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Show Year's Sleep In Prison. A remarkable case of lethargy is roil ro-il ported, from one of the towns In South U Russia. A certain Molsselylnko was H put on ula trial in March of last year H on tho charge of having committed an f armed robbery, but in tho midst of the 1 proceedings ho dropped to tho floor in I -what waB supposed at tho time to be a I fainting fit, but which afterward 1 proved a lethargic sleep. I In this condition the prisoner has I Iain till March 8 'of the present year. 1 lie hau evidently been all the time In I complete possession of his wits, but E was unable to move a limb, open his eyes or take food. When, his eyelids were raised the pupils could be seen, and he was all the time fed by artificial arti-ficial means. During his sleep he has lost some weight, but he has kept throughout the external appearance of a man In ;Borraal and healthy sleep. |