In the year 1808 a gaunt, sad-faced man entered the office of Dr. James Hamilton in Manchester, England. The doctor, struck by the melancholy appearance of his visitor, inquired, “Sir, are you sick?” “Yes, Doctor, sick of a mortal illness.” “What illness?” “I’m frightened of the terror of the world around me. I’m depressed by life, I can find no…
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