| ...is not the only such affliction. |
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| And so we come to that condition |
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| which most often afflicts the
more nervous sex. Hysteria. |
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| Derived from the Greek for "uterus".
Much studied by the French, |
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| it has of late come under the
scrutiny of our Austrian colleagues. |
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| Tonight, we'll endeavor to add
a British accent to this chorus. |
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| Bring in the patient, please. |
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| As you can see, |
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| the patient is a comely woman
of five and thirty years |
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| who has been under my care
at Bethlehem Hospital. |
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| Of impeccable breeding,
she has suffered much of her life |
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| from the classic symptoms
of the chronic hysteric. |
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| Who can tell me what these are? |
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| Lassitude? |
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| - Correct. Another.
- The tingling of the extremities. |
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| - Yes. Another.
- Convulsions. |
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| Sometimes called "hysteric fits", |
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| during which the patient may become
violent, dangerously unmanageable. |
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| Which is why, as a
precautionary measure, |
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| I've had her injected with
four grains of heroin. |
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| One cannot be too careful when attempting
to trigger a fit in a clinical setting. |
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