Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-07

sIeen without EN- Give 'em here
After that met lots Of people who had
become slaves to the habit. Some who
could afford luxuries had special night
glasses made with certain loops and clasps
which held them securely in place, while
others, less extravagant, contented them
selves with the regular reading glasses.
A few whom 1 questioned said they mad
purposely accustomed themselves TO the
habit because they were apt to lay their
glasses down carelessly and were totally
helpless when awakened suddenly, but the
majority declared that their glasses had
become a part of themselves and that they
would as soon think of taking of their
ears.
In contrast to those folks ] found that
most people take out their false teeth upon
going to bed. l had a good deal Of trouble
with the toothless contingent. Most Of
them were afraid to trust their teeth to
the narrow confines OF the berth, for fear
Of losing them. SO they gave them to me
Tor safe keeping
winged for sleep.
Then there were wigs. Lots of bald
headed people couldn't sleep without them.
In most cases a special shock OF hair was
provided for sleeping purposes, thus keep
ing the regular wig spick and span for
daytime wear. one Of the funniest things
/ ever came across In the false hair line
was the case Of a certain gentleman from
Indiana who often travelled with me. lie
was absolutely bald one night L caught
a glimpse of him. In his night attire. The
shining pate that l had marveled at only
an hour before had blossomed out into a
great mat Of shaggy black hair.
~ always sleep in it, the old fellow
said Don't say anything about 1t, VIII
you? It's Just fad OF mine. All my life
long 1 have wished for a fine head Of curly
black hair. Nature denied me that boon.
she gave me nothing but sparse red locks
to start with. Now that she has taken even
those away / feel justified in getting back
at her by wearing any old kind of hair l
please. ! don't dare to put on my black
wig in the daytime for fear my folks will
make fun of me, so l wear 1t at night
''rhat struck me as being one Of the
craziest notions / had ever heard OF, but
OF course, Il was strictly the old man :
business, so / didnt say much about IT,
I'm never forget one old chap with an
ear trumpet. Every night when he turned
In he arranged the trumpet with the tuDe
10 his ear and fastened 1t some way 80 II
couldn't bulge. l got to know the man
Sretty we'll, and one night l jollied him
about making preparations to hear Gabrlel' s
horn II ne snould take a notion TO olow II
in the middle OF the night. Tne old fellow
got quite serious.
1T isn't that that l want to hear he
said. always fix the trumpet ready
for use so 1t won't be hard to find In case
there is any trouble on the road and some
OF you follows find 1t necessary to call me-
That man travelled on my line twice a
month for two years. One night we ran
into a freight train. In the excitement
forgot all about him and his ear trumpet
and neglected 10 call him, as / had prom.
ised. but guess he found out about this
accident even II he couldn't hear very wei
Freaks ON the Move.
Another funny thing is the prediction
many people have for sleeping with theii
heads in a certain direction. 1 remember
particularly well what time l had with
one woman travelling over the Northern
Pacific from st. Paul to Helena. Attel
that road passes into North Dakota il
runs almost due west Naturally the oerthi
extend from east to west. This woman eoult
sleep only with her head TO the north
at makes me deathly sick to lie witt
my head In any other direction she said
Make up my bed with the head to th'
north tried to be diplomatic. pointed
out how impossible II was 10 improvise 1
couch that would block up the aisle fo
the rest OF the passengers, but she wouldn'
listen to reason. reported the difficult,
10 the conductors and brakemen. Tnel
set the whole machinery OF the road II
motion to try TO get that woman cross
wise berth, but she was such a tall woman
they couldn't manage 1t unless she rod
with either her head or her feet sticSinl
out OF the window. Finally we made up
little bunk for her in little anteroom a
the rear Of the rear coach, and there sh
slept for two nights
There are other folks who have a habi
OF sleeping decked out in all their iewelry
/ found women the greatest offenders il
that respect, 1 used TO implore them t
lock their Jewels up somewhere. but the.
declared they couldn't sleep without thei
rings and all the rest of 1t. / knew on
woman who never wore even the PLANES
band ring in the daytime, but when sh
got ready for bed she looked like a Jew
eler's advertising window.
sleep with certain people depends upo
the kind of clothing worn. One wants
handkerchief tied around his head anothe
must wear slippers, and still another
nervous and uncomfortable without gloves
one man who Travelled often over a wester
road where l was employed could no
sleep unless he had a red wooden shaw
around his shoulders
Most habits OF this kind are contracte
during spell OF sickness. The wearln
OF certain article OF dress is recon
mended then and by the time the patien
has recovered the habit has become sec
ond nature and cannot well be broken OF
Then there are certain sounds essen
tlal 10 repose. There Is the fellow VIII
cannot sleep without an alarm clock itch
ing under his head the fellow who
kept awake all night by the whlrring Z
the car wheels, and the one who can b
lulled TO sleep only by a roar and a rattl
loud enough to split pair OF ordinar
ears
CouidRt sleep Ia Indiana.
''Of all the slaves 70 habit those VIII
are bound 10 wake Al a stated ho,,r n