, 1870-07-24

roses 10 eieep. by drawing the blooa IL the
euzfare of the body; bat exposure to m M
ttnse cold or to sudden reduction o. tenn"r-
allure oceasions stupor and nottrue elecp, ofteu
resulting in dearh il the sufferer yields 70 tho
almost irresistible desire 70 lie down and rest.
Instances of such cases are too well known 10
require any SPECIAL reference; that or Dr Sotan.
det's party, in m e1curaion over the h1ile OF
Terra del FueEu, a. relatea in "Capt!,n
Cooks VOYAGES. iasknoEn TO sFeEs snteln.
nearly overcome by this effect OF cold. IN
crossing the mountain-ridge between Ccbo!-
lcta and Coyeto in Now Mexico, the thernou-
tter fell in about two hours fno.u 81 dog. 70
= GeE Fahr. and 60 great vas tslc droEsi-
siness produced. that i be hsd not soon reach
then. after being helped from his hosse, be
could rot speak for several minutes. The sen
eatiops he experienced were pleasant rathet
than Otherwise and, With m urgent desire to
lie down md rest, there WAS feeling OF reek-
1essres= which rendered him perfec,ls in31s-
feIcIt TO the consequences. Thla Is. p1ob1-
bly,, one Of the easiest modes OF death.
To diminish the power OF attention usually
requires only the operation Of the will Whcn
we isolate ourselves as fax rs possible from
the e1tetnA1 world, and restrain tbs hoW ot
our thoughts, eleep often results. On this
principle. persons ID 4 wAkeful state are TO-
commended to 60 through 4 Greek verb, to
count + hundred backwards, to listen to any
nonotonous eound-as that OF dropping or
rnnring water, DC.
Objection induces eleep. or, at al events.
tlecpiness. By the temporary taow OF blood
to tie vessels Of the stomach during that
process. When il is stated that the quantity
Of gastric juice daily eecreted By sn average
man amounts to about one-tcnth part Of lis
weight, it will be readily understood how the
tra.n and other organs nust have their Al
lawance Of blood shortened to supply the
-. c.,nS a.
yield such mhss OF gastric juice.
The Two remaining factors require no
SPECIAL notice.
The necessary amount OF aleeo for preaerv-
ing mems sdna in cotpore snno varies in
different individuals. Iutants aud young
the least, sleep. Perhaps seven hours ia, as
nearly Al We can fi1 it, the syersge tune that
an average adult should devote 10 sleep.
Actire FRAMEWORK occasions far greater de-
mand for sheep than good days muscular
exercise.
weeks OF even months are on seeona, some
Of which are undoubtedly authentic, and
probably, are analogous with the pbeno-
mena Of b5berna'ion and ustiv.,ion that
occur in certain Of the lower animals = as
6esrs, bsts; hedeeehoss, doEmice, and many
may ee regarded AZ cares Of franco rather
than Of ordinary e1eep; tnasmuch -, although
there Is no stnptr, the pa,lents cannut r.
Foufed. We may quote i few Of tue most
remarkable Of the well-suthenticated ,n-
stances.
Samuel Clinton, or Ci1elton, Of Timbury,
near Ba,h, l,borcr, aged Is, apparently III
sonnd health, fell asleep on the 18th ct Nay,
1854, and could not be aroused. Food aud
drink which were placed ut his bedside, 1ogu-
1arly disappeared, although no one saw him
eating. At the end Of Il mouth be s1ose OF his
own accord, and went 70 his ordinary work
kept apparently well til the ett, Of April, tGos
when he aga1n fell asleep No external u1i-
tsnt-as curping or scanfyins-cou1d arouse
him; and be lay IN tbie state for ten weeks,
sitter which his JAWS became go clenched to-
ge!her that It became necessary to utilize
hole in lis reeth made by his pipe, and pour a
little wine into his mouth through quill.
About two quarts were thus introduced In the
course OF Aix weeks and four days, and he
took no Other nouristncnt. On the TIL Of .Au-
gust, after sleeping seventeen weeks, he awoke
and dressed, not knowing that lie bad slept
more than night til he went into the atlds
and raw the harvest being gathered In which
he hid helped to row when lie fe1l asleep. uo
remained well and at lis work till the 17th Of
August, 1857, when he again fell asleep. and
could not be aronsed by pEiekirg, pinchins,
the application Of hartshorn to his nostsi!s,
&c., till the 18th Of November; when hts mo:i,.
er, hearing noise, found him eating. She
npkcd him how le lid. He replied. "vc.y
well, thank God" She asked him which ho
liked best. bread AID butter Of bread aud
cheeres lie answered, "Bread and cheese.
I, on this the woman, ovcr1oyca, left him to
aeq..aint his brother, and on their rctnrn to
ever, and could not BY any means awake him.
He fiEally awoke spontaneously At the begin
! hing OF February, PERFECTLY well, and rcmcm.
betng ..notl ing that had happened during
h's lcng sleep; Ard this Is tie last we Lear oi
him.
Ia-sing over large number Of intcrvcn,
ing cases, re will notice very remarkable
one, described By ". Dta.clet 10 the Paris
| Academy Of Sciences, and puhn.he1 III th{
Complies RenduS for 1861. 4 lady. agol =
WHO had slept for forty days =. tho see OF 10
and fifty days At. the tge Of oo--inclulius bel
year iron Easter Sunday, 1862, to March
1868. by the removal OF 4 false front tooth
| she was fed with milk AMI broth She waH mo.
tlonless. inseneihle 10 any external stimulus
| and her muscles werc in state Of contraction
The rulee was very weak. and tho breathing
scarcely rerceptible. All tho ordinary calls .:
nature were suspended. Her complexion wal
f.nrid and healthy; and there WIS no cna
cistion. Except in The last particular, he
sfEe sEP9Pr91iTatss to one th;t ha recently
tnct. The difference may be readily account
cd for by The apparently persistent and almos
total fast Of the gul whose case concludes iii
paper.
Inc following particulars regarding "th,
eleeniug girs Of Elscsstop:" rs, she wa
published ~ Ds. Barber, who attended ID
care: Eleanor Aaai=o1,. aged II, is tl
daughter OF carpenter residing at "Th
1NM," aMlor. Al that the mother conlt
tell regarding the case was that tlY clild hat
eoMetLmE 4ke Group aud low fever III the frs
<tf Mt bat J., /
vesstou for change Of mir On Ort. . Of tha
year. At this time she was Very weak. quit
conscious. and allie to speak. 4 fortnight af
ter Fer arrival In ClseEeton she ceased to TAX
food entirely; for, alter All attack Of couyul
sts siGns' ehe i,psea ,nto condtiqn 81 insen: i
remained fasting for foutteen weeks. 81
then a~eke, talked, and had some wine an
| cod-lyer oil, but no proper food. This 1aster
one month; and, when ehe "c.me round,
she stalled to her aetonished relatives that sh
lad been in heavt n, and had angels about he
ro happy in their company that ehe desired t
| return to them. She then rclapscl into he
state OF trance. Dr.. Barber states lis inpre:
sion az follows:
The gil !; lsing as i, asleep, with he
Bic; tne limbs co'd sud- snd w.sieI. eGys a.
the skin drs and hsrsh. There is great ger
cral e.naciation, except in the face. which h.
the ruddy hue Of health. There IL no sen.a
tion anywhe1e but in the eyes, which ~
eloeea. On touching the eye{ashes, the eys
case Of sleeping infnnt The pupils came
Re perceived, a. The eyes arc tnrnea up II
ward the roofs Of the orsits The cps1ntt
nance teare happy. ecstatic expression, il
efrabJe pleasure l'eing firmly depleted On III
features, aait they were moulded into tha
fern Tickling, rinching, OF tapping vii
thA finptf Y1e,thnr rYr;teS ranay SrFfnn in n
rart ~ the tndy, nor diaturhs the scrcusy 9
the fsee. There has been no action either b
the tkin, kidneys, or bowels for many wocls
The breath, occasionally: is Sey peculiarl
offensive. The patient Lies mo:iotlcss; Iu
there is no cata1epsz. The ha:k PAT and sid
petition, Aet7ii'ed ty ph1eno}ogi.ts TO vent
ration. hope. spirituality. suh1luity, m
/ laeality. ts hot, and un1nis' asably supple
mere largely with blood than any other pa,
Of The body. This fact, taken into conside
ation with the extraordinary visions the chi
related during her temporary recovery, is
remarkable psychological phenomenon. II
! cnly eign Of cousciou1ne.s ia the s1;EI
, inclination forward Of tho head in answer
, questions about angela. heaven, OF her preses
happy state OF mind. She docs uot nuke Il
, least rfgn when iuterYpgased upon any 9th,
| euhject. AZ tho patient cannot swallow. u
, | lips arc mofstencd occasionally with water,
| wtsk wins and wastr."
Whcn she fell into her eecond pro1ong.
sleep, he recommended Injunction Of thc who
body daily with warm olise oil, aud hot app
r cations to the feet and legs and 10 the nj
!. Of the neck. with the view Of promoting Il
l =c:lon Of the skin, OF aonrishing the body
@ absorption. and Of drawing the blood fro
: the head. We suspect thAt in attempting
: c,Ey out the last poln: be waa in error; b
l cauaa in profound sleep the1a Ia generally t.
: little, instead OF too much. hlcsst c1rcnlatil
] in the train. The treatment, be tolls Us.
: rot restore CONSEQUENCES; bur. odd'r enoug
= had the effect Of removing the strong spa
] itual Impressions that previously existed. +
! serene expIesainn of her face was changed
/ one Of sadness AID deepondeory, an1 &