The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25
HenitI,ful Sleep.

A celebrated physician says urge
the Importance Of excluding flowers
from sleeping apartments because Of
their throwing off carbonic acid gas
during the night and absorbing the oxy-
gen we require. AS small a light as
possible should be kept, IL any light Is
required for Il similar reason--tho con
sumption OF oxygen. If, then, you have
taken caro- that your bed is very warm
and comfortable, without either being
oppressed with clothing or too soft, and
your room be fully ventilated, and YOU
can't sleep, what must be done? Per-
maps you ate too much supper, and must
! await its moro perfect digestion or.
being squcamish, you ate less than usual,
and the cravings Of the stomach must
De satisfied before sleep is obtained. Iii
this case y glass Of new milk, kept
handy for use, with biscuit, will prob
ABLY satisfy your requirements, and you
will fall asleep readily. a friend Of
| mine who was hot and restless, and
could not go to sleep on one occasion,
procured due rcpose by going into the
street and rolling in the snow. Another
person describes the means he adopted
for slceplcssncss us consisting In watch.
ing Tho reflection from q light lie could
not see, in Il tumbler OF water placed
near him. A few turns up and down
your room may assist you, if you fail to
discover any chlllncss, pain, or discom-
fort, as causing the insomnia For my
SELF, | perSistently think Of nothing
when cannot fall asleep. l work until
quite weary, then, tumbling hastily into
bed, usually nnd slceep immediately.
On those rare occasions when sleep
eyadcs ne, ! check my thoughts immc.
dlately they begin, and concentrate my
attention on Il blank. This refusal of
thought nearly always succeeds II you
cannot sleep, and are worried to death
with cares of the business and the fam
liy, ask your chemist to give you ten TO
| htteen grains of the bromide OF potas-
sum IN an ounce Of water, and this re-
peatcd for 4 few nights will allay the
worry, and cause d return to your
healthy condition.
a warm bath ut bedtime is condu-
Give to sleep, and persistent sleepless-
ness must be accounted for by some
bodily atlection that should be speedily
rcincdied or you must try what Il much
increased outdoor exercise, with light
but sufficient suppers-c carly
| will do for you. 1t is u great mistake
TO lily to opiatcs and sedatlvcs in lnsom-
MA, unless specially prescribed for you;
they are hurtful in themselves, and the
system becomes SO Injured TO them that
increasing doses are required, and they
III time aggrayate the condition they are
intended to relieve, leaving tho patient
irritable, slcepless ana demOralized.
But always look for the cause Of insom.
Ni&in Somc ppailS ,Hsofder Oh poEta
I, Worry and eAoitcmeny ana seeG i,5 re.
.lJppNc The cause WhpG lound II aecms,
| a.nR', tl,at We agn 20 make suin of SIX
hours out OF twenty-four as a necessity
unless we are very extraordinary per-
sons, which don't believe we are. Be-
yond this be careful and respect laziness,
but carefally estimate your real require
ments, observing the effects which DIFF
lcrent periods OF sleep have OH yoursys-
TEN. Avoid, as a rule, after dinner
sleep. Try to get your sleep at the
proper hours, paying due attention to
the Tact Of experience that two hours
of sleep before midnight are worth
much more than two hours after mid
night, Remember, too, that sleep is
most useful at night, aud work most
easy and valuable III tho early morning,