The Red Cloud chief., 1881-04-14

Jexe,. Il LA ciiy. In .
recent lecture on the subjecs ot Sleep
and It's Deraagements." said that sleep
was a subiec, Of much greater irapor-
saros thanA.wa a generally accorded H.
Ihe average man passed oae-;hird 81
Aisiifs in So wtihou; yer scrsoNfy
questioning 5nseif as to vhs, IL 80 81
" hen !, wasz4cst for him. slseseas
IN sheciioU6f the brsin-hn; whastsi
Aappe1edt the brain when the ow~.r
fell aslecpS Several theoretical solu-
,ioasto this problem hsi been advanced
Onc theory va, tia; the brain actually
were itself ont to = certain exisnt-losi
certain fluids wAicA bvenne conyertes
INTO acid. and prodsecd 4 sos, OF numb
ness tn the brain. Another theory MAS
hat sben Sleep ranc 40 the bra lox
is supply of blood. ana from ihss cause
ceased 70 act. being moss o. srss turgfd
with blood when u sSiioa. In other
words. when / person ccss~f-so think
the brain of that person ceased - b.
supplied with blood and sleep "a the
result The lecturer believed that the
brain became worn and iuitsted by Use
jus, As n muscle did: that this irritation
acted upon q set of nerve bb-rs lesiing
to the bsse VI the bain. which IN turn,
acted upon \ cell mechanism through
which the brain Vas supplied wSh
blood. thesebs eating OF the supply at
blood and producing nhai sas called
..anemiA." or skcp. Epilepsy wss
only a su5aen and violent form 81
anem'a Fafniing fits were caused BY
The hexrt refusing 10 srt vieunssy
encagh io supply ihs brain y al saia-
Gent blood 10 keep up consciouSness-
II being the case, then that watefuI-
ness Wa caused BY the brairf being sup
piled with b!opd. sleep oonh often bc
prssiuced by pressing upon the arteries
At The hack q: the meek. through which
the brain received It's supply, some
ps-oplc could sleep while sitting up and
not while lying down. The reason for
this conld be found in the fact ,ha; the
blood found its way Ia tue brain easier
In the latter instance. When 4 person
awakened In the middle Of the n 'ght and
cpuld not gcf IA sleep again. that per-
son should get upsa fricti"p. and con.
sequent circulation, upon the outer
surtlce OF inc upik w tHtau> vi ~ fNrH
brush. snd ,hould STIR about the
for a willis. and holster nm tho pillows
before retiring again. All Of this would
have n tendency TO draw the blood
from the brain. Size pfe->ness WAS
caused by exciting tle mind in some
WAY by reading an exciting story Just
before retiring. by drinking tea or cof-
fee, or some other sfimulant. Sleep
hcssness was also caused bya person
retiring with tho lower exiremities
cold and the head and upper portion
of the body warm, thus allowing the
brain too much blood, ard. therefore.
undue e~xeitation. A hot ot.bath
would overcome this difficulty by NJ
storing the equilibrium OF, tie nervous
system as regulated by the blood. An
exceedingly irritable brain should be
overcome to sleep by the use Of chloral
or some of tho bremides to deadsn the
nerve sensibilities. The bromides were
the best remedy. because they were
harmless and not likely 10 create u hab-
il of being regularly taken, which was
not tho case with opium or morphine.
That sleep was absolutely essential to
a healthy brain every one knew. IL
ths brain didtnot get enough rest In
this way it wosld surely BECOME de-
ranged to,a greater. or less degree.
Dreams were explained in this way:
The brain was divided into distinct ter
ritOries. each with its canal for blood
supply entirely separated from the 9TH
err. Ii was possible for n or more OF
these canals 10 become open. and ut
once tho territory or territories NJ the
brain to which the blood was allowed
access commenced 10 act. The other
territories were in IN anemic state, or
asleep.
DIR. Jewell at this juneture expressed
himself ready to answer any question
pertinent to the subject which might
be put to him, and several were straight
way. asked FROM different parts Of the
hall. He answered No TO the ques-
ton, ''Is it unhealthy for a child TO
sleep with an Old person-does the lat
ter draw upon the vitality of the 9TH
er?' He also thought it was only a
notion that 1t was better for n person
to sleep with the head TO the north
Chicago Tribune.