, 1888-03-13
A CURE FOR INSOMNIA.
A Remedy for SIcepIessness Somewhat Out
of the Ordinary Line of Treatment.

oil the ordinary Line OF Treatment.
Sleeplessness is among the most dis
tTcssing symptoms of nervous nostra-
ton, if, indeed, it is not the very worst
n it is most certainly one primary
cause of the disease itself,
When | was recovering from my long
illness, | was still the victim of insomnia,
or of what might he called intermittent
insomnia; that is to say. l could sleep
pretty soundly, but only for short peri
dds, one hour or perhaps two, and then l
would like awake, restless and miserable,
for three or faur. If by ans chance l
accomplished three hours of steady slum-
Der. l thought it little short of miracu-
lous! How then did l acquire my pres
ent delightful habit of LAYING my tired
body on my bed and deliberately sleep
ing eight hours ut n stretchl Is not such
I'm achievement worthy Of some atten-
ton: Harkcn. insomniacs! and go and
do likewise; the remedy is delightful,
simple, as most natural remedies are:
l was one day lamenting my sleepless-
ness to an old friend. '.If l only could
SLEPT that was my cry.
"Well," said lie I'm tell you my Sc
cret. l used to lie nearly insane from
want Of sleep, but now | go to bed Sc
rcnely conscious Of n good night coming.
As soon as / find myself restless or in
clined TO be wakeful. ! get r~csolutely out
of bed, remove my night clothes, let the
air freely upon my body and-thcn-'go
for myself with a flesh brushi''
l laughed. The remedy is somewhat
heroic, isn't it?'' | asked.
Not mt all, F." said he. after the first
courageous effort, l take the strong No.
3 brush and give my whole body "A thor
ough rub, limbs first, then stomach and
bowels, finally my back; and see! / have
this band for those parts of my back that
| cannot reach
His wife, who stood by. laughingly de
clared hat l looked so much impressed
that she would present me with a pair
of gloves if i would promise to try the
remedy. 'Indecd | willl'' / exclaimed.
delighted; and, armed with my new pos
session, l car now declare myself ALSO
lutte conqueror in the conflict; insomnia
has yielded to scientific application of
this very simple remedy.
But | have improved upon my friends
methods. | Il no need to be so cour-
ageous ms to jump out of bed and expose
my body to the cold air after it has been
once lux%uriously Tapped in warmth be-
oiltNl9s L hllb" IL lTltk worth TWO
of that. Prevention is better than
cure" and claim much praise for my
improved method of reducing the enemy.
When undrcss for the night, after re-
moving my clothes | stand close beside
my bed, having my night dress quite
handy, and everything in perfect readi-
ness to step into it, and taking my flesh
glove in my right hand, l begin rubbing
N lnft nr,,, aR.r.t..-1l- - ~
just twenty-five times; then | remove
the glove to the other hand, and manip-
ulate the right arm. l her bestow the
same number of rubs ON the chest, then
the back of the neck. as far as | can
reach, then still more energetically over
the stomach, bowels and kidneys. After
this the lower limbs. Having accom
plished this very rapidly, l put on my
night dress, sit ON the edge of the bed,
and Ego for my feet. These | rub both
over and under until my arms ache, not
limiting myself to twenty-five rubs.
Then, feeling sure of victory, l blow out
my light, dispose myself comfortably,
and go off to =leep for my eight or even
nine hoursl
Think of It'll This l have accomplished
in three short weeks! At first, WHOM /
"bo III lCNlltH1, L wv ice rose ana re-
newed the friction to my feet. That at
once restored the balance of circulation
and brought about the desired result. 1t
has not once failed me; and the reason is
sufficiently obvious. 1t is a natural re-
medy, far superior to any anodyne or
sleeping potion ever invented.
For what occasions insomnia People
will answer, "a variety of things-ner-
NrpItgnAsg inlfr.-t,,. .-...a.l.Is.- -
fatigue" and this, in its way, is true:
but, apart from all these causes, which
are relative, there is but one actual cause
for sleeplessness, and that cause is the
one to reach and overcome. II is
imperfect or impaired circulation,
which may be brought about by many
different Observation-Disclosures stomach,
irritated brain, disease of any kind, anx-
iety or sorrow-but each of these. in its
degree, occasions the trouble, because it
interferes with the equal circulation of
the blood and the action of the skin. The
use of the flesh brush has its value in
this. 1t promotes and restores ~circula-
ton.
Every victim of insomnia knows that
sponging the body all over at night will
sometimes bring about sleep; but l never
yet heard of any one who had tried the
method l have indicated. 1t is, l assure
you, well worthy of trial. Begin DELHI
erately and slowly. You will be gratifed
by the result.
In the case of invalids and weakly per-
sons, it would be very easy for the at
tendant to give n gentle application Of
the flesh glove or a brush until the pa
tient has become accustomed to it. For
myself, use it energetically, twice
daily-after my cold bath in the morn
ing and the very last thing at night.
After three years illness from nervous
prostration, and lifelong insomnia, l am
now perfectly well, eat well, walk ten or
fifteen miles every day, and sleep my
eight or nine hours, free from dreams or
restlessness; while brain work, by which
make my income, is better than ever
before.-AuthoT of "How l Recovered
My Health in Demorest's Monthly.