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portly volume; but the reader is spared the needless infliction. Other observers have noticed similar facts, and have urgently called attention to them.
Dr. Fisher, in a recent excellent monograph on insanity, says, “ A few examples of injury from continued study will show how mental strain affects the health of young girls particularly. Every physician could, no doubt, furnish many similar ones.”
“ Miss A-graduated with honor at the
normal school after several years of close study, much of the time out of school; never attended balls or parties; sank into a low state of health at once with depression. Was very absurdly allowed to marry while in this state, and soon after became violently insane, and is likely to remain so.”
“ Miss A-graduated at the grammar
school, not only first, but perfect, and at once entered the normal school; was very ambitious to sustain her reputation, and studied hard out of school; was slow to learn, but had a retentive memory; could seldom be