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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10

5 INSANITY contagious? Can
II perfectly normal person
become mad by contact with
persons who are crazy?
These are the two questions
which are now stirring the
medical world, and especially the scien-
lists who are specialists in the diseases of
the mind and the nerves.
A theory that insanity is contagious has
been advanced on good grounds, and with
well attested evidence in support. Special
lists in diseases Of the mind are gravely
examining this question for it's final solu-
ton.
If a person of sound mind can "catch"
insanity, then an awful condition con-
fronts the future of the word. The men
ace of mental collapse threatens everyone.
Even physicians and nurses will not be
immune for they are brought into direct
contact with insane patients in hospitals
and private mad houses.
On the other hand. mental specialists
declare that an absolutely normal man,
in the fun possession of all his faculties,
would not, could not, in fact, in the ma
ture of things become insane through as
ISOLATION with insane persons any more
than man devoting himself exclusively
TO some other walk of life would become
mCnomaniac. the victim of some hobby,
or faddist with his life centered in his
enc occupation.
Steady devotion to ne business to the
exclusion Of all others, may have a ten
dency to narrow mans horizon, and
perhaps cause him to form some
idiosyncrasies, but unless there IS some
where in his family a tendency to mad
ness, it matters not whether it is heredi-
tary, a predisposition, or from any other
cause, there is not much danger of man
absolutely free from the taints of insan-
ity acquiring the disease.
Physicians and nurses, after arduous
labor in hospitals for the insane, have
been discharged as no longer competent,
having seemingly gone mad. This has
been explained by some physicians as the
result Of continued contact with mad pa
TENTS and the severe mental strain en-
tailed, ending finally in insanity of d
slight nature, or hysteria.
An interesting case, which we'll illus
trates this phase of madness, has been
cited
The superintendent of the Bloomingdale
hospital for the insane at New York City
was addicted to the habit of using strong
drugs, and was of temperament not par
ticularly adapted to the sort of work he
was engaged in, although he was a recog-
nized authority on the subject of diseases
of the mind and the nerves.
The institution had been undergoing the
fire of severe criticism at the bonds OF
one of the New York leading dailies. The
paper finally was successful in having one
of its reporters committed to the hospital
as an insane patient. The reporter was
confined there for several weeks until he
had obtained his entire story, when he de-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
Paints Pictures of Human Eve

l S S ROSE MEA HE f
dreamed once Of painting
canvases that should put
Raphael and Titan and Rub-s
ems to the blush. She studied
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10

with their patients. I have never heard
of an instance.
AS to the feet of attendants in Ameri-
can hospitals for the insane being af-
i1lcted with the disease with which they
are constantly associated there are but
rev, SO far as have personal knowledge.
This is, perhaps, because of our glorious
political system, which, like the great
oak, sheds it's leaves in due season.
The average term of service in an
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
Northern Pacific Exbedifion

aADIMIR BOGORAS of the
North Pacific Jesup expedi-
ton has returned from his
tour through northeastern
Siberia and is at work on a
hook which is TO contain the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10

clared that he was of sound mind and de.
manded that he be Immediately dis.
charged. The superintendent however,
declared that he was insane and refused
TO permit the newspaper man to leave the
institution. The matter of the reporter' S
release hung fire for some time, but he
was eventually freed on writ of habeas
corpus.
The affair so preyed upon the mind of
the superintendent, and the expose which
followed by the publication of the report
er's story made things os uncomfortable
Tor him, that his mind gave way under
the great mental strain and he was COM
PEELED to relinquish his position as super
intendent
In few years the former superintend-
ent of Bloomingdale had recovered, appar-
entity and was conducting private sana-
forum of his own.
One day a reporter from another New
York paper called upon him at his Office.
AT the sight of the Newspaper man the
old trouble returned at once and the
physician again lost his reason and his
business.
In this case, however, doctors have con-
tended that the physicians mental aber-
ration was the result of external causes,
combined, perhaps, with long association
with insane persons, and the heavy men
tai strain of his position, which event
ually brought on his mental collapse.
Another strange case is that of an actor
who was assigned the role of the mailman
in new play which was soon to be pre-
sented. In order to make his acting more
realistic this actor made a study of in
sanity and was a frequent visitor to
hospital for the insane, where he care
fully noted the actions OF the patients
When the time came for the presenta-
ton OF the play it was noticed that the
actor who was to take the part of the
mailman was acting in strange and I'M
accountable manner. One afternoon Just
before the curtain assembled for the matt
nee he suddenly went mad and, Selling
sword which was to be used in the play.
drove everyone before him and off the
stage.
The insane man was eventually cap
tured by strategy. His mental condition
was carefully examined into, and he was
committed to the asylum to which he had
not long before been frequent visitor
1t was annQunced at the time by the
physicians who made the examination of
the condition of the actors mind that
his mental alteration was due to contin-
ual association with insane patients and
the severe mental strain entailed in his
study of the condition and actions of peo-
pie who had gone mad.
DR.. w. B. Fletcher of Indianapolis AMI
widely known throughout the West as a
sLe cialist in mental diseases, was asked
his opinion as to whether insanity was
contagious. DR.. Fletcher said:
Undoubtedly there is a form of insan.
ity which is contagious. It is known rs
hysteric mania or emotional insanity.
There are thousands of instances Of
This kind, most them, however APP
preaching a senfi-religious form of fanat-
icism. One of the most noted Of these
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10

The Superintendent of BIoominodaIe
Insane Hospital Loses His Mind
After Years of Labor at
the Sanatorium.
American hospital for the insane is abont
eighteen months, and most CT that tirna
is spent in romances or looking for an
other place."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10

cases IN history was the children's cru
saue' which wos started by an eleven
year-old French peasant boy named
otephan, In the year 1872 when 80. 900 bows
1oHowed him in a mad attempt to CAPTURE
'elusalen. They were wrecked starved,
or died If epidemcs.
Another epidemic or contagious form
of this same disease was started nv a
German boy by the name of Nicholas
ABOUT the same period of the French mania
ana which ended in the same manner
hoyal edlct. parental and religious au-
lhor1ty could not stay this tidal wave Of
poy madness-all starting in the psyche
loslcal contagion from ignorant youths
Under fourteen years of age
only give this as an Illustration of.
the KIND OF contagion that creates riots.
mops, strikes. revolutions, where usually
one man contaminates large number nv
MS words and acts, and puts into mo-
non IDEAS which are directly contrary to
reason and Judgment
Another word for nsvchica1 conto oio,,
IS suggestion or, perhaps, 'hypnotism.'
Now, as to the liability of those who
are with the insane as attendants or
those who study insanity and themselves
become insane. is a question that could
only be settled by examining the records
OF hospitals for the insane for 3he past
nifty years at least. But as no records
have been kept as to what becomes of the
servants and officers of such hospitals I
DOUBT II anything can be known There is
che thirg certain, however. In France no
one is permitted to attend the insane on
the wards for a longer period than seven
years Such attendants are then retired
upon small pension. This rule was es-
because such large num- ers of
them became insane after that period
AS to the officers of such institutions
ever becoming insane from association
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10

IEREVER and whenever
the American Derby is
spoken of among horsemep,
the subject is certain to call
forth a good story, because
Of all the turf classics it has
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12

Edward *. Jones. the special assist.
ant attorney genera engaged hy tho
United states 60 conduct proceeding
against Chas. r. ". N,rly ami other
officials and employees of the United
STATES government loo cuba. Is quoted
to the effect TINT the representation
10y Nicely that thr Cuban govcrum"H
hail concluded 10 abandon It's rIiw
for the recovery ui moneys charged Goo
have been cmbcZZlcd was entirely rr
rulcuuS MIR. Jones furthermore s'tId
that on the contrary. the Cuban gov
eminent. bon conjunction with the gu'
crumtnt OF the United States. intended
tn proceed with the most actiy" meas
ur-S against Norly 10 compel r'stItu.
ton of the funds aud that the amnesty
guaranteed 10y the Cuban government
related only to the criminal on'ns".
AMI relieved Nrcly merely OF the con
sequences of his conviction at tir'
crime uf which hc WAS charged. amt
that 20 did not iu any WAY affect DIS
liability tu restore the funds.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12
MnI. Gardener rnII.-.

Nal Cornelius Gardener. former
civil governor Of Tnyubas province.
Philippine Islands. has arrived Mai,
Gardner SAYS: II do not know that
am 10 hc called % Washington.
Your friends say" suggested a re-
porter. that every citor1 h being made
Ca prevent yuu from proving the truth
of your report as regards the water
cure uud other forms ~ torture used
10y american soldiers against rchclliou-
natives
II nndo my report ns I saw things.
replied Mai. Gardener, "und a~ | saw
them tu hr true. as matter Of duty
and conscience aud for the information
ct GOV. Taft uud the secretary of war
/ considered the report to Ice ln the
nature Of q confidential communication
AMI not Tor publication
Had YOU amy idea. major. that the
document might bc used FOR political
purposes"
politics. he quoricd. why. I have
never mixed in politics OF any sort
Nv politics consists of the Declaration
of independence and the golden rule. %
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12

Iudse.Duraua Improving.

Judge Dumnd has been getting con
siderable of the rcstful sleep that must
necessarily play an Important part Ia
Whatever advancement he makes to-
ward ultimate recovery. After sitting
beside the window of the sick room.
uvc' luokng the street. for some time
Saturday afternoon. he walked back "a
his ccuCh. and. lying down with two
pillows supporting his head, slept Tor
one hour AMI q half. On awakening
d" again took his station iu the chair
beside the window. walking across the
room uuussistcd.
Saturday night the patient was
slreplng peacefully. nr. Charters said
hr was sim maintaining the marked
Improvement mudc und was gaining la
strength His riglg arm AMI leg con.
tinucs tu Improve. and hc Is now he.
ginning "a use them quite freely.
llypolrrmic injections have been Sus.
pcrd,d entirely.
lie has made uo attempt td tan,
since Friday afternoon uud the ply
slc.uus state that nothing j. expected
fran him n that respect for the pres
eat in spite uf his promising efforts
of Yesterday Co regain his power of
speech.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12

President Roosevelt had narrow cs'
cap" from death Wednesday morning.
near LcnoN. Mass. \ tally-ho coach In
which The president. Gov. W. Muir
ray Crane. 81 Massachusetts. AMI sey-
cral others were riding WAS smashed
Ia pieces 10y q heavy electric car-which
WIS running ut high speed and only "a
miracle saved the presidents life.
Tho president. Gov. Crane and See
rciJry roricyou were piled up In a
heap. hui they managed To pull them
sclyr, oIt aud all wcr" only badly
bruised. The president was cut on the
right side of the chin ami his face was
soon much swollen
Gov. Crane was bruised more than
his companions. hut Is not seriously
hurt Secretary Corjelyou sustained
several bruises also.
Secret Service Agent VIM. craig WAS
killed outright. and -. j. Pratt. the
driver of thc coach. sustained frlc-
turcd skull which % l. feared will re-
suit fatally.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12
Grcnt snnrrinr On Cnrncn..

United states Minister Bowen. 500
Caracas. has forwarded tu the state
department. under date of Aug. -. 30
llnintiyc plca for the poor Boo that
capital who are suffering great misery
ms the result ut IN" prutractUd war
now in progress.
The special plcI is made hy Rev. T..
:. Pond. tho senior American mission
airy iu Caracas. lie says tlmt Doe Dis
cNucripnrr hc never has known aul
thing to compare with the widespread
aud hopeless poverty uf the present.
The actually starving hc writes.
''Trp rapidly invading tlu city u jnr
hope of obtaining something Geo
dn. cor ut lrr,t sou"thlur to ,Ht
~ lpns; lmlr HE families Of this cit ''
said Mr. Pond "rau gain only one ln..
meal q day Hundreds cannot obtain
even that The price or nll uorcS~Iti,,
of lie Is very high and rising STILL
own" To- war panic and the prolonged
hostlltlcs"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12
re TOOK the nIsk for 50.

The mad dash hy u trolley ear at 90
mites AN hour Co beat the presidential
party to the Country club. 81 the mo-
torman might earn reward Of -,
was responsible for the accident In
which President Roosevelt almost lost
his NE.
This is the statement made. and IL
has stirred the l'ittsheld Mass. an.
thori,ies 60 make thorough invcsti.
CATION. So ns Ca tx the responsibility.
Eugene l.. Robbins. = Pittstield mer.
chant. who was an eye witness of the
accident. says MOtormHn Madden was
urged to run the ear 40 breakneck
speed by u woman. The car was
crowded with women from the fash
ionablr South street section uf Pitts.
field. They started late AMI feared
that the president would get 10y the
Country club before they reached H.
After the accident says another cor
respondent the president walked mp
Ia Madden with his tst doubled aud
shook Il under Maddcn's nose.
III your ear got ont of control" ne
said with his voice shaking. III II got
away from You. why. then that Is one
thing: hut " 10 Is anything else. this
l. dnmnahlc outrage"
You don't suppose / tried to do lt.
do vuut" groWlcd the mutorman who
inStiuctivcly recognized Theodore
Roosevelt. who wanted to punch the
man who had hlt him Jud forgot the
president.
The president hit his llp. remember.
irg everything It once and turned
away Madden shouted after Mr.
Roosevelt.
well. I had the right OF way. any
way. You had right 10 look out FOR
yourselves"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12
AROUND ruE STATE.

~ least slN members - the Demo
cratic state central committee will 90.
pose the selection of candidate tu
succeed Judge Duund this week.
Wiliium Culver. q railroad cmployc.
Slipped under the wheels while
coupling ears 40 Paw Paw SATURDAY.
ono lex and half Of the foot on tl,.
other were cut OF. lie resides 30 Law
ton.
Moses Trim. the man who deserted
his family iu Staudish several years
agu. aud has been In JAIN for u few
DAYS. has agreed to take care Of his
wife and was released
Harvey Mott. 81 BROOKLYN. cleaned
some spots from his trousers with gnS-
olinc. \ few minutes after he complrt
eel the operation he WAS seized with
q hankcring To- smoke lie struck -
match where men usually do aud there
WAS something doing right away.
biphtherin la virulcut form has
nude It's appearance Ia Tckoushn Tho
iit>' victim WIS buried on Friday
night-a young lady nearly Il years Of
Az. The public schouls arr closed Tor
q week and all churches aud public
gatherings are abandoned FOR ten DAYS.
William IA Barge. father nf the
Young man who WIS killed in Mon
roe last week while trying to cvadc mr..
rest. j. about 90 bring suit against Iy.
mott Blcodg0nd. the man who fired the
fatal shot. FOR damages. Walter Lem.
'aRl. who WIS the instlgator 90 the
par nit. has lcft ihe city. aud his
Whereabouts are unknown.
The Michigan Chemical Go. Of Raw
city. has been awarded the contract
10y the government FOR I.u0O.OO1
pounds Of alcohol used IN the manu-.
facturc Of Smukplcss powder. n
amounts 10 3.:nO barrels. The alcohol
~ of tile sugar beet refuse variety.
aud stood highest ln the government
tests.
Albert W. Elliott. aged Is. and Mis-.
Cora Ngshhuru. aged Il. both ~;
Grand Rapids. went to Muskcgun tu
Zee secretly wctlded. They Intended ia
return the same night. but MISSED
rlPir ear and had to ttmam in Nus.
k"gou over night The. marriage cor.
tiicutc formed un important ptrt al
thclr explanation when they reached
home.
Robert Melrusc. cugIuecr ~ the mid
might Gmnd Trunk western uls-en.
~nr train WRECKED near Ilnskclls. has
n,cd suit against The milrund com.
p,uy for S>1nOp damn yes. Melrnsr
Wds pinned under the engine for twn
hours AMI hls injuries ncccssltnfed
nmpuintium ~ the right leg at the hin.
white the left LEG was crippled his
hack spruincd aud hc sustained other
injuries.
~ the pioneer picnic 81 Arrnnc
county more than 1000 people attend.
ell The speakers were col. Geo. 4.
Rent =. Y. Mccarthy. ex-Prosccutinu
Attorney Hayes. OF Staudlsh. and a
number ~ pioneers.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12
.Inmc. shy. mc Mns ,r,.r

David l. James. the aged llulton
farmer who Killed hi- son On the LIST.
was arraig1cd Wednesday. lie asked
for au examination. which will lee
given him. Ills dcfrus, viii very
likely o." Insanity.
,u uu interview he said hc had been
9u inmate of lu asylum uu three iii
fcrrnt occasions. and that his mind
WIS Boo such % state ~ excitement after
De- hgd fired twice 40 his son. who was
about To- attack MIN with au AK. that
he had up recollection of what hc did
James admits that hc KILLED negro
ln Cass county and served i've years
Toe Iacksou for the crime lie SAYS a.
Killed he negro Ia protect himself uuf
family. When asked whether ac WAS
q cousin uf Jesse James. nc said Ice di,i
not KNOW.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12
THE NEWS OF THE WORLD
Thr IIorror Grovs.

The report brought 10y the Royal
Mail steamer lurc. which arrived 90
Cnnnrlcs W. L. from Martinique. Ell
the loss nf 2OOu lives through the re-
cent outbreak Of Mont pclcc. referred
Co the deaths since August 30. AMI
not to the loss of life resulting FROM
the reported outbreak of Wednesday
September O.
The details that have been received
during the last two days prove That
the eruption OF Mont Pelec of August
30 was FAR more violent than any "i
tile early explosions. The results were
more terrible than firSt reported. ~
Moruc Rouge more than 1850 have
died aud many others are 80 injured
that they cannot recover. Almost th'
entire village has been destroyed, the
church tower standing as sort "I
monument to the dead.
That the island of Martinique h.
doomed 90 total destruction rs now
general belief. and the fear Is that
when the catastrophe comes GmdI
loupc will De- visited 10y an all-dcs,rUr
tive tidal wave.
~ the cruptiuus continue, tH'
mouth Of Mont Pclcc grows in size.
~ H. now of enormous proportions.
Mornc lncroiN. one uf the peaks that
reared skywurd from the side 81 r.
lee. has been completely swallowed.
There seems 10 Dee side pressure .u
the crater aud the burning cha-"f
widcus pcrvcptihly every day.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12
nnr,n,i.s cr.nt.st Pre-

TL" worst lire that ever occurred
iu buuud destroyed the freight sheds
of thc Grand Trunk and Ann Arbor
Railroads un saturday. \ cuuScrya-
tive estimate 81 the total loss 10 the
two companies H. plnccd at SlOoOnO
or this amount about two-thrd~ falls
upon The Grand Trunk company. The
ire was caused 10y porter looking for
something iu freight ear. aud 20 he
INK dark in the ear aud be- struck q
match. 10 dropped To- the ho.r Ind q
hig blaze cusucd. Being unable to cope
with g. smith gave q general alarm
Besides the sheds, thirty ears loaded
with merchandise burned completely.
The docks. too. were loaded with
freight Among the ears burned was
one az pianos. several ears Of dry
goods. chiunwarc and carpets. and
some hllcd with grain. The Durand
Fruit 60 lost carload OF bananas
aud Spanish onions. The cStimatrd
luss ON merchandise aud freight l.
placed ut SGuOO This Is an entire
loss To- the companies The sheds ami
tgiIs are insured
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12
Guarding the Emperor.

The Berlin papers describe the rN.
trnordinnry precautions which ara be-.
iHg taken for th, safety ~ the emperor
~ Poscn. The regular police there
have been reinforced 10y hundreds FROM
Berlin and P~cslau, besides large
number Of detectives. Several day
ago all the heating and ventllating
pipes ln the provincial museum. where
the state banquet Is to occur. where
thoroughly inspected and daily ia
spcction follows since then. although
All parts ~ the buildings are heavily
guarded day and might by a military
detail.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12
TrinIe browning

4 triple drowning occurred 90 GuI
lasc. near kalnWaZop. Friday night.
the facts of which did NOT become
known until Saturday afternoon. The
victims eff the shocking fatality are \.
e. Miller. ct Battle creek. Hrrmau
Ercurf and llcurN rrrucr. ~ York,
willie. The hast two uuWed ARE cousins.
The circumstances surrounding thr
drowning e the three are Slruulrd iu
mystery. aud will probably never De-
learned. u i not even known at wm
spot in the lake the accident occurred
and IL may hc weeks before tho bodies
are recovered. o. ut an.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12

Upon the advice of President Mitch
ell. of the United Mine Workers. u
mass meeting of miners from all the
coal fields along the Norfolk X West
ern railroad agree to end the strike.
provided the operators will take back
all the old miners. and the latter have
slgnlhed their intention of doing this.
The miners have agreed To- return To-
work.
II Is thought the strikers In the
New River aud l(anawha fields Will
soon follow the action of the strikers
on the Norfolk n Western.
The pocahontas mine continues 10
burn. hut the operators think they
will soon have the fire under control.