Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1893 — SHE SWEETLY SLEEPS. [ARTICLE]

SHE SWEETLY SLEEPS.

A Long Nap—Strange Case of an Insane Girl. Miss Bridget Pendegrast- was admitted to Central Hospital for the Insane, at Indianapolis, in February, 1891. She had been disappointed in love and refused to eat or drink. She foil into a deep sleep, in which she has since remained, with her mouth tightly closed and her teeth pressed tightly against her upper jaw. Her eyes are constantly closed, and the3appearance Is that of~peaceful slumber. Only twice has she opened her eyes, and then but for an instant. She is pale, but she has not lost flesh to any appreciable extent, and her skin is healthy, warm and moist. The surgeons inserted a tube in Bridget’s throat, and hor nurse pours from sixty to ninety ounces of milk down the tube every day. In this way she is fed and kept in good condition. Massage, electricity, and all other methods to arouse her from sleep have failed, and It is supposed she has the "African lethargy,” or sleeping sickness, which has been known to last for thirteen years. , Tho pool of Hothesda was much the same as a railroad pool of the presentday; it was surrounded by crlppies. “There, I’ve made a clean breast of it." as the cook remarked .while plucking the chicken.