The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-17
A WOMAN'S JEALOUSY.


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clan to several Lincoln (England) in
stitutions, sends this account of ,
strange experience to the Londor
Lancet. 1t describes case of tha
very old and commonplace com
plaint, jealousy, ''or spirit of jeal
ousy,' as 1t is named in the Scr:p
lures, where it is fully described
and treated.
Some years ago." he states.
was requested to visit a lady who,
it was represented to me, was very
i'll and required immediate atten-
ton. On entering the house / was
shown into the SO 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 10 be for day or two.
1.-THE man was about 35 years of
age, small in stature, swarthy in
complexion and plain looking. The
wife was striking contrast to her
husband. She was rather tall, re-
markably fair and handsome and
was few years younger than her
good man. / asked which Of them
was the patient, but no answer
having been given to my inquiry !
asked again. Then the younger
lady, with some hesitation, said:
" I am the patient, and my COM
plant is jealousy. / am jealous of
my husband, and if you do not give
me something to relieve me ! shall
60 out of my mind.
This accusation against the little
man seemed to me to be most ridic-
ulous. Indeed / could not help
thinking that if the accuser had
been the accused it would have been
more in the nature of things. as
sured the lady Twas extremely sorry
for her, the more so that was quite
to treat such case
The husband protested his inno-
cence and declared there was no
cause whatever for her accusations.
The wife persisted in reiteratiug
hem, and SO the wrangle went on
ill suddenly she fell from her chair
on the floor in fit the spasmodic
of which were strange
md varied. |
AT one moment the patient was /,
attended at full length, with her
,ody arched forward in a state of |
The next minute she |
vas in sitting position, with the
egs drawn UP, making, while her |
lands clutched her throat, a gut
ural noise. Then she would throw
'erself on her back and thrust her
rms and legs about to the no small /
anger of those around her. Then,
comparatively quiet and
upine, she would culver all over,
1hile her eyelids trembled with
reat rapi6ity.. This state perhaps
'ould be followed by general con-
ulsive movements. in which she
,ould put herself into the most gro
esque postures and make the most
nlovely grimaces.
"At last the fit ended, and, ex-
austed and in tears, she was put to
ed.
THE patient was a 1.-THE, muscu-
lr woman. and to restrain her
Movements during the attack with
ne assistance at hand was matter
impossibility, SO all that could be
one was to prevent her injuring
erself and to sprinkle her freely
'ith cold water.
1.-THE after treatment was more
geographical than medical. The
ceased doing business in a
srtain town where the object of his
'ifa's suspicious lived. He was
labled to do SO by the kindness of
friend who exchanged part of his
strict with him.
This fit was not the disease, but
was the symptom or manifesta-
ON Of mind diseased or derangcd,
le state of the mind being the re-.