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Notes On Somnambulism.
NOTES ON SOMNAMBULISM .
" Gentlewoman . —I have seen her rise from her bed , throw her night-gown upon her , unlock her closet , take forth paper , fold it , write upon it , read it , afterwards seal it , and again return to bed ; yet all this while in a most fast sleep . " " Doctor . —A great perturbation in nature!—to receive at once the benefit of sleep and do the effect of watching . " —MACBETH .
" God speaketh once , yea twice , yet Man perceiveth it not . In a dream , in a vision of the night , when deep sleep falleth upon men , in slumberings upon the bed ; then he openeth the ears of men , and sealeth their instruction . "JOB XXXIII . 1-t—16 . " I HAVE been reading an account of the retreat of Sir John Moore" thus a friend addressed me" which states
, , that many of the soldiers fell asleep Avhile continuing to march onAvard with their companions . Do you think this a probable story ?" " Certainly , Mr . Clairvoy , " I replied , " since performances of a much more surprising nature than the mere act of walking are recorded to have taken lace during sleep . Sermons
p have been composed and Avritten , briefs in complex cases clearly made out , perilous excursions undertaken in the darkness of night , the erratic sleeper carefully avoiding every obstacle . "
" But , interrupted my questioner , " admitting that such cases have really occurred , do the researches of modern science clearly account for them ?" " Not altogether ; but if the subject interest you , I will give you the result of my inquiries . Such occurrences have been too numerous and well-attested to admit of doubt ;
indeed , most of us have witnessed instances of their ordinary manifestations in disturbed dreams , sleep-walking , and talking . Poor Wyvil , you may remember , used to subject us to a nightly repetition of his morning ' s verses , of which in class he could not repeat a line . The physiology of the matter demands a consideration of the relations of the mind and its
tenement . Imprimis , every child is made aware that it consists of a body and soul , — can we establish the individuality of these two parts ? Consider how they first came into existence . The sacred historian , having related the creation
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Notes On Somnambulism.
NOTES ON SOMNAMBULISM .
" Gentlewoman . —I have seen her rise from her bed , throw her night-gown upon her , unlock her closet , take forth paper , fold it , write upon it , read it , afterwards seal it , and again return to bed ; yet all this while in a most fast sleep . " " Doctor . —A great perturbation in nature!—to receive at once the benefit of sleep and do the effect of watching . " —MACBETH .
" God speaketh once , yea twice , yet Man perceiveth it not . In a dream , in a vision of the night , when deep sleep falleth upon men , in slumberings upon the bed ; then he openeth the ears of men , and sealeth their instruction . "JOB XXXIII . 1-t—16 . " I HAVE been reading an account of the retreat of Sir John Moore" thus a friend addressed me" which states
, , that many of the soldiers fell asleep Avhile continuing to march onAvard with their companions . Do you think this a probable story ?" " Certainly , Mr . Clairvoy , " I replied , " since performances of a much more surprising nature than the mere act of walking are recorded to have taken lace during sleep . Sermons
p have been composed and Avritten , briefs in complex cases clearly made out , perilous excursions undertaken in the darkness of night , the erratic sleeper carefully avoiding every obstacle . "
" But , interrupted my questioner , " admitting that such cases have really occurred , do the researches of modern science clearly account for them ?" " Not altogether ; but if the subject interest you , I will give you the result of my inquiries . Such occurrences have been too numerous and well-attested to admit of doubt ;
indeed , most of us have witnessed instances of their ordinary manifestations in disturbed dreams , sleep-walking , and talking . Poor Wyvil , you may remember , used to subject us to a nightly repetition of his morning ' s verses , of which in class he could not repeat a line . The physiology of the matter demands a consideration of the relations of the mind and its
tenement . Imprimis , every child is made aware that it consists of a body and soul , — can we establish the individuality of these two parts ? Consider how they first came into existence . The sacred historian , having related the creation