The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-18
REV. nrR. HINNl,s CASE.

His Memory Restored Under Treatment Received in New York City-An Extra ordinary Cnse-Returncd to His Home.
 Yesterdays New York Herald records the complete recovery in that city of Rev. MT Hanna of Plantsville, whose case has excited widespread notice oW- ing to its extraordinary character, The Herald says:
 The Rev. Thomas A. Hanna, who for the last ten days has been under treat ment in this city for total loss of mem- ory, has recovered his long missing fac ulty.
 MT. Hanna is the pastor of a Baptist church in Plantsville, Conn.,, about twenty miles from New Haven. On April 15, as he was returning from a drive, he fell from the carriage and struck his head. He was carried un- conscious to the home of Miss Cook, to whom he is said to be engaged to be married When he regained conscious ness he not only had forgotten his fancee, but even all knowledge of his own identity. The entire tWenty-four years of his life were plotted out. He had been @ linguist, acquainted with three or four languages, but even his native tongue was a mystery to him. He had literally to begin his life over again, like child, with the differ l tlot Ia; IaIya1onpH mind of an adult.
 Taught by Signs.
 Three local physicians were called in connection with the case. His father and brother also devoted much time to him, and began to teach him by signs and gestures.
 Though he had been a linguist, he had been comparatively weak in math- ematics, but after the accident mathe- matics and music were the things for which he displayed the greatest apti- tude He learned to play the banjo in a few hours
 pr. Boris Sids and Dr. S. P. Good hart, nerve specialists, of this city, three weeks ago went to Huntsville to treat MT. Hanna. Ten days ago he was brought to this city. He was plac- ed in sanitarium, and almost from the day of his arrival began to show de- cided improvement It was learned from friends who accompanied him that the Rev. MT. Hanna was watched con- stantly, day and night.
 Whenever he showed an interest in any particular thing an effort was made at once to lead him on and associate the matter under consideration with some known occurrence in his past life. Hypnosis played an important part in this treatment. It may almost be said that the patient was kept in a mild hypnotic state throughout.
 As he began to improve it was eX- tremely difficult to make him believe that he had had the experiences in the past that were gradually presented tc his mind.
 Stories Seemed Fantastic.
 His own twenty four years of exist ence. as told to him, seemed to him tc be the most fantastic and improbable piece of fiction. Fver his affection fo1 the young woman referred to was fol a time plotted out.
 The patient during the last five or six days of his stay here made very rapid progress, and Tuesday he went home 
 cured, though his mental processes are slower than they once were. His past life has all come back to him, and ht even realizes the experiences he has been through.
 The Dr. & P GoOdhart mentioned above is brother of Town Counsel Ja cob P. Goodhart of this city. His rist in his profession has been rapid. H. graduated at Yale medical school thret years ago with high honors, and later took a. years stu6-- 'n Germany ant Austria under the best tuition and aus pices. He has been located in New York in the practice of his profession about a year, and Is connected witt the College of Physicians and Surgeons holding an honored position there il . the Vanderbilt Clinique for Nervous , Diseases. His many New HaVel friends are glad to note his success il | h