The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
A NEW WAY TO GO TO SLEEP.
Description OF q Method Which, 1t II
said, Is a Sure Cure for insomnia.

perfect mental condition Of man than insomnia.
large and complicated business transactions are
perhaps more apt to be unsuccessful suitors for
the favor Of tho darowsy god stu anyone is
of slumber.
Lcng continued inability to sleep should BE-
regarded with the greatest and gravest sus-
picions There is a wakefulness in the advanced
stages Of the disease that is moro to be feared
body be SO Frustrated with fatigue that q fire
within scorching distance would scarcely impel
could with dimculty frame a brief petition for
Its own life. and yet the brain goes dancing
is equally capable Of sustaining the most COM
plicated. logical. well digested argument. There
Is state ate Of mental s sctasy that completely
This may seem to the fortunate being who
has never suffered the most advanced stages
But there thousands who have suffered even
up to and beyond that point. Beyond that point
means insanity and DEATH A person who had
been a great sufferer from insomnia said that
III he could be fiend enough to wish a curse
wealth and aees to enjoH fe
in the fullest. and then deprive him Of the ability
Medical books record an instance of a man
in China who had been convicted of numbering
: his wife under the most inexcusable circum-
from want Of sleep A guard was put over him.
each man being relieved OF his duty when an
no possibility fall asleep. The miserable man
lived in this torture for nineteen days. but at
the authorities to kill him in some more merciful
way.
The brain that is for long period deprived
OF the benefits Of sleep cannot be in q healthy
condition. At this particularly dangerous stage
of the disease the most powerful opiates have no
reaching this point there many people who
cannot take opium or morphine in any of the
have been tried by sufferers. only to be found
inefficient. There is one that can be practiced
power and II pe Gs in, is nfa1Sie wi"
Briefly and practically described. this operation
Is to fancy your brain roll top desk. What
When You come to try this experiment. you will
discover that the simile Of the roll top desk is
of the head.
Lie down. Get all the bedding and your own
personal garments smooth. 80 that you may be
comfortable You must attempt to lie perfectly
Portable position. I Nothing. except mental aetiv
ity,. is more calculated to keep you awake than
a to RES You ar nov
pen up your thoughts until you want them the
next day. This shutting up is done by a power
accomplished. but you will find it the hardest
work you ever did in your life. You will think
Of your resolutey holding shut that cover 'f the
little imps will jump out here and there. Some
sesans Of ors sy s fairy
formulated. when it is simply a word shut the
n IN with eao o hold
this way for an instant and think you are doing
spendtdly, when out jumps another idea. This
one has got out whole, complete. alive and in
good health
At it you go again. You will soon be aston
ished by an overpowering sensation Of fatigue
worse than the most profound thought ever gave
you. 1t is much harder work to keep from think
ing than it Is to think. But II you will per-
severe in this method Of shutting your thoughts
up for 20 minutes or half an hour you will fall
into a dreamless sleep. By practicing this, you
shorten the time required to put yourself
to sleep. One expert in this throwing the mind
into a complete blank affirmed that he could lie
down in room In which there bright
light and band Of music. and within two
minutes be sound asleep.
When one reflects that vast per cent Of in
sanity is preceded by persistent and long con-
tinued insomnia. the cure is worth the trial. Be
not discouraged If at first you do not succeed.
for 1t Is exceedingly hard work, but 1t be
done. After the habit Is once well formed you
will find that you can sleep all night without
waking. But at first you will be apt to waken
in so short time that you will feel disheartened
at having done much hard work for brief
half hour Of sleep. only to awake and do
the whole thing over again.-New York Tribune.