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THE CAT=<br />
On a study of those who, at sight of <strong>cat</strong>s, have<br />
fear, horror, and, in varying degrees, emotional dis-<br />
turbances and distinct physical symptoms, and<br />
those whom unseen <strong>cat</strong>s affect, we observe that <strong>the</strong><br />
same symptomatic expressions attend both groups.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> first set, sight of <strong>the</strong> <strong>cat</strong> informs. Then<br />
<strong>the</strong>re are fear, horror, disgust, and more or less of<br />
<strong>the</strong> nervous symptoms already described. In <strong>the</strong><br />
second set, those who are conscious of unseen <strong>cat</strong>s,<br />
some sense, o<strong>the</strong>r than sight or hearing, gives <strong>the</strong><br />
information, and <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> symptoms are much <strong>the</strong><br />
same as when <strong>the</strong> <strong>cat</strong> is seen.<br />
S. Weir Mitchell, M.D.<br />
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