day or to-morrow. The effect OF his
presence on Pasquale will be noticed
Little Pasquaie's limbs can be placed
In almost any position. and they will
remain there for. long time. An at
stretched the boys arms above his head
and they stayed there until they were
taken down. II this were not done the
ans ,hsn might ihst be w an hour nn in droppnE
the angle at which the Joints were
placed when they were raised.
Pasquale is also insensible to pain.
finger nail or through the flesh about
his eyes without any apparent feeling.
Or. III Noise Ia q scientist OF high
standing and wide reading. He says
that cases Of catalepsy IKE that Of Pas
Quale are very rare Indeed. Usually
the only awakening Is when the victim
comes out Of his stupor and RECEIVERS.
He has been giving the boy strychnine
with bath and treatment with Faradic
battery He, will try cerebrene next
week. The doctor thinks that the boy
may recover.
Cataiepsy is disease of4he spinal col
umn and Is usually caused by some vlo-
lent shock or unusual surprise or grief.
Akin to It Is such shock as often
transfixes. q person to one spot or per-
haps renders him unable for a moment
to lower an arm which has been raised
while the shock was received.
In Pasquale's case grief over the loss
OF an aunt Is believed to have brought
on the trouble. His aunt died at Wood
ridge over a month ago. He was deeply
affected and passed through. paroxysms
of weeping, which continued for hours
These were succeeded by a lethargy,
from which he was aroused with much
trouble.
The fits of weeping became less fire.
uucnt and the lethargy increased until
the boy became oblivious to what was
going on about him..