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Article ACCOUNT OF A REMARKABLE SLEEP-WALKER. ← Page 3 of 4 →
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Account Of A Remarkable Sleep-Walker.
risen one ni ght with the intention of going to eat grapes , he left the house , passed through the town , and went to a vineyard where he expected good cheer . He was followed by several-persons , who kept at some distance from him , one of whom fired a pistol , the noise of which instantly awakened him , and he fell down without sense . He was carried home , and brought to himself , when he recollected very well the having been awaked in the vineyard ; but
nothing more , except the frig ht at being found there alone , which had made him swoon . After the fits , he generally feels a degree of lassitude ; sometimes , though rarely , of indisposition . At the end of those fits , of which the ; gentlemen of the committee were witnessess , he was affected with vomitings ; but he is always soon restored . ¦ f \ ,
. When he is awakened , he never for the most part recollects any of the actions he has been doing during the fit . The subject of his dreams is circumscribed in a small circle of objects , that relate tothe few ideas with which , at his age , his mind is furnished ; such-as his lessons , the church , the bells , and especially tales of ghosts . It is sufficient to strike his imagination the evening
before a fit with some tale , to direct his somnambulism towards the object of it . There was read to him , while in this- situation , the story of a robber ; he imagined the very next moment that he saw robbers in the room . However , as he is much disposed to dream that lie is surrounded with them , it cannot be affirmed that this -was
an effect of the reading . It is observed , that when his supper has been more plentiful than usual , his dreams are more dismal . In their report , the gentlemen of the committee dwell much on the state of this young man ' s senses , on the impression made upon them by strange objects , and on the use they are of to him .-A bit of strong smelling wood produced in him a degree of restlessness ; the fingers had the same effectwhether from their smell
, or their transpiration . He knew wine in which there was wormwood by the smell , and said , it was not wine for bistable . - Metals made no impression on him . Having been presented with a little common wine while he was in a state of apathy , and all his motions were performed with languor , he drank of it willingly ; but the irritation which it occasioned
produced a deal of vivacity in all his words , notions , and actions , and caused him to make involuntary grimaces . Once he was observed dressing himself in perfect darkness . His clothes were on a large table , mixed with those of some other persons ; he immediatel y perceived this , and complained of it much rat last a small liht was broughtand then lie dressed himself with
sufg , ficient precision . If he is teazed or gently pinched , he is always sensible of it , except he is at the time strongly engrossed with some other thing , and wishes to strike the offender ; however , he never attacks the person who has done him the ill , but an ideal being whom his imagination presents to him , and whom he pursues through the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Account Of A Remarkable Sleep-Walker.
risen one ni ght with the intention of going to eat grapes , he left the house , passed through the town , and went to a vineyard where he expected good cheer . He was followed by several-persons , who kept at some distance from him , one of whom fired a pistol , the noise of which instantly awakened him , and he fell down without sense . He was carried home , and brought to himself , when he recollected very well the having been awaked in the vineyard ; but
nothing more , except the frig ht at being found there alone , which had made him swoon . After the fits , he generally feels a degree of lassitude ; sometimes , though rarely , of indisposition . At the end of those fits , of which the ; gentlemen of the committee were witnessess , he was affected with vomitings ; but he is always soon restored . ¦ f \ ,
. When he is awakened , he never for the most part recollects any of the actions he has been doing during the fit . The subject of his dreams is circumscribed in a small circle of objects , that relate tothe few ideas with which , at his age , his mind is furnished ; such-as his lessons , the church , the bells , and especially tales of ghosts . It is sufficient to strike his imagination the evening
before a fit with some tale , to direct his somnambulism towards the object of it . There was read to him , while in this- situation , the story of a robber ; he imagined the very next moment that he saw robbers in the room . However , as he is much disposed to dream that lie is surrounded with them , it cannot be affirmed that this -was
an effect of the reading . It is observed , that when his supper has been more plentiful than usual , his dreams are more dismal . In their report , the gentlemen of the committee dwell much on the state of this young man ' s senses , on the impression made upon them by strange objects , and on the use they are of to him .-A bit of strong smelling wood produced in him a degree of restlessness ; the fingers had the same effectwhether from their smell
, or their transpiration . He knew wine in which there was wormwood by the smell , and said , it was not wine for bistable . - Metals made no impression on him . Having been presented with a little common wine while he was in a state of apathy , and all his motions were performed with languor , he drank of it willingly ; but the irritation which it occasioned
produced a deal of vivacity in all his words , notions , and actions , and caused him to make involuntary grimaces . Once he was observed dressing himself in perfect darkness . His clothes were on a large table , mixed with those of some other persons ; he immediatel y perceived this , and complained of it much rat last a small liht was broughtand then lie dressed himself with
sufg , ficient precision . If he is teazed or gently pinched , he is always sensible of it , except he is at the time strongly engrossed with some other thing , and wishes to strike the offender ; however , he never attacks the person who has done him the ill , but an ideal being whom his imagination presents to him , and whom he pursues through the