to assume an air of special importance, as for instance in minor official reports. The pompous style of the courthouse or of half-educated journalists may under circumstances offer similar productions. Such individuals and the patient both exhibit a striving towards importance. The origin of the word "oleum" I do not know. The patient claims to have heard it from the voices just as she heard "monopoly." The creation of such productions is frequently due to fortuitous coincidences. (Compare "Japansünder.")
7. Hufeland (stereotype: "I affirm a million Hufeland left," etc.): Whoever belongs to Hufeland is universal, a millionaire—on a Monday between eleven and twelve o'clock I slept and affirmed a million Hufeland to the left on the last fragment of earth up on the hill—to this belong the highest qualities—wisdom—many people make themselves sick, this is really a great loss—as is known, one of the most prominent doctors, who affirms, what is true in life—seven eighths make themselves sick through unwise things—the million belongs in the realm of the million for distinction—a million on the last fragment of earth—you have also two sides doctor, that now concerns left—they would have had to pay me a million—this is extraordinary—the empty lazy people do not belong here—the money always goes into false hands—these are the deadly enemies of Hufeland, the empty, lazy, unwise—Hufeland is extraordinarily famous—to be a Hufeland is so mighty, to feel one's self quite healthy or quite sick, yes the will power does a lot—the highest essence of man is necessary in order to be Hufeland—perhaps doctor, you do not belong to Hufeland—Hufeland has no relations to cruelty, not at the present time—they also conditioned away my underskirt—and but only two bed sheets, that is unhufeland, that is murdered, if they make one violently ill—I once had an abstract from him, it is beautiful to read, how he agrees with every fiber of life—I am Hufeland—to Hufeland belong no cruelties.
Patient is "Hufeland"; we know her usage of speech and know, therefore, that that means that there is something in her relations which may be symbolically expressed by "Hufeland." She once read about Hufeland and therefore knows that he was a celebrated doctor. Perhaps she knows something of his "Makrobiotik," as is suggested by "will power does so much." It is
