Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-08-25
4 Strange, Long sleep.

Skillful medical men, deep thinkers. and
even the psychologcally gifted have been
called On for opinions ~ to what ails Mr..
Thomas ". Plat. OF Bridgeport, Conn.,
= ai 6,st induced bis drownsiness. and
~ at has tended 10 bind aud keep him so
long in . letharsic state. compared with |
which there is no parallel in medical his>
tory Whether !. was m a sris. suu>strok-
he two combined ,ha, induced bis ., es>
en-, conditlon or not, cer,ain il is tia, |
af e. last Thanksgiving helkept bimsei
4lnof. rem~in d most Of the time vi'hin
ionrs, and. three or tour days before Christ
IN sank into a deep sleep in bis bed,
ontlnunx there till the latter part Of Jan>
u,cy, sc rcely changing his p snion or
r-cogr ng any person 10 attendance ann
no, once rous,ng from his s,upor Toward
,tring tuere was . sli. ht change in ID.
steper, which Was mantle ted by an incl>
naion to move. but he did not open hi
eye-, and dur OK he three MOI tbs sire+
| MS semi unconscouness >e in has sea ely
| aten enou.h TO .usta lie. What innu-
| nee kept life IN him is more than any On
c tell Witr lie Ching days be was from,
Ia to time bois,e,ed up in bed, s, II VI, b
os.d eyes ard mouth sealed avainsr
sper cn. he expressed y sound or mot o.
~ evidence OF uf ring, ann sil ,nce se-n
to lndica'e hat bis " sh was .impy !,
~ I-f alone LaIer b. w,s Assist. d 10
t,ing position. but ,he ,ndesI ". rls Of IN
fecttonate mother W. re uttered In vain 10
MS ear>-those ~oros Il Us upon the IA
one totally beret of reason. At last / {
~as taken f. oD The bed and hi~ clo,he. D
| IN. This was brought about Wit hicul y.
md be was like one with ro HE aud nc
nuscu ar power. In April he began q
"a trembling at 6r.t, hol ,ing on tt
articles OF turuuure, and at'ei " ,rd b.
= uld st md walk alone. No pow er o
angua1e ho~aver, resritei 10 reply o. b
.,lable As days came and went, be We k
ID from bis be- to the rocker, and back
4la'n TO the bed. D iy. Ike au lufant b.
| ~0S OIckoeO duo uuuIcSoeO. LVlOcHCc5 -
returnir 3 strength have bre1 marked sinc.
The arrival OF warm w-atber, but reason
'nl, in part Hunger has swayed him Il
answer its call, an as il by instinct, 1
wn,le az he scent.d d the way 10 the hou- g
mold pan'ry, some boyish memory, it ma,
oe o, the the biting place OF fr' ed tak'
, and nlnce PIE giving he ue and d'rectloD
and be ha sin, e. al nearly reg ular III ervals
,sc,llated betw. en- The chair and the cuI
board sh. lv.s Ia transit HIS ty-s a..
'per ed ony partially, a. he has utterr'
Involuntary words only, and none OF whic
could be unc erstood or accepted as iute Ii
, gent or with q mo i've. Rfsi1g in th
u, rnirg after sleeping ounoly a night b
s now regularly put INTO bis Rarmeu,'
like baby, and pu, lnio be rt cker wher
ne nmedia ely sinks to slumber. In b
chair he main aln- an upright position
L x-u,ly L. aning with the lett Arm for suppo
on the arm OF chair bis yes Al the wni
. closed Wle Lu, ger lronpts he rise
often with Lis ey slut. proceeds to tt
:. pantry, eats, ret'rns to tie CHAIR, Sit ep
and wnen n,l BIT comes. oisrobes and so'
to ,leep sgain. Tie p r'od OF his thary
: at this Whiting c, veis ls6 Gays, with /
D. evidence OF chan.e for bitter or ~ors
a though Lope on me part OF friends is ar lei
e tnat be may 1--we AM y.. come out o. It a,
lo oe hlmsen again bird. epor, Standard