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state whether the maniac also weakened for the time being A. I think temporarily she appeared better Dr. Butler : We do not claim that her insanity was in any way made worse or increased by the mode of treatment Q. Will you read from the case book what there is in the case, giving first the date of admission A. "Admitted April 2 1877. Age, 29. Married. House wife. She has 3 children; oldest 8, youngest 2 1/2 of age. She was taken very suddenly with convulsions in the night losing all consciousness, frothing at the mouth some purple in the face, clenching of hands IE." This is my description of her case as given by a few friends. "One month before birth of youngest child the second child fell into the water and she jumped in and rescued him, but only seemed a little more nervous after it. She had nursed the child a boy twice. She had been to church the day before in a warm day