When was it published?

July 15, 1773 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News July 15, 1773

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What keywords are associated?

Hamburg Sleep, Prolonged Sleep, Medical Awakening, Insatiable Hunger

Williamsburg, Virginia

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What is this article about?

A 20-year-old clerk named Mutterbach in Hamburg fell into a 32-day sleep, awoke on March 11 with unimpaired health but insatiable hunger, and was kept under observation. A similar incident occurred years earlier lasting three days.

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A letter from Hamburgh, dated April 4, informs us that a person, named Mutterbach, a clerk in an office in that city, aged about 20 years, lately fell into a profound sleep, and that the Gentlemen of the Faculty there had caused him to be bled several times in the arms, and used every other method they could devise to awake him, but without success: but that, after sleeping for thirty two days, he awaked, of himself, the 11th of March. On examination, his health was found to be no way impaired; it was thought proper, however, not to suffer him to go out, nor to take what quantity of nourishment he chose, as he was troubled with an insatiable hunger. A like accident happened to him some years since, but his sleep then lasted only three days.

What sub-type of article is it?

Unusual Medical Event

What keywords are associated?

Hamburg Sleep Prolonged Sleep Medical Awakening Insatiable Hunger

What entities or persons were involved?

Mutterbach

Where did it happen?

Hamburgh

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Hamburgh

Event Date

Awaked The 11th Of March

Key Persons

Mutterbach

Outcome

awaked after thirty two days, health unimpaired, troubled with insatiable hunger; previous sleep lasted three days

Event Details

A person named Mutterbach, a clerk aged about 20 years, fell into a profound sleep. Gentlemen of the Faculty bled him several times and used other methods to awake him without success. After sleeping for thirty two days, he awaked of himself the 11th of March. On examination, his health was found unimpaired, but he was not allowed to go out or eat freely due to insatiable hunger. A like accident happened some years since, lasting only three days.