The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
A GIRL JEKYLL AND HYDE.
She Lives Two Separate and Distinct
Lives.

London Gable in New York Press.
A young girl of IA years, whose name
is withheld by the Clinical Society at
the request of her parents is puzzling all
of the medical experts in England. She
Is two persons in one, literally a female
DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. In Stevenson's
tale an elixir did the work. Had he used
so commonplace a thing as Influenza
which was responsible in the instance in
real life, probably 1.-The Strange Case"
would not have made such a hit. The in
fiuenza in the girls case was unusually
severe. 1t occurred in 1895 and was ac-
companied by decisions and hallucina-
lions in which, though Of frail stature, she
exhibited such strength that two strong
men were required at times to hold her
in bed. When the influenza itself disap-
peared she was left with paralysis of the
legs.
With the passing of her mania was first
observed the change In her mental condl-
ton. She began calling her mother MARY
Ann" her father Tom" one doctor
Jim" and another Sam" Though she
improved in general physically she lost
her sight. One day she asked for pencil
and paper She drew a good imitation
of fashion plate that she must have seen
in some weekly or the woman's colmun
of some newspaper.
Mother and father cried over 1t in Joy
thinking that their daughters sight had
returned, ii never occurring to them in
their happiness, to recall that she had
never before shown the slightest tai
ent for drawing. When the doctor had
arrived she had laid aside her pencil and
paper and was telling MARY Ann Cher
mother) that she wished her legs weren't
so stiff. After he had looked at her eyes
he shook his head obviously. He pro-
posed to place some Opaque object be-
tween her and the paper in order TO ascer-
tain whether or not she did not draw from
memory without the use of sight But
when he asked her make another picture
so that Jim might see how well she
drew, she said: Picture? ! don't know
what you mean. l can't draw" No
amount of explanation or coaxing could
induce her TO change her mind. When
pencil and paper were placed In her hand
she spoke of them as something she had
never seen before. They begged her "just
to try" She did. The result was some
pitiful crooked lines which her eyes could
not see.
The doctor left the house more perplex-
ed than he had ever been before Before he
returned the next day his patient had
suddenly risen up on her pillow, asking:
Don't you want me TO finish my draw
ing2 What did you do with my pencil
and paper? had them In my hands only
a second ago. and now they are gone"
The mother promptly returned them 10
her, and she drew a fashion plate as
quickly as she had the first one. RE-
membering the doctors plan, the mother
thrust the first Opaque object at hand
Which hapuened to be book before her
daughters eye. The girl did not mind IL.
She drew another fashion plate, which.
like the first, would have been accepted bv
most newspapers. Mr.. Abbey, Mr.. Chose
or Purvls de Chavannes could not have
drawn so well with their eyes closed. A
rev minutes later she refused absolutely
to believe that she had ever drawn a pic
ture In all her life wondered whv Mcneil
and paper were lying on her bed. and be-
gan playing with her dolls again. The
doctor no longer had any doubts. lie
knew that he had to deal with a case SO