Show Psychic Suicide Is Often Noted Among Primi Primitive ve Peoples To Washington To bring on death by wishing to die is scientifically scientifically recognized as a possibility Although the recent recent re re- cent coma of Mrs Helen Wills Love condemned murd murderess ress might be a manifestation brought on by the shock oi of of the trial and conviction It is' is is considered considered within the realm of possibility that she might commit s suicide id by this means Psychic suicide the term given liven by psychiatry to such voluntary death delUa by wish la is said to be fairly common com corn mon man among primitive peoples Reports Re Re- ports porta vouched for by br noted explorers sec ers and practicing physicians show that many such luch people when they make up their minds to die actual actual- ly Iy do fall faU ill and perl perish h. h The mn illness seldom lasts long lone death soon loon to fol tol- lows low It Is 1 not preceded by bi a coma Two rw C. C Gael Case la in Civilisation Among mODI civilized people having a much knuch stronger attachment to life Ills than do aborigines deaths by will willare ar are ar VII very rare and may take tate months montha or 01 years to 0 accomplish One case cue reported by Dr A. A A. A Brill rW New Nw York psychiatrist In hi an address on CD this subject before belore the American Association for the Advancement of 01 Science was wu cf of a woman who covered covered that her ber husband was II un un- to her Although she the told noone no noone one of 01 her discovery th she lost in in- Interest terest hi In life and was wa sure cure she would I dle dI because no one loved or wanted her For Vor months montha she remained Indi ferent to efforts of her physician to help her Then she Ibe died I Another of 01 Dr Drill Brills patients ap ep died more mort quickly how how- ever After the death of 01 his mother IU upon whom be was ws abnormally dependant dependent de de- de- de pendent pendant he said Some da day Til rB Just fall faD asleep Physical examine examina tion Uco showed that he was a. a In hi perfect heap haUb but on one OD morning his sister later him dead |