last-days-of-agony

Updated: June 18, 2025

Fear is another; and the breaking down of tissue as a result of continued torture is caused by still another poison. The point is that we consume these poisons. The government is very active in preventing certain diseased meats from reaching our tables, but these of fear, rage, blood-madness and last-days-of-agony are subtler diseases which have so far had little elucidation.

Will Levington Comfort - Child and Country: A Book of the Younger Generation