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J OHN S . HI T T EL L .
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ENT ERED , Act o f Congress in t he year 1 860 by J OHN
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CONT ENT S .
AU T HORS P RE F ACE
’
P ART I .
SOMNAMBIlLl SM o r Pm sm w m cu 0 1m m .
CH AP T E R I .
T he beg innings .
25 6 7 7 6
IV CONT ENT S .
CH AP T E R II .
necessary
S ens i t iveness
Coolnes s favorabl e
S om nam bu li m caused by negat ive 0 d
s
By e lectrici ty
By organi c substances
By plants
By hum an cd
F ingers under toes
By blow ing
By t h e glan ce
By sunshine , &c
CHAP T E R III .
SLEEP .
g 3 0 S om na
. m b ulis m an o d negat ive state o f t he nerva
-
CH AP T ER IV .
CR AM P .
. 42
By m etal s 43 —44
By crow ds 44—45
By light 45
By upw ard pass es 45—48
By t he pec uliar od i c infl uence o f ind ivi duals 48 — 50
By m en tal exci te m ent 50 — 52
By obstru ct ions t o t he flo w o f 0 d 52— 53
By like od i c pairings 53 — 54
By all o d posi t ive s o ret ic infl uences
-
54 —55
Cram ps cured by ne m e t ic cd negat ive infl uences
-
. 55— 57
S om nam buli sm an d cram p are Oppos i te od i c cond i
ti ons o f t he nervous system 57 —58
CH AP T E R V .
CHAP T E R V I .
Q52 T h e i r
. infl uence o n each other
Q 53 . Cram p s cause d by sli ght s o re t ic influence s
Q 54 . By surcharge o f 0 d
g 55 . By p art pas ses
-
CH AP TER VII .
S i ght .
CHA P T E R V III .
T HE M USCLES IN CR AMP .
Q 89 .
Q 9 0 S um
. m ary
CH AP T ER IX .
1 28—1 3 0
P ART 11 :
CH AP T ER X .
NTRODUC TI ON
I .
cite m en t . 13 2 —
13 4
VI II CON T E NT S .
CHAP T E R X I .
S um m ary
CHAP T E R X II .
CH AP T E R XIII .
1 51 — 1 52
g1 1 6 . S en s i t ive wom en usually virtuous 1 52
é 117 . G ri e f 1 52—1 54
Q 1 18 . M ental depress i ons al tering t he od i c e m anat ions 1 54—1 57 .
51 1 9
-
.
CH AP T E R XI .
é l3 9 . .
é 1 48 .
é l 53 Acuteness o f
. odi c p erce ption an d som nam bulism
Oppos i te states 204— 20 5
a1 54. A blow at t he m aterialists 20 6— 209
CH AP T E R XV
Drowsiness
T h e som nam buli c consci ousness
T he Author s first v i s i t t o M i ss G ir t ler
’
T houghtfulness o f M rs Lederer
.
a1 65 T
. houing
CH AP T E R XV I .
228
M em ory be tter in som nam buli sm than in norm al
cons ci ousnes s 228 — 229
T h e i d eas o f o n e som nam buli c fi t follow ed u p in
t he ne xt
M ain facts abo ut s om nam buli c m em ory
U pri ghtness and vanity
C ONTE N T S . XI
CH AP T ER XV II .
—
T HE N AT URE OF S OMNAM ULISM .
’
F or t h e cl e ar und e r s tanding o f R e ich e nbach s r e
marks o u S omn ambulism and Cramp t h e r e ad e r should
be familiar with his Od ie M agne ti c L e t ters wh ich hav e
-
,
“
form e rly call e d im pond e rabl e substanc e s but that
n am e i s n o w aband o n e d for t h e b e tt e r and mor e co r
“
r ect o n e o f natural forc es ”
Od p e rvad es t h e whol e
.
o th e r indi cations .
o dic s e nsa
n e rv e s but w e h av e n o t Sp ac e h e r e t o e xplain th e s e
,
points fully .
-
"
strong o d g e n e rator t o t h e positiv e l e ft sid e o f a high
-
And fir s t in r egard t o t h e ph e n o m e na o f S o m n am
bulis m
S o mnambulism is a p e culiar abn o rmal m e ntal fit o r ,
by m e sm e ric tr e atm e nt .
somnambulist .
t h e normal state .
r icr s
, o r br e aking away from p e rsons holding him .
n am bulic in company
; t h us most sl e e pwalk e rs go o u t
in th e ir nigh t gowns .
t o a gr e at e xt e nt und e r t h e influ e nc e o f t h e m es m e r i
,
awak e .
propri e ty .
bulic ph e nom e na .
t h e b ase o f a crys t al e t c , .
'
an d p e rc e iv e wh e th e r t h ey ar e s o und o r dis e as e d .
’
I am not pr e par e d t o ass e rt that all R e ich e nb ach s
’
xxrv TR A NSL AT OR S I NTRODUC TI ON .
and mad e all thos e exp e rim e nts which sci e ntific s e ep
t icis m could d e mand an d mad e t h e m wit h t h e gr e a t
,
’
i s t o o strong o n t h e v e ry fac e o f R e ich e nbach s books ,
adv e rb is us e d h e r e in i t s wi de mod e rn se n s e o f t h e
,
sci e nc e o f mind .
J S H . . .
S AN F R AN C IS C O S ept emb er
, 1 9 th 1 8 59 .
AUT HORS PREF ACE ’
.
o r t un it y o f
f e r e d by accid e nt o f obs e rving t h e highly
p
s e nsitiv e Miss N owotny su ffe ring with catal e psy o n t h e
be d o f s ickn e s s. T h e di ffe r e nc e in t h e m e tho d o f in
,
logy an d —
psychol gy consid e ring
o t h e l atte r o nl y as a
natural and e xp e rim e ntal sci e nc e —which ar e n e c e ssary
t o t h e compl e t e n e ss and cl e arn e ss o f my physical labors
an d which t h e r e for e I would n o t dar e to omit
, , N oth .
T HE
’
A U T HOR S OPPOR TUN ITY TO S T UDY SO M N AMBUL I S M .
, at r e st s et
SOMNAMBULISM OF PH
YSIOLOG ICAL ORIG IN.
CH AP T ER I .
G E N E R AL DEVE L O PM EN T OF SO M N AMB U LI S M .
1 T h e beginnings — Wh e n s e nsiti v en e s s
. b e longs
in a high d egr e e to t h e constitutio n o f a man from h is
birth o r wh e n it h as b ee n gr e atly incr e as e d by dis e as e
,
ar e D r F ri e drich
. D r D i e si n g wh e n a bo y Prof ,
.
, .
r e ad in e ss .
m an w h o had n e v e r b e e n in t h e somnamb ul ic sl ee p in
,
t o fi n d h er asl e e p .
”
to say Thou t o a lady o f his ordinary acquaintanc e
“
, ,
e ntir e ly o u t o f u s e ye t in s o m e of t h e provinc e s .
T RANs ] .
7 . nSo m
a m buli c p p
r o h ecy — I saw t h at this w as .
>l<
l
10 SO MN AMB U L I S M AND CR AM P .
And by what ? ”
I ask e d By to othach e was t h e
”
.
“
,
“
answ e r . And wh e n did it attack you Just at
’ ” ”
1 2 o clock And h o w long did it last ?
. A long
hour ; I h e ard t h e clock strik e o n e b e for e t h e pain
c e as e d S h e h ad n o t had toothach e in a tw elv e month
.
pr e vious to this .
’
t h e cramp cam e at thr ee o clock as fo re told and last e d , ,
g e rs .
n o r h i r e foot e d i n t h e snow
-
n o r d o th e y wait o n an ,
h e r be d . T he
n e xt morning s h e would know nothing
o f h e r adv e ntur e s o f t h e pr e vious nig h t but t h e marks ,
b ee n up .
. . .
,
s l ee p wh e n young
,
.
its cau s es .
§ 1 1 .ni t
Prem
o r y s ym p t o
o m s A gr e at numb e r o f .
Miss e s At zm an n s d o r fe r Be y e r N o w o t n y S t ur m an n
, , ,
and Zin k el .
”
T he u s e o f t h e n in ad d r e ssing oth e rs is a p e culiar
“
o f d e t e rmining .
s es . On o n e o ccasion s h e jo in e d t h e fi v e fing e rs o f
e ach hand to g e th e r in a point and without touchin g ,
th e n us e d th e m t o mak e simil ar pa s s e s ov e r h e r e y es .
Mi s s D orfe r an d mo s t o f my o th e r somnambulists o n
, ,
illn e s s oppr e ss e d th e m .
CHA P T ER II .
s om e day unv e il th e m
,
. But in th e s e inv e stigation s
w e must be car e ful to s t and fast by t h e facts— by t h e
s ci e ntific facts — and trust to nothing els e — to n o suppo
s i t io n s or imaginations , no matte r h o w clos ely th e y
m ay app e ar to be r e lat e d t o e sta b lish e d principl e s .
gu e ss e s w e ll t h e oth e rs as w e ll as th e y can ; an d in
numb erl e s s c as e s e v e n t h e wis e st can d o n o mor e than
gu es s at t h e dis e as e and t h e b e st pr o pable r em e dy .
§
15 . Co o ln ess favo rable — A c o ol t e mp e ratur e is
. as
favo rabl e t o somn ambuli s m as it is t o ordinary sl ee p .
§ 16 . So m
n am bul ism c ause d by n e g ati ve cd — T he .
t o s l e e p wi th it in t h e ev e ning an d o n going t o s e e ,
’
h er t h e n e xt aft e rn o o n at thr ee o cl o ck I hav e foun d ,
on t he ik e p o l e s o f a fi v e l e av e d h o rs e sho e mag
un l - -
s to od e nc e n e ar t h e north e rn e n d o f an iron wi r e ,
ceas ,
fo r instanc e containin g t h e p e c uliar substanc e
,
20 . By hum an 0 d — T h e o ut
str e am ings o f hum an
.
-
oth e rs at h e r s id e If I wish e d to sp e ak wi th h e r i n
.
s econds . Mi ss Be y e r in o n e o f h e r m o st impr e s
s i bl e p e riods cam e t o m e and I was arrangin g som e
,
s e nc e of h e r physician D r Blas s h ad t h e s am e i n
, .
, .
t im e t h e sam e c e r e m o ny was r e p e at e d Wh e n t h e in .
w as t h e m o r e p o w e rful .
28 SO MN AM BUL I S M A ND CR A M P .
by a br e ath "
t h e sam e r e ason .
so ,
wh e n s h e fe ll into somnam bulism for t h e first tim e ,
by ar t .
s tr o ng o d n e gativ e influ e nc e
-
This is t h e cas e with
.
u nd e r t h e l e ft to e s o f a s e nsitiv e o r wh e n I bl e w my ,
ne gativ e a en ts
g . We s hall find occasion h e r e afte r to
look farth e r into t he conditi o n s
34 SO M N AMBUL I S M A ND CR AMP .
CH AP T E R III .
§27 . Ho w t o pr event
n am bu li sm
s om W e shall .
manag e d .
s in e s s
. A fe w such pass e s oft e ntim e s a singl e o n e
, ,
§28 . Ho w am b
t o awak e n s o m
n uli s m — If inst e ad ,
w e nt t o sl e e p I suppos e d h er sl e e p to be normal
.
,
”
s pok e to m e thouing m e I m ad e a fe w pass e s
,
.
h er ey e s and s h e awok e
,
Wh e n Mrs L e d er e r and
. .
if I s t o o d at t h e h e ad o f t h e be d Miss At zm an n s .
s l e e p , i n t h e pr e s e nc e o f h e r physici an
o r mys e lf t h e ,
awok e .
c ondition .
t h e ey e s o r o v e r t h e to e s with t h e hands o r t h e p o l e s
,
o f a p e r s o n standing at t h e h e ad o f a so m nambulist ,
fl uen ces o
on t heand this principl e sup
ne r v us s ys tem
CHAP T E R IV .
CR AMP .
E v e ry magn e t wh e th e r a hors e —
,
sho e o r bar wh e n
~
,
Kru e ge r .
e xp e rim e nt .
CR AM P . 43
caus e CT am p .
§
37 . By cro wds .—
H um an b e ings lyin g n e ar o n e
anoth e r hav e t h e sam e in flue nc e as magn e ts and cry
e t als
. If I lay down by t h e sid e o f Miss e s Kru e ge r
and At zm an n s d o r fer wi th my h e ad to th e ir fe e t th e y ,
cr o wd m ay ca us e c r a m ps i n s e ns i t i ve p e r s on s .
toni c cramp .
s ens i ti v es .
Be y e r s arms
’
.
’
h e r s had mor e than onc e caus e d h e r to faint ; and
,
3
50 SO M N AM BU LI S M A ND CR AM P .
.
,
and s o forth .
41 . By
ntal excitem ent
m e Miss Zin kel gav e .
e ffe ct
. If how e v e r t h e hiccoughs w e r e n o t arr e ste d a
, , ,
s t o r e d aw ay s om e wh e r e in t h e b o dy pr o bably in t h e ,
52 SO M NAM BUL I S M A ND C R AMP
42 . By o bs truct i o ns t o t h e flo w o f ed . Obs t r u c
tions ar e t h e most pow e rful caus e s o f cramp Among .
’
If I without for e thoug h t sought to fe e l Miss Zin k e l s
, ,
’
lik e puls e fe e ling o n Miss S t urm an n s l e ft wrist caus e d
-
fair is th e ir o w n ignoranc e .
44
. By all i tive s o ret ic influences —If w e
o d-p os r
n es be r e
g ,r An s ch u e t z and many o th e rs I hav e wrought
,
.
On o n e occasion wh e n I sought t o pr e v e nt t h e ap
pr e achi ng cramps o n Miss Z in ke l b e sid e s placing my ,
d it i o n s o f t h e n e rvo u s syst e m .
c d n e gativ e stat e o f t h e n e r v o u s s t r u ct ur e
-
. .
conditions of portions of t h e n e rv e s w h ic h ar e in an ,
o d po s it iv c stat e
-
.
3 :
58 SO MN AMBULI S M A ND R AMP
C .
and p o s i t ive in cr am p .
SO MN AMB UL I S M A ND CR AM P I N CONJ UN CTI ON . 59
CH AP T E R V .
-
If s omnambulism an d cramp ar e t w o o pposit e Od
polar conditions e ach b e ing caus e d by s uch pass e s as
,
po s e that if th e y w e r e t o m e e t in t h e s am e b o dy th ey
would mutually d e s t roy e ach oth e r Y e t in fact .
, ,
'
w e s ee that this is n o t t h e ca s e but that th e y O ft e n
,
'
p e culiar influ e nc e s .
’
This is t h e Ar iadn e s thre ad which must l e ad us
through t h e tangl e d pas sage s o f t h e labyrinth o f s o m
n am bu lis m and cramp If t h e plus and minus o d may
.
n e rv e s o f t he h e ad m e e t thos e o n t h e l e ft b e ing o d
positiv e and thos e o n t h e right o d n e gativ e
,
My -
.
n am bul is m
and cramp In thi s ca s e curr e nts of p o si
.
,
S tu rm ann .
’
t h e pati e nt s w h ol e som e sl e e p was b rok e n by viol e nt
cramps and th e n be justifi e d himse lf aft e r t h e r ape u
, ,
t h e s am e ph e n o m en a again d e v elop e d .
SO MN AM BUL I S M AND CR AM P I N ONJ UNC TI ON
C . 65
50 . By n t m ag e s —
I hav e s e ldom s ee n pass e s
mad e with t h e pol e s o f a hors e sh o e magn e t ov e r high-
had l e arn e d its good and evi l e ffe cts from a long e x pe
r ie n ce A fe w pass e s with such a magn e t mad e acr o ss
.
’
my pa s s e s and t h e d e gr ee o f t h e s ubj e ct s s e nsitiv e n e ss .
s t r en gt h ar e exer cis ed at t he s am e t im e .
68 SO MN AMBU LIS M A ND CR AMP .
E R VI .
’
b egi nn ing at t en o clock T h e n um e rous cramps o f
.
, ,
ca s e s w e r e comparati v e ly fe w .
g e s t in
g it as a mat t e r not to b e ov e rlook e d .
’
O f t he s ens itiv e s finge rs e xte nd e d beyond min e e v e n ,
”
of part pass e s w h ich I did n o t l e arn to und e rstand
-
,
’
my unlik e fing e r points against h e r s touc h ing th e m ,
.
g e r , Zin k el , M r s Ki e n e s be r g e r
. and F r e d e rick W e idlich
sl e pt qui e tly in my h ous e som e of th e m for long p e ,
Od positiv e ly
-
.
'
’
at nin e or t e n o clock with som e pass e s by h e r physi
ci an P rofe s sor Lipp ich at a distanc e o f arm s l e ngth
’
, , ,
60 Cha
. n e fr om w a k i
g
n g t o s o m n am buli s m — T he
ch ang e from t h e waking condition to somnambulic
sl e e p was n ev e r a lo n g and gradual o n e bu t a sudd e n ,
”
ly a fe w pass es I be g so that I may sl e e p soundly Much
, , .
.
,
61 . On e o f t h e
In fluen ce o f p o s i t i o n in
l s eep . -
h e r s h e co ul d n o t d e ny it t o h e r s e lf ; s h e must be al
low e d t o e njoy it A watch was s e t upon h e r and t h e
.
’
window was ti e d fast T he moon ros e at two O clock
.
,
t h e ho us e .
kn e w nothing o f th e ir comm e nc e m e nt T h e l e tt e rs .
t o s ee h e r
. He w ent but s he kn e w noth ing o f t h e le t
,
ig
wh e r e h e w as br e d by ge tting up in moonl ht n ights
,
82 S OM NAM BUL IS A
I A ND R AM P
C .
chy D r L o e w Mr Be lh e z D r Machold D r M ie
,
.
,
.
,
.
,
.
6 5 Perio d icity. —S o m
. nambu li sm and cram ps s ee m ,
t h e ca s e with Mrs K i e n e s be rg e r Mi s s Be y e r w e nt
. .
s omnambulism cam e o n .
§ 66 . T em pera ur e o f
t comm e th e bod y .— T h e
nc e
m e nt o f cramp as w e ll as o f s o mn ambulism
, wer e ,
d e ep e r t h e sl e e p O f Miss At zm ann s d o r fe r t h e c o ld e r ,
n o w pl ac e d t h e poin ts o f t h e right fin g e rs on t h e s w e ll
88 SO MN AM BUL I S M A ND CR AMP .
CH A P T E R V II .
68 . T o uch .— It
is w ell known that in s o m n am
bu lis m t h e e xt e rnal n e rv e s hav e lost mor e o r l e ss o f
th e ir acut e n e ss a condition which r e s e mbl e s that o f
,
s woon ,
narcosis numbn e s s i n e xtr e m e cold and t h e
, ,
”
s aid No .I c o nt in ue d t o prick h e r and n o w s he ,
90 SO MN AM BUL I S M A ND CR AMP .
69 . Sm ell .—
Many cas e s hav e b ee n o b s e rv e d o f t h e
t e mporary loss of sm e ll during somnambulism I hav e .
72 h . earin g in t he h an d. -
I
tri e d o th e r high an d
d e mi s e ns itiv e s who could n o t h e ar through the ir ears
-
, ,
74 . T as t e r —S imilar
Obs e rvations hav e b ee n mad e
in r e gard to tast e and a few e xampl e s wi ll be giv e n
,
s e nsitiv e s .
75 . Sigh t . —
N e arly all somnamb ulists k e ep th e ir
e y e s clos e d I saw th e m som e tim e s op e n only in Miss
.
cas e s .
SO M N AM BUL I S M AND CR AMP .
76 . Seein g with th e
y — N e v e rth el e ss th e s e
e es sh ut ,
’
som e e xampl e s and l ik e e xampl e s ar e in e v e rybody s
,
77 . Expl an atio n o f
ng with o ut eyes I do
s eei .
n o t admit how e v e r ,
that this probl e m is so e nti r e ly
,
that w e hav e a s e ns e to p e rc e iv e i t To be p e rc e iv e d .
1 00 SO M NAMB ULI S M A ND CR AM P .
” ”
p h an o us p e rm e abl e to lig h t and
,
diat h
,
e rmanous ,
80 . Mi s s At zm anns do rfer
t t n t — Wh e n Miss
’
s s a em e
82 . n t n o f o rdinary vis io n
Scient ific expla a io .
S tain e r.
glass ; as M iss e s S t u r m an n At zm an n s d o r fe r G ir t le r
, , ,
*
5
106 SO MN AM BUL I S M A ND C R AM P .
huma n body all slig h tly luminous Thus Miss Zin kel
,
.
,
ze r o f which no o n e kn e w anything
, S h e laid t h e .
86 y.abo ut cl ai
Sum m ar
r vo yan ce — I hav e giv e n .
t he ex te r nal w o r ld .
t han i n light .
5 In t he
. s am e m an ner t hey can lo o k i n t o t he hu m an
bod y .
m et als g las s es , t he h u m
,
an bod y an d t he n erv o us s ys tem
112 .
88 . t n —T h e muscl e s ar e t e rribly
Seve ri ty o f s rai .
in G ra e tz w as afraid of h e r wh en s h e w as i n h er fits
o f s omnambulism and cramp .
89 . Preventio n ph e nom e na o f
o f cr am ps . T he
cramp w e r e t h e most instructiv e in Miss Be y e r Wh e n .
brain le d h e r t o t h e v e rg e o f cramp th at is o f an in
, , ,
th ey may ex e rcis e a s o r e t ic i n flu e nc e T h e r e su l t .
by t h e cr am p e xcit in g influ e nc e o n t h e o th e r In .
.
,
s tr e ams o f 0 d i n th e m .
I r e v i e w i n g t h e r e lations o f t h e s e ns e s in s o m n am
b ulis m and t h e accompanying cramp w e fin d that t h e
s e ns e s som e tim e s r e main in full activity som e tim e s ,
p erc e iv e d
.
1 18 SO M N AMBU LIS M A ND CR AMP .
CH A PT E R I X .
T HE NE RVES IN SO M N AMBU LI S M .
No t wo b i lik — T he
§ 91 . cas es o f s o m
n a m ul sm a e .
t em .
[ No te f o r t he ge ne r al r ead er : Th e r e ar e t w o
n e rvous syst e m in t h e human body ; o n e call e d t h e
c e r ebro spinal consisting o f t h e brain spinal marrow
-
, ,
-
Wh e n somnambulists ar e in d e e p r e fr e shing sl ee p ,
cov e rin g .
s w e lling o f t h e fee t .
6
1 22 SO MN AM BUL IS M A ND CR AMP .
thr o wn in to s e v e r e cramps by a fe w dr o ps o f l em o n
j uic e T h e infl u e nc e in this cas e also is e x e rcis e d on
.
, ,
t h e pn e umo gastr ic n e rv e
-
T h e brain is t h e o d n e ga
.
-
n e rv e s ar e also dormant .
W e fin d th e r e for e in t h e afl e ct io n o f t h e n e rvo us
, ,
” “
u t e late r s h e would say N ow it is in my ch e st ; th e n
, ,
“
It is in my n e ck and wh e n it c o m e s in t o my h e ad I
,
”
be awak e What is t h e it o f wh ich s h e spok e ? S he
.
“
ing slowly upwards runn ing thr ough organ afte r organ ,
’
With this state m e nt w e may compar e Miss Z in ke l s
e xplanation o f h e r fee lings wh e n I awok e h e r from
a s c e nd e d through h e r l e gs n o w it r e ach e d h e r kn e e
th e n ov e r t h e thighs t o t h e h ips making t h e abdom e n
,
1 26 SO M NAM BUL I S M A ND CR AM P .
1 00 . T h e th rill o f cram
us compar e what p — Le t
.
V I follow e d
,
T he e vil pass e d upward t o t h e br e ast
.
,
i de Ban d I S ei te 1 9 9 ;
. I found t h at t h e odic in
6*
13 0 SO M N AM BUL I S M A N D CR AMP .
”
o f t he subj e ct I say som e for I shall h e r e ins e rt
.
,
v e s t i at io n o f t h e myst e ri e s o f clairvoyanc e pr e di c
g ,
bri ef allusions .
103 . Som
n am bulism and cram p caused by m ental
excit em ent —I h av e h e r e tofor e shown that s e n s iti v e n e ss
r
. .
,
1 09 . n d ul um — T h e mon o tonous
Swin g of a pe
s wing o f t h e p e ndulum o f a cl ock is unpl e asant
t o d cm i s e nsitiv e s and h igh s e nsitiv e s
-
Mrs Mu e l
,
-
. .
1 10 . Chan g e of w o rk .— Wh e n
I vi site d Mi s s
At zm an n s d o r fer and foun d h er en gage d in any work ,
le r Mr v o n Ofl en h e im Mr S artorius Ch e vali e r v o n
'
.
, ,
.
,
a bl e o f ste ady la b or
p .
whic h t o l e an it is a gr e at r e li e f t o him T h e S wi s s
,
.
1 12 . lll us ic. —T h e
impr e ssions mad e upon s e nsi
t iv e s by music ar e v e ry d ifl e r e n t according to t h e d e
gr e e o f th e ir s e nsitiv e n e ss S e nsitiv e s lik e oth e r .
d e s e rv e a plac e h e r e .
CHAP T ER X II .
1 14 . Mental t —485
exer io n
m m e x e rtion o f t h e
D r N atte r e r D r L e o w D r N ie d Mr v o n Ofl e n h e im
.
,
.
, .
,
.
,
s o r e t ic i n flu e nc e o n t h e n e rv o us sy s t e m .
h e r to t h e pr e s e nt tim e Miss At zm an n s d o r fe r w h il e
.
,
7.
1 54 SO M N AM BUL I S M A ND CR AMP .
s omnambulism .
hous e in 1 8 44 I r e c e iv e d a l e tt e r informing m e of a
,
di r e ctions .
an e cs o f t h e odic e quilibrium .
b e st to k e e p th e m S e parat e .
S t V itus danc e
. T h e t w o w e r e O nc e crossing t h e
.
str e e t .
ov e r h e r T h is w e r e t h e e fl e ct s o f qu e stions alon e
. .
e ar an ce o f cramp
p .
1 21 . Vio lent
t nt exci e m e w eak e ning o dic percep
ti o n — A n o te worthy fe ature
. of physical in flu e nc e on
I NFLUENCES OF T HE F EELINS , AF F ECT IONG S , s o . 161
positiv e s o r e t ic stat e .
o f a s e v e r e cramp o f t h e s t o m ach p p as s in g th e nc e ,
n e ar ,
t h e att acks w e r e n o t at all dang e rous ; I
loos e n e d t h e cramps by a fe w n e m e t ic pass e s ye s i t ,
o r a door lock -
or an iron pump handl e it is plain
,
-
,
§ 1 25 0 di c p ercep.ti o n w eak e n ed b f
y g
ri h i a
—A quick
awak e ning o u t o f c o mm on sl ee p may be r e ckon e d
1 28 . By j o y — S e nsitiv e p e rs o ns
. not e v e n p er ar e
1 29 . By s urpris e — Wh e n I
i it e d Miss Zin kel
. v s ,
8
1 70 SO M N AMB UL I S M AND CR AM P .
o f c as t iron .
13 3 . Sum m ary.—
All th e s e influ e nc e s produc e d by
t h e in te ll e ctual mov e m e nts o f lov e gri e f v e xation , , ,
p h y s i ol o g ical v ie w s ar e s upp o s ed t o
, p r ocee d o u t w ar ds
h r v ou s ce n t r e w he n v ie w ed o n t he o d i c s ide
f r om t e ne , ,
r e tie and o d
p o s it i v
-
fl
e i n uences ar e br o u ht t o bear o n
g
t he br ain Irj e rr in g that like ej ec ts u nd er like ci r cum
.
f
f
o p o s i t ive cd i n t he br ain then acco m p an ies an d is
I NF L UENC ES or T HE FEEL I N G S A FFEC TI ONS
, ,
ac . 173
we have
in t he p hys ical w or ld
w ar d no w als o as a
174 SO MNAM B U LI S M A ND CR AMP .
CH AP T E R XI .
n ut e That w as o n e cas e
. .
ME N TAL EX ALTATI ON I N SO M N AM BUL I S M
'
. 177
t e lling t he ph e no m e n a o f h er di s e as e On e day s h e
l
.
3
8
1 78 SO MN AM BUL I S M A ND C R AMP .
th e r e w as no foundation S h e had m e r e ly dr e am e d
.
,
13 7 . 0 d ge n erat ed by m us cu ar lus fo rm — Le t
n o w consid e r som e c as e s wh e r e t h e m e ntal e xaltation
s tom ach .
wh e n Mr Kl e in and mys e lf we r e o n e in
. room
and invisibl e to e ac h oth e r in a dir e ct lin e on account ,
o f my will ,
dir e ct e d upon a t e nsion o f t h e muscl e s ,
13 9 . D r . Blas s
ntro l o ver Mi s s Beyer Wh e n I
’
co .
-
“ ”
conn ection with h er physician s h e was by no m e ans ,
‘
T h e s un s h on e b e autifully and I wish e d to mak e som e
e xp e rim e nts with sunshin e I told h e r my d e sir e and
.
1 43 . T he es ablis h ed
t y n —Le t
facts o f clairvo a ce s
healt h .
t he r eby p s ychically .
ME NTAL EXALTATI ON I N SO MN AM BU LI S M . 1 89
F or t h e fir s t point th e r e is as ye t no trac e o f an , ,
’
as w e s ee t h e non s e n s itiv e s act o f volition is co m m u
,
-
t ed t h e od ic s t r e am b e c o m e s strong e r ; at t h e sam e
,
n e o us l
p o r a y and in co n n e ction with t h e transfe r o f
t he ed .
'
t iv e proph e ci e s .
s e nsitiv e t o t h e city,
Th e re s h e b e cam e s o m nambul ic
.
,
’
b e rg and at t e n o clock pr e cis e ly t h e pr e dict e d fit o f
, ,
\
.
,
9
19 4 SO MN A M BUL I S M A ND CR AMP .
cl o ck s t ruck 1 2 un ti l o n e s h e had s ufi e r ed wi th s ev er e
'
’
gr e atly s h e said if at nin e o clock in t h e morn i ng I
, , ,
’
At eight o clock in t h e m o r n ing and s ev e ral tim e s la
t e r s h e cam e to m e and complain e d o f a painful di z
,
h er an d foun d h er n o s e bl e e di ng On an o th e r oc ca .
s ion ,
Mi s s Zin ke l wh e n in somnambul ism s ai d s h e
, ,
o f cramp and Sh e n o w
,
sank in d e e p r e fl e ction for
s e v e ral day s studying what t h e br e aking could m e an
, .
h is wi fe on th e ir kn ee s that th ei r d e ar d e c e as e d child
19 8 SO M NAMBUL I S M A ND CR AMP .
.
to t h e foot stool o f G o d
-
T h e poor coupl e w e r e
.
and h e ard many thi ngs o f this kind but I think what I ,
e xist e nc e .
s cio u s n e s s
, coul d s e iz e t h e id e as th e r e cur r e nt and ,
“
I cannot compr e h e nd o r e xplain t h e possibility but ,
o f t h e pr e s e nc e o f id e a in o u r consciousn e s s — s o lo n g ,
gat e it .
s p
20 2 S O M N AMBU LI S M A ND CR AMP .
conv e rsatio n with him tak ing its ton e from t h at sup
,
ex cl us iv e ly hi gh G e rman [ In Boh e mi a t h e p eo pl e ar e
,
204 SO M N AMB UL I S M AND CR AM P .
d e ni e d . Y e t t h e whol e rang e o f my e xp e ri e nc e
prov e d that p e rso ns in t h e low e st stag e o f s o m n am bu
lism , Miss Zin k el for ins tan ce wh e n m e r e ly t o uch e d
,
a l arg e r portion o f t h e fi e ld .
20 6 SO MN AM BU LI S M A ND CR AMP .
’
s e nsitiv e s h e ad so that it is o v e r t h e larg e e ar n e rv e
-
, ,
‘
p e rm e abl e t o 0 d it do es n o t conduct it so rapidly as
,
g r eea bl,
e n o w q uick th e n Slow in m o ti o n h e r e ir r it at
, ,
M EN TA L EXA LTATI ON IN SO MNAM BUL I S M . 20 9
CH AP T ER XV .
1 55 . D ro w s in ess . —
Befor e s o mnamb ul ic s l eep ,
’ “ ”
quiry in my e y e s s aid Why Sh e s asl e e p .
, N ow for .
’
t h e first tim e I p e rc e iv e d that t h e s e nsitiv e s e y e s w e r e
cl o s e d and that s h e had b e com e somnambulic with o ut
,
, ,
o n e o f t h e privil e g e s o f somnambulists Wh e n I r e .
j ec t in this tr e atis e .
lo pm en t o f h er
cramp s A third tim e s h e gav e m e pr e
.
h e r about .
m e wh e n s h e sudd e nly a ss um e d a to n e o f gr e at in ti
th e e n o w that I d e c e iv e th e e in t h e dayt im e so th ou ,
”
and o ffe nd m e I promi s e d sil e nc e and k e pt my pr o
.
10
21 8 SO MN AMB U LI S M A ND CR AMP .
t h e ho us e at a W e wh en s h e was s o mnamb ul ic an d
hol ding a liv ely conv e rsati o n with m e I had t h e s ew .
'
”
tim e fo r m e t o go hom e ; I mu s t now be awak e n e d ,
165 . T ho ui ng.—
Wh e n I r ep e at e d to Mi s s Bey e r
in h e r normal stat e t h e word s which s h e had Spo k e n
to m e t h e pr evious day in so m nambulism an d s h e ,
h e ard th at s h e had th o u e d m e s h e bl us h e d At t h e , .
”
s aid thou t o e v e ryb o dy wh e n sl ee ping Miss G ir t ler
“
.
”
s chu e tz in t h e s am e conditi o ns always said thou to m e .
s omnambulists ,
lik e t h e s e n s itiv e s g e n e rally in t h e ir
,
CH A P T E R XV I .
doings in sl e e pwaking .
167 . Differen t
t t Miss G irt ler s m em o ry
s a es o f
’
.
n o thin g r e main e d o f th e m in t h e m e mo r y Bu t th e .
S TATE OF T HE M E M ORY IN SO M N AM BU LI S M . 229
ing els e than t h e abs enc e o f all influ enc e s that might
disturb t h e m e mory by t h e num e ro u s s e nsuo us impr e s
s ions filling o ur minds constantly in ordinary life and ,
m e m o ry .
id e as brok e n o ff by t h e e n d o f t h e pr e vious fit .
wh e n awak e .
s h e compla in e d t o m e o f h e rs e lf Bu t if w e shoul d
.
g e ne rally avoid e d th e m
fi h e y how e v e r w e r e fals e
.
,
/
Wom e n do not giv e up th e ir innoc e nt littl e vaniti e s
in somnamb u lism Miss At zm an n s d o r fe r kn e w that
.
womanly d e s ir e in s omnambuli s m t o pl e as e
, , .
it gi ve s u s a n ew evid e nc e o f t h e cl e arn e ss o f co n
s ci o u s n e s s in sl e e pwaking it also s h ows us that som
,
n am bu lis m ,
although doing homag e to a high e r u p
rightn e ss o n o n e sid e is not e ntir e ly fr e e on t h e oth e r
, , ,
CH AP T ER XV II .
THE N ATUR E OF SO MN AM B U LI S M .
s tr e e t ,
V i e nna S o with L ady Baron e ss von N atorp
.
’
mainly o d n e gativ e and t h e moon s rays o d positiv e
-
,
-
,
that m o onshi n e w as an e nj o ym e nt t o o d ee p t o be ,
e arn e s t n e ss o f t h e s l ee p e r b e cau s e w e di d n o t th e n ,
m od rat
e e o d-
p o sitiv e and s o r e t ic influ e nc es affe ct him ,
tak e s pl ac e if t h e sl e e p be n o t brok e n T h e s o m .
“
In every cas e t h e bol dn ess an d acute ness whi ch l ead a
man to ta k e n e w vi e ws Of a su bj ect and to combat anc i e nt
p rej ud i c es are i n hi s favor T here i s an innate consc i ousne ss
.
“
W he n w e k no w th at th ere i s a med i um p erme at ing i n
o n e or oth er o f i ts forms al l substanc e s wh at ev e r and t h at
, ,
‘
t ricit y or any oth er o f t he i mp ond erabl e ag e nts as th ey
’
, ,
are ca ll e d
”
1b I V .
-
.
“
It s eems to m e there i s every re aso n to beli eve that t he
p r incipl e o f me smer i c act i on i s a d i sturbance o f e q uili bri um ,
e n ce s Of p os i t i v e an d ne g at i ve of
p lan a n d m i nds i n t h e , ,
m esmeri z er an d t he p at i ent —1 b I V .
”
. .
“
Anna M was ve ry s ens i t i ve to any touch o n h er fore
.
”
catal e p ti c fi t S il l l l h e l onl y at t h e
p i t o f he r i : n
‘
t t Ul l ; s n n t
’
246 TR ANSL AT OR S AP PE ND IX .
typ e —1 b .
“
E A pl ayed a pi ec e o f music which h e h ad n eve r see n
. .
”
cas i on .
his hip s and st ill was abl e to read h o l d ing t h e book Oppos i te
, ,
or fe e l th em i t i s a ll t h e sam e — 1b 3
, . .
u p on my pl at e w i th t h e s p oon ; I k no w we l l wh e re i t i s ; but
D r . Her m an M ayo .
to l d the m corr e ct l y .
bo w .
pl aced in such a p os i t i o n th at h ad he r e y e s be en Op en s h e ,
"
'I
ll
’
250 m ANSL Ar o n s APPEND IX .
eas o r Wm G ar t II C
f re o r
g y
. P a s e 44-
. .
S h e says :
“
I was annoy ed at be ing told t ha l I h ad Sp ok en done '
, ,
d in ary stat e
”
.
Au t o biog r ap hy Oft , . 1X .
Ck V . .
T he Ch eval i e r
F ilippi o f M il an d octor o f m ed i c i ne and , , ,
J . S . H
.