The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-20
CARE FOR SLEEPERS.
Ciubmen Who Refuse to Awaken
slumbering Members.
New York Times.

New York Times.
There is an exclusive club up town where
the employees are forbidden from awaken
ing any member who drops asIeep I'm his
chair In the library or sitting room. II a
visitor inquiries for him, he is out" Other
members, If they see him, carry on their
| conversation In low tones or go To tha
smoking room or cafe. Very few new MEM
| bers are admitted TO the club. but those
| who are fortunate enough TO get in or those
who bring visitors, are reminded OF this
| custom.
physician who belongs to the club ex-
planned the reason of IL. 1T is wrong. IN
| der any circumstances" he said, ito awak
en- man who has fallen into natural
sleep. How do you know but il is the first
time he has been able to sleep for hours
or even days?s This phenomenon of sleen
is very complicated one. There are many
grades of sleep. and they affect different
men in different ways. Dreams are the re
suit of defective or partial sleep. and their
common occurrence in the lighter varieties
of the state show that the rest taken ~,
most persons is not profound or Continuous
even while il lasts.
Don't you know that scores OF nersons
In New York take long trolley ride in
the evening simply TO produce a feelin, 20
sleepiness? Ii man looks straight sbead
or him or reads a newspaper his ride will
do him little good. He might as well re-
main at home on his front stoop. Rut n
he looks about him. constantly shffttnS biS
gaze from one scene to another he zats
into state OF drowsiness such as &c
brought about by artificial means u,ho- 49,
is called hypnotism. This is why SO nav
men feel like doing in the club after fbsy
come in from a ride or drive in the nart
sleep induced by overeating is NOT nsf
ural. That brought about by stino,,,as,
is nothing but blood-poisoning and Sfunor
1t may be desirable or even necessary in
some cases to produce this stupor But
the state into which the brain Is throun
is not sleep If natural sleep FOLLOWS a.
is a contingency, and not the effect ~ the
stlmulant- But was going TO tell you a
story, not deliver medical lecture ms,
not mention names, but many old cluhrnen
OF New YORK VIII remember the tragedy
mere was man who was quite promi-
the life OF this city. dreadful family
misfortune brought on insomnia He would
sometimes go forty-eight hours without
sleep; then after a normal night or tu-o he
would not be able to sleep for a u,eek All
MS life, until his trouble came upon him. he
had been habitually a heavy sleeper. After
w III pr three months of this insomnia at
cans tried all the usual means OF over
coming the difficulty but failed He was
prsscrl1eo sleeping draughts until IL be-
came dangerous TO continue them longer
Then he went to Europe taking a com
petent young physician of nv acouaintanca
as SSohpdnion Specialists abroad prescribed
waking and mountain climbing: but fhev
discovered that there is nothing ~ he
gained by increasing the fatigue OF the body
When worry OF mind will not allow the re-
pose 10 which the limbs are entitled The
man came home. little the better for his
Trip. he retired from business HIS
strength wasted away.
inaiiy, by one OF those curious freaks
~ nature, we occasionally caught him dog
hS at the club. All who knew his rnisfor-
tune sympathized with him. We moved
ABOUT as though in a sick chamber until he
woke. He seldom slept more than twenty
minutes and told US that his resflessness
II night continued One afternoon he came
n posltively drowsy. To a friend he said:
feel as though / could sleep for a
week; But can't sleep In my own home
10: ina me bed here
we got him up stairs to a room and nut
man on guard at the door. with instruc-
IONS 10 see that no servant was allowed
y uisturD MIN or make noise An hour
~ SO aIterward an accident in the kitchen
,rougnt the IRE engines I'D 10 the door
mere was really no danger. but before
iuuer could be raised poor Blanks body
anne tumDllng into the area
ne was Killed Suicide? No. II Was the
Union n OF All OF us that sudden awakening
rom tne nrst sound sleep he had enjoyed
vi oI more tnan year upset his mind and
iat when ne was awakened by the noise he
10 not realize where he was In A frenzy
&c ieapeo from the window