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SPENCER'S LOST MEMORY.
The VERY QUEER CASE OF A
YOUNG KANSAS STUDENT,
Two Years Gone Out of His Life.
Friends Forgotten, But Parts of
His School Training Retained.
From the washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
Lawrence, Kan. The strange case of
Herbert Spencer is being studied with
great interest by medical men of this and
other states. Two years ago young Spen-
Ger was pharmaceutical student at the
university here. He was a bright stu
cent and expected, upon graduation, to
assist his brother, who owns large drug
Store in this city. In August, 1894, he dis
appeared. In August of this year he re-
'urned' re-entered college, and took up
MS studies with apparent ease at the
POINT where he had left off, but he recog-
hlzed neither members of his family nor
professors of the university. 1t was as if
he mad been asleep for two years. and in
mat sleep had forgotten faces and forms,
YET mad retained his book lore
On the night of March 6, 1885, a Phiia-
oeIphia policeman noticed a young man
s'aEulng on corner and looking vacantly
Up and down the street. He approached
MIN and was astonished to hear the ques-
ton:
Where am II"
Inc young man did not act as intoxi-
Gated, and his air was too earnest to ad-
NIL MI oil possibility that he was Joking
name. ''-'''' ''''N'i's ''''
don't know" he replied. 81 can re-
'd III nothing. What city am in?"
,Nhen the policeman answered the ques-
uoh as to the locality, he in turn interro-
sia.eu the individual of such strange ac-
aoii s' put could gain no information.
neAeu where he intended passing the
i5.en1 the stranger replied that he did not
H a"' The officer asked him II he had
I'm ,,S money. For answer the young man
o, lieu MS pockets inside out, showing
oilly few pennies
as inc stranger was well dressed, the
L t-SS ,lled officer began to suspect that he
.'a4 oeen drugged or sandbagged by some
c I'm OF other and was temporarily I'M
SIS sclous as a result. He took him to the
I'm district police station and turned
, I'm over 10 his superiOrs for further in
'S7S, rs, into the case.
ne next day he was brought before a
pollce justice, and that official turned the
yp11uihg man over to the authorities of the
~ .iiqquelphia City hospital, sending for
o.. Danlel Hughes. superintendent of the
l u Tuition, a written account of all the
Ia aus OF the case as far as they had been
learned by him.
Dr' hughes Immediately took a deep in
IN the case, and for a month he de-
So'ea his attention to the matter in an en-
FAVOR to solve the mystery. AS the youth
'' S oeen 10 all memory born anew, he was
y, .t'Ilslened anew, and was soon known
WI oughout the hospital as George. But
fuest lon and cross-question as he might
III hughes could learn nothing regarding
m9 patient or his antecedents. Everything
PIIof 10 March was blank and seemed
,'s 1lHed TO remain so. Everything which
y, ,.'u occurred since that date was retained
~ the memory with the exactness which
One expects in all sane persons.
NOT the least puzzling OF the many
!. s,'ldhse features of the case was the fact
'lat George had not forgotten his use Of
,.ansuage, nor what he had evidently ac-
tUred at school. He appeared well edu-
leo was an excellent penman, and so
~ hughes appointed him as his private
'ecfelary, both because his services were
iuable, and because the doctor desired
" Keep him under constant observation.
3eorge'' appeared to enjoy life at the