The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-17


be 10 prortrated with fatigue that a mr.
within acorching distance Wou,u
scarcely impcl the victim 10 aIea-e %
action Tho tongue could with dlln'
e,,ltv frame brief petition for us own
life ve, the brain goes dancing on ih'o
tho most beautiful flights Of fancy anu
4 equally capable Of SUSTAINING .hs
rost complicated. logical. well-aises,ea
eronment There IS state OF mental
y that completely ignores the eA-
ls.esee OF the body.
vbls may seem 10 the fortunate ne'hs
uto has never suffered the most aa-
,,rc,d stages OF the disease 20 be an
srs.s,-atoa abatement Bu' there arc
,s.esonds who have suffered even up
% ami beyond that point. Beyona 'Il'
n,inf means Insanity aad aea'h,
n.r.on who had been a great snheref /
49,, t,somnla fald that n be could DC !
ac,d enough 10 wish q curse upon an !
euemy he would give the doomel ulo'
tsi wealth and intellectual faculty 70
enjoy NE IN the fullest and then le-
prlye hifs Of his ability to sleep
Medical books record an Instance OF
man IA China who had been convicted
~ murderlng his wife under the HOS
tr,xerrnhlo circumstances. the prs
oner was condemned to de from want
~ slseo A guard was pat over hii'
each man being relieved OF MS guy
whom nm hour had expired so that the
rnard might by no possibility TAU
ssleep. The miserable man lived IN
this torture for nineteen days but az
The beginning OF the eighteenth DAY ~
implorol the authorities TO XIII hih n
some more mereiful way.
The brain that ls for long porlou
derived Of the benefits OF sleep cannot
he in healthy condition. At mls par
,icularly dangerous sage OF "a
disease the most powerful OPT
.,es have no more eneet than
~ much water. Even before reach
ing this point there are many PEG
ule who cannot take opium OF NOR
mime In any OF the various forms
Tbousauds Of cures for insomnia nave
heen tried by suilerefe. only to %
found insufficient There Is one TIA
IAN te pracilced hy all persons OF
sumclent amount Of will power, ana,
persisted In. IS iniallible.
Briefly and practically described
this oaeration IA TO fancy your brain
roll.lop desk. What you want 10 90
to shn, AN the ideas therein When so
come 10 Try this experiment son WI
dlsroyer that the slmile Of the roliio
desk a imperfect, inasmueh as "a
cover that closes the thoughts In roll
from the front 10 the back OF the hea'
lie down. Get all the bedding an
vour own personal garments smooth,
that YOU may be comfortable. 10
mus, attempt TO lie perfectly SIN ate
Won have once decided upon a comior
ah,s posliion. Nothing, except menu
aetlyitv. a more calculated TO keep %
awake than giving away TO restless
ness You are now prepared to clio
that mental rolllop desk and pen
vour thoughts until you want them u
nav, any This shutting up Is done
nowerful EFFORT OF the will not
,hInk This may seem paradoxical, b
try A. II can be accomplished. and y
viii ind Il the hardest work you eV
a,a IN your life. You will think u
All vour ideas are quicksilver. and
spl,e Of your resolutely holding 81
ina, cover the little imps viii jump
here and there Sometimes you G
ca,eh one OF them by the ears. me
nhorlcaily speaking. before his VII
body a out and chuck him back u
his prison. That is. you win catch
iaes before q Is fairly formulated. wi
a Is simply word, shut the co
aown with a bang. and 20 on hold
your mind In state OF vacuity
hold Il this way for an instant
think YOU are doing splendidly. vi
oul Jumps another idea. This one
col on, whole complete, alive and
good health.
Al 4 you so again. You VIII soon
94fnnifnfN ny hh WV f""' '''h WV
zion OF fatigue worse than the n
nrofound thought ever gave YOU !
much harder work 70 keep from thi
ing than II Is to think. But II you
perseycre IN this method OF shut
IN vour thoughts for twenty mint
~ half an hour yol will fall int
areamless steep. Hy practicing
van can shorten the time required
nm, Yourself TO sleep. One eXper
his throwing the mind into conn
HANK affirmed that be could Ute d
IN "a room IN which there was hr
light and band OF music and wi
two minutes be sound asleep.
when ore reflects that vast per
OF insanity is preceded by persi'
and lone-continued insomnia the
h worth a trial BE not discourage
At arst You do not succeed, Tor II y
cecd,nelv hard work, but It cdi
done After the habit Is once
formed you will end that you can
All night without waking. But az
YOU viii be apt TO waken In so sh
time that you will feel dishear,
al having done so much hard ~ot'
brief half-hour or 50 OF sleep on
awake and do the whole thing