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Youth Seeks Relief From laura,

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Youth Seeks Relief From laura"
TO &c Editor Of the Euentno Public Ledoer:
Sir-.l am daily reader Of the EVE
N1Na PUBLIC LEDGER and take inter-
est In looking over the questions and
answers in 1t.
Today I noticed an answer to one Of
them that has some relation to me. That
Is the aura" As I'm troubled with
epilepsy ! have the following story to
tel In which / am trying to find an
At the age Of four was laid down
with scarlet fever, and had to be taken
to the hospital, where it is treated. I
was the cause of much trouble and was
punished for 1t in the following man.
ner:
Tied to bed in the girls ward and
given scanty food for two or three days
(besides being whipped). All this was
administered by the head nurse.
After the punishment was up was
still forced to s'eep in the girls ward.
This was the direct cause of the wards
being changed around--the girls occu-
pying the ward which was formerly the
boys. and vice versa. OF course, the
modification of being forced to sleep in
the girls ward caused the other children
to tease me, and my temper was worse
than ever, but It couldn't be helped.
After seven weeks treatment I was
released. I was bathed in warm water
which felt very hot and kept on scream
ing through the whole washing. After
that I was given a cold bath which
seemed to be freezing, as l had just
me to scream worse than ever. -
nf cn,raa Tho hood p,,ruo ~ltI NM 1tIx~
it and she threatened to take me back
to the hospital the next time caused
any trouble. Then / was given to my
parents, who were waiting to take me
home.
After I reached home, whenever I
thought Of the punishment received at
her hands and the threat of being taken
to the hospital again that sensation.
"the aura" overcame me and I would
have an attack.
My parents started to take me to
one doctor after another, but their
treatments were Of no avail.
I am now eighteen years Of age and
still have the attacks.
Getting that sensation in the intes-
tines, I know when an attack is COM
ing on. I've tried to overcome 1t, but
could not. I would put my mind on
1t and try to prevent it from coming
up to nv head, but It would finally
overcome me and I would lose nv
senses.
During those attacks I'm liable to
do anything, Once nearly choked my
younger sister to death. having such a
grin around her neck that nobody could
take my hands awav until the attack
was over. Thank God / didn't kill
her.
Now I believe IL there is any treat
ment to prevent that "aura' from
getting to INV head the epileptic attacks
would stop. I've been trying to find
out what that sensation was, and this
answer in today's paper has cleared that
Now the question is, "IIow can that
aura be stopped?" 1t lasts from two
to five minutes, and would have time
to stop 1t if 1t could be stopped; which
would prevent the epileptic attacks.
Can you tell me Of any doctor or
professor who could give me any treat.
ment to prevent that aura? 1t has in
terfered with my education and
haven't been in any athletic event be.
cause have no strength. The only en-
joyment I've had in life is reading
books, because in anything else I
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