The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-09
HYGIENICS OF SLEEP !.
MAiNT AIMING A DUE Op0RTion|
BETWEEN WASTE AND REPAIR.

When and How to Go to Sleep--A bliss
ful State of Cai,n-Tbe Eminently ~
spectacle ",Iidnight Oil"-Treatmsn
Of wakefulness.
DR.. Corning adopts as a truism that a.
American people are, as rule, overwork1N
Their brains, and sets himself to discover
means of adequately meeting the evil a.
Is impossible to change the present SURROUND
ings, the intensity Of ,ompetition, the "sptr1
oil the times except TO a very slight dcgte1
tho remedy must be sought In the ndapt4
tion OF each individual to his surrounding
as far as pos ible. This il TO be done "a
maintaining due proportion between "
waste and repair which goes ON In tha csz
tral nervous system. particularly in
brain. As sleep ID absolutely esssntia:
the repair of tho brain after II has do51
work, sleep aud Its derangements Al
brou ght under discussion.
Perfect sleep Is, in his opinion, the c6rd
ton of complete inacth ity of oil those m
portions OF the contents OF the skull wnir
are cd in mental operation. Those Who
dutits are performed from the beginning 4
tho end of life, in breathing, circulating a.
LII od, etc, show lessened degree OF actio4
but still continue to act Dreaming occu1
when tho mental processes, or rather tho
parts of the brain used in tho productioa q
thought, are in part and 70 a limited degFe|
I'm action The causes Of s.eep ara assufn4
to be two in numb T.: Less blood ssut
the brain by the heart, and exhaustton a
using up OF material accumulated iu "a
cells of tho brain during previous sIeer
Special emphasis is placed upon q iessen9
supply of blood, and several expertuen
made by DIR. Hamm mi and other1 m2n
years since, are cited In evidence
WHEN AND HOW To SLEEP.
Ii is held as a fact that Ia almost SaII
evident, "that sleep during the daytiml
after a night Of activity, Is not, and nev0
can be made to be- rs refreshing as that ~
dulged in after sunset" and an appeal
made to statistics gathered from seventy
five night-workers to support tho propo1
tion. Only per cent of the seventy-dx
received as much benefit from sleeping q
the day time as they thought they had "a
night sleep How the inutility OF sleep "a
day is to be reconciled with the ben8n(
from prolonging seep beyond what
usual in perfect heaithn Is not explained
The hygisnies OF sleep, meaning hoH
avoid wakefulness, are as follows: Go
bed as soon after sunset as possible, for ~
laid down as q universal law that r.
hours of darkness are the only ones durtA
which healthy sleep Is possible. All work
and anxiety should, as far as possible, A.
habitually excluded from the MIND fof
considerable time before retiring. Thl
blissful state of calm is to be attained N
IAN unvarying habit OF excluding ea b an
every species of mental exertion at the tim
when inviolable law has decreed reposs q
n -. q. n
attain as the Nirvana or absolute nothin1
less of the Oriental philosophers Ave@
number of people never reach this harg
state; how they ever become drowsy u n
bs explained further on Never 'thwart a
drowsy impulse; 60 to sleep when you "a
sleepy; the emin ntly respectable *En11
night oil" should be kept In tho can an
carefully preserved by tho compodtoru q
night editor and student; otherwise = NJ
of evils too dreadful to enumerate shall =
sail those who disregard the rule. ~
laid down with the strongest cmphaai1 &
the italic alphabet that "the position uYp6
the right side is in the majority OF cn61
best suited t. the requirements Of brain
pose" This very strong languages h not
planned.
TREATMENT or wAKEFULxESz
The iaefiiciency of the so-calle psxt
logical treatment OF wakofulness caused
extreme worry, disappointmont or mer(
arrangement is well set forth. 1t II IN
ingly adm tied that such persons should
persuaded with all possible tact to sot1
to the trials OF lie with philosophy and
signation, but ono Turkish hath Will
moro to lesson menta; depression thar
most Soc.atic wisdom could acconlpIk
Mind troubles must be treated BY axe1
which act chieTy upon the physicist co1
tions which give rise to mind, such a. ~
which will calm aud restrict tia actio1
the brain, and render tho thinking meets
Ism less sensitiye 10 outside impressions
Ono form of wakefulness at night - q
associated with absence OF mind aa1
intrusion of thoughts foreign to the sub
apon which IL is desirable 70 conceut
the attention during the day. The O.
and responsibilities OF the day intTudo n
prevent sleep for hours after rei0to'}
sought When slumber comes 10 i3
natural and refreshing. Dreams Oce
the time which should be passed h
plete unconsciousress, and when morn
comes it finds the restless s.eepcf -
freshed, tired and nearly prostruted H.
ache, confusion OF thought, scnatlou1
heaviness or fullness, or even giddinco
felt In tne Drain ana tOrmSnt u IA
passing hours Of the next day. After
has persisted for n long time, statp
chroni, irritabi.ity OF tbs entire sisfv<
system suIervenes This may be CO.
| quent upon congestion OF the brain o. Q<
small an amount OF bloo1 In that or
| At times an alienation OF these cont1t
Is noticed, sometimes one, sornotine>
other being present In either caSe
proper nutrition of tho nersous syst3U
interfered with and the outeoms must IT,
TO disastroRs s--Giobc -pemccrxt boo4
4 view. <ss
A Refusal from Cen. H. n. Lee.
Mr. Chaplin, lately OF Richmond
sMr. Tom Alfrieud tod mn that IN
after tho war hs bore a p-opo<ttton o.
lee from EN- insurxpco compan% -
York, offering him e0.t5V = x@11
would ALLOW the uss Of bis na ~ ~ -
manager Gen. Leo deSIine ! ~
! hs coald rot consent 10 Lake euy IN
| did no. earn =" Atlanta couselte&