The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29
A WoMAN's JEALOUSY.


Ensiish Physisiaa-
Dr.. William O'Neill, late phyri-
clan to several Lincoln CEngland) in
stitutions, sends this account Of a
strange experience to the London
Lancet. II describes a case Of that
very old and commonplace com
plaint, jealousy. "or spirit Of jeal-
ousy," ss IL is named in the Scrip
tures, where 1t is fully described
and treated.
Some years ago." he states,
was requested to visit q lady who.
IL was represented TO me was very
III and required immediate attsn-
tiOn- On entering the house i was
shown into the 90 called sickroom.
In which there were three persons,
all Of whom seemed TO me to be In
good health. There were present
an old lady. owner of the house, and
her daughter, who had arrived a
few days previously from a neigh
boring county TO spend two or three
weeks with her mother, and the
daughters husband, whose visit
was only TO be for q day or two.
The man was about IS years Of
age, small In stature, swarthy In
complexion and plain looking. The
wife was q striking contrast TO her
husband. She was rather tall, re-
markably fair and handsome and
was q few years younger than her
good man asked which of them
was the patient, but no answer
having been given to my inquiry I
asked again. Then the younger
lady, with some hesitation, said:
i am the patient, and my CON-
plant is jealousy. am jealous Of
my husband, and II you do not give
me something to relieve me j ahaIl
go out Of my mind
This accusation against the little
man seemed to me to be most ridio-
ulous. Indeed i could not help
thinking that IL the accuser had
been the accused IL would have besn
more In the nature of things las
sured the lady was extremely sorry
for her. the more 20 that was quite
ipcompetent 70 treat such a casa
The husband protested his inno-
cence and declared there was no
cause whatever for her accusationA
The wife persisted In reiterating
them. and 90 the wrangle went on
till suddenly she fell from her chair
on the floor in q fit the spasmodic
movements of which were strange
and varied.
AT one moment the patient was
extended at full length, with her
body arched forward in q state Of
opisthotonos. The next minute she
was IN a sitting position, with the
legs drawn up. making, while her
hands clutched her throat, q gut
tural noise. Then she would throw
herself on her back and thrust her
arms and legs about to the no small
danger Of those around her. Then,
becoming comparatively quiet and
supine. she would CULVER all over,
while her eyelids trembled with
great rapidity. This state perhaps
would be followed by general oonr
vulsive movements, in which she
would put herself into the most gro
tesque postures and make the most
unlovely grimaceA
"At last the at ended, and, eE-
hausted and In tears. she was put 70
bed.
The patient was . 1.-THE. muscu-
lar woman, and TO restrain her
movements during the attack with
the assistance al hand was n matter
Of impossibility, % al that could b
done was to prevent her iniuring
herself and to sprinkle her freely
with cold water.
The after treatment was more
than medical The
husband ceased doing business I'm q
certain town where the object of HE
wf1e's suspicions lived He was
nahled 10 do 90 by the kindness Of
: friend who exchanged part Of his
district with him.
This AZ was not the disease. but
Z was the symptom or manifesto
Don Of a mind diseased or deraneed
he state of the mind being the -
Inlt of the womnn's hsoodings over
aer real or fuaninarv wrunan"