K-Pax (67 page)
Th
e
presenc
e
o
f
smal
l
animal
s
i
n
nursin
g
an
d
retiremen
t
home
s
ha
s
prove
n
t
o
b
e
o
f
grea
t
benefi
t
to
th
e
residents
,
providin
g
badl
y
neede
d
affectio
n
an
d
companionshi
p
an
d
generall
y
bolsterin
g
thei
r
spirit
s
to
suc
h
a
degre
e
tha
t
lif
e
span
s
ar
e
actuall
y
increase
d
significantly
.
Th
e
sam
e
ma
y
b
e
tru
e
fo
r
th
e
population
a
t
large
.
T
o
m
y
knowledge
,
however
,
suc
h
a
progra
m
ha
d
no
t
bee
n
introduce
d
i
n
menta
l
institutions.
Afte
r
du
e
consideration-w
e
ar
e
a
n
experimenta
l
hospital
,
afte
r
all-
I
aske
d
Bett
y
t
o
instruc
t
th
e
kitchen
staf
f
t
o
se
e
tha
t
th
e
kitte
n
wa
s
fe
d
properly
,
an
d
decide
d
t
o
le
t
i
t
roa
m
Ward
s
On
e
an
d
Tw
o
t
o
se
e
what
woul
d
happen.
I
t
heade
d
straigh
t
fo
r
prot.
A
shor
t
tim
e
later
,
afte
r
h
e
ha
d
nuzzle
d
i
t
fo
r
a
whil
e
an
d
"spoken
"
t
o
it
,
i
t
wen
t
ou
t
t
o
mee
t
th
e
other
inhabitant
s
o
f
it
s
ne
w
world.
On
e
o
r
tw
o
o
f
th
e
patients
,
notabl
y
Erni
e
an
d
severa
l
o
f
Maria'
s
alters
,
staye
d
awa
y
fro
m
it
,
for
reason
s
o
f
thei
r
own
.
Bu
t
mos
t
o
f
th
e
other
s
wer
e
delighte
d
wit
h
it
.
I
wa
s
especiall
y
surprise
d
and
gratifie
d
t
o
se
e
tha
t
Chuc
k
th
e
curmudgeo
n
too
k
t
o
i
t
immediately
.
"Doesn'
t
stin
k
a
bit,
"
h
e
averred
.
He spen
t
hour
s
temptin
g
i
t
wit
h
bit
s
o
f
strin
g
an
d
a
smal
l
rubbe
r
bal
l
someon
e
ha
d
foun
d
o
n
th
e
grounds.
Man
y
o
f
th
e
othe
r
patient
s
joine
d
in
.
On
e
o
f
these
,
t
o
m
y
amazement
,
wa
s
Mrs
.
Archer
,
who
,
I
discovered
,
ha
d
owne
d
numerou
s
cat
s
befor
e
comin
g
t
o
MPI.
Bu
t
th
e
mos
t
remarkabl
e
effec
t
o
f
th
e
kitte
n
wa
s
o
n
Bess
.
Unabl
e
t
o
sustai
n
a
relationshi
p
with
anothe
r
huma
n
being
,
sh
e
becam
e
totall
y
devote
d
t
o
"L
a
Bell
e
Chatte.
"
Sh
e
assume
d
th
e
responsibility
fo
r
feedin
g
he
r
an
d
emptyin
g
he
r
litte
r
bo
x
an
d
takin
g
he
r
fo
r
romp
s
o
n
th
e
grounds
.
I
f
anyon
e
else wante
d
t
o
pla
y
wit
h
th
e
kitten
,
Bes
s
immediatel
y
gav
e
he
r
up
,
o
f
course
,
wit
h
a
wise
,
sa
d
nod
,
a
s
i
f
to
say
,
"You'r
e
right-
I
don'
t
deserv
e
t
o
hav
e
he
r
anyway.
"
Bu
t
whe
n
nigh
t
came
,
L
a
Bell
e
invariabl
y
sought
ou
t
Bess
,
an
d
th
e
staf
f
woul
d
fin
d
the
m
i
n
th
e
morning
s
sharin
g
th
e
sam
e
pillow.
Afte
r
a
fe
w
day
s
o
f
thi
s
I
bega
n
t
o
wonde
r
whethe
r
anothe
r
kitte
n
o
r
tw
o
migh
t
no
t
hav
e
a
n
even
greate
r
salutar
y
effec
t
o
n
th
e
patients
.
I
decide
d
t
o
ge
t
a
tomca
t
late
r
o
n
an
d
le
t
natur
e
tak
e
it
s
course.
Sessio
n
Ten
THER
E
ar
e
tw
o
probe
s
availabl
e
fo
r
penetratin
g
th
e
carapac
e
o
f
hysterica
l
amnesia
;
eac
h
ha
s
its
proponents
,
eac
h
ha
s
it
s
place
.
Th
e
firs
t
i
s
sodiu
m
pentothal
,
als
o
calle
d
"trut
h
serum.
"
A
reasonabl
y
safe treatment
,
i
t
ha
s
me
t
wit
h
som
e
succes
s
i
n
difficul
t
cases
,
an
d
i
s
favore
d
b
y
man
y
o
f
ou
r
ow
n
staff,
includin
g
Dr
.
Villers
.
Hypnosis
,
i
n
experience
d
hands
,
offer
s
th
e
sam
e
possibilities
,
bu
t
withou
t
the
potentia
l
ris
k
o
f
sid
e
effects
.
Wit
h
eithe
r
metho
d
event
s
lon
g
forgotte
n
ar
e
ofte
n
recalle
d
wit
h
amazingly
vivi
d
clarity.