Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-08

So; or perhaps with continual firrita'
ton Of the mind, only hyster1a that
may be aided by removal f,the Erlta'
ton. am too old to be quickly sure.
Now. repeat to Reid that, medical
man must save his mental or physician
jumps for cases of extremity. he
must not jump all tho time; that 10
how you are neurasthenic In America.
Hystera, that we can by removing
suggestions and introspections palliate
or perhaps cure. And there may be
also Authorizations and the fixed idea.
Therefore 1t is SO like shadow of In
sanity. The daughters death. we
knew that. And have said that some
continual suggestion was to be sought
for, which might produce this illusion
OF her daughters continual presence.
such as you have perhaps found. SO
We are ready to consider. Tell me
now all that you know. carefully. Not
your own deductions want, but the
facts alone"
When l had finished, he sat silent
for long time, frowning on his hand
as 1t drummed idly on the window
ledge.
why do you conclude that she has
for some time been attending spirit
ualisms unknown to her family?" he
asked abruptly at last.
"They all seemed to know her. and
to recognize the voice called Miriam.
She went about 1t besides in very
accustomed way. And before her first
disappearance this summer-the first
I knew Of personally-she'h had tele-
phone message from Mrs. Mahl.
answered It, and recognized her voice
afterward."
After another long silence ventur-
ed: Hasn't she always been worse
after she has been away?"
He answered In preoccupied tone,
as II I had merely tapped the current
of his own thought: 1T seemed at
first to me temporary breakdown
only, which looked to grow better.
I have been much disappointed that 1t
has not. and she grows periodically
worse coincidently with disappear
ances of which they do not know in
time to control them So tell them
that some harmful practice Is added to
that no new thing comes into her life,
unless" he looked at me quizzically
"a young man whose interest in the
II
low scientists about on bicycles.
recommend quiet and the removal OF
"reminiscences, and still the irritation
goes on. Now, as to spiritualism,
there have NOT made up my mind. l
investigate 1t as a human abnormal
ity, for to me, like the Roman, moth
ing human Is to be thought foreign.
It looks to be trickery. and yet that is
not sure, but there may be scientific
interest there. Certainly so great q
man as ,Lombroso found much to in
terest. In the end we shall, as
think, find all manifestations physical
or perhaps there is here some little
know semi-psychic force disengaged
from the living persons present OF
the uead there is little cause to spec.
ulate. However, 1t be Of all this. there
Is without any doubt acute nerve
strain very bad for the homeopathic,
and, aggravated by belief. Yes, 1t is
perhaps cause enough, and perhaps ef-
feet only" \"
1le train was pulling into Stamford
as he ended, and It was not until the
waiting automobile had carried us
nearly to the house that Doctor Paulus
spoke again.
Il think" he said, that possibly, l
say possibly, Mr. Crosby, you have
made valuable discovery. At least
we know now the circumstances bet
ter. But on the one hand these visits
to seances may be aggravating cause
of the unbalancement,a and on the 9th.
or mere results of unnatural cravings
in the unbalanced mind It is circle,
and we seek the slenderest point
where 1t may be broken"
Mr.. Tabor met us at the door, and
as we camp up the steps Reid slipped
eagerly past him.
"Splendid!" he exclaimed, wringing
the great mans hand. splendid!
Hoped 1t would be this train, but |
hardly dared think SO. I know how
important your time is. Very good OF
you to come out, very good indeed.
Now as to the case; manifestations
unfortunately very clear just now.
Very unfortunate, but I'm afraid we
have been right all along. Come out
to my rooms a moment. and I'll give
ter to run over the whole thing
scientifically"
Doctor Paulus smiled at my dryly:
budl De IuOSL HAPPY, HS SuEllicu,
and after a formal word or two with
Mr.. Tabor stalked soberly around the
house. Mr. Tabor and went into the
living room without speaking.
Has Lady told you-?" began.
He nodded. II hardly know what to
say to you, Crosby. I feel very sorry
for you both. I am sorry for all of us.
Mrs Tabor has not been herself at all
since the other day, and of course for
the time everything else is secondary
to her. But don't think that I'm any
thing but very glad personally" He
held out his hand
took it in silence, and moment
later, Lady came in, greeting me very
quietly, as II my presence at this time
were entirely matter of course.
Father and daughter evidently under
stood each other. We sat almost in
silence until the two doctors returned,
Paulus frowning downward and Reid
more ejerkily busy than ever. The
scene had the air OF a deliberate fam
lily council.
"Mr. Tabor" Doctor Paulus began,
II have thought better not to disturb