EARTHQUAKES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2130, 12 July 1907, Page 1

EARTHQUAKES.

CONSIDERED AS A CURE. There would appear to be some eleiient of virtue even in earthquakes. i Chili correspondent writing to the iritish Journal of Nursing sends to hat paper an interesting account of lie healing effect the Valparaiso arthquake of last August lvad on Di-era 1 people who were suffering from nrious acute diseases. Names and authorities are given, lid the cases are said to be autlienic. n one case a mail suffering Ire in lieiiimilic fever is said to have jump'd out of bed and rushed into the treat when the walls ol his.; house egan to sway. Alter being exposed o the rainy weather for some time ic was finally put back to bed again, vlien if was found that the pam and ever had completely disappeared. Cases of typhoid, pneumonia, epiespsy, and other diseases arc report'd to have been cured, presume!}’ >y the shock and excitement ol the iiu-thqiiake: An insane patient relovcred his intelligence entirely and ippearcd sane in every way for three lays, when as the excitement began :o die away, lie relapsed into his firmer condition of insanity. A physician questioned a.i to the livelihood of a sudden great excitenent and terror of mind having an lbortive effect oil disease says that instances are numerous.of people bod•idden with chronic rheumatism, etc., mil considered quite unable to move, suddenly rushing into the street when terrified by an alarm of fire in the house. Many sufferers from chronic liseases have ill this way been startled into an effort which has shown that their infirmities were chiefly of mental origin.