Marie Volet was a young woman from the parish of Pouillat, near Bourg in Bresse (France), who, around 1691, claimed to be possessed. Her reported symptoms included shouting in what was thought to be Hebrew, and strong reactions to relics, holy water, and the presence of a priest, which caused her to fall into convulsions. … Read more
In October 1842 in Brussels, a woman delivered a daughter at the Maternity Hospice who was born with a ponytail—a singular physical characteristic. The father was a coachman, and the anomaly was surgically corrected by Dr. Seutin. The phenomenon was promptly recorded in local medical observations. Related Posts:Mythological Anatomy: The Hidden Vocabulary of the…The Werewolf … Read more