Ambrose (Gwinnett) Bierce, 1842-1914
was an US author and satirist
HYPOCHONDRIASIS, n. Depression of one's own spirits.Some heaps of trash upon a vacant lotWhere long the village rubbish had been shotDisplayed a sign among the stuff and stumps -“Hypochondriasis.” It meant The Dumps.Bogul S. Purvy
( “The Devil's Dictionary”, 1906 )