The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-03
rocCnE sLEEPLEssSEss.
simple Practice That May Lure VI"
God Morpheus.

God Morpheus.
foremost among expedients for induc-
inc s,een must be classed the DIR ug opium
,n ono ~ &c MANY methods OF prepafa-
ton. ,.~ rar
Desnlte the baneful effects OF tljs mar
cotic upon the system. ana resai" s9'
the fact that in the end 1t invariapS
feats It's own purpose. numbers OF l.op~
~ orc unable 10 woo sleep at VIII .'api-
,uallv resort TO its use in order 10 pto-
cure the rest necessary for the reeui .a.
ton OF mind and body AFTER the iap. ~
and tolls OF the busy day. Except uhu !,
medical advice. however IL Is iiiaiii,'S.
unvise TO have recourse 10 so perhic'ous'
a remedy. even though for the moment
rha end aimesi at is easily attained.
MANY people find a cup OK hot water
taken inst before getting into oed, re-
liable remedy for sleeplessnesS. ne
water must be very hot indeeu' anu
should be slipped at quick intervals ms
~ e,hod possesses the undoubted adVah-
tace of being perfectly uninjurious' ana
is. moreover. exceedingly simple
There are a great many persons 49,
make a practice OF eating I'd" o. ~.
before retiring TO rest, and assert 'nie
n sound. refreshing sleep Is the coAse-
ouence. III one can disregard the I'M
pleasant taste II invariably leaves In the
mouth. there is nothing TO urge aedlnSe
so simple and uninjurious an eNpeulc"e
for securing sleep, and II may at any
rate be well worth a trial by those VINO
are in the habit of tossing restlessiy on
! their pillows.
A somewhat similar method, the par
taking Of lettuce. particularly the core
Of one, is said TO be an aid TO sleep, bul
this is a remedy that evidently requires
n good set of grinders" i'm addition to
digestive powers Of unimpeachaole sound
ness. two things that many sleeoless ones
will probably be unable TO command AT
will.
A peculiar expedient for invoking the
god Morpheus, recommended by one VINO
practices it, is to have large vases or
strongly perfume1 mowers in the bed
room and to keep the doors aud windows
closed TO exclude the air. 1t would ap-
pear that the odor from the flowers drawn
into tho system by the respiratory organs
acts as soporiac to the senses, and so
produces species Of intoxication which
end in Sleep but the remedy cannot be
recommended, and carried too far becomes
dang erous.
There are many people confident in
the assertion that the only necessary
thing for insurlng sleep is to keep tie
attention fixed upon some real or I'M
aginary object. A victim TO occasional
sleeplcssness says that when unable 10
obtain rest he simply closes his eyes.
pictures In his mind some scene or OBJ
iect with which he is familiar. such
a landscape or the interior of a public
building and keeps his attention firmly
riveted on It, with the result that in a
few minutes he falls off into the much
needed slumber
on similar lines to this another person
will commence TO count mentally from
one onwards with undeniable persistency
until the brain, getting wearied by the
monotonous exercise, succumbs, and the
patient obtains the sleep he has thus
wooed and won.
In the matter of inducing sleep. Of
course much depends upon the indivi-
dual. One person will ind a hearty meal
taken shortly before bed time. conducive
TO a good nights rest, while another dis
covers that an empty stomach Is abso-
lutely necessary TO obtain any sleep al
all. cold bath before getting into bed
or even holding the hands for several
seconds In cold water will, in some cases,
prove an inducement 70 sleep, and IN
others a wet towel applied 10 the temples
and forehead will have a like effect.
A general remedy for sleeplessness. ii
such were obtainable would be OF price
less value, but the nearest approach TO
il is the advice that doctors invariably
give 10 insomniOus patients, viz. a change
d of habits and scene for the time being.
which, combined with judicious medical
treatment where necessary, viii usually
produce the desired result.-Phladclphi
Press.