The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26
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PERlLS or THE SPONTANEOUSLY.
Strange Tricks Played by the Brain When
lis Owner Is Asleep.
The efforts of O rather welI-known
scientist to show an affinity between
sonnafnbulism and hypnotism are not
meeting with much encouragement. He
hoids that somnambulism is a modified
hypnosis, and argues that sleepwalk-
ers, so-called, have no more memory
Of their somnambulistic deeds than sub
jects under the influence of hypnotism.
But In opposition to his argument cases
have been adduced where the Sleep
walkers were able to give, after walk
ing, fairly accurate accounts of Their
experiences and sensations. SO, this,
1t is commended. shows conclusively that
somnainbulism ana hypnotism are two
entirely distinct conditions.
The discussion reminds the writer OF
an experience which an Edinburg law
yer, confirmed somnambulist, went
through some little time ago. One ev-
ening after dinner ne told his wife that
he had a most difficult law case which
would occupy him half the night to
study out. For hours thereafter he
Srappled with its intricacies, but finally
desisted, saying it would be impossible
to make his brief till morning, since
the case presented some difficulties that
he had been unable to master.
He fell asleep from exhaustion IL
mos as soor as he went to bed, but in
g few minutes rose, and, seating him
self at his desk, wrote fuGiously for an
hour or more. Then carefully folding
and indorslng the sheets he had writ
ten upon, he put them away in
pigeon-hole Of his desk, after which,
without speaking. he returned to his
Led and slept soundly until late in the
morning. r-
At breakfast he expressed some un-
certainty as TO his finding solution
His wife told him to look through MS
desk, which he did, discovering the pa
per he had written in the pigeon-hoie.
where he had hidden II. AS he read 1t
joy mingled with amazement showed
plainly in his face. for the paper was
a clearly reasoned, correct phrassd
brief on the intricate case, with all the
obscure points smoethed out! He had
not the slightest recollection of having
written the document.
Another extraordinary case is that
Of a young man who an hour OF SO be-
fore starting on long railway jour
ney paid a visit to steamer In which
his parents were financially Interested.
In the course OF the inspection he en-
tered the little chamber in the bow of
the vessel where the anchor chain Is
coiled, and was impressed by the
chambers smallness and the cramped
quarters 1t would afford a man sent
down there to superintend the paying
out OF the chain. In due course the
traveller went to the railway station
and engaged q snug seat in the corner
Of q Hrst-class corridor and sleeping
carriage. He had the compartment to
himself. The train had not been long
on Its journey before the young man
was SOUND asleep; But. he imagined
over, he was imprisoned In the little
anchor-chain compartment of the
steamer. The vessel was under way,
he thought, and moving more rapidly
than he had ever known a steamer to
move before.
His first idea was to go on deck at
once, but he could not get out of the
cell-like chamber. He could not stand
erect even, the compartment was so
little. as he found out at the cost of an
imaginary bumped head when he at
tempted to rise. Then, to his surprise,
he found that the room had a window,
evidently a headlight, but square and
but, falling. determined to break it,
thinking that he could seize the anchor
chain and by it's aid reach the, deck. Az
There was only one way to~gmash the
glass. and that was by striking 1t with
his clenched fist He knew that this
WouiQ. result III u cut ildliu pTODdplS,
but ha risked 1t all the same, for he
felt certain now that the vessel was in
a storm and likely to 60 down any mo-
ment, in which case he would be
drowned like a. rat in q trap.
Having smashed the glass he found
that the window was double. and he
distinctly remembers breaking the out
side pane, after which, with profusely
blaedlng hands, he carefully picked out
the bits of glass remaining in the sash
es, so that he could climb out.
After removing the last remaining
fragment of gfs,ss from the sasn. he
carefully thrust his head and arms out
and began to feel for the chain. 1t was
nowhere to be found. Then he pulled
himself half way out Of the window
and reached upward.
To his great joy he found that he
could reach over the edge of the deck
but to his dismay it was curved and
smooth, Offering no projection what
ever by which he might pull himself
UP. That being the case and not wish
ing to fall into the water and be
drowned, he painfully drew back into
the Ettls cha amber. However ne must
certainly escape or be drowned and
after getting his breath he would make
another attempt to reach the deck.
As he lay painting and frightened he
accidentally reached in the direction
away from the headlight. To his sur
prise he touched a swaying window
blind and the next moment he found
himself lying on the floor of the cor