The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-20


Cusfoa, which q sst Allowed .
Ne Nioisted-A short sleep white
CuimiBssed Is Tragedy.
There j. an exclusive club ln urD.
New York where ihe employee sre fo
bidd'su fnHD awaknIn. any neair
who drops asleep iu his chair iu tie 0
bfary Or sitting room ff "a visitor ir
quirrs fDr bin Do D. -Ouf" Ofl.r uam
bers. u they sse him. carry Oh thai
oOnvcrsaflOn Ia low tone 0r 70 ~ %
fmOking noon or cafe Very fow ner
members are admitted b. fta club, "a
those who are fortunate enough 70 ge
In or those Win bring visitors are Re
minded ~ this ~usfom
a physician who belongs 30 the clul
explained the raas1u Of d. II u
wrong under any circumstances" hs
said, so awaken o man wlo has fallen
tsto. a natural sleep Hos D. yOu
know bui o. j. flF lnf time BE- Las
been able fo sleep Tor hours Or even
days This ri.roi lelal 0f sleep ls q
verf complicated ore. 1lum ar. many
grade ~ sien -f f.I.. 1L.f dlFer.
ent men DO li.rrpf ua5t Dreams
are .lr r.-lt of q d.f..fIfe or partial
sleep. and f.eIr c.mm91 occurrence
In The lighter rnr-ef'-s ~ me state
shows that fIe r.sf token Iy nsost rer.
sons s not Profound or continuous
even while n l1sfs
Don't on know fL1f scores OF Der.
sons IN New YCrk take o long trolley
ride in fhe ercu.l. simply fo produce
q feeling N sieeplarssf lfam1n looxs
straight ahead o. liui 0r r~ads r. news.
paper bis ride viii 90 him little good.
He might az well remain az home on
bis front siOop But II be- looks about
him, constantly Shifting bis gaze from
one SCENE 20 another. BE- gets into a
state ~ drowsiness such ns Is brought
about by artificial means when IL IL
called hypnotism That IL why 30
many men feel like doing IN the club
after they come IN from ride or
drive In the park
sleep Induced by overeatlng ls not
natural That brought about by stimu.
lants Is nothing but blood poisoning
aud stupOr II may b. desirable and
even necessary ia some cases 10 pro
duce this stupOr. But the state into
which the brain is thrown Is not sleep.
lf natural sleep follows. II is a con.
ungency and not the effect Of the
stimulant But I was going 10 tell
Jon q story. not deliver medical lee.
ture must not mention names. but
many old club men of New York will
remember the tragedy.
There was a man who was quite
prominent. both In a business and so
cial way. IN the life OF this city. A
dreadful family misfortune brought on
Insomnia lie would sometimes 20
forty eight hours without sleep: then
after a normal night or two he would
not be able 10 sleep for a week. All
his life until his trouble came upon
him 4e had been habltualIy n heavy
sleeper After two or three months OF
this insomnia attack bis health began
TO give way. Physicians tried all the
usual means OF overcoming the din.
Guilty. but failed. He was prescribed
sleeping drafts until II became dan.
gerous 10 continue them longer.
Then he went 10 Europe. taking
competent young physician of my ac.
qualntance ns companion Specialists
abroad prescribed walking aud noun.
tain climbing. but they discovered TINT
there is nothing 10 be gained by I'm
creaslng the fatigue of tho body when
worry Of mind viii not allow the re
pose 10 which the limbs are entitled
The man came home little the better
Tor his trip. lie retired from business.
His strength wasted away
FINALLY by one OF those curious |
freaks Of nature we occasionally |
caught him doing at the club. All |
who knew his misfortune sympathlsed |
with him We moved about as though |
In a sick chamber until be awoke. He /
seldom slept more than twenty min.
utes nnd told us that hls rcstlessness
at night continued. One afternoon he
came la positively drowsy. To a friend
he said
! feel as though could sleep for a
week, but can't sleep In my own
home no. Find me- bed here
we got him upstairs 10 a room and
put a man on guard at the door, with
instructions 10 see that no servant was
allowed TO disturb him or make noise.
An hour or so aftcrward an accident
In the kitchen brought the fire engines
up TO tue door There was really no
danger, but before a ladder could be
raised poor Blanks body came tum.
bling into the area.
lie was killed suicldeY No. II
was the opinion OF all Of US that sud
Zen awakening from the FIRST sound
sleep he had enjoyed for more than a
year upset his mind and that when he
was awakened by the noise be did not
'eallze where he was. In a frenzy be
eaped from the window" New York
Times.