The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-12

ing up and showing her superb neck and
shoulders.
ut wasn't so very hard. either" she
continued, but 1 was determined to mas
ter the art of sleeping correctly, and
have"
This was all heard of their interesting
chat, but it gave me so great a curiosity 10
learn more about the theory that 1 made
straight for the office of a physician whose
opinion seems very near being the law In
this country to-day.
1T Is quite true" he said, "half the
world is in total ignorance of the laws gov
erning healthful sleep. People lie on beds
that are soft and pile so many covers over
them that the body gains no ventilation
whatever. High pillows throw the head
forward and interfere with healthful
breathing, while all sorts of positions are
taken with only regard to getting easy
"A hard bed makes the flesh firm I
have known patients to apparently reduce
their weight twenty or thirty pounds af-
ter sleeping SO for several months, but ON
being weighed they would IND that no
flesh had been lost 1t had simply harden
ed and lost its fabbiness.
sleeping on the back is not healthful
it results In a gravitation of blood to the
spinal cord and the lower part Of the
brain. Persons who dream much and have
the nightmare usually sleep this way, and
besides, it throws the palate back In such
a position as to cause mouth breathing
and its accompanying snore. A deal Of
throat trouble is caused by this, as the
air reaches the lungs without being puri-
fed and moistened by passing through the
nose.
Lying on the left side, with the arm
thrown behind, is the best position both
for giving a fine figure and In promoting
health. All animals sleep on the chest,
as nearly as possible, with the back up,
and they know pretty well what Is the
right thing to do. 1t will be found that in
taking the position ] have Just advised
the throwing the arm behind one brings
the body nearly over on the chest.
GAS for sleeping on high pillows" the
doctor continued ut is the easiest thing
in the world to grow dependent upon
them, as they favor cerebral anaemia,
which induces sleep, but if one wishes to
have a finely expanded chest she must
dispense with even the smallest pillow.
"A soft bed is enervating; 1t embraces
the body and makes its tissues flabby,
which, together with heavy covering, in
terferes with the circulation and prevents
the body from throwing off impurities.
One should have the air temperate and
the room so ventilated as to dispense with
any but light covering.
''It is not generally known, but to sleep
on the back makes one very liable to take
cold, which is easily understood, as the
chest and throat are exposed, and have
found the majority of persons with weak
lungs and sensitive Threats to be addicted
to this position in sleeping"
A newly married young Washington
man, says the Star of that city, took his
wife to church last Sunday. The sermon
was just about well under way when he
noticed the little woman at his side start.
Then she turned red, looked around ner-
vously, and hesitating for half a minute,
rose hurriedly from her seat and left the
church. The young husband, feeling GER
tain that his wife was i'll, wanted to fol-
low her out, but he is a bashful man, and
the thought of the long center aisle that
he would have to traverse in the face OF
the whole congregation kept him rooted to
his seat. He was pretty glad when the
services were over, however, and he made
his way almost at a lope for his little men,
age. He found his wife cheerfully busy1ns
herself about the kitchen.
Weren't you ill?'' he inquired, breath
lessly.
why, dearle. me, you know am never
H. was her reply.
wei, why then, did you leave the pew
so suddenly"
Il suddenly recollected, Jack, that for
got to put the chicken pot pie on the back
of the range before we left the house.
Would my listening to a good sermon have
compensated you for a charred dinner?'
Not much it Wouldn't" said Jack, who
Is as human as they make them