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Show POSSIILE TO SLEEP WITHOUT FULL LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS Harvard Professor Who Takes His Rest In Twilight Twi-light State." BOB TON. Feb. 17. A Harvard pre-feeeor pre-feeeor who hea not alept for twenty yeare. but hae taken Ida reet in the "twilight etate," Is the subject of Investigations In-vestigations by the psychological laboratory labora-tory of the unlverelty and tha state peyrhopathlc hospital. The "twilight etate." In which the subject retalne con-aclouaneee con-aclouaneee of all that goes on atiout him, la declared to be a scientific relaxation more satisfying than slsap, and rector- Ink the bodily vigor In about hair the time esquired by Bleep. While the Identity or the Harvard professor pro-fessor Is kspt secret. Prof. Hugo Mun-starberg. Mun-starberg. director of the psychological is bora Lory at Harvard, who is a personal Mend of the sleepleee educator, has made a close study of bis case. Pro fee -aor M unstsrbet said his experience showed that It IB scientifically poaetble to sleep without loaa of complete consciousness. con-sciousness. To assist In experiment at the state psychopathic hospital on the "twilight stats," a special eaay chair hae been conetrurled. It IB described aa a device to aid subjects to relax "as completely as a gallon or molasses on a slab of cold marble." |