London, May 5.—The peculiar case of a man thinking himself to death, came under the notice of a coroner's jury yesterday. A Doctor Richardson sustained injuries by a. fall from his bicycle a short time ago, but none of a serious nature so far as could be determined. Under the care of a brother physician he was progressing favorably, and seemed on the way to a speedy recovery. But a week ago Sunday, he said to the doctor: "I know I am going to die of tetanus next Sunday" (just a week after). As there was no indication of that disease there was no attempt to disabuse his mind of the idea, but he insisted on being treated with antitoxin. On the following Thursday tetanus had developed, and on Sunday last Doctor Richardson died from the effects of this terrible disease. Probably there never was a clearer instance of the disease-producing power of imagination than this. — Chicago Times-Herald.
London, May 5.—The peculiar case of a man thinking...
From the August 1897 issue of The Christian Science Journal
Chicago Times-Herald
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