It doesn't matter when and how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some sleep to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought until they heard about Herpin. . Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw him sleeping.
In fact, Herpin did not even own a bed. The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled(疑惑) by this strange continuous sleeplessness. , so they asked him many questions.
They found only one answer that might explain his condition. His mother had been injured several days before he was born. . Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.
A. As a result, he came to the world a few days earlier B. They hoped to find out the real reason for it C. Someone said Herpin never slept in his life D. However, the result was very surprising E. He never needed one |
