THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION.
The effect of imagination upon the physical condition, has been illustrated in- Camden. A boy named Edward Gardner died in that city from hydrophobia. Not very long before he died, the boy, in his frenzy, spat at his father, and some of the froth from his lips flew into the letter’s eyes. Mr Gardner at once declared his conviction that the la 1 had been poisoned, and became terribly frightened. Within a few hours he had worked himself into a hysterical condi. tion, and the next morning complained of severe pains, dryness of the throat, and a chilly sensation about the spinal column, and actually gave vent to short, sharp coughs like those of a mad dog. His physician assured him that hydrophobia could not possibly have been transmitted to him from his son’s lips, but he remained unconvinced and terrified, and eventually had to be forced by drugs to sleep. His physical condition improved, and his reason resumed control of his fancy. It is not improbable that he might have died had he been left to himself.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2844, 6 May 1882, Page 3
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182THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2844, 6 May 1882, Page 3
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