Antedating of "shell-shock"

[Jonathan Lighter]

I believe the word "shell shock" was introduced by Lt. Col. Charles S.
Myers, M.D., in the _Lancet_ of Feb. 13, 1915.

I don't have the article handy.

JL


On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 4:28 AM, Hugo <hugovk at gmail.com> wrote:

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> "shell-shock" (OED: 11 Dec 1915)
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> US Chronicling America:
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> The Oklahoma City times., March 04, 1915, CITY EDITION, Page THREE, Image
> 3, "Interesting Sidelights On the Great War"
>
> [Begin]
> "These cases appear to constitute
> a definite class among shell-shock
> effects." says Dr. Myer.
> [End]
>
> (Talking about loss of smell and taste, but not hearing, caused by shell
> explosion.)
>
>
> http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86064187/1915-03-04/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1836&sort=date&date2=1915&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=2&words=shell+shell-shock+shock&proxdistance=5&rows=20&proxtext=&phrasetext=shell-shock&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
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> Australian Trove:
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> The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954) Saturday 10 April 1915 Section:
> SATURDAY'S NEWS SECTION. p 1 Article
>
> [Begin article]
> GOOD RESULTS FROM HYPNOTISM.
> Hypnotism has been found effective in
> curing cases of shell shock, which were ac-
> companied by loss of memory, sight, smell,
> and taste.
> [End article]
>
>
> http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/59301341?searchTerm=%22shell-shock%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc
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> US Chronicling America:
>
> Omaha daily bee., April 25, 1915, EDITORIAL SOCIETY, Image 25, "Strange
> New Diseases Caused by Battle"
>
> [Begin]
> A great number of new mental and nervous
> diseases have been produced by what
> Is known as "shell shock," that is the ef-
> fect of tha passage or bursting of a shell
> near a man without doing him visible
> physical injury. Among the results of shell
> shock noted have been reduction of vision,
> loss of hearing, loss of smell, loss of taste,
> loss of memory and paralysis of various
> physical functions.
> [End]
>
> (Underneath the article at the bottom of the page is printed (Copyright
> 1915 by the Star Company, Great Britain Rights Reserved")
>
>
> http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1915-04-25/ed-1/seq-25/#date1=1836&sort=date&date2=1915&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=5&words=shell+shock&proxdistance=5&rows=20&proxtext=&phrasetext=shell-shock&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
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> British ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian (1821-2003) and The
> Observer (1791-2003):
>
> THE NEW WEAPON: WHAT WAS DONE AT THE HAGUE CONVENTION
> Roberts, A A. The Observer (1901- 2003) [London (UK)] 25 Apr 1915: 11.
>
> [Begin]
> Then we arrive at the cause of what is termed cerebro-medullary shock,
> commonly known as "shell shock," the effect of which is known to arrest the
> functions of the soldier attacked.
> [End]
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> Hugo
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