Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1901 — HOW MONARCH’S SLEEP. [ARTICLE]

HOW MONARCH’S SLEEP.

Soma Are Troubled with latomolai Others Enjoy Their Repose. There is, after all, but little difference between him who wears a crown and ordinary human beings when it comes to the matter of sleeping and eating, and drinking. Emperor William is a soldier even when lie goes to bed, for he sleeps on a regulation camp bed, such as his officers use. The bed clothing is of the rough regimental pattern. He retires at 11 p. m. and Is up and dressed soon after 5 a. m. Queen Victoria went to bed quite late, although she was a comparatively early riser. Year in and year out her average time of going to bed was 10:16. A lady in waiting was deputed to read her to sleep. The czar of Russia has the greatest difficulty in getting a good night’s rest, and yet he is what old-fashioned people call “a lover of the bed.” He dreads the night. His bedroom is always brilliantly lighted, like a reception-room. He o'ien suffers from acute insomnia and makes a frequent use of chloral. Queen Wilbelmlna goes to bed about 11 o’clock and gets up early. On rising she takes a stroll around the park and visits the stables. Her bedstead is of monumental size, being broad enough for six and proportionately deep. Leopold 111, thq king of the Belgians, goes late to bed. He spends half the night working and reading. In strong contrast to his neighboring sovereign, he uses an ordinary bedstead, without any other luxury than a quilt of swandown. He is a very chilly mortal. The king of Italy cannot sleep except upon a very hard bed. He dispenses with the use of pillows. Ho uses Bheets of the very coarsest web and sleeps like a top.