The next witness is called:—
I am Coated Tongue. I am covered with a foul fur, placed False witnesses. on me the night of the liver-attack. Morbid Secretion hypnotized the prisoner and took control of his mind, making him despondent, — that his fate might the sooner be decided.
Another witness takes the stand and testifies:—
I am Sallow Skin. I have been dry, hot, and chilled by turns, since the night of the liver-attack. I have lost my healthy hue, and become bad-looking, although nothing on my part has occasioned this change. I practise daily ablutions, and perform my functions as usual, but I am robbed of my good looks.
The next witness testifies:—
I am Nerve, the Generalissimo over Mortal Man. I am intimately acquainted with the plaintiff, Personal Sense, and know him to be truthful and upright; whereas Mortal Man, the prisoner at the bar, is capable of falsehood. I was witness to the crime of liver-complaint. I knew the prisoner would commit it, for I convey messages from my residence in Matter, alias Brain, to Body, and am on intimate terms with Error, who is a relative of the prisoner.
Another witness is called for by the Court, and says:—
I am Mortality, Governor of the Province of Body, in which Mortal Man resides. In this province there is a statute regarding disease, — namely, that he upon whose person disease is found shall be treated as a criminal and punished with death.
