Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-01-19
sonanam5ulistic pecaliarities.


Several years ago Hampshire baro-
net was amazed 10 find that although he
went to bed clothed is customary, vet he
invariably awoke naked in the morning.
and be could not find any trace of his
missing garment. A great number of
shirts disappeared in this iuexplicable
manner, and as every nook aud corner
in the room was searched without result,
the baronet at last told one of his init
mate friends, and requested him to sit
in the room all night and watch devel-
opments. This the friend did, and after
the baronet had for some time given
audible evidence that be was esleep the
watcher was surpsised to observe him
get out of bed, open the door, and pro-
ceed with quick pace along corridor,
descend the stairs, and emerge into an
open yard. Suddenly the barouet, divest-
ing himself of his only gsrment,seized
pitchfork and buried the linen in ma
nure heap. Afterward he proceeded
leisurely back TO his bed. In the morn
ing the baronet, incredulous at what his
friend related, repaired to the dung
hiil, and, after digging for some time,
found several shirts slowed in this any
thing but pleasant receptacle.
An Amsterdam banker once request
ed professor of mathematics to work
out a very intricate and puzzling prob
lem for him. The professor, thinking
the matter good exercise for the intel
lectual faculties of his pupils, mention
ed it to them and requested them to
work out the enigma. One of the stu
dents. who had pondered deeply over the
intricate subject during The day, retired
to bed. Some time afterward he arose,
dressed, and seating himself at his desk
worked out the problem accurately, cov-
cring sheets of paper with his calcula-
tions. He had no recollection in the
morning of having done so.
A remarkable case is given by Vein
holt. A musical stUdent was in the
habit of rising in the middle of the
night and going to the piano wonld ar
range 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, how
ever, detected it, quietly restored the
sheet to its proper pocition, 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 the Di-
ano. and tuned the Offending note be-
fore continuing his practice.
Another student was accustomed to
translate passages from Italian into
French during his sleep. He used a
dictionary and was most ass;duous and
correct in his searches after the words
needed.
Touching the sense of sight, which is
brought into play during such sleep ef
forts a remarkable case is recorded of a
young lady, who would rise from bed
and write intelligentlv and legi5ly 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 contin-
ue. A ray from the moon passing in at
her window was sufficient to disturb her
She could only continue so long as she
was enveloped in perfect ebscurity.
Not content with doing their duty
Throughout the day and when they are
awake, there seems TO be some people
who are not content unless they keep
themselves employed whilst they are
asleep. Not infrequently individuals
have projected and carried to sue
cessiul issue projects which they were
quite incapable of tackling when awake.
No doubt because they couldn't, even if
they wished to dream of doing them
unless asleep.
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