From our 19th century historian, Eudora Dickinson:
When Emmett Lee Dickinson founded the Center for the Study of Insomnia and Disturbed Sleep in 1853, the headquarters were located in a quiet and wooded part of Washest, Pennsylvania (the birthplace of Emmett Lee Dickinson). In the early 1920s, the center moved to its current location in the theatre district, a thriving part of town on historic Dickinson Boulevard.
Pictured below: The Center for the Study of Insomnia and Disturbed Sleep
Pictured below: The Center for the Study of Insomnia and Disturbed Sleep
In the late 1800s, Dickinson established March 16 as World Sleep Day. He later wrote a short poem about sleep (and sleep talking) in "I crashed upon the Shoal of Thought" (below on the left). In this poem, Dickinson coined the slang terms "crash" and "cop some zees" for "sleep."
His poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "If wrecked upon the Shoal of Thought" (below on the right).
| By Emmett Lee Dickinson: I crashed upon the Shoal of Thought How fast I copped the Zees! The only Sign of Life that shown Was sound – Somniloquy – | By Emily Dickinson: If wrecked upon the Shoal of Thought How is it with the Sea? The only Vessel that is shunned Is safe – Simplicity – |
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