The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-09
WAKING ~ THE MORNING.
\ Curious story and q Half Explain
ntion of Phenomena.
80 tnn Trnnscint.


The Listener oHce wrote "A paragraph or
t"c IN speculation upon TIE art or pnenoEn-
snon or waking BY inttnuon n a certain
hour after sound sleep. 4 recent expert
ence may 0e worth adding - his notes On
this subject. \ man who wished 20 make
sure tha' an a.lng Child IN a bed in an adj
night. and who, before he Went 10 sleep
himself made a mental memorandum 10
the effect that he must not sleep without
waking more than one hour or two. really
fell into a very sound sluaaber. HGt IN the
midst of Il hc was walked hy apparently
hearing the bell Of taa town clock, not far
away. strike stX o'ciock-ai the strokes
failing cieariy--oae, TIVE. three. four. Ave,
six. Np@ tAis man Is accustomed 10 rise
every morning at oci9ck ard seldom
sleeTs past that hour; il has long been
for him the end ot the night ana Che be-
ginning Of the day. As he heard The
strokes. naturally h. had the impression
that ne had slept 81 night and had neglect
ed the child. ne Sot up quickly and was
surprised 10 find that the darkness was
Intense; and on striking 4 light and con-
SlIObc his nstca. BE- WAS astOnlahed to
and not oriy THAI ba bad uot slept more
than two hours hat ~ At no hell had struck
he could not have beard rho clock strike
soiDe other hour 80a mistaken IL for six.
There was Il should IA mentioned ID
striking clock En- rhe house nor any within
hearing except fhe tewn clock ahich he
supposed Re aad heard. bat bad uoy
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of'eE7 ttoU pt StftGe SORT or machinery ii
the mans msnG. Whereby G0 was walked
by tae premature occurrence - t1o se3sl-
;i1H % q summons iast was sure I'D wake
hun u8Geg ordinary circumstance That
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