Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-22

Man who Became Child and Had TO
he Educated Twice.

4 Man VINO Iecbtht tnfiu -
Iie Educated Twice.
Tho snbicct Of double oonsciousncss'
bns mott interesting oxemplar IN TIE
person Of David r. Jameson, who died In
Detroit In 1870 or 1876
IL cannot 10 truthfully denied that
Jameson was whatth world usually de-
dominates rerhnk," but tho crankincs5
did not interfere with tho conduct Of o
prosperous business, nor with the usual
obligations to the well boing Of society.
Ho claimed that In his carly childhood no
had shown most remarkable prccocltyi
That at tho 0gc Of he was familiar With
tho elementary principles Of chemistry and
mechanical philosophy, at tho agc OF le
student IN geology aud astronomy, md
TINT before no reached 10 ho WINS familiar
with aud could discuss tho nbsttusc prln-
clplcs Of biology md It's kindred studies,
On the Anniversary of his seventeenth
birthday Jamicson, who had been placed
In drug stord In tho city Of Cleveland to
learn the business, returned to bis home
to spend fcw dnys with his parents
While walking IN tho garden with his
mother he wns suddenly stricken with
whit appeared TO hc catalopay- Ho rcmnin-
cd in an unconscious condition for four
dhys, and when hn came TO himself Inc
was to all intcnts and purposes child
His understanding was that Of an Infant
Ho was taught tho alphabet ind then TO
ceivcd lessons in reading and ponmunship.
His muscular strength wns not superior
To that Of Il hoy OF D or years This
gradual education continued for two
years, aud at the end Of that time the
"A Il
ly that tho young man passed all compoti.
tors in tho public school In which hc was
pupil lie bad not tho falntcst remom-
brance OF his other or previous life.
AT tho ago OF 10 In the second lifo, or 90
IN actual yoars OF living, his father OBJ
taincd place for him In telegraph Office
TO learn the business Of an operator Ho
sat down in front of tho instrument, md
his fingers wore on the key when u meta.
norphosis took place, which Jameson do
Roribos SO graphically that | reproduce his
exHct language. II IL us follows;
Instantly was seized with an lrrcRlst'
able Impulse 20 bound upward, and In an.
other moment felt as II relieved OF MI
physical enoumbrunccs, md, like an eagle
escaping from imprisonment | was dart
Ing upward and outward into immcnsity
Tho fact wns that | had, though uncon-
fClOnRly, passed into another mental con.
dition akin to TINT occurring 10 years pro
viously, though accompanied by very diff
for0nt sensations and phenomena
My father, who was present. stated TINT
tho moment my fingers touched tho In
Rtrument ] utterly n sharp exclamation,
Us II from nm attack Of sudden pain, and
then springing upward | fell back insen
slble, was ut onco removed TO n private
residence; but, as ON tho former simlar
occasion, could not DO aroused by any
Of tho means employed In tho hands Of
physicians or others until tho afternoon Of
the third day
MY mother, who had been summoned
arrived Just In time to witness nay return
to consciousness, and to her surprise and
great Joy awoko In possession OF my first
mental endowmOnts, which apparently
had been dormant for IL years. My
first expression astonlshed my mother,
It being repetition Of the Same ques.
tlon asked ON tho evening Of my first
transition ~ years bcfure-ylz, Does my
iatAor know that / hayo como homer
She replied, pointing 10 my buwllderod
parent standing near. Your father Is hero.
My dear child, what has come over your
81 could not explain. ! WINS confused,
hhh t'bli NtiAhulNN W hNk MltIt Nt NVff,
how we camo thoru and If anything Bpc-
oial Ind occurred In our family. could
not realize that was far from homo or
oven out Of my nntlvo township. We i'm
mediately returned TO our western home,
aud my whole conversation by tho way
was upon mnttors pertaining TO my ftudieg
Ia chcmistry aud tho kind OF treatment
received from my employer. My parontB
wero sllont az to what hDd trnnsplrcd
during Tho long interval since had nbhn-
doncd tho study Of chemistry, but oeea.
sionully l would Inquire, Whoro have you
bconP and Mother, hnyo you md father
been slcki You both look as II you had
been long III, or arc you getting promo
turcly oldY
Whom safely at home, was much sur.
priced az tho changed appearance of cvory.
thing Ny only sister, whom had known
~ enid OF years, now appeared so very
much changed TINT no amount of nrRu.
mcnt could convince mo Of her identity.
In consequence Of this became quite mel
hncholy, imagining that sho must have
died suddenly, and that this fact my pnr.
cnts considered prudent TO conceal from
mo"
That is merely ono one.hundrndth pnrt
OF the experience OF this strangely consti.
tuted mau At tho time Of lis doRth-
BIO was 90 or theienbouts--he was ms no
bad been from babyhood to tho time vixen
Ills mentality changed 80 suddenly. Tho
long period following this change was q
complete blank
Jamieson's caae Ia one Of tho most In.
teirstlng cases Of double consciousness"
on record and 10 not generally known
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