Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17

NJ lS alnOrmal!
THIS it, said, smiling, "you are
going to prove to me that there are
fools everywhere
Charles, you do not understand the
value of words. am not speaking Of
FOOLS Now my patient = Is not
mad any more than Marcadian is mad;
any more than you or L.
"Who is I'll should like to
know this creature, the sight OF whom
could throw Evelyne and her uncle in
to state of physical collapse. With
Eyelyne it takes an attack of nerves;
with the lawyer an incomprehensible
super"
There is nothing very much the mat
ter with = You do not know that
the study of psychiatrice is? You ignore
that outside these walls, going about
freely in the world, there is mass of
people with strongly marked mental
defects. Now. do you imagine that
Addison Kingsley has all his mental
faculties?"
No, William. do not!
81 assure you the morbid phenomena
are visible in him. You have never
seen him in one Of his terrible furies.
or you would know what onirisme is"
"You amuse me with your science" |
said. struggling my shoulders,
well, even you, Charles-pardon
me for saying, So you are decidedly
an euphoriaue; your artificial and ex-
cessive optimism is veritable exalta-
ton. Your manner of being always
satisfied with whatever comes along is
REMARKABLE"
$50 am an euphorique! an euphori-
que. That's pretty good And what
is Kingsley what would you call
him?''
"a mythomane-a being who by
strength Of lying no longer knows that
he lies. and transforms the truth so
diabolcally that it loses all sense"
Mon cher said, seriously, 81 do
not possess two cents worth of knowl-
edge but quite believe THAT you are
carried away by your zeal for Lom-
broso theories and are making a great
error
Naturally. thought to myself, It is
am a mythomane.
The conversation had led to a point
where thought might profit by 1t. l
wanted to know about this mad crea-
ture who had so frightened my child.
After short silence, said:
And e, what about this lunatic,
whom l have not yet seen?"
"Oh. that man has given me lot OF
trouble for some time. Sometimes
think he feigns madness, but at other
times am sure it is not so. He is q
most extraordinary subject. He is a re-
markable case, doubly intermittent
form, Of which the foundation is epilep-
tic hysteria. Very curious case, indeed.
1t is certain form OF madness which
comes through love-
This simple word to which the alien
lists TRADE led up to made me burst
out laughing.
"Would you like to see him?' the
doctor asked.
'Saprisi. I am not Marcadian or
Evelyne, and see no reason why
should not see him."
ooh! he is. all right; It is not repug-
nant case; it is merely case of mel
ancholia. Come along, then; he Is in
cell 13. on the second gallery"
followed the insanity expert, my
curiosity now thoroughly aroused.
s'Why do you call him TT"
asked. as we walked along the wide
passage.
''Well, shall have to tell you how I
came by him; it is quite a story. have
never mentioned it to anyone yet. 1
really have no right to keep him in nv
asylum; should get into trouble II 1t
were known
l did not ask him to explain what
he meant He did not seem to care to
pursue the conversation.
We walked across the gardens to the
little square building where the men
were Kept. On the way we passed one
of the keepers of the establishment. He
came up to the doctor. hurriedly.
"Monsieur lie Docteur," he said, "No.
10. =. has had terrible attack
u San attack
Something fearful, Monsieur lie Doc
teur. 1t came ont after your guests had
left. We thought at first of putting him
into straight Jacket. He bit me! Look
at my wrist. We GAGE him two injec-
tons Of morphine"
els he calm now"
ooh! quite calm; he is crying
quietly"
NOW very SLIduSc. Luul Iuuicu tAS
doctor more and more puzzled.
We have reached cell No. 10.
"Wait a moment" said the doctor;
zone never knows. do not wish you
to run any danger"
stood a few feet from the cell, while
the doctor went in. heard him speak
in a harsh, commanding voice, very
different from his usual tone.
Nov, then, what do all these tan
trums mean. I'd like to know? and
after had promised you that in a few
days you should go out in the grounds?
You have bitten the attendant! / am
ashamed Of you! have been far too
good to you lately. If it happens again
/ shall turn you out at once!"
heard no reply save q vague vail
ing. which evidently accompanied a
mute appeal, for the doctor continued:
Eyes! Yes! kiss my hands and beg
me to keep you. shall not always be
so lenient with you Now the very next
time ''
Only deep moan came to my ears:
then the, doctor came to the door and
called me.
Il L.