Word: delirium
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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With a happy illustration the writer shows the great popularity of the game among college men, who watch their respective sides win or lose with the greatest excitement and emotion. Cheers, noise of trumpets and horns, waving of hand achieves, 'embracing' and 'general delirium' in all great collegiate games, show this intense excitement of the spectators. Rushline tricks and signals which are enigmatic to opposing sides are next reviewed. Professor Johnston then speaks of the advantages of the training, which 'has enabled the players to show courage, constancy, an intelligent willingness to meet and defeat physical dangers and an ability...
...twelve drink and smoke; "that some little fellows had pipes in their months all day long, and would frequently stagger into the class-room in a state of intoxication;" that the fumes of rum and tobacco were strong in the hall, and that one lad had an attack of delirium tremens...
Oscar must have heard of the great field, for at this remark his eyes gleamed with the fire of trembling delirium; his hair would certainly have stood on end, but the length refused this outrage to its gravity...
THERE is a patient in one of the New York hospitals who, in his delirium, continually calls out, "Next! Next!" The physicians are undecided whether he is a college professor or a barber...