The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-02

prepared to- record for The benefit Of
science. lie Iost no time IN beginning:
t"fInvc assumed as ensy position.
flouse guiei Mrs. Rowser gone to
he'd. No care on my mind.
"Ain looking III, ~ tho ceiling. Tile
ropcorn mail Is passing the l,o,Isc aud
calling his wares. but l nln seeking to
make myself oblivious OF the fact
big toe on the left foot begins to
feei numb. is It possible that sleep
first makes its appearance through the
loes?
II seem to feel slight draft of cold
nir on my head. Perhaps that ls tho
pressure OF drowsincss.
"rherc IL an itching sensation in tho
right heel. Am about to discover
that humanity goes TO sleep through
lis hccls? II SO, all theories thus far
advanced will fall to the ground and
the Bowscr theory tnkc their places.
"Draft of cold continues. Must The
human scalp become cooled off before
slcep VIII come? This line Of thought
Is worth following.
Fright leg suddenly gave n Jerk.
left leg seemed TO want 10 get up
on the lounge.
On Brink Of a Discovery.
II don't want 10 rush things. but 1t
seems to me that ! am on the brink OF
an important discovery.
II have just felt q twitching of the
eurs.
"The jerk of the right leg has been
renewed.
"ln ray thoughts had gone lack to
hoyhood days when both icgs suddenly
drew up at once as II | was trying TO
climb ladder.
AS the above motions were follow
cd by numb feeling In the back OF
my neck nothing Is yet decided.
More twitching of the ears.
"Strange sensations in both big toes.
."Ilow Mrs Bowscr can go to bed and
snorc away with such a monientous
question undecided is Il puzzle to me.
'My eyes are now fastened on one
particular spot on the ceiling, and am
thinking of the cider mill down on the
old farm.
II now see the mill Just rs it used to
stand
Il now start to enter 1t to take a
drink.
"The mill now vanisllcs.
II think sleep Is coming While I am
not exactly satisfied. il seems to ccme
more from the brain than the feet. No
ones feet can think of cider mill.
III may he dreaming or ! may he
awake but II seems TO lnc as II could
hear the wailing OF eats in the back
yard.
AS near as l can make ort, my right
foot shot out moment ago, as If kick
Ing feline.
a sort OF numb feeling in the right
shoulder.
The prlckly sensation is-prcsent in
both heels.
'"fhe body seems to be almost asleep,
while the brain Is still active.
III seems TO me that there arc cats
in the kitchen downstairs, but. OF
course. this Is impossible. Ain to dis
cover that one has to thinl; of cats for
half an hour or so before siumbcr will
come? II SO, the statement Is bound to
make y great sensation.
"IIavc tried to turn my thoughts into
various other channels, but they arbi-
trarily return TO cats.
81 think | hear cats softly ascending
the basement stairs
Il think | hear then In this very
room.
Il think they are led by our own
yallcr eyed old feline, and that
Failed to Announce Theory,
But the data cnacd there. lcl!s OF
terror brouglt Mrs. Bowser, who had
not yet gone to bed, downstairs, and
the sight that greeted her. eyes was Il
lively one. Siic had LETT tho back door
open In turiiing oct the eat, and he. fol-
lowed by hair Il dozen Others OF his
tribe, had entered 10 sec how Mr.. Bow
scr's theory was panning out. Some
disagreement took place after they had
reached the sitting room. ana :,s the
lounge seemed TO be the strategic poilt
all made for 1t. and Mr.. Bowser was
instantly buried under mass OF fight
ing cats.
Why try 10 picture the situation in
words? Why seek 10 reproduce his
yells and whoops aud swear words?
Why give tie details of the wild fec
ing ANA tho wilder pursuit. and The Ian.
gliaSe addressed to the laughing Mrs.
Bowser when the last feline had
struck the snowdrifts In the back
yard? Let it suffice that the Bowscr
theory on how sleep comes has not yet
been put forth to the world, and he
may never again seek TO solve IT,
NJ QUAD.