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Show A Man Who Sloepi for V v;r. Twelve years ago Herman BarniB emigrated emi-grated to Utica, Minn., from southern Illinois, where he had long suffered with fever and ague. Shortly afterward ha found it impossible to keep awake. He sleptconlmuously day and night for nearly near-ly nine years. Three years ago lie roused loug enough lo work in the harvest field part of the season, when the lethargy returned. re-turned. At the end cf three more years lie again awoke for a few days, and again relapsed. Each day ho reLurnu to consciousness for a brief season, but the spell of sleeplessness at once exerts its sway again, and the man is as oblivious as though ho was dead, lie has been treated with tunics, quinine, and even strychnine, but without effect. Two years ago his eldest foil discouraged ft? the dark prospect on the farm, committed commit-ted Miitide, v.m a iiltle later the tecoud bov died. B.i-'nn Biulrre;. |