"stage fright," terror excited by the
raging of a storm, or the rocking of a boat. In such instances the heart
may beat heavily, the respiration be irregular and attended by
precordial oppression, giddiness, weakness, and physical inability to
articulate a word or recall a thought. These bodily conditions are not
subject to the control of the will, but arise when individuals are
perfectly assured that no danger threatens. At other times, as in a
fearful tempest upon the sea, although the danger be imminent, if the
bodily functions are not disturbed, there is not the least manifestation
of fear.

Footnote 6: A _placebo_ is a harmless and valueless prescription, which
physicians sometimes make merely to gratify the patient, as a dose of
"bread pills," etc.

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