Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-10
HIGtBNlCS or SLEEP.
MAINTAINING A DUE PROPORTION
BETWEEN WASTE AND REPAIR.

MAINTAINING A DUE PROPORTION
BETWEEN WASTE AND REPAIR.
When and How to Go to sleep Bliss
spectacle "Midnight OiI'-Treatment
of wakefuIness.
Or Corning adopts as trulSm thai the
American people are, as u rule, oNer"oTklhS
their brains and sets himself TO discover "a
means of adequately meeting the evil. As 1t
is impossible to change the present surround
ings, the intensity Of ,ompetitIon, the spirit
of the tunes except to a very slight degree,
the remedy must be sought in the aiapta
tion OF each individual to his surroundings
as far as pos ,ible This is TO he done 10y
maintaining due proportion between tn
waste and repair which goes on in the cen
trial ner> Gus system, particularly in the
brain As sleep Is absolutely essential TO
the repair of the brain after 1t has done
work, sleep and its arrangements are
brought under discussion
Perfect sleep is in his opinion the condi-
ton Of complete inactivity Of all those pro
portions OF the contents OF the skull which
are ed in mental operation. Those whose
duties are performed from the beginning TO
the end of life in breathing circulating tho
bl oil, etc, show leSsened degree Of action,
but still continue to act Dreaming occurs
when the mental processes, or rather tho
parts of the brain used in the production of
thought are in part and u II limited degree
in action The cruises of sleep ar" assumed
u be two in numb T: less blood sent to
the brain by the heart, and exhaustion or
Al Hat. h..
cells OF the brain during previous slecI,
Special emphasis is placed upon a lessened
supply of blood, and several experiments
made by Dr. HaDm nj and Others, many
years since are Cit.'d in evidence
WHEN AND HOW To- SLEEP.
II is held aS a fact that is almost self
evident that sleep during the daytime
4 after u night of activity, il not, and never
can be made 70 lie, refreshing that in
dulged in after sunset and an appeal is
made 10 statistics gathered from seventy
five night workers TO support the PROPOSE
ton Only per cent of the seventy five
received as much benefit from sleeping in
the daytlm aS they thought they had by
might sleep How the Inutility of sleep by
day is to I've reconciled with the benefits
from prolonging seep beyond what is
usual in perfect health" is not explained
The by glenics of sleep, meaning now TO
avoid wakefulue,s, are as follows: Go t.
bed as soon after sunset as possible, for 1t Is
laid down rs universal law" that the
hours of darkness are the only onts during
which healthy sleep Is possible All worry
and anxiety should, as far possible, be
habitually excluded from the mind for
considerable time before retiring This
blissful state Of calm Is to lie attained by
T bal of lip,y h md
every species of mental exertion at the time
when inviolable law has decreed repose of
the brain cenUers" This is as difficult 10
attain as the Nlrvana or absolute nothing
less of the Oriental philosophers \ vast
number of people never reach this happy
state how they ever become drowsy Is to
b. explained further OIL Never thwart the
drowsy impulse go 10 sleep when you feel
sleepy the emin, ntly respectable mid
night oil" should be kept in the can and
carefully preserved by the compositor, the
night editor and student, otherwise host
of evils too dreadful to enumerste shall ss
sail those who disregard TIE rule. Ii IL
laid down with the strongest emphasis OF
the italic ALPHABET that the position upon
the right side is in the ma Jority OF cases,
lsst suited u the requir, Inents OF brain re-
pose" This very strong language Is not eX-
plained
TREATMENT OF wAKEECLNESS
The inefiiciency of the so callei psyche
logical treatment of wakefulness caused by
extreme worry, disappointment or mental
arrangement is well set forth. 1t is will
lngly adm tied that such persons should be
persuaded with all possible tact TO submit
u the trials of life with philosophy AMI re
sI,nation, but one Turkish bath will do
b., H..
most SOcI attic wisdom could accomplish
Mind troubles must be treated by agents
which act chiefly upon the physical condi-
tions which give rise TO mind, such thOss
which will calm and restrict the action of
the brain and render the thinking mechan-
Ism less sensitive 10 outside Impressions
One form OF wakefulness at night is often
associated with absence of mind and the
intrusion Of thoughts foreign to the sub ,ect
upon which IL Is desirable 10 concentrate
the attention during the day. The cares
and res I,onsihIlities of the day intrude and
prevent sleep for hours after repose is
sought When slumber comes it is not
Natural and refreshing dreams occupy
the time which should be pa ,sed in com
plrte Inconsistencies, and when morning
oomes it finds the restless sleeper unre-
treshed, tired and nearly prostrated. Head
ache confusion Of thought, sensations of
heaviness or fullneSs, or even giddiness, are
felt In the brain and torment the slow
passing hours of the next day. After this
has persisted for long time, a state OF
chroni irrtability of the entire nervous
system SUI ervene4 This may be conse-
iuent upon congestion Of the brain or of too
small an amount of blood in that organ.
At times an alienation of these conditions
is noticed sometimes one, sometimes the
other being present In either case, the
proper nutrition OF the nervous system is
!nterfered with and the outcome must finally
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