The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-18
WHILE SOUND ASLEEP.
SOME STRANGE ACTIONS OF
EEP-WALkERS.
One Man saddled u Horse and Rode Sew
srnl Miles without waking-A
Girl Could Read in tho Dark
Hurled His Clothes.

1t Is reported that young French
Clergyman frequently arose in the
middle of the night, while asleep, and
wrote several sermons. Not only did
he compose them, but he spent much
time in making profuss grammatical
and other corrections in his manu-
script. which he would find perfectly
legible the next morning.
A nobleman who was subject to fits
OF somnambulism was seen to leave
his bedroom In the middle of the
night fully equipped for riding. His
servant, who had been instructed to
watch lest any harm should befall
him, followed him to the stable.
The gentleman, having procured
the key, unlocked the door, singled
out his favorite horse, saddlcd and
bridled him, and at length mounted
him.
The servant, seizing another horse,
followed his master for several miles
The sleeper eventually returned home,
put his horse in the stable and won't
back to bed. He had no recollection
of his midnight ride on waking in the
morning.
Several years ago Hampshire bar
onet was amazed to find that although
he went to bed clothed as is custom
AIRY, yet he invariably awolie naked in
the morning, and could not find any
trace of his missing garment.
great number of shirts had dis
appeared in this inexplicable man
ner, and as every nook and corner in
the room We're searched without re-
suit, the baronet told one of his intim-
ate friends, and requested him to sit
in the room all night and watch de-
velopmcnts.
This the friend did and after the
baronet had for some time given aud
iBlc evidence that he was sslecp, the
watcher was surprised to observe him
get out of bed, open the door, and
proceed with a quick pace along the
corridor, descend the stairs, and
emerge into the open yard.
Suddenly the baronet, livesting
himself of his only garmeuS, seized u
pitchfork and buried the linen in u
dunghill. Afterward he proceeded
lcisurely back to bed.
| In the morning the barunet, incred-
ulous at what his friend related. re-
paired to the dunghill, and, after dig
ging for short time, found several
shirts slowed away in this anything
but pleasant receptacle.
An Amsterdam banker once re-
quested a professor of mathematics to
work ont a very intricate and puzzl-
in, NJ r., l.
thinking the matter good exercise for
the intellectual faculties of his pupils,
mentioned it to them, and requested
them to work out the enigma.
One of the students, who had pom
dered deeply over tho intricate sub
ject during the day, retired to bed.
Sometime ufterward he arose,
dressed, and seating himself at his
desk, worked out the problem accu-
rately, covering sheets of paper with
his calculations. He had no recollec-
tion in the morning of having done so,
A remarkable case is given by
Weinholt. A musical student was in
the habit of rising in the middle of
the night, and going to the piano
would arrange his music and sit down
and play correctly the piece before
him.
AS showing the acute intelligence
which existed In him during this
sleeping state, some of his fellow
students one night watched him and
suddenly turned the music upside
down. The sleeper, however, detected
it, quietly restored the sheet to its
proper position, and went on playing.
On another occasion one of the
strings of the instrument being out
of tune, the discordant note so Jared
upon his sensibilities that he stopped
playing, took down the front of tho
piano and tuned the offending note
before continuing the practice.
Touching the sense of sight which
is brought into play during such
sleep efforts, n remarkable case is
recorded of Il young lady who would
rise from her bed and write in
telligently and legibly in complete
darkness. The most curious feature
in connection with her efforts was
that If the least light was admitted
into her room she was unable to
continue.
A ray from the moon passing in at
her window was sufficient to disturb
her. She could only continue so
long rs she was enveloped in perfect
obscurity.
Not content with doing their duty
throughout the day, and when they
are awake, there seem to be some
people why are not content unless
they keep themselves employed while
they are asleep.
Not infrequently individuals have
projected and carried to successful
issue projects which they were quite
incapable of taclling when awake.
No doubt because they couldn't, even
if they wished to, dream of doing
them unless asleep.
Language of the Umbrella.
An American, after heightened
study of the subject, gives the follow
ing definition of the language
of the umbrella TO place one
in rack at club indicates that
it will shortly change owners; ii
cotton one he substituted for n silk