Evening journal., 1905-04-21
A GIRLS TEN MINDS.
Amazing Experience of Multiple
Personality After Influenza.
EXTRAORDINARY PHASES OF BEING

Brittsh Psyehicnl Research society
Puzzled by Case of a Young woman
Who Has been simple Child with
Reversed IdeAs on writing and
ty-tvo IL Developed and Educated.
The London newspapers have been
printing extracts OF q report OF the
British Psychical Research society
which contains the history Of an as
tonishing case of a girl possessing ten
separate and distinct personalities
within twenty months. The case Is be-
ing much discussed In medical circles.
The girl was a patlentcf Or. Albert
Wilson, and so remarkable was tho
case that DR.. Wilson laid II before a
committee Of the Medico- Psychological
association, the members OF which
body many of whom were at first
skeptical, all agreed that the manifes-
tations were undoubtedly genuine. But
they are unable TO offer any explana-
ton Of the occurrence.
In April, 1S95-just ten years ago
the girl. who was then under thirteen
years Of age and indifferently educated,
had an attack of influenza. After re
naming in bed for ten days she went
out into the cold air and suffered n
relapse. Within the next two days she
was on the point Of death, but gradu-
ally recovered her strength.
Then commenced TO appear IN success
tafr
which occurred year and eight
months after the first. took the form OF
blindness and imbecility. She under
stood nothing, and at times apparently
could not hear. But she could draw
perfectly though sghtless. notwith-
standing she had never learned TO do
so IN her normal condition. She was
also able to detect by touch a pencil
mark on paper.
Now. at the age Of twenty-five. she Is
IN good health, the best Of her personal
tiles that showed itself having been ed
ucated and developed
The personalities manifested them
selves as follows
! /. April. 1ss5.-Acute mania and intenne
fear. blindness. illusions as to the pres
ence Of snakes and a craving for oranges
and lemonade.
2. About a Month Later-A simple
child with reversed ideas as to writing
etc. She repudiated her name. but would
respond on being referred 20 as "a thing q"
3. July. 1Ss5.-Physicai health improved
and she became very passionate attempt
ing TO eat her clothes. She could read and
write. though unable to do so when DOS
sessed OF personality No. 2
a. August 1895.-She became a dpaf
mute and failed 10 hear loud noises close
to her ears. but could speak in deaf and
dumb language.
8. December. 1sa5.-she again reversed
things called black white and thin people
fat. She spelled backward but wrote
forward She believed she was three
days old but understood everything that
was going on around her. She was par
alyzed in her legs at this stage. but her
condition changed IN an instant. She
leaped from her bed. ran upstairs where
she threw herself 70 the floor and re-
volved on her back and shoulders: also
she rested on her head and attempted 20
walk UP walls. few days later she vas
again normal.
6. May. 1se6.--A sweet child. but totally
ignorant Of spelling, reading and writing.
This is the personality that Is now being
developed satisfactorily.
Z. June. ss6.-Remembered clearly her
early cnlonoou, out not or ana aupao-
quent 20 her illness. This stage lasted a
fortnight.
s. June. 1sss.-A ht Of commissions; COM
plete loss Of memory. Patient believed
she had been born the day before. She
called her father Tom and her mother
Mary; lasted three days
9. October. 1896 Transition came grad
ually. fits OF temper were noticed. She
talked like a young infant and could not
walk. but she could speak a little French
OF which language she was quite ignorant
in her normal periods
10 December. 1ss6.-The blind. imbecile
stage.