Clouston, Thomas Smith, Sir, 1840-1915 · New York, E.P. Dutton & co. · leaf 266
rishment. This general atrophyof from 4 to 6 ounces corresponds to the lessening ofmental force and the loss of memory. The cells becomeblurred in outline at first. Then a number of them begin THE DECADENT PERIOD 237 to waste and look like ghost cells (fig. lO a, b\ andthen finally disappear. The… … d*^, Fig. 10.—Six Examples of Deteriorated Cells fromTHE Brain of an Old Man of 8o in the Stateof Excited Dotage. They show various stages of deterioration, degeneration,and shrinkage corresponding to the deteriorated anddamaged mind of their owner. Not one of themwas fit to be the vehicle of sound…
Mind and body · Mental Health
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