New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
ELECTRICITY OR FAITH?
III, COT FIVE HOURS OF REFRESHING
SLEEP. THOUGH THE SWITCH WAS
TURNED OFF THE WHOLE

Tho st,Ivort son OF Vermont who can according TO
the testimony o; seemingly credible witnesses, cure
some OF the ills that human flesh il heir to by the
lo,a, on Of his hands Is not the sole wonderworker
that has been seen in Brooklyn lately resident in
en- uptown street tells tale Of simple faith that Is
quite as wonderful as any OF the feats OF 'curers"
or "heale-s" who may be regarded as more or less
professionals.
This mans business engagements are such thar he
f. kept cat every night until The small hours OF the
mornrg ana In consequence il Is his custom 10 sleep
well through the forenoon. Not long ago his wife.
ON the advice OF a friend procured electrical ap-
paratus which was recommended good thing for
nervousness and Insomnia The apparatus consists
OF Il sor Of harness or gearing. which is attached 10
the ankle and wrist and them in order to form
ground nection Is necessary 10 attach II TO
gas fixture water-pipe. something else that runs
into the t.rth Good results appear 10 have fol-
lowed the use OF the battery. whatever 1t may be
termed and il IS well regarded in the family. Now.
let the head Of this household tell the rest OF the
story for himself
Last week." he says. 81 woke up about o'clock
one day and got So wideawake tl,tt # seemed i'm
possible FOR to get asleep again that day. My
wife within call. ana urged mo - try to sleep
SOM more. told her didn't think there was any
use OF trying. but that would take book and read
"A while In bed any way. Then she suggested that /
should Try the electrical apparatus. winch had done
went and got l.. In due time had the machine
loopel around my wrist and ankle, and the proper
| am frank to confess that did not nave Il vast
amount OF faith In IT, but in spite Of that had not
had II on more than five minutes before began 10
feel a sort OF glow steal over my body and drowsy
feeling come over me. ] told my wife that | was
getting sleepy and after expressing her qualification
at the good effect sine tiptoed softly out of the
room
There was nothing to disturb me. and on slept.
When At last ! woke ! found. 10 my astOnishment.
that II was o'cock-long after my usual hour for
rising | was still IL harness. TO speak, and dis
engaged myself as speedily possible. and then
proceeded TO examine the @ppaiAtu US more carefully
Than had ever done before. First read the drec-
tions which said, when through using to turn the
switch off. undertook TO DO this. but soon ascer-
tanned that the switch was at the point marked Off
and the button on the opposite side. which
seemed TO Indicate that At that point II would be on
In short the switch had been open all the time. and
there had been possibility OF a current passing
through the thing while had been sleeping. as
supposed, under It's effects. My wife had gone
downtown when got up, but when she returned the
first thing did to get her to examine IT, only
10 have my own impression confirmed, that the
switch had been turned of all the time.
II have been wondering ever since what II was
that gave those five hours OF beautiful restful
sleep Apparently my faith was as powerful as the
electric current taking II for granted that one Is
generated In the claimed by the inventor or
the machine | am not quite sure whether the JOKE
L. on myself OF my wife. She naturally supposed
that the switch was right but tell her that Just
az likely ~ half OF the time she gets me same
benefit from 1t that did when the switch Is oPe ~,
and that anyhow. the good results are largely "
matter OF Imagination.