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fterwards to apparent contradictions。 This habit is very old。
If we inquire when the lie has least influence on mankind we find it to be under emotional stress； especially during anger； joy； fear； and on the death…bed。＇2＇ We all know of various cases in which a man； angry at the betrayal of an accomplice； happy over approaching release； or terrified by the likelihood of arrest； etc。； suddenly declares； ‘‘Now I am going to tell the truth。'' And this is a typical form which introduces the subsequent confession。 As a rule the resolution to tell the truth does not last long。 If the emotion passes； the confession is regretted； and much thought is given to the withdrawal of a part of the confession。 If the protocols concerning the matter are very long this regret is easily observable toward the end。
That it is not easy to lie during intoxication is well known。＇3＇ What
＇1＇ E。 Kiefer： Die Lge u。 der Irrtum vor Gericht。 Beiblatt der ‘‘Magdeburgischen Zeitung；'' Nos。 17； 18； 19。 1895
＇2＇ Cf。 ‘‘Manual；'' ‘‘Die Aussage Sterbender。''
＇3＇ Cf。 Ncke： Zeugenaussage in Akohol。 Gross's Archiv。 XIII； 177 and H。 Gross； I 337。
is said on the death…bed may always； especially if the confessor is positively religious； be taken to be true。 It is known that under such circumstances the consciousness of even mentally disturbed people and idiots becomes remarkably clear； and very often astonishing illuminations result。 If the mind of the dying be already clouded it is never difficult to determine the fact； inasmuch as particularly such confessions are distinguished by the great simplicity and clearness of the very few words used。
Section 109。（2） _The Pathoformic lie_。
As in many other forms of human expression； there is a stage in the telling of lies where the normal condition has passed and the diseased one has not yet begun。 The extreme limit on the one side is the harmless story…teller； the hunter； the tourist； the student； the lieutenant；all of whom boast a little； on the other side there is the completely insane paralytic who tells about his millions and his monstrous achievements。 The characteristic pseudologia phantastica； the lie of advanced hysteria； in which people write anonymous letters and send messages to themselves； to their servants； to high officials and to clergy； in order to cast suspicion on them； are all diseased。 The characteristic lie of the epileptics； and perhaps also； the lies of people who are close to the idiocy of old age； mixes up what has been experienced； read and told； and represents it as the experience of the speaker。＇1＇
Still there is a class of people who can not be shown to be in any sense diseased； and who still lie in such a fashion that they can not be well。 The development of such lies may probably be best assigned to progressive habituation。 People who commit these falsehoods may be people of talent； and； as Goethe says of himself； may have ‘‘desire to fabulate。'' Most of them are people； I will not say who are desirous of honor； but who are still so endowed that they would be glad to play some grand part and are eager to push their own personality into the foreground。 If they do not succeed in the daily life； they try to convince themselves and others by progressively broader stories that they really hold a prominent position。 I had and still have opportunity to study accurately several well…developed types of these people。 They not only have in common the fact that they lie； they also have common themes。 They tell how important
＇1＇ Delbrck： De pathologische Lge； etc。 Stuttgart 1891。 ‘‘Manual；'' ‘‘Das pathoforme Lgen。
personages asked their advice； sought their company and honored them。 They suggest their great influence； are eager to grant their patronage and protection； suggest their great intimacy with persons of high position； exaggerate when they speak of their property； their achievements； and their work； and broadly deny all events in which they are set at a disadvantage。 The thing by which they are to be distinguished from ordinary ‘‘story…tellers；'' and which defines what is essentially pathoformic in them； is the fact that they lie without considering that the untrue is discovered immediately； or very soon。 Thus they will tell somebody that he has to thank their patronage for this or that； although the person in question knows the case to be absolutely different。 Or again； they tell somebody of an achievement of theirs and the man happens to have been closely concerned with that particular work and is able to estimate properly their relation to it。 Again they promise things which the auditor knows they can not perform； and they boast of their wealth although at least one auditor knows its amount accurately。 If their stories are objected to they have some extraordinarily unskilful explanation； which again indicates the pathoformic character of their minds。 Their lies most resemble those of pregnant women； or women lying…in； also that particular form of lie which prostitutes seem typically addicted to； and which are cited by Carlier； Lombroso； Ferrero； as representative of them； and as a professional mark of identification。 I also suspect that the essentially pathoformic lie has some relation to sex； perhaps to perversity or impotence； or exaggerated sexual impulse。 And I believe that it occurs more frequently than is supposed； although it is easily known in even its slightly developed stages。 I once believed that the pathoformic lie was not of great importance in our work； because on the one hand； it is most complete and distinct when it deals with the person of the speaker； and on the other it is so characteristic that it must be recognized without fail by anybody who has had the slightest experience with it。 But since； I have noticed that the pathoformic lie plays an enormous part in the work of the criminalist and deserves full consideration。
TOPIC IV。 ISOLATED SPECIAL CONDITIONS。
Section 110。 （a） Sleep and Dream。
If a phenomenon occurs frequently； its frequency must have a certain relation to its importance to the criminalist。 Hence； sleep and dream must in any event be of great influence upon our task。 As we rarely hear them mentioned； we have underestimated their significance。 The literature dealing with them is comparatively rich。＇1＇
The physician is to be called in not only when we are dealing with conditions of sleep and dream which are in the least diseased； i。 e。； abnormally intense sleepiness； sleep…walking； hallucinatory dreams； etc。； but also when the physiological side of sleep and dream are in question； e。 g。； the need of sleep； the effect of insomnia； of normal sleepiness； etc。 The criminalist must study also these things in order to know the kind of situation he is facing and when he is to call in the physician for assistance。 Ignorance of the matter means spoiling a case by unskilful interrogation and neglect of the most important things。 At the very least； it makes the work essentially more difficult。
But in many cases the criminalist must act alone since in those cases there is neither disease nor a physiological condition by way of explanation but merely a simple fact of the daily life w