THE CAT= 



On a study of those who, at sight of cats, have 

 fear, horror, and, in varying degrees, emotional dis- 

 turbances and distinct physical symptoms, and 

 those whom unseen cats affect, we observe that the 

 same symptomatic expressions attend both groups. 



In the first set, sight of the cat informs. Then 

 there are fear, horror, disgust, and more or less of 

 the nervous symptoms already described. In the 

 second set, those who are conscious of unseen cats, 

 some sense, other than sight or hearing, gives the 

 information, and then the symptoms are much the 

 same as when the cat is seen. 



S. Weir Mitchell, M.D. 



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