Evening star., 1935-11-21
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
otebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

time extended his head. or when he was
extremely tired. There is no premoni-
ton Of such attacks.
Says the case report: "There is no
loss of consciousness and although he
cannot open his eyes, speak, swallow or
move any part of his body he is fully
aware of all that has happened about
him. His mind remains active. The
hypnotic state lasts IS to 20 minutes. If
some one holds his head recovery is
haStened. If he can move little finger
on one hand. movement will gradually
spread up the arm and over the entire
body in about five minutes. He will feel
normal in few minutes. He notes that
he is always sleepy and feels mentally a
little sluggish. Whenever he attempts
to concentrate on anything he imme-
diately becomes drowsy and the desire
to sleep is overpowering. He cannot
keep his eyes open. If he tries very hard
things will become blurred and the eyes
will become crossed, but he can't resist
the impulse to sleep. Sleep lasts only
few minutes and he awakenS quickly.
He sleeps about II hours a night. He
dreams excessively and has noted that
he is increasingly irritable and quick
tempered and that he worries about
trif1es"
Another of the victims was clerk in
country store in the South. This store
was neighborhood gathering place. He
would be standing around, listening to
the local gossip. The voices would grow
DINNER and DINNER. Then he would
cone to with q, start, with somebody
shaking him. He had fallen fast asleep,
-toT IN I'D EAn TYa AL 10 l1ak
'rI noticed would be about TO talk to
customer and could not say word.
When I have these spells they say am
like drunken man. Lots of times go
to laugh and can't laugh and go all to
pieces. Sometimes I will be walking
along the street and see somebody I
haven't seen for long time, and will
60 to shake hands with them and can't
raise my hand, and I am absolutely help
less. It doesn't seem to last more than
few seconds. I get them more when
am little tired. can't read and can't
write before go to sleep. Sometimes I
am talking and my eyes close for few
seconds and when wake up remember
the last thing that said and what has
gone on around me while have been
asleep. feel better when get over it
and kind of frightened up. If these
spells come on when am walking and
can't stop and lean against something
will fall. These spells may come on
20 or 80 times in a day, or I may go
through whole day without one"
The third case is not so clear-cut, since
there is evidence that the victim may
have had mild case of encephalitis and
that his present symptoms may be resid-
uals. This is the way he describes his
symptoms:
About two weeks after left the Army
I suddenly had double vision. After four
days the double vision disappeared but
by that time had high fever. fell
into q coma and remained that way for
about 10 days. Then my temperature
went down and began to realize what
it was all about, and lot of foolish no
tions came into my head and ! had fears
that somebody was bothering me. Some
times I would see things. I would feel
as If I were Semi-conscious.
II gradually got better for about five
months, but couldn't concentrate and
when I got back to work would become
excited, so that lost lot Of time.
About this time I noticed tendency to
doze on. This happened two or three
times a day, especially after meals. Be-
cause of the lack of power to remain
awake have given up reading or going
to the movies. Whenever sit down
will doze OF. This sleep may last two
hours and when I awake am raven
ously hungry"