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which he sometmies falls on the ground senseless, or foams at the 

 mouth, presenting symptoms similar to those of epilepsy or hysteria. 



''4. The intervals between these attacks vary indefinitely from 

 hours to months, and during these intervals the physical and mental 

 condition of the subject may be in every respect normal. The dura- 

 tion of the abnormal states varies from a few minutes to several days. 

 The attacks are sometimes mild and sometimes violent. If frequent 

 and violent the physical health suffers. 



"5. During the transition period the subject often retains more 

 or less of his normal consciousness. The violence of the paroxysms is 

 increased if the subject struggles against, and endeavors to repress the 

 abnormal symptoms. When he yields to them the violence of the par- 

 oxysms abates or ceases altogether. 



"6. When normal consciousness is restored after one of these 

 attacks the subject is entirely ignorant of everything which has passed 

 during that state. 



"7. The most striking characteristic of these cases is that the 

 subject evidences another personality and the normal personality for 

 the time being is partially or wholly dormant. 



" 8. The new personality presents traits of character utterly dif- 

 ferent from those which really belong to the subject in his normal state 

 and this change of character is with rare exceptions in the direction of 

 moral obliquity and impurity. 



"9. Many persons while 'demon-possessed' give evidence of 

 knowledge which cannot be accounted for in ordinary ways. They 

 often appear to know of the Lord Jesus Christ as a divine Person and 

 show an aversion to, and fear of Him. They sometimes converse in 

 foreign languages of which in their normal states they are entirely 

 ignorant. 



"10. There are often heard, in connection with 'demon possess- 

 ion ' rappings and noises in places where no physical cause for them 

 can be found ; and tables, chairs, crockery and the like are moved 

 about without, so far as can be observed or discovered, any application 

 of physical force, exactly as we are told is the case among spiritualists. 



"11. Many cases of ' demon possession' have been cured by 

 prayer to Christ, or in his name, some very readily, some with 

 great difficulty. So far as we have been able to discover, this meth- 

 od of cure has not failed in any case, however stubborn and long 

 continued, in which it has been tried. And in no instance, so far as 

 appears, has the malady returned if the subject has become a Christian, 

 and continued to lead a Christian life." 



