New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02
A NEW WAY TO GO TO SLEEP
DESCRIPTION OF A METHOD WHICH, II -
S,Yr, re A SIRE Ct'RE FOR INSOMNIA

SAID. is SURE CURE FOR INSOMNIA
There is no more dangerous enemy 10 the perfect
mental condition of man than insomnia WINS
those engaged in literary pursuits and large ana
complicated business transactions are pelhaps
more apt to be unsuccessful suitors for the favor
of the drowsy god, still any one Is likely 10 se'
into disgrace with this guardian OF snmoer
Long continued inability to sleep should he regard
ed with the greatest and gravest suspicious Thers
is wakefulness in the advanced stages OF INV
disease that is more to be fear than pesuiehoe
Every muscle of the human body may be so pros
trated with fatigue that fire within scorch'hs
distance would scarcely impel the victim to arouse
70 action The tongue could with difficulty frame
brief petition for its life, and yet the BRAIN
goes dancing of into the most beautiful flights OF
fancy and is>equally capable OF sustaining "s
most complicated, logical, well-disested argument
There is a state OF mental ecstasy that corp'e'e"
ignores the existence of the body.
This may seem to the fortunate being VINO nos
never suffered the most advanced stages OF tns
disease 10 be an exaggerated statement bs.
there are thousands who have suffered even up !"
and beyond that point. Beyond that point "eA''
insanity and death. person VINO haa oee"
great sufferer from insomnia said that II ne ''.'N
be fend enough to wish a curse upon an ehe"! "'
would give the doomed mortal wealth ana 'n'e.
lectual faculties to enjoy life In the fuiies'' a"~
then deprive him of the ability to sleep
Medical books record instance OF a man W
China who had been convicted OF murae''ns Us
wife under the most inexcusaoie circu"S'
The prisoner condemned TO Ole from """
sleep guard was put over him, each man o'"S
relieved Of his duty when an hour had exp"e,.
that the guard might by no possibility fan as'eep'
The miserable man lived In this torture for h'he.
teen DAYS. but at the beginning OF the eign'een''
day he implored the authorities TO Kill MIN III so'
more merciful way. , =.
The brain that is for a long period deprived -
the benefits Of sleep cannot be In a hea''"' 49,
ton At this particularly dangerous stage VI ".
disease the most powerful opiates nav 'n,ns
effect than so much water. Even before 'e' - -.
this point there are many people who CANNOT '"
opium or morphine in any OF the various i''
Thousands Of cures for insomnia laVe PEE" :,
by sufferers only to be found inetncien'' .,,s.
one that can be practised by all persons u =. 4.
cient amount Of will-power. and' pe's''e" "
infallible ,,on
Briefly and practically described t''s ~, YOU
Is to fancy your brain ,otop desk un.n
want to do is to shut the ideas up therein ,,,er
you come to try this experiment you WI" NJ, IN,
that the smile of the rolltop desk Is impe IN
asmuch as the cover that closes me ,ss mead head
Lie down Get ali the bedding ard your Own Sn pS
sonal garments smooth so that you pserfectly s,l
sea You have mst decaed s:
position. Nothing. except nentai a. yiying away
calculated to keep you Sw now prepared % cS;s
that mental roIltop desk and pen up y0ui hu,,ins
until YOU want them the next day. III. ,ii rot 70
up Is done by a powerful effort OF the W." ,rv n IL
think This may seem paradoxical pu n ~ ,Ss hard
can be accomplished but you VIII h,n u Oil think
est work you ever did in your life. You VIZ IN spite
that all your Ideas are quicksiN,,' oyer the little
OF your resolutey holding shut that co'e nme.ires
imps Will lump out here and there, Snhoricaly
YOU can ca ch one OF them by the ears ~. chuck
speaking before hts whole body Is ou,, MI ,i catch
him back into his prison. That Is. you W., n 10
tho idea before II Il fairly formulated, ~, hang.
simply n word shut the cover down WIZ W yscuIty
and 10 on holding your mind In s'aw , ~ mink YOU
arc doing spIcndidiy when out jumps ah ,, and 10
This one has got out whole complete a'"'
good health ~, - d. astonished
Al II you 20 again. You Will soon o go worse
by an overpowering sensation or ia.s ave YOU.
than the most profound Thought ever sEsns than
IL IA much harder work TO keep from thi.s"Sn this
n is TO think. But II you VIII perse'Snr twenty
method of shutting your thoughts up loa dreani-
minutes or half hour YOU will Ia NV, Shorten the
less sleep BY practising this you ."' One expert
time required TO put yourself to sleep c,ase blank
In this throwing the mind into eo,m ,s, IN which
affirmed that ne coad lie down IN rom music ard
there was a bright light and PAM VI '
within two minutes be sound asleep. ..,t AZ N.
When one reflects that VAST ~, ...n..ontinued
sanity is preceded By persistent and onS nns dis-
insou,nia the turc IL worth uia,,a por n is
couraged II at hrst you do not sucV y" done After
ceedingy hard work but II can DE Ell, mp ard that
tbe habit Is once well formed you WI, mn Amt al
YOU can sleep all night without wah'hh or, a time
Arst YOU will be apt to waken III 80 ,ns done 20
that YOU will feel dishear:ened a, nx ar 20 OF
n.ch hard work for q brief half .nour s,cg over
sle"n only TO awake and do the whoie '"'"s
again.