Theyareapples!\"Thesmellofroses，ofpeonies，oflilies，hasbeenknowntocausefaintness。Thesightofvariousobjectshashadsingulareffectsonsomepersons。Aboar\'sheadwasafavoritedishatthetableofgreatpeopleinMarshald\'Albret\'stime；yetheusedtofaintatthesightofone。Itisnotuncommontomeetwithpersonswhofaintatthesightofblood。OneofthemostinveteratelypugnaciousofDr。Butts\'scollege-matesconfessedthathehadthisinfirmity。Strangerandfarmoreawkwardthanthisisthecasementionedinanancientcollection，wherethesubjectoftheantipathyfaintedatthesightofanyobjectofaredcolor。Therearesounds，also，whichhavestrangeeffectsonsomeindividuals。
Amongtheobnoxiousnoisesarethecrumplingofsilkstuffs，thesoundofsweeping，thecroakingoffrogs。Theeffectsindifferentcaseshavebeenspasms，asenseofstrangling，profusesweating，——allshowingaprofounddisturbanceofthenervoussystem。
Alltheseeffectswereproducedbyimpressionsontheorgansofsense，seeminglybydirectagencyoncertainnervecentres。Butthereisanotherseriesofcasesinwhichtheimaginationplaysalargerpartinthephenomena。Twonotableexamplesareaffordedinthelivesoftwoverydistinguishedpersonages。
PetertheGreatwasfrightened，whenaninfant，byfallingfromabridgeintothewater。Longafterward，whenhehadreachedmanhood，thishardyandresolutemanwassoaffectedbythesoundofwheelsrattlingoverabridgethathehadtodisciplinehimselfbylisteningtothesound，inspiteofhisdreadofit，inordertoovercomehisantipathy。ThestorytoldbyAbbeBoileauofPascalisverysimilartothatrelatedofPeter。AshewasdrivinginhiscoachandfouroverthebridgeatNeuilly，hishorsestookfrightandranaway，andtheleadersbrokefromtheirharnessandsprangintotheriver，leavingthewheel-horsesandthecarriageonthebridge。EverafterthisfrightitissaidthatPascalhadtheterrifyingsensethathewasjustontheedgeofanabyss，readytofallover。
Whatstrangeearlyimpressionwasitwhichledacertainladyalwaystoshriekaloudifsheventuredtoenterachurch，asitisrecorded？