A SLEEPWALKER'S FEAT.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 698, 20 October 1909, Page 6

A SLEEPWALKER'S FEAT.

One Who Onided Ilia Wntefafnl Companion Over Perilous Paths in Safety. "An interesting case of somnambulism is reported by M. Badaire, director of the normal school at Blois, France. It is accredited by Dr. Dufay ami printed in 'The Proceedings of the Society of Psychical Research.'" writes Dr. K. Osgood Mason, in the Ladies* Home Journal. "Theo- | hile Janicaud was a pupil at the normal school, and in the month of July of his second year he commenced to walk in his sleep. On one occasion he {rot up at night, determined to go fishing.- His brother-in-law. M. Simonet, decided to accompany him. but before starting he induced him to alter his plans and go aud visit a relative instead. Accordingly this was done. ■T.inicand remaining fast asleep and undisturbed by the barking dogs or th • fatigue of a long walk. "Finally, he was ready to return, and on the way, coming to a narr...'.and dangerous path dose to the river, his brother-in-law cautioned him to go carefully in the darkness. Janicuud, with some scorn, declared that he could see the better of the two, ar.ij to prove it asked Simonet if he could see the match under his foot. and. sure enough, there was a match. It was a dark niirhT. and besides Janicaud was some 3n feet ahead of hill] and had his nightcap drawn closely over hia face." Too Many Doctors. Statistics of the country relating to physicians indicate the possibility, if not the actuality, of overcrowding in the medical profession. It was found in the censTrs year that, there was one registered physician to every «'."" people in the United States. That the number is in excess of the need is evidenced by a comparison with Germany, where, in ISOS, there was only one physician to each 2.114 inhabitants, or relatively about one-third as many as in the United States. few Tork a Century Ago. An old copy of the New York Spectator shows that the population of New York city just l««n years ago this .*ay was 60,483. Philadelphia then contained 35,752 peep 1 -.