The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-01-05
somnambulism and Perophetio Dream

ing.
A lady having been interested in the
pcrusal Of an article on somnambullsm,
published in the chronological journal
some time since, communicates the fol-
lowing interesting facts as among the
particulars Of her own psychological cx-
periencc After speaking Of a course of
unwitting psychological infractions and
victimization, by which she lost her
health and became confirmed dyspcp-
tic, she proceeds thus:
at was at this period when the en-
fceblcd organs rejected the most simple
nourishment, and the morbid appetite
was more clamorous than wien in health,
that | becamcd quite noted for sleep
walking. would get up at night, 90
softly into the pantry, and help myself
plentfully to all the good things | could
lind. The moment | awoke in the morn
ing | commenced vomiting, and threw
up many things that knew pOSitire(y |
had never swallowed. !, of course, had
no knowledge of what ! did in my sleep.
This was a constant practice for some
weeks. Ny friends became greatly a
larmed. They thought | was playing
off the grossest deception. What else
could they think ? In vain they threat
ened and cntrcatcd. Vain we're all my
protestations Of innocence. The proc
Of my guilt was before US and yet, in
the sincerity of my soul, | could say
In this thing | am innocent
One night, after several weeks 0
painful anxiety, my father, as he lay a
wake, heard a slight noise upon III,
stairs. Getting up to see what it Nigh
be, he saw me in my night dress steal
ing along towards the pantry. lie saw
at a glance, that l was utterly uncou
scious of what ! was doing. lie di,
not wake me, however, but waited TO Sc
what ! would do ! entered the close
and made hearty meal ard he sal
, he never in his life saw person ca
; when it seemed to do them so muc
: good He hc was very much amused t
see how much art / used to remove a
evidence of my nights work and SO e
! fectually did / do this, that no one eve
suspected it till | was caught in the ae
Next morning ] awoke as usual too sic
to raise my head from the pillow an
o, how thankful was |, when my faith,
entered my room with smile, saying |
could explain the mystery.
> " For many years after this. on rcti
: ing at night | had a strong cord taste
: ed around me and secured to the be,
post in such way that | could not i
= move it myself How many times l
woke and found myself tugging ava
&c with might and main to break the r
IT straining cord If this was omitted
was sure to do some kind Of mischief.
At one time broke all the teeth fro
+ valuable hair comb; another time
- prepared breakfast, and the coffee, al
e after arranging everything more propt
or " than | could have done it when l W
" " awake, | called the family and wept |
~ ~ cause they did not come. This was I
n last of my sleep-walking. From Il
time | was not permitted to sleep aloI
dc but now comes the strangcst part
: my story From that period up to I
- present time, ! have very often seen
ne my sleep transactions, that after {
rk weeks or days transpired exactly in
cordance with my dream. At one ii
SCI dreamed that horrible disease i
cir prostrated one Of our neighbors-a
us dy who wNs then in good health | S
to in my s'eep the doctors horse stand
the gate, saw the lady die, and heard
) sisters express their fears of taking
the disease If they went in TO dress