The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-22
A Russian Scientists Remarkable
Claim That He Has Discovered a
Substance Which Will Put Human
Beings to Sleep Harmlessly for In
definite Periods, and Will Abolish
Cold Storage and the Feeding of
Meat Animals in Transit.

aiI Was bad l opened the door and small Win
dows and at once tho room became cold With
THIS one by one the dormant human bodies
began TO move and finally OF them rose
and gazed at us amazed IT, seemed to nue. from
the first impression if the whole gathering
was intoxicated or poisoned by some gases
My guide, who spoke the Buriat language asked
thcm what was the matter with their sleep
and one who was apparently the chief replied:
we are Just taking our Winter nap. II is
our usual leShha
Our further conversation revealed The sac;
That the population of the whole conlmuuity
had come here together. their food supply
was getting scarce, and simply gone into d
ietharSic sleep as they had done for years
The 'starosta" told us that they plunged them.
selves into Il condition known as "lcshka"
which means that everybody goes to bed and
stays there during the FIVE months Of the Win.
ter one or other OF them gets UP and
then 10 replenish the heat in the stove if the
room gets too cold, take drink OF cold waier
or eat piece OF herb-bread. Then he goes
back to his ''leshka." Their leading care during
nc long Winter is to keep down the body meta
holism. TO waste rs little as possible Of their
animal heat and for that reason they cat and
drink only now and then during the period OF
'leshka.'
In less than five hours all the community got
up from its sleep and we began 10 talk scri.
DUSTY. Finally found that the whole secret of
their Winter sleep was the eating OF a peculiar
herb-bread that some OF their members knew
how to prepare. tasted pieces of 1t and found
IL rather pleasing. although coarse Ii had a
."'c'is itlHienleu taste and Smeed
leaves and honey. lie explained to me simply
mat he had watched for years most carcfullv
lhe herbs that bear eats before he went 10
hibernate until he found the secret and made
an experiment with il. The result was so sur.
prlsing that the use OF the herb-bread became
real seasonal habit of the whole colony.
me lie this way is easier and more pleas
ant, explained the old man. chewing again
some OF the hcrb-hread There is no trouble
oi keeping the and pigs for the Winter
an. ana cutting the wood for heating the houses
There are plenty of Wild animals we could
hunt, but what's the Of all the hard work:
We rest during the Winter, and in Summer we
feel fine and we'll.
II was in that wild Siberian Buriat village
That got the first secrets oil our compoupd
Later IL was also visited by Professor Bahme,
ten. The old Buriat named tho herbs and how
20 prepare the bread, and | began to expert
men; ment win Professor Bnhmetef The Hnriat
herbbrcad was III first rather disagreeablc 10
our civilized digestion Ii has taken several
Years OF hard work to perfect the preparation
ihe recipe will soon be made public so thar
everybody can prepare his slcep.makinc bread
Inc Russian Imperial Society OF Scientific
Research recently asked Professor BaTmetien
ior statement concerning our discovery and
he sent tho following report;
Il have the honor to submit 10 the Director
OF the Russian Imperial Society of Scientific
research a specimen OF my preparation suff
Gent Tor one experiment with five animals to-
Seiher with the necessary directions. The ami
mails 10 whom ii Is administered will show
I'd Cessation OF all activity associated with
aiimentation and cXcreton; (2) lowering or line
pouy temperature TO that of the surrounding
medium; Gu total almost cessation of res
piratlon; t) marked increase in irritabilty Of
muscles, especially OF those OF the left side oil
the heart; (o) slight exchange of gases kept
mp IN the lungs by the cardio pneumatic move
incnt \ necessary factor in connection with
iecdlng oi the preparation is the gradual low.
hrIng OF the surrounding temperature. The an
!mais submitted to experiments must be kept
III place whose temperature is between 81
and 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Ii is advisable to
start with - and get down TO 81 degrees al
The beginning of the coma or period oil sus.
pended life.
MY varied experiences With animals Of dir.
rIoh' races have proved that the preparation
acts equally well upon the organisms OF nam.
mars, reptiles and birds. | have administered
y 10 bears, bats, chipmunkS and ground squil.
reiS' which all belong to the ALTERNATING class
hept them IN Il cold storage chamber where
ne temperature varied from 10 to so degrees
Fahrenheit during the hottest part of Sumuer
7io they all went at once 10 sleep
bN experiments upon man. partly uDon uris
oners, partly upon myself. | have come 10 the
same conclusions Cases or suspension of life