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[page 306] given as a reason why they do it Q. And the reason in all cases where the clothes are torn? A. Yes, sir, in most cases, in all perhaps; where they strip and tear off their clothing to get rid of it, get released, it is from the acute sensibility of the nerves giving them the sense of heat. Q. That is a delusion that makes the insane person think he will be warm? A. No, it is to relieve the sensasion [sensation] of heat. Q. That he will be colder? A. Yes, sir. Q. - if he tears the clothes off. Is it a matter of fact that the temperature of the body is reduced? A. No sir Q. It is simply a delusion of the mind? A. Yes sir Q. If I were insane now and were put into that lodge naked at a temperature of 50 should I be as susceptible to ^the temperature as if I were not insane? A. If you tore your clothes off and kept naked all the time? Q. Yes, supposing I am naked all the time? A. It would indicate that you might have