Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-30
FREAKS OF JIM-JAMS.
QUEER THINGS THAT MEN 90 WHEN
NOT EXACTLY THEMSELVES.
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OF oil the psychological conditions that
have met my observation / think those
attending "jim-jsms." or what is more
politely known as dsliri,Di Temens. are the
most interesting. Now, right here in the
beginning, l wish to state aud have it
clearly understood that my comments on
the subject are not the results of personal
experience. This is not case where I" j
speak the things that do know" but an
instance where my Investigations are In
spired by that profound love OF knowledge
which prompts me to sample every bill OF
fare or mssa that get good chance to
examine. IL any of my more experienced
friends who find such delight in my com.
munIcations that they are willing to stay
away from church to read them. detect in-
accuracies III my arguments / am sure they
will at least abstain from criticism in pub
lie.
The first thing wish 10 say is that the
word snakes" is an inappropriate term
for jim-iams." While the victim OF the
terrible malady very frequently sees these
loathsome reptiles-in fact, believe all
the sea-serpents arc dne TO editorial "jim-
Jams such visions of snakes do not in-
yariably appear before the eyes of the suf-
serer.
recall q very recent case where an
angler went away on fishing expedition.
carrying the most improved tackle and
that other essential accompaniment TO the
sport, 1.-THE little brown Jug" He came
back "loadedn not with fish. but with
whIskey. and at night he was attacked
with deiirium trem9is His suherinRs
were intense and during the hours OF bis
agony he saw all manner of fish. from the
whale that swallowed Jonah down TO the
trisky bull-minnow that nioDled at his
hook but few hours before.
Another unfortunate. whose modesty
impels him to request that his name be
withheld from publication, beheld thou.
sands OF bats during his delirlum, and II
mistake not | have heard of q case where
the victim saw the features of his mother
in-law on every side. He died.
A few months ago several acquaintance
of mine got on O prolonged and strawberry.
tinted "jambaree." and one OF their num-
ber-who, by the way. had had tho q" jim.
Jams" once before suffered particularly
His companions. by the use OF coffee
vigorous exercise, aud other .estoratlyes
managed to brace up. but thus poor fellow
could feel his head swelling like q balloon
being inflated with dir. He even knew ht
was drunk, which Is certainly very re-
markable thing for an intoxicated man tC
realize. His friends. az soon as they per
ceived that they were out Of danger, de
termined to play a joke upon him. They
kept dropping little hats about Jim
Jams until they got him terrified, for he
knew full well what the malady meant
and lust before they took him to his room
they procured monkey from an organ
grinder. They carried the representa-
tive Of prehistoric man to hi
chamber and sat IL on the bed
The suffering bacchanalian did not see the
simian specimen until he had been placed
in his couch and comfortably deposited
among the pillows and sheets. His blood
shot ewes roved around the room for come
! time, and at last they fell upon the fuzzy
| little animal with the prolonged cauda
appendage. The effect was instantaneous
| for the drunkard rolled his fiery orbs II
terror, and then succumbed to violent Il
of trembling. Suddenly be said. IN {
quiyering voice: "Blr. Monkey, If yoi
aren't a monkey I'm In - of bad fix
| but If you are monkey. get out of here,
and with that he SHE'D one OF his shoes a
| the organ-grinder's pet. After this demon
stration of anguish the boys did not hav'
| the heart 10 fool their victim any longer
and they told him the whole affair was
| joke, and that II he kept quiet he woul'
escape the " "iim-iams."
A ridiculous but rather Ditiful case o
| delirium tremens occurred on one of on
| leading ngthOroughfares few nights ago.
man who had been drinking heavily wa
! attacked with the terrible maiady Will
staggering around the sidewalk. A smal
| dog was following him and when the ine
briate lost his reason this animal appeare
| before his distorted vision as hugo an
| formidable monster. The drunken ma
| became terrified and darted down th
street. The little dog, much pleased wit
this demonstration OF apparent levity VI
the part of its master and not knowing
| that he was tho cause of the mischief. un
| dertook to follow. The fugitive, lookin.
back, saw the imagined monster PURSUING
and doubled his speed. For SQUARE
and squares the maddened man and th
dog darted along, and when at last tn
| drunkard paused from exhaustion the ca
nine was also on hand. The little ANNA
| in great glee undertook TO jump up on It
master, but the man, In a frenzy, caugh
| the animal by the legs and beat 1t agalns
a brick wall until lite was extinct. Ate
| this spell of raving had passed away tn
! deiriOus man picked UP the mutilate'
carcass and carried it tenderly away, rock
ing 1t now and then as if it had been
baby. This incident actually occurred
and the gentleman who told me about /
is neither a relative of Baron Munchausel
nor the representative of a quack medI
cine.
The prisoners arrested for drunkenness
and confined at the statiOn-houses are FIRE
Guently attacked with jim jams" an
when suffering from this disease they r.
duire the most careful attention. The Off
GERS say that deirium trenlens Is brought o
by the excessive use of liquor IN case
where the sufferer has abstained from eat
ing as much as usual.
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