noon
He had only one outburst and that was yesterday at an unusual time . Just before the stroke of noon he began to grow restless . The attendant knew the symptoms , and at once summoned aid . Fortunately the men came at a run , and were just in time , for at the stroke of noon he became so violent that it took all their strength to hold him . In about five minutes , however , he began to get more and more quiet , and finally sank into a sort of melancholy , in which state he has remained up to now . The attendant tells me that his screams whilst in the paroxysm were really appalling ; I found my hands full when I got in , attending to some of the other patients who were frightened by him . Indeed , I can quite understand the effect , for the sounds disturbed even me , though I was some distance away .