Dancing Mania

Epidemic frenzy which began at Aix la-Chapelle 1374, and was known in cities of Germany till the 17th century. The subjects of it saw visions, screamed, foamed screamed. at the mouth, danced in proce ion in proce ion from town to town, cursing the priests, till utterly exhausted; many lost all control of themselves; some dashed out their brains against the walls. For a time exorcism was an efficacious remedy; later, Para cels us used cold water with succe . In the 17th century the dis. ease was known as St. Vitus's Dance. It was akin to hysteriaDanckelmann, ALEXANDER VON, b. 1855. Prof. at Leipzig; writer on the climatology of Africa.