Show I SLEEP1XG SICKNESS From the New York Ledger In certain districts in Africa notably in the West Central and Congo sections sec-tions there is a most curious and puzzling puz-zling disease that has baffled all attempts at-tempts to prevent or cure it The first symptoms are an appearance bf drowsiness drow-siness indicated by drooping of the eyelids and a lack of interest except when aroused This tendency to sleep which is very slight at first rapidly increases until the sufferer falls asleep at all times in the day and over any work or amusement no matter what may be its character The general health does not appear to suffer any perceptible impairment and treatment of the most active sort has little if any effect After a time the patient is in a perpetual slumber seeming to be never really awake and if aroused to take food or drink immediately relapses re-lapses into the usual lethargic condition condi-tion The disease or decline sometimes lasts twelve months death apparently ensuing from starvation I rarely attacks at-tacks white persons but is for the most part confined to young persons between the ages of 12 ahd 20 years Boys and young men are more frequently fre-quently the victims than girls or young women This most remarkable state of things is under investigation by eminent emi-nent medical men and their reports will be awaited with interest |