Turning To Stone

The fortnightly meeting oí the Psychological Society was held recentl; at the hall, Chanclos street, London Mr. Sergeant Cox iu the chair. The subject of the debate was " Psychologe of Wit and Humor," by Prof. C. J Plumtree. The Professor, bef ore beginning the discussion, said that when down a Swindon three weeks ago he was askec to visit a lady whose case was worthy o; consideration. He went with the nncle of the lady and visited her. He founc the lady to be about 34 years of age, a widow, and with two children. The lady was lying on a sofa in the corner oi the room. The lower part of her body was as white and as hard as marble, with her limbs turned up. When she was removed from Bath to Swindon a box had to be made in which the lower part of her body was placed. lt appeared that in 1863 her husband died, and one day afterward, when she was coming down stairs with her two children in her arms, a drum was sounded, and the start shocked her so mach ;hat she feil down stairs, and from that date she gradtially grew worse. She lost he senses of sight and hearing, and aferward the power of speech. She feit i strange feeling concentrated in her cheeks, and it occurred to her that she night be able to carry on conversation )y others writing on 'her cheeks. He bund that the jaws had been locked for ;wo years, and no solid food had been aken by her during thai time. She was ed on soup, milk, cream, etc. She deermincd to test the sensibilitiee of the cheeks and lips. Her friends began to writewords with the finger on the eheek, which she perfectly understood. He bund her eyes closed, and when the up5er lid was forced up the eyeballs were iurned upward, the same as a person in a mesmeric sleep. She also was unable 0 move her fingers. She took the pencil in her mouth, and, guiding it with ïer hand, she wrote the reply. Thoro was one remarbable phenomsnon that the patiënt could teil colors )y touch. He tested her by askhig what was the color of his coat. She ut it to her chcek, and, af ter a few moaents, wrote on the slate that it was lark gray and small red spots. Sho lso was ablo to teil the chief characters n a photograph if the earte were passcd icross her lips and Sheek, If she grasped he hand of a stranger, she could tolï at ny future time who it was. She aJso 1-jvi iw nel, II, In r - -=l U1C land of the einger was placed on the heek of the lady, or, in the atter, if ïer hand were placed on the piano when ie performer was executing. She was quite resigued to her fate, nd seemed to be quite happy. Ho beieved that any lady or gentleman could ee this lady if they visited her at her ïome in Swiudon. The Chairman said nuch f acts were ar more convincing than all the essays a at could be written on the subject. "Uere were produced two letters irom ie lady, which were correctly spelled nd in proper sentences. She, in anwer to a question, thus desoribes how he distiuguishes cloth : "Black feels raised and harsh ; white mooth, cold and dead ; drab and gray littlc raised, smocth and cold ; red mooth and very hot ; blue smooth, but rates a little - what I mean by this is, 1 edges my teeth acd all my nerves ; irown very gratiög and hot. Otlier colrs I cannot explain how I teil them."