The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-31
DO YOU SLEEP CORRECTLY?
NARROW AND NO PILLOW a
CURE ron STOPPING SHOULDERS.
Common Mistakes Made by People About
Their Beds One oman Secret or
y Good FiEure-EHects on the Health OF
- Wrong Po.ition when Sleeping.

y 5000 Flgure-Enects On inc Health OF
- Wrong Position when Sleeping.
Hold up your shoulders! Hold up your
shoulders. Is what I hear on all Sides cx-
claimed tall young woman impaticntly to
u friend. II never was sosick and tired Of
anything in my life. II wanting To commit
n wrong act Is ns wicked rs committing IL,
then the number Of murders that Holmes
committed sinks into Inslgniflcance when com
pared with mine. I've actually reached that
point where | feel like %throwing II piece of
cold steel, as the saying goes, into the rer-
son who pitches those words at me-"
You poor girl said the other In n sym
pathetic voice. ~ know Just how to feel
for YOU. for | had a. endure that for over
three years, and II is the most nggraynting
thing that n human being was ever called on
to suffer. My family hogan at me first, then
nv friends took up:the crv, and tho next thing
! knew absolute strangers were saying to me,
Hold up your shoulders
"You2" exclaimed the tall girl. who had
a decided stoop which made her q sight
to behold. WHY, you are as straight as ~
arrow. my dear, and always have been since
I've known you. why should people be so
d'sagrcenble 10 your
Oh used to have the worst case Of round
cured"
"How1" asked the rouud-shouldcred one
eagerly. by braces2"
y indeed. l tried one brace after another
until / was almost mad. and the only difference
that / ever noticed from wearing any OF
them was II severe pain In my back. even af-
ter removing them. and n generally uncom-
Portable feeling. No woman, or man either. for
that matter. should ever be conscious Of having
on II garment. The minute you feel this
pressing. or that binding. or the other cutting,
take IL off. for 1t will iniure you, perhaps
very slightly. but n series Of little injuries
can bring on q great one. I was about 10
before / really began to feel dreadfully over
being 80 stopped. You see, II was nearly
time to come out. and l knew that q GOOD
figure had great charms, so | set at work to
improve mine. / took physical culture. rode
horseback, played tennis, and. as / said. wore
braces. There was a slight Improvement, but
It was not marked. Finally l got desperate.
and every real straight man or woman 1
met with an excellent figure | asked how he
or she came TO be 80 straight. One day I
got a satisfactory answer. A young woman
with positively one Of the loveliest figures l
ever saw. said to me:
ders, don't you? We'll. | can tell you: You
sleep in a wrong position and probably on
a very downy COUCH
That's the trouble then. wnen one thi7ks
Spends ID t a th Risfe OF an" eve PSS't t%en ,1 T%iFi hours 1ns
must nave an effect on the figure. mustn't. it,
broke f oSer me muTm haG tee and Snd Z great at n iiEhs
what had been doing toward improving
my my ,6 Azure ;Se d SSsirsv u the S day ss WehlI her SHE s,2oi ieb.
good a figure as She ever dreamed Of having,
up proudly HS to her fnil height. '''
1T is lovely. so,symme Eisal: and your back
critically. Not the sign OF a stoop in it.
and your bust is thrown forward and there
is grace in every movement"
mine II you are heroic enough to take the
s=T%aIgsTs .n remarked .N Sh so, of ud tine s, dS Ns
find with the ~prettiest figures in the worldI
The women Of hot countries, and ii,coo,m comes ss
sleep on hard beds with light covering. 4 hard
f Ssa d is s onf Il IF n shf best 50 P mscS the better IT bad
assumed a wrong position in sleeping; mas
very bud. for the reason that 1t causes a gray;
%ItatIon. OF blood to the spinal column and
tendency TO nightmare. II also throws the
palate In such a position that mouth breath
Ing is necessary, and you know the horrible
mo. what is it2',, eagerly.
the eS nt NJ sno ri a h Is 6g no means vG Gsfml saa
for one who SHORES Is more than apt TO have
moistened., warmed, and purified By passing
through the ~nostrils, between the turbinaie
! pohCSs "iO ~ hioN'h ''' SbN'' 80
Moo answered Miss stoor-shoulder hes
good or bad tigures2"
Nothing whatever. I merely want to i'm
sleeping in a wrong position, the greatest of
which. In the eyes of the, average woman,
cfins 80 crooked = sIheouiders"' and a few other
such eyesores. you can forego pii!3ws
1 1ss result he is b %Sch ON more " p SpIivf" IS pIcasa Mh' te
most persons, II throws the head forward,
and this makes round shoulders even more
OF sleeping on a high pillow, for, IL throws
the head above the res, Of he bod body, favorins
VI goodness but where did you. get your
terms?'' questioned the thoroughly Interested
he said to me is is indeiitbiy impressed on my
m mS%o of me nsr in N looks anu feeling, Al ami
mails sleep upon the chest, as ,neariy as pos
s pre,iy w ssher tGH G risSi N Up, .u %Pa m %%t%s!' Are TfS
protect the lungs and andomig%, rss'1 ms
during sleeping hours is upon the side with
ton to this. they curl themselves up. Tie
propcr position i; on the left side. with the
back and the, ches, EXPANDED, and It is easy
After sr"' You y" once sV set in ii the habit. it IS niimost
imp'ssih!e 10 go to sleep Wing any Other
4 way, ANOtNer tnlng. Slc'IlnS On lHc 1911
eide two or three hours after eating very
materially aids digestion"
WHY IL a hard bed any better than "a
soft ono II u person sleeps In the correct no
sitlons' was the next question.
For several reasons, answered the other
girl. Sleeping on IA hard led is un-
dOubtedly better for the figure, for II h2rdens
the muscles and keeps the body straight. A
! soft bed Il euervatinR, particularly IN warm
weather. 1t emhIaGes tie figure aud more
~ the body Is heated. Women have another
wrelchel habit. They sleep under too heavy
coverings. The heat generated soi,ens the
muscles. and the weight and pressure inter
fcge with skin circulation. The body, de-
inands II certain amount - air. which Il
kept away by the use OF too thick and too
weighty coverings. Warmth can lie obtained
without weight. and this thing OF going 20
sleep under a load OF blankets and quilts Is
all q matter OF custom. sleeping in II tenn
perate degree is not only much more health
Jul. hut II also keeps one from dreaming.
Hoy long will II take me TO straightcn
out II sleep ont hard narrow, bed, y inE on
my left side with ms arm thrown back and
M mouth closed, so as to insure proper
brcHthiVgf" inquired No. One,
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