Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13
pIFFERENT KINDs OF sLEEP
All Sorts and Varieties Described by
Humorlst Who Has Apparently Tried
Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.

HumOflsI Nuo mas Apparently liieu
HEM All.
Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle
The siesta is the short sleep after din
ner and 10 minutes worth of it is one of
the best daily investments of time a busy
man or woman can make. When you
haven't time TO take a siesta it is about
time you went off and died somewhere.
Sumber is the light sleep, varied by
startling facial contortions and sudden
spasmodic motions of the limbs, accom-
panied by compulsory silence all over the
house, which is thu rest OF infants. In
somnia is sleeping wide awake in state
of irritable imbecility. 1t is the common
lot of actresses and literary people who
are in need of rest or advertising. A
"nap" is the passing rest of school
teacher who is just far enough gone" to
appear deceitful, and wide enough awake
70 catch the smart boy who thinks that all
things are what they seem. "do2e" Is
the hideous sleep of man who goes TO
sleep with his eyes wide open while you
are talking 10 him, fixing upon you q
CLASSY stare that ourdles your blood and
makes you forget what you were trying
TO say. Then he wakes up and says,
idiotioally: Eyes, yes; just so; served him
quite right; ard then" To "iust drop
off for a 4econdn is the term applied by
the offender to the act of going soul d
asleep in church with ones head hang
ing over the back of the pew, the mouth
wide open and the operator snoring like
a house afire until the deacon hits aim on
the head with a collection basket, or the
choir rises 20 sing the last hymn. Nod
-, - ~ ri Il p III rnnLF n
the entire sermon, but without snoring,
ard with head bowed on the back of the
pew in front, as though in PRAYER. NO
body in the whole church, by the way,
thinks il remotely resembles the attitude
of prayer except the person who Is mod
ding" To Jam yourself mp against your
fathers back, kick him black and blue
from Withers to hook, crowd MIN out OF
bed twice or thrice during the night, and
to lie habitually across the middle of the
bed, ia the "sound sleep" of boyhood 10
make terrific noises with the nose all
night long while lying like log in one
position is the Sweet sleep" OF the labor
ing man, who never gives his nose holl-
dav. TC punctuate ones slumber by
sudden blood-curdliDg yells in the middle
of the night is called sleeping" by people
who quaff 1agon of the New England
national drink called pie for night cap
just before goieg to sleep. To lose sound
of the voice Of the person addressing YOU
to have the room pass in a misty blur
before your eyes sno to sink into utter
oblivion for about 10 minutes, Is calie
tgawning' by very polite people. TO
fan of the chair ard rouse yourself BY
knocking your head against corner of
andirons Is what some people call Just
.closing the eyes." To feel alittle "drow-
50" is the term applied to his condition
BY the man who sleeps seven station {
past the place where he wants 20 get OF
II be doesn't wake till some time the next
dag he admits that be was sleepy" 10
fold the handa upon the breast, nestle The
heed in the folds Of a snowy pillo~
straighten the shspely limbs and arrange
the figure gracefully, with lightly close
eyes, 10 pass the night IN q mist OF pleas
ant dreams and enlraDslug visions, Wit
an accom- paniment Of soft regular breath
ing. scarce audible 20 people on the mex
block, is TO sleep like q Christian, q
| do.