River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-04-06
BALMY SLEEP.
Something Which Clarence Frisby Has Not
Had for Fifteen Years.

Something Which Clarence Frisby Has Not
Had for Fifteen Years.
From the Cohoes IN. " Eagle.
Any person who has travelled along
the highway between this city and
West Troy, could not help noticing,
or at least casting casual glance at a
neat, tidy little cottage, situated a
short distance below Cedar grove, be-
tween the highway and the Erie canal
The house IN question is model Of
neatness, as are all its surroundings,
and well 1t may be, for the owner of
it, Clarence Frisby, has not closed his
eyes in sleep for the past fifteen years.
and, consequently, has lots of time to
make his house and garden look neat
Mr.. Frisby is now thirty-eight years
old is hale and hearty for his age, eats
well, works hard, but sleeps none.
| The circumstances of his hot sleeping
any having reached the ears of an
Eagle reporter, he directed his foot
steps toward MI. Frisby's residence
Yesterday afternoon. The house is
about fifty rods from the road. and
surrounded. with trees some of which
are eveTgreens, which make the Sun.
IOundings of the house look cheerful,
even at this Indictment season. The
reporter found Mr.. Frisby in, and af.
ter few formal remarks, we pro
pounded the question: "Mr. FIishy,
did you sleep any III tteen years -
The gentleman answered III the neg
tive, with the additional piece of in
formation that from present appear
ances he would not sleep any for tif-
teen years more, unless his Creator
called upon him to sleep the sleep that
knows no waking. We asked him how
it came about that he renOunced sleep.
and he was at first reluctant To- tell,
but finally after little pressing. gave
the following narrative "When a
young man, contracted lazy, indolent
habits, and was scarcely able TO do any
thing but sleep and eat; this habit con-
tinued, and ! was growing worse day by
day, until at length, could lie in bed
all day and night and would still want
to remain longer. I began TO get dis
gusted with myself, but all efforts to
shake off my dormant habits were use
less. My parents, brothers, and SIS
tiers, rot down on me, and | had no
Dtdtt VI IOillNlt VI tIt noHofs SUN
wanted TO lounge, and would retire to
the barn when had no peace in the
house, and would lay down there and
go to sleep. Wei, that kind Of life
lasted till the 18th of June, 1851. -
was sleeping in that bed in there. y
said he, pointing to bed in the sit
ting-rOom, "and felt something biting
my left leg. put down my hand to
see what was the matter, when, oh
horror, there was huge rat swapping
at me, and large black snake lying by
my side. roared with all my might
and jumped ont of bed nearly scared
to death, and then beheld my fathtr
and eldest brother cIouching behind
the head Of the bed and laughing with
all their might. Ny brother held a
string in his hand, which was attached
to the rats body, and by that means
kept II in the bed. was then told
hy my father that he consulted for.
'une-teller in Troy, rs 10 how ! could
be cured of my indolcnt habits, and
was informed hy the nacrOmancer that
a rat and snake put in my bed when
! was asleep, and left there until
awOke. would have the desired effect.
My father and brother resolved 10 try
the experiment, and did 80. and the
result WAS even better than their fond.
est expectations, for ! never closed
my eyes in sleep since that neyer.tu.bp.
forgotten night.
our reporter then asked Nh Frtby
if he ever took laudanm 10 get him
10 sleep. lie said he had tried every.
thing. faudInum got him into
a kind Of stupor. but not To- sleep
and it's effects wore off after very
short period Of time. other medicines.
too, had a like effect. We asked him
how it was that his wonderful case
WAS not more generally known. aud he
said that he told il only 70 a very few
persons. and even that some of his inn.
mediate ncighhOrs were not aware 81
IL. We asked him IL be did not feel
tired and weary Tor want Of sleep, and