, 1870-01-09
SQMNAMBULISM,


During SlcopA
TIE fo,loz,rg Interesting history OF case ut
was tGrushed " lii. j. Adau.s Allen, formerly d
pru:e,s ssr III lfeotcal Department ii tie MGn!-
gan uurtrsssy. The cteut narrated occurred
While he VAS then employed tn tue CntFesaftr,
and tRrrl1hea one Of tne most remarkable cases
Naaamy fortune, during aertea Of 3ears, to
have uLdt direct c0scrFaiion case Of sotnnam-
btu-H, in eome RESPECTS mere Remarkable tnau
a,yupon record. The subject WIS IA nly Fe1a-
Ire and ps1stte medical student Of ny town.
Ire 1T3s ttue he Wa4 eref kno I'll TO walk in bis
tleep WAS In The 6prltg oi tS4t, aal the tlfst al
temti was m Unfortunate one. a. he fell Into
s'atrxay ,soe on ea n
He bad ns,n and dressed himself, hut when
aaaLtDed pJ Els lall Nas utterly sgnoiAat Of his
Wei1 AID found pothteg unusugl aoous him, but
he temsrked that be had not felt qalte well ~hea
he vent TO bed. For s1me months subsequently
20 ssoEE she nouse without any apparent oolect,
and, usua'lJ, after while return 10 nis bed vol
un,ar,fy, a. *aKentng ID the morning. with NOT the
sllchtesi recollecIItn e7en OF dream.
M younH fr1end was an enthusiast In music,
ano s.ty respectable slnalent. AhouI the SUD
ner Of 1877, d somewhat dlap.tafed bass SIoa,
brought into the house, and be devoted spare
fortunately, the antiquity q tne lnstruuea: haa
each time Of ne, it would not remain IN tune.
He vas determined, however, TO coInmund It's
Lote4. spd succeeded. His somnanbalc walks.
thereafter led hin from bis chamber TO the paFlof
and to the ta4s vt0l, aud the family would be
awakened tn rne Email to1rs b. the inevitable tun.
tn9.upprefuae, mingled with sllpptng Of the old
;n.cs the nt1dse would 1sli doan Wien the keys
q pped, and sometimes strtnz Wou1d kuap or
escspe trom the kess: Eevertne:ess be would per-
eertFe, repair Gomages, tune up, md then eI-
ecute ii, varieties OF nusic u winch the nachtpe
"a. capab:e, lot nults qacnly accompanying ls
WITH hls so!ce: Al this: woald be do1e u total
vhf%x a6r rTh a FH1 q WI EFt
a light, be took not the least ro'1ce. although
Vhsn epokeu 10 he would reply u osytaoie&
Of With considerable ssperis5. Hh faee vas
nsusly tusnec, ,a:tho:gh soGeaaes pa'e-sae
fe4suIes tEnebfle AID rrasEFe, the ere open,
paptl dilat+d the Furface Rlsze. and the lids ap.
pzitn.ly rnottorle*s- The s11ret1itea Eatn1 and
tne pqiee tull, fteqnent aud suit. EeIJ often the
sslL would be hatted WITH tee pessp:lAl!oR- Re-
pafkabtr tenkltiye to t1t.;l1tln1a when AEaAe,
shere stenfd total nasence o1 tenef uoEeto*ns =
from th1s cause, while IN the aanoAmhulisric
STATE.
A he exterded his acquaintance with music
ard nans.eal instruments, bis feats became WOE.
dkyfai. While III at;eLdAtce oou1 The Medical
Co'ert At Lapnrte, the household locked forward
xt.u high antIcpat1orE 10 the hooFs Nhen his
s1.iinl Hoca Of the melodeon you'd us1e them' e;9
erst e, to ss1, t:om nuft.tuae It ooserrasioa.
..ssp .sn. ne s1 se eona lot sopso1ais @ .aus
a1ake Besides this, he would execute nal-!c
which ne nad heard, perhaps, but once. The eTeo,
AASN- ~
Z ntet he cou:d recall IN hts waxing nomea1
Hta memory hese seemed wonderfully exalted U
Interrupted, he was Irritable ~ ne 11rsme. M nn,
bet Wpnldco on r!:h his music e4atuJ HON LIE
An,er9 The EnmperIesz exhibitions Of his som'
uanooItsa. hare time OIL, To notice few Of the
Wilt attending lectures at Ann Aybor, where
VAS then iecturlrg Oh nJ6tnln4y, feaueNed
DusIIapye pf minute anatomy and histology, toz
use IN c!aha deEnonst1nt1ona He entered into the
work suh Ntas xeaA and pIoted TetJ e1pen ase 1e
dSy Oh which wss about 70 lecture on the IA
teJ wished the cuts tn "ca1penEer's Physlo'o
sns s,6 5ea .1 ios e,s e.
evening; bit said he would ~ and prepare the1
II lhe Mosrcg. nuttng the ntgst he rose. dressed
~ h, tt PJea sna % 81 he lie
- about ID dllapldated ~ tho bsss MOL befost
| Iouced, ard lie had 10 fnot one OF tHn of ~
nei. 5leparsd lii IodIa INK aad otnshes, sooE IN,
paf1iiela apa penCla aud lsid on tho spacef, ant
worked for ha,r An hour OF more rapidly and PEI
ftciT. rearly compelling the figures on Pr 80 an<
t :o7 ol Cs1penters rr,lcpies, tn The ed!t'on
| lsSa His wele taken IRON = pfevtons EDITION 70
no. III ~ postess1on. ~ Isess a!aHn1nss "a ns Me % nos
College. Although .we had l9ns u the Eoou
| wh,Ie watching him, be vent on 1i:h hta Mofk sn
y g M .eps nutS ~ nsas
| 10 1he morning. When ~ ths btsakfsat b
asktd II he had been up n ne nlgns - he n
: dff4mSN InAt 96 u&A-. AA4A y ~ Wa. +t-4C
! erer fere d bered even dreaming aboQt being d
q occupied in ani tnioR; He ssa b. ssis Tine b.
| cod;e 10 fully aware Of his hshlts, taas nosuio
| he Wsnt to spend tue Eight -itn a fellow-tudsal
| bot n;tIe after nIdntRns be rose. dressed at1
| tetf, ard W~pt olt folio xed bF tue osnee gentle
ran, vtlked do%n 70 sne Exensose Hotel, wnet
there we're : number ot bis acl-aiItentes au
| Others utIrg sor iratn OF cars 1ne al th4t time
Soue ore r2tlIed hin on his be'r9 ops 10 ls'e, n1
beirg esutonrd oJ bis compatloo. they did pt
1fteu pt 10 aEase hitr. nnt watched biz mnv'
metrt. On beirk Invited, be took : 4iaal OF nj
| hone snn get hls dlpLet bffote the afternoon ie.
tu1e rocr. He ~alfed NTH hta friend to O.
| coor. sro wa1 Indignant To md 1t locked. II
| roohn att n con6lcl Admitted him Rud A*afeos
| u{tcf A0o *i!e- he asked Il dinner vas seAd
| sLd seemed aAia11s1ed taAt IT VA not; III