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Investigation of the Committee of the Legislature of 1881 Concerning the Management of the Maine Insane Hospital Part 2

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A. Yes sir. Q. Is now A. Yes sir; that is, under my charge as far as an assistant is concerned. Q. What was her mental condition prior to this delivery A. She was a very insane person, very incoherent in her language and confused, and she might be termed a maniac. She was violent at times, very reticent, and at times very noisy and very turbulent. Q. Was her violence intermittent or not A. Yes, sir. It was paroxysmal in type. Q. Did the same thing hold true after her delivery and confinement A. Yes, sir; not, perhaps, right at the immediate time, but she has remained in that condition more or less. As her disease advances she becomes more mild Q. After the operation was performed whether she became physically frustrated or not to same extent A. Yes sir. Q. weakened more or less was she A. Yes sir. Q. And with that physical weakening