Show I 1 notions about sleep one of the rodest acts in the eyes of a native of the philippine islands ia to step over a person asleep on the floor sleeping is with them a very solemn matter they are strongly averse to waking any one the idea being that during sleep the soul ia absent from the body aid may not have time to return if slumber ia suddenly broken if yon call upon a native and are told he is asleep you may as well depart to fiet a servant to rouse you you can it give him the strictest of orders at tha time appointed he will iland by your bide and call fenorl senor repeatedly each time more loudly than before until you are half adale then he will return to the low note and again raise his voice gradually until you are fully conscious exchange |