The state herald., 1893-03-17
WHILE SOUND ASLEEP.
SOME STRANGE ACTIONS OF
SLEEP-WALKERs.
One Man saddied a Horse and Rodo Sew
sral Miles without Waking-A
Girl Could Read In the Dark
hurried His tiotiisai

It ID reported that young French
clergyman frequently arose in tho
middle OF the night. while asleep, and
wrote several sermons. Not only did
he compose them, but he spent much
time in making profuse 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 tho
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
tho key, unlocked the door, singled
out his favorite horse; saddled and
bridled him, and at length mounted
him.
The servant, scizing another horse,
followed his master for several miles.
The sleeper eventually returned home,
put his horse In the stable and went
back to bed. He had no recollection
bt his midnight ride on waking in the
morning.
Several years ago a Hampshire bar
onet was smazed to find that although
he went 10 bed clothed us is custom
airy, yet he invariably awoke naked in
the morning, and could not find any
trace Of his missing garment.
A Great humber OF shirts had dis
appeared In this inexplicable man
ner, and as every nook and corner in
the room were searched without re-
suit, the baronct told one OF his intim-
ate friends, and requested him to sit
In the room ALI night and watch de-
velopments.
This the friend did, and after the
baronot had for some time given aud
iblc evidence that he was asleep, the
watcher was surprised TO observe him
get out Of bed. open the door, and
proceed with quick pace along the
corridor. descend the stairs, and
emerge into the open yard.
Suddenly the baronet, divesting
himself OF his only garment, seized u
pitchfork and buried the linen in n
dunghlll. Afterward he proceeded
leisurely back to bed.
In the morning the barcnct, incrcd-
ulous at what his friend related. re-
paired 70 the duhghili, and. after dig
cling for short time. found SEVERAL
shirts slowed away in this anything
but pleasant receptacle.
An Amsterdam banker once re-
quested professor OF mathematics ia
work out very intricate and puzzl.
ing problem for him. The professor,
thinking the matter good exercise for
the intellectual faculties Of his pupils.
mentioned II TO them. aud requested
them TO work out Thu cr'igria.
One Of the students. who had pom
dcrcd deeply over the intricate sub
jeci during the day, retired to bed.
Sometime ufterward he arose,
dressed, and seating himself at his
desk, worked out the problem accu-
ratcly. covering sheets of paper with
his calculations. lie had no rccollcc-
,ion In the morning of having done so.
A r.msrk.blc case Ia given nv
Wcinholt A musical student was in
tho habit nj rIsing In IN, middle nj
,in n,s,.r ana Yoing 10 Inc 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. howdvet, detected
II. quictly restored the sheet TO It's
proper position, and went ON piayliig.
On another occasion ono Of the
strings Of the instrument being out
OF time, the discordant note so Jared
upon his scnsibilities that he stopped
playing. took down the front Of tho
piano and tuned the offending note
before continuing the practice.
Touching tho sense of sigh, which
Is brought into play during such
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