The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-22

daughter Of n farmer of WellsNillc. Mo,
~ read from books and describe pic
urcs in the dark when In trance
state duc to hystcria.
Her physician. DR.. 7. n. Winans of
Mexico. Mo. telegraph"d the following
account of this strange case last night at
THr SrNs request:
MEXICO. Mo. July I'll will write
Won what took place during one OF nv
visits to my patient Miss Bessie Stewart
NJ Nelsville. Mo.
A. we drove up 10 the house about )
NJ h"r father said. There she is now
looked and saw a tall. graceful girl
dressed. as she thought, for party in a
rink dress with low neck and short sleeves
, gold chain with locket attached hung
around her neck She was tossing an
ample with one hand and catching il with
tho other
She vas oblivious of everybody ana
everything and no one could say or do
ANYTHING that would make her pay tn.
east heed 4 dog suddenly barking or
any nois" or crash of falling tin pans
appar.u,lv was not heard Her eyes
were open but one could not make her
-ea anything nor answer any questions
nor talk about anything whatever except
what happened to he on her mind.
The expression of her face was a of
pno in trance She went from this
tossing of the ample to eating grapes
...,.. 4.
lng got on her dress. Then she climbed
high gate and SAT on top of a higher
post with her feet on top of the gate.
assuming different graceful postures.
lhen she wandered about the yard.
NhstiinE at times or singing, not talking
N this spell except a sentence or two oc-
,a-ionallv.
>n. went into the parlor and said PLAY,
rlav" One played waltzes and two
steps and Bessie danced all about the
room Then a singer played and sang
and Bessie sang too. When Home.
sweet Home" was played no one sang.
TO- Bessie was acting il out in graceful
ra'fOmime
supper time came and we went to the
'ahle She took her place at the table
tlI dN' lihe NV i'~' w uF' ii'i T''i
or taking of what passed. Soon she arose
and walked away with long strides.
One said. -She thinks she is man now.
She always takes those long strides when
she thinks she is man"
She unprecedented man. She got
pipe and pouch of tobacco filed the pipe.
struck match. lighted the toba eco and
smoked. We followed her out OF the
house She went to the stile. where she
-at till she had finished her smoke. blow
ing the smoke and assuming postures of
q man.
Then she raped the tobacco out OF
the pipe and started toward the house.
As she passed me she said, Life is made
Of one damn thing after another" Her
mother said she never uses rough Ian
guase except when she thinks she is a
man In III" hall she said, "Oh. il is SO
darn dark | can't tell which suit case is
mine She got suit case. put on a
man coat and hat and started on Then
she gave up going of on journey and
went into the parlor.
Soon she was girl again and going into
the parlor began to recite. We hurried
IN and sat around the room, She recited
The RaGgedy Man and Hush" with
graceful gestures. | think no one could
recite better.
1t was dark by this time and lighted
lamp was brought in. She said "Oh,
I'm tired" and sat down in a chair near
,he table. Soon ! noticed that she had
picked up bunch of pictures and was
looking at them and talking about them
| ,bptf,b. tb,o cbn fnr toSt
picked up another bunch, turned the
light so low that could not see the cards.
pu' the cards into her hands and she
kept on talking about the pictures, As
fast a she would describe picture
would take the card, till had five. when
the notion left her and she was of on
something else
turned up the lamp and looked at the
card, IN order and she had described the
plc'ures accurately. She could see aH
well IN the dark As in the light, She
.ogrd letter on the piano and began to
read il TO herself ! turned the lamp so
low ina, one could not see even the white
pager in hcr hands, as low a. had turneo
y IA the card test.
soon We heard her move the sheet ovel
'iI'' ''d'h lulIl'u uI' iiit HsIt'
mother saw what she was reading.
lEr'i"d the light out again. SooA we hearC
"a" sheet slipped of and put back. She
dd not read aloud this time, hut | an
81 .-i'd that she could have done so hat
'h' notion struck her She read tn,
I"''" through in the dark and put il
AVA
II flashed the light on and of il mad'
w. difference. The light was nothing tc
i'r "a" could soc IA well without il.
Was ''ll many things that she had don,
a'i sad in these spells She told wha
d'"n"' people were doing who livet
hi"- away. One Of these things wa
verified
Size told that n woman living ten mile
'""F ~a- out taking care Of her chickens
~" described the dress she wore. littl
i circ!"> IN it. The next day hi
I".. .or called and was asked what sh
MA doing yesterday NJ such an hour
"'' nir",, sh" had on, Everything
''' girl was on the bod upstairs Sh
~ an old woman has come into TN
II ~ manning herr, Sh" has no
hAd aly supper. They are taking lie