Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-07
Ise Relation q Diet, Air, sud BAH.
ING 10 sleep.


Some people refuse to believe . r...
fol person uavell 6eesass they often iooL
90 veil. and eat % hearty. The snrs.
ute Tor food 10 taken q IN indication "a
health, when the expert physiolo~;ss
knows that It 10 naAures mctho.i ~
quieting the excitement of the .v.tss.
In the first stages Of insomnia. when u
u more Of habit than Q disease m:
waste from the nervous tissues helms
80 great neccssitstes moro food. and
many are led TO imagine themselvs.
quite we'll when working on short
hours of sleep with 70 good an ann..
title. But when from long Continued
labor, and activity the individual bs.
comes tired ont. aud finds he cannot
get the rest he so much needs, il ia
then that the effects Of this mode of
life Is most experienced. To have
good sleep and digestion at the same
time, 1t Is necessary that ali the laws
Of sleep should he observed. Although
the sleepless person may have q good
appetite, yet it will not do to INDULGE
in heavy kinds Of food, though the
lighter varieties with various fruits
may I've eaten with benefit. Exciting
drinks, such as tea AMI coffee, should be
avoided.
Lieut.. Herndon, in his Exploration
of the Amazon, says of the leaf of the
cocoon plant: The leaf of this plant ia
to the Indian of Peru what tobacco is
to our laboring classes in the South, q
luxury that has become q necessity.
Supplied with an abundance of it, he
sometimes performs prodigies OF labor.
and goes without food for several DAYS.
Without it he is miserable and will not
work. 1t is said to he powerful
stimulant to the nervous system, and.
like strong coffee or tea. to take away
sleep" Won Tschudi relates that an In
dian, employed by him in digging,
worked hard for Ave nights and days
without intermission, except for two
hours each night, and this without
food. Immediately after the work, the
Indian accompanied him on two days
journey of twenty.three leagues on
foot, and then declared that he was
ready to engage in the same amount of
work, and go through without food, if
he were allowed an abundance of cocoa.
This man was sixty-two years of age,
and had never been sick in his life,
OF course when the excitement was
over he would be tired out.
To those suffering from insomnia,
seq air is recommended as she best, al
though mountain air is considered
good, for those who nave led too seden.
tary a life. An occasional ocean trip
of q few days is also very beneficial, as
seasickness is an efficient remedy for
this complaint. Exposure to the smoke
of FIRE has been known to produce
wakefulness, aud it is not to be won.
dered at when we consider that those
who are suffocated by smoke die from
congestion of the brain. It is always
best for the patient to be comfortably
dressed, or live in o warm climate, so
that the circulation may be even till the
system becomes strong.
Too frequent bathing is not advisa-
BILE, as it produces nervous irritable
ity, caused by the drying up of the oils
on the surface of tho body. It was
customary in ancient times, when bath
ing was a daily and universal practice,
to annoint the body with some kind Of
oil, which would prevent wakefulIess.
Warm foot baths at bed time are al.
ways beneficial. The best time to take
q full bath is one or two hours before
dinner, and the. water should be Of an
agreeable temperature. At all times
the individual should study out the
influence of food, air, and bathing on
his health, If he would secure speedy
recovery.