The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-28
ACCIDENTS FROM DISEASE
sPEcrALIsr WHITES or AccIDE sTs OTHERWISE
 WHICH COME FROM Drsn AsE-DELRIUM sssP 4

Among the most interesting cases in which diseAse causes casualties are those in which the faculties are sud- denly deranked. 90 that the affected one doesn't know what he is doing.
 Of such cases pr. Chas. H. Har- baugh says:
 .Dissases of the middle ear, together with diseases of the mastoid process of the temporal bone tthis latter being the projection of bone immediately back back of the sar) produce q peculiar condition which may result In an acci- dent. at
 "An individual suffering with sither of these, parts diseased sofnetines sees idcubIes some timesa sees only one-haif Eof e, person. or wagon coming toward him, ana eonsetiraes thinks he is walk tnw in Q straight iine,. when he is Actu- ally going from enc aide to the other or in q circle. IL. can readily be under- stood that when a diseased ear is in existence and producing these synD- tems. It preciudes an individual from properly taking care of himself by knowing exactly where he is going and Fdistineuishing the exact position of ob- Jects which are advancing toward him. { sSnch person is extremely liable to accidental injuries. and therefore, any one suffering from . discharge of one or both ears which indicates e disease of the middle ear is an extremely poor risk for accident insurance. as such sn individual Is almost sure to have an ac- cident which results in total or partial disabiiity---if not in death Itself.
 Some months ago . prominent phy- siciant of Philadelphia suffered from Hthis condition, and, while 'he wac to- stafIy disabled, but not confined to the house, 1t wac necessary for him to have some one take him to every place he went. almost the same as . blind man, because he could not distinguish the di- rections from which objects were ap- preaching him. and neither could he go to a certain point without assistance.
 "Animal bites are always considered accidental In origin, and indemnity is paid for disability which results. If 8 person is bitten by an animal which is suffering from hydrophobia, ft is inn- possible Go tell if such disease exists in the animal unless tt Is caught and killed and c proper examination made of its brain and spinai cord.
 Should any onetbe bitten by an an- imal In such . condition, hydrophobia may not develop for some days or weeks after the bite is received. and when the disease does become fully de- veloped and death occurs, while the disease itself does not usually cause an accident. because proper precautions are taken to prevent such an unfortun- ate person from injuring himself. it ia possible during the rawlings and convui- sions that injuries may occur. not only to the sufferer, but also to the attend ants and members Of the family.
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 "rhis brings into consideration aeci- dents which happen to persons suffering from deiirium due to many causes. IL ts not an uncommon occurrence for some one suffering from an illness in which more or less delirtum is present to jump out of the window. the fall re- suiting in severe injuries or death. in which case the injuries are the result currea had the individual been in good health.
 '"rhere are other diseases which pro- duce such painful conditions that the individual. while suffering pain Is more or less incapable of properly taking care of himself. and while the severe pain is existing accidents may occur which are the result of the disease.
 ''Rheumatism Is an example of this class the same as neuralgia and severe headache from many causes. Other diseases may also result in accident. but they are so rare or unusual that 1t has not been thought necessary to name them, the above diseases being the principal ones that produce acci- dents."
 Generally speaking. any disease which may cause sudden unconscious- ness is likely to be responsible for sud- den accident. and such are divided by pr. Harbaugh into four classes. Acci- dents arising from diseases of the brain and nervous system; the clreuiAeory system. which includes the heart, ar. teries and veins: the renal system, and miscellaneous afrltctions.
 Among the diseases of the brain and nervous system. epiiepsy Is a frequent cause of accident. So also are dixzi- ness and vertigo. sometimes due to in- digestion.
 Neuralgia of the heart, and deranee- ments of the circulatory system which may cause a sudden stoppage of the heart. are. of course. to be feared. Of such as valvular disease of the heart. This frequently consists of growths or "vegetations'' on the inside of the hearts valves. If these "vegetatlona'' should become detached they would ob- struct circulation, and might easily