| Show bogus bioc t epileptic pitr epileptic fits are often stimuLi stimulated ted by beggars to excite sympathy and by prisoners to avoid work A few years ago a combination of a peculiar kind was discovered this consisted of one man who imitated an epileptic attack while his confederates tode rates picked the pockets of the spectators whose attention was directed toward the man in apparent coin ul some of these imitations are artistically done the cry at the outset of the ct the fall and violent convulsions together with frothing 0 at the mouth and the unconsciousness which should follow a real attack are well simulated the absolute insensibility to pain can hardly be imitated tiie the french police generally detect the simulators 1 by y forcing the point of the lie thumb nail under ahat of the suspected hect cd dissimulator this is actually painful to one who ulio lias has his senses while it can to do no harm if tile case is one of genuine epilepsy in ili the roil real aisea disease e the pupils of tile ca cei e become widely dilated when the attack begins tile the upper tipper half of the face is very r pale mid and there a is a short period a few seconds when all the muscles of the body ire are rigid before they a arc re alternately contracted arnd rel relaxed azeal in the fully developed fit these sym symptoms cannot be feigned no watter matter how bow well the simulator has studied tho the di globe democrat |
