The Philosophy of SleepD. Appleton, 1834 - 296 pages |
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... kind or other is an almost necessary concomitant of his nature - being essen- tial to healthy sleep , and consequently to the reno- vation of our bodily organs and mental faculties . But as no general rule can be laid down as to the ...
... kind or other is an almost necessary concomitant of his nature - being essen- tial to healthy sleep , and consequently to the reno- vation of our bodily organs and mental faculties . But as no general rule can be laid down as to the ...
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... kind of slumber and the degree of profoundness in which it exists in the different classes are extremely various . Some physiologists lay it down as a general rule , that the larger the brain of an animal the greater is the necessity ...
... kind of slumber and the degree of profoundness in which it exists in the different classes are extremely various . Some physiologists lay it down as a general rule , that the larger the brain of an animal the greater is the necessity ...
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... kind : he never slept more than four hours out of the twenty - four . In all other respects he was strikingly abstinent ; his food consisting wholly of bread , water , and vegetables . In a letter communicated to Sir John Sinclair , by ...
... kind : he never slept more than four hours out of the twenty - four . In all other respects he was strikingly abstinent ; his food consisting wholly of bread , water , and vegetables . In a letter communicated to Sir John Sinclair , by ...
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... kind of dozing , and not a per- fect sleep : notwithstanding which , he enjoyed good health , and reached his seventy - third year . I strongly suspect there must be some mistake in this case , for it is not conceivable that human ...
... kind of dozing , and not a per- fect sleep : notwithstanding which , he enjoyed good health , and reached his seventy - third year . I strongly suspect there must be some mistake in this case , for it is not conceivable that human ...
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... kind of DREAM is the result ; as organ after organ awakes , the dream becomes more vivid ; and as the number of active organs increases , so does the complication of dreams ; and if all the internal organs are awake , the man is still ...
... kind of DREAM is the result ; as organ after organ awakes , the dream becomes more vivid ; and as the number of active organs increases , so does the complication of dreams ; and if all the internal organs are awake , the man is still ...
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activity affection animal apoplexy apparitions appeared arise ascer attack awake awoke become body brain cause character circulation circumstances cold color consequence continued death delirium delirium tremens digestion disease dread dream excited existence eyes fact faculties fall asleep familiar spirits fancy feeling fever frequently frightful gentleman give rise habit hear heat hydrothorax ideas imagination impressions incubus individual induce instance intense Julius C¿sar kind lady latter laudanum less light menorrhagia mental mind morning muscles Mysteries of Udolpho nature ness never night nightmare object occasion occur opium organs pain paroxysm perfect sleep period person perspiration phantom phenomena Phrenological present produced recollect remarkable repose reverie sensation senses sensorial power sion Sir John Sinclair sleep sleep-talking slept slumber sometimes somnambulism somnolency sound spectral illusions spectres stance stimuli stomach strong supposed takes place terror thing thought tion torpor viduals violent viscus visions waking walk whole
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Page 108 - I replied, 0 let me have the same grant given to Hezekiah, that I may live fifteen years, to see my daughter a woman : to which they answered, It is done ; and then, at that instant, I awoke out of my trance ; and Dr. Howlsworth did there affirm, that that day she died made just fifteen years from that time.
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Page 95 - Though thy slumber may be deep, , Yet thy spirit shall not sleep ; There are shades which will not vanish, There are thoughts thou canst not banish...
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