The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-01
Kansas Young Nan Who Puzzled
Doctors AWakes.
For 81 Hours in ashington
Was in CataIeptic State.
HE CAN NOT EXPLAIN.
Says He Remembers Nothing
Since Leaving Hotel.
Hospital Physicians DO Not I'm
derstand the Case.

Washington, D. c., Jan. AFTER re-
naming in cataleptic trance for over
sixty-four hours, George w. Daniels.
the young Kansan, has been finally
aroused from his strange stupor. The
physicians were determined to try once
more to bring Daniels to life and sue
cessfully succeeded Sunday. They gave
the patient ether through a cone. After
the young man had been completely
anestheticized his muscles relaxed, and
the rigidity which has possessed his
body passed away. When the ether was
withdrawn the patient in about an hour
began to show signs of consciousness.
Daniels facial expression, as his
senses slowly came back, was interest
ing A froWn clouded his face and he
was on the verge Of tears Later he be-
came hysterfcal and gave vent to a
number of ear-splitting yells.
When the patient had quoted down
the physician asked him if he wanted
a drink of water No answer was re-
turned to the question until it had been
repeated several times. when Daniels
answered in the Affirmative
stefan.
Mo- was the response
DO you want q. glass of milk p"
Daniels answered that he did, and the
milk was given him, which he drank
eagerly. The patient did not talk vol
UNFAIRLY until late at night, when he
said:
where am I?"
He was told the circumstances of his
formed that he was in a hospital. He
seemed very much surprised
4 don't remember a thing after leav-
ing the Metropolitan hotel Wednesday
morning. said Daniels. It never had
an attack of this kind before to my
knowledge"
Daniels case is still a most interest
ing study to the physicians at the hos
Oh orr nj CT no
trance, the patients mind is still very
unimpressionable, and it takes him sew
eral minutes to grasp a question which
IS put to him. He lies on his cot but
does not talk voluntarily When asked
if he dreamed at all when asleep he an
swered in the negative.
During his long sleep Daniels was fed
by means of stomach tube. His diet
consisted of milk and broth. His diges-
tive organs worked perfectly, and he
does not seem to have suffered at all
physically from his attack. Whether he
will regain his mental stability is a
question that time will answer.
The hospital attendants were much
annoyed Sunday by all sorts Of heal
ers, mediums and ..curists,'' who all
asserted their entire ability to arouse
the sleeper at once. None Of them were
permitted to see the patient at all,
greatly to their indignation.
Congressman Charles Curtis has taken
much interest in the young mans case.
He made daily trips to the hospital.
used to arouse Daniels
After all other experiments to restore
Daniels to consciousness had been tried
without success by the physicians at the
hospital, hypnOtism was brought to
bear. "A man acquainted with the house
staff, and well known in this city a
hypnotist, asked permission to try his
art on the unconscious patient. Know
ing that no harm could come from the
experiment, his request was granted, and
the test was made
The hypnotist stood by the bedside of
young Daniels and passed his hands
slowly over the patients forehead, at
the same time commanding him to
awake. This procedure, known as the
method Of suggestion, seemed to have
no effect at all on the patient, who re-
manned in intense stupor, never witch
ing muscle. The local Svengali work
ed over Daniels for more than an hour,
until the perspiratiOn poured down his
face from his vain exertions Every art
and trick known. to operators in the
strange power was used by the hypno-
fist, and at one time it seemed as If
Daniels showed some signs of life, but
if he did, ne Immediately lapsed back
into the cataleptic state. The hypnotist