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Show A , SLEEPING BEAUTY. Curious Changes Going On in the Condition of a Woman Whols Tired, . . J. ' SLUMBERING FORTY-FOUR HOURS. At a Time and Her Periods of Wakefulness Gradually Increase Interesting Peculiarities. Buffalo, N. Y., July 8. A curious change has taken place in the condition of Mrs. Emma Althouse, the sleeping boauty of Bennington Hill, near Attica, end her trance periods have gradually decreased in duration until the normal was reached, since when she has been going in tho opposite direction, until now Bhe is chronically wakeful for unnatural un-natural periods and slumbers fewer hours and much more soundly than before. be-fore. The newspapers have fully chronicled the pheuomenal features of her trance, which began three years ago and continued at intermittent intervals in-tervals until two weeks ago. These trances lasted from three to thirty -seven days and averaged eighteen or twenty days, during which times ho " was without nourishment and could not be awakened except at the time when she predicted each particular sleep would end. Physicians Phy-sicians and scientists alike were unable to account for her peculiar conditioner remedy it, though many attempts were . mado. She was first prostrated with a bowel trouble which baffled the skill of the doctors, and until last week was rigid in bed. Her emaciation, steadily progressed, until she resembled a skeleton skele-ton on which parchment had been htretched more than anything else. Her left side appeared to be paralyzed and her right arm could hardly be moved, while tho power of articulation was nearly lost. The change occurred about two weeks ago, when she was, as other people, dividing her time between Bleep and wakefulness. Her three sisters, sis-ters, who have taken turns watching at llm bedsido, were greatly pleased, and Mrs. Althouse brightened up. She was able to absorb more liquid nourishment 1 hau usual, and her condition greatly improved. Her periods of wakefulness began gradually to increase, and now bIic sleeps only'four hours out of forty-eight. forty-eight. .Judging by her previous symptoms this may go on until she stays awake all the time. Her physical recovery has so jar progressed that sho can sit up for three hours a day, and can converse iu low feeble tones. She is also beginning 1o recover the use of her limbs. J.J. Grant, who has made a study of the ease, gives these interesting peculiarities peculiar-ities ol the case: "Mrs. Althouse now- sleeps four hours out of forty-eight. The change Is ugreeable, for in sleep she is dead, but in the new state thoroughly alive. How gratefully the family appreciate this can easily bo understood. Two years ugo, while iu one of her famous trances, two . male visitors succeeded in ingratiating in-gratiating themselves into the sick room, ana ou their departure Emma displayed symptoms new to her attendants. attend-ants. A physician was summoned and a cup of the medicine found to have been tampered with. Soma days later black and blue spots begau to show upon her arms, little by little spreading over the body. In the order of gradua-- gradua-- t'ion in which they appeared they disappeared, and one year later, June 15th, they came out as vividly viv-idly as on the day of the mysterious myster-ious poisoning. Last month, on the 15th, the poison spots again became visible vis-ible and remained from three to four 'days. There is no mistaking the phases of this strange case, for three mature and attentive sisters of the patient have devotedly guarded her each day of her lorg illness, backed by the solicitous ministrations of the mother. Visitors from abroad are still admitted, but local callers are kept out, as a matter of peace to the household and mercy to the patient." |