The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-15
She SAW
STRANGE
THINGS
Curious Case Of Insanity Which
Carried Woman Back TO
Prehistoric Age.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Oct. 15.--A post-mor-
TEN examination Just held over the body
or Mrs. Evelyn Freiburg, OF this city. dis
closes case IN which the love OF beauti-
rul nowers not only caused a horrible
oeath, but also probably the most won-
ueriui case or atayism on record in
winch the woman practically lived I'm a
prehis toric age.
MIS- freiburg delighted in sweet meas
ana roses and her rear yard was n gar
den OF these flowers. She was accustomad
70 gathering great armfuls of them and
at unes would bury her face among their
sa,r IA .he vague yearning to lose her
fair Identity in the love of their ragranca
and their symmetry OF form.
IN this way, it is said she contrac,ad
uisease that resulted I'm insanity and
received her death blow from the very
beauties she loved
Ars. freinurs, short time ago. COM
Inehced to feel acute pains In her head
she consulted a physician. who pada or
attempt TO diagnose her case and failed
All remedies that were applIed q oryordaa
no reiief. and finally when the pains grew
more severe other physicians were called
In consultation ''u
Later. she became the victim Of b,ur-
t Ina sions' ana While at no time violent.
the form or insanity was OF a most necu'
aar nature Although never a student of
geology or archaeology, she seemed 70
Ve nVe IN prehistoric age She saw before
her ana described perfectly a strsne.
species OF animals and birls, the former
on The order OF the dinosaur and nasto-
don. N iiAaS'o-
Many OF these corresponded with tbosa
described In geologies. the skeletons of
"hich are found in the museums. but a
large number were such as had never
been heard OF.
4 was
other planet, but since the post-mortep,
the doctors have come TO the startiirr
conclusion that she was mentalIv carr1aS
pack TO prehistoric age. and they ara
now setting down all they can remen,her
OF the strange case for the benefit OF sci
ence. Va 0'
The post-mortem examination disclosed
a small worm In the Pineal gland or the
third eye" and the supposed seat of the
Soul Inc theory Is that the insect was
inhaled from the flowers and from tho
nassl organ worked it's way through some
sievelike bone into the skull and finally
reached the Pineal gland. where Il died
Inc doctors are working on the evoIu
ton theory. which is now generally &c
cepted, that the Pineal gland was I'm ages
gone by third eye IN the human head
In Mrs. Freiburg's case this gland was
abnormally developed and the presence
OF foreign body caused pronounced ata-
vism ~
She finally lost the use of her or5,,,rv
senses and gained ones which have been
lost TO the human species for countless
ages. The irritation caused by the worm
on the nerves OF the third eve" II is be-
lieved. carried Impressions 10 the brain
or the surroundings when that organ was
In use.
il brought back to the woman memories
OF ali the ancestral fears and battles OF
prlmeval life and the long and tedious
process Of the development of the human
family She often saw before her and at
tempted TO converse with a strange invisl-
BILE being.
She would occasionally repeat slowly
few words In an utterly unknown Lam
guage, as though she were SAYING them
after some one. Her sense OF smell was
intensely acute.
The sight OF one animal that she fan
cied TO see in her insanity, and which
from her talk IL is now believed was the
mental image OF a mammoth, invariably |
caused her great fright She would rush
TO her bed. and. climbing on It, lie down
and peer over the edge at a creature |
which evidently seemed 10 her 10 be at
some distance below her. All the while |
she would scream and wave her arms to
frighteu II away.
IL Is believed her insanity made her bed |
n cave. the refuge Of prehistoric man
She would invariably seek II I'm fear IL |
was evident that she was living a wild |
life in a country that is all but a theory |
10 modern man and that she saw animals |
that at least closely resembled those OF !
the Neozoic age.
Every action went 90 carry out this \
theory. Not until after the post-mortem |
did it occur 10 any one that the woman |
was I'm reality living I'm n prehistoric peri I
cd Consequently her ways OF living and /
the strange language she used at times |
were not carefully observed.