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[page 608] the same patient would after his maniacle state had subsided? A. I remarked that the sensibilities of insane persons are often blunted; that is the idea I gave. Q. Is it not a fact that a person under a high state of mania would bear perfectly well and without detriment a temperature colder than a sane person would if he were not under mania A, Yes, sir, very often. A person in an insane state will grasp hold of a hot pipe and hold until his hands are blistered, without flinching. By Dr. Butler Q. They will blister as quick whether sane or insane? A. Yes, but he doesn't feel it. Q. You judge, there is a difference. An insane person will bear a temperature 5 degrees less generally? A. Yes, sir, without suffering. Q. But he would burn his hand at the same temperature? A. It would produce the effect of burning, but he would not feel it. Q. But it would burn wouldn't it? A. O, it would blister.