s of both arms from March, 1904, until March, 1906, and that
he was at that time confined to a sanitarium. He would not give the
name of that institution, and the whole story may have been
fictitious. At any rate, if he did suffer from this paralysis it was
very likely functional in type, as at the time of his admission here,
four years later, he showed no traces whatever of this. He admitted
having been arrested several times before for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct. His industrial career was very irregular.

The onset of the present attack, as described in the medical
certificate which accompanied him on admission, was as follows:--"On
the evening of April 17, 1910, patient suddenly began to shout, sing,
and pray, claiming that the spirit of God had entered his heart and
that he had a mission to perform. This mission was to go among the
prisoners and preach the Gospel. He then manifested this in a very
erratic manner; ideation was disturbed and disconnected, and there was
present psychomotor restlessness. A probable diagnosis of
manic-depressive psychosis was made by the prison physician."

On admission to this hospital the patient was well nourished
physically, talked readily and coherently, was clear mentally,
although he stated he did not know the nature of this hospital, adding
spontaneously that he knew it was not an insane asylum. His
productivity was chiefly of a religious nature. He stated he was the
real Elijah III, the real prophet; that the vision of Jesus Christ
came to him in his cell, handed him a cross, and told him to pick up
his clothes and follow Him. The warden at the penitentiary was jealous
of his ability to preach the Gospel, and in consequence tried to get
two men to kill him, but these could do him no harm, because he had
the spirit of God in him. The warden also tried to poison him. He
complained of a fever in his stomach from the food the warden gave
him, stated he could see crosses in the corner of his room, and was
continually mumbling something to himself in a low voice. He rested
well on the first night of his sojourn here, and the following morning
told the attendant that he had seen God standing behind him at
intervals during the night. On June 28, 1910, he developed a marked
religious excitement, preached loudly while out in the yard, and
wildly gesticulated in a manner as if he were addressing someone
above.