The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-29
CARE FOR SLEEPERS
A CLUB WHERE DOING MEMBERS
ARE NEVER DISTURBED.


eliminated In n Tragedy.
There is an exclusive club in upper
New York where the employees are for
hidden from awakening any member
who drops asleep in his chair in the IL
brary or sitting room. If visitor in
qures for him he is "Out." Other men,
bcrs. if they see him, carry on their
conversation in low tones or go to the
smoking room or cafe. Very few new
members are admitted to the club. but
those who are fortunate enough to get
in or those who bring visitors are re-
minded of this custom.
\ physician who belongs to the club
explained the reason of it. at is
wrong under any circumstances he
said, "to awaken man who has fallen
into natural sleep. How do you
know but it is the first time he has
been able to sleep for hours or even
days? This phenomenon of sleep is a
very complicated one. There are many
grades of sleep. and they affect differ
ent men in different ways. Dreams
are the result of defective or partial
sleep. and their common occurrence
in the lighter varieties of the state
shows that the rest taken by most per-
sons is not profound or continuous
even while it lasts.
Don't you know that scores of per-
sons in New York take long trolley
ride in the evening simply to produce
a feeling of sleepineSS? If man looks
straight ahead of him or reads a news
paper his ride will do him little good.
He might as we'll remain at home on
his front stoop. But if he looks about
him, constantly shifting his gaze from
one scene to another, he gets into q
state Of drowsiness such as is brought
about by artificial means when it is
called hypnDtism. That is why so
many men feel like doing in the club
after they come in from a ride or a
drive in the park.
"Sleep induced by overeating is not
natural. That brought about by stimu-
lants is nothing but blood poisoning
and stupor. 1t may be desirable and
even necessary in some cases to pro-
duce this stupOr. But the state into
which the brain is thrown is not sleep.
II natural sleep follows, it is a con-
tingency and not the effect Of the
stimulant. But 1 was going to tell
you a story, not deliver a medical lee
ture. l must not mention names, but
many old club men Of New York will
remember the tragedy.
"There was man who was quite
| prominent, both in business and so
cial way, in the life Of this city. A
| dreadful family misfortune brought Oh
insomnia. He would sometimes &c
forty-eight hours without sleep; then
after normal night or two he would
not be able to sleep for a week All
his life until his trouble came upon
him he had been habitually a heavy
sleeper. After two or three months OF
this insomnia attack his health begar
to give way. Physicians tried all the
usual means of overcoming the diff
Guilty, but failed. He was prescribed
sleeping drafts until it became dan
gerous to continue them longer.
'Then he went to Europe taking s
competent young physician of my &C
quaintance as companion. Specialist:
abroad prescribed walking and noun
tain climbing, but they discovered tina
there is nothing to be gained by in
creasing the fatigue of the body whe1
pose to which the limbs are entitled
The man came home little the bette
for his trip. He retired from business
His strength wasted away.
"Finally by one Of those curious
freaks of nature we OCCASIONAL.
caught him doing at the club. Al
who knew his misfortune sympathizea
in sick chamber until he awoke. H
seldom slept more than twenty min
utes and told us that his restlessnes
at night continued. One afternoon h.
came in positively drowsy. To frien,
he said:
81 feel as though could sleep for
} week, but l can't sleep in my owl
. home--no. Find me bed here
! I'VE got him upstairs to n room an
put a man on guard ut the door, wit
) instructions to see that no servant wa
J allowed to disturb him or make a noise
} An hour or so afterward ~ acciden
in the kitchen brought the fire engine
up to the door. There was really n
danger, but before a ladder could
! raised poor Blanks body came tun
bling into the area.
: HE was killed. Suicide? No.
was the opinion Of all Of us that sue
t den awakening from the first SCUM
\ sleep he had enjoyed for more than
3 year upset his mind and that when
was awakened by the noise he did nc
realize where he was. In frenzy
leaped from the window."-New Yor
G Times.
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