Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Sleepwalker Avoids the Water Tub
A man in nightclothes rises beside a bed while a large water tub occupies the foreground. The original caption emphasizes his avoidance of the obstacle while sleepwalking.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Sleepwalker Avoids the Water Tub" [editorial title]. In Hypnotism: Its Facts, Theories and Related Phenomena, Carl Sextus. D. Estes & Company historical edition, circa 1900; copyright 1893, 1900, D. Estes & Company. Source scan leaf 196. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0482-0192
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A historical illustration from the book’s discussion of hypnotism and related beliefs. It does not validate the source’s period therapeutic or supernatural claims.
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Illustrator not identified. The Sleepwalker Avoids the Water Tub. Hypnotism: Its Facts, Theories and Related Phenomena. Scan leaf 196. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0482-0192