The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14

she played eight nights week and rehears-
ed new play besides. During twenty
weeks she memorlzed 100000 words, 49,
900 more than you will find in Websters
Unabridged dictionary.
Four weeks ago she was discharged from
the asylum at Stamford She has recov-
cred her health and strength once more
and the following Is her practical advice
to women who have nervous prostration:
sleep twelve hours a day. Rise at 8
o'clock and retire at s. or, IL you prefer
an earlier hour. choose 7, but be sure to
stay In bed while the hour hand of the
clock ticks its entire way around its face.
Rest on a bed or lounge at least two
hours every morning and Afternoon.
Lie down for a short rest at 10 and 8
O'Clock every day.
Walk In the sunshine at least once a day,
Walk briskly and walk with a cheerful
companion, if such may be found Spend
twenty minutes a day in such exercise.
Wear the loosest and lightest OF cloth
ing and the softest slippers. Shun corsets.
Oh, stays stays! What a multitude of ills
may be laid at your door! Tight clothing
pressing against the tender spine, tight
clothing crushing sore nerves. What Won
der 1t is that American women are not
all lunatios or the mothers OF idiots.
Two tepid tubs a week and 4 tepid
sponge bath every day Tako these as reg
ularly and conscientiously as you say your
prayers. Hear music OF the right kind
Let 1t be the old fashioned music our
mothers crooned in the twilight, thread
bare lullabys. tattered love songs, worn
ballads.
DO sure that the colors OF your apart
ments are soothing. Soft blues, dull reds
dark greens and the wood shades" are as
tender to the eye as is the voice we most
love to the ear, Bare white walls are sug-
gestlve OF tomb and are Irritating by rea-
son OF their very GOODNESS and Wilderness.
There may be a few pictures upon the
walls, but they should be soft landscanes.
subdued In color. Bold designs are as ir-
ritatins TO worn nerves as garish colors.
ana gArish colors render them like a
scream. Be sure that the paper of your
room is patternless. How the brain OF one
in fever traces dragons from vines and
transforms rosebuds into huge topping
trees! | believe with all my mind and
heart that nondescrlpt wall paper patterns
have killed thousands
ing.
Take light massage every night before
going to sleep.
Drink ale. stout or beer il your physi-
clan Will allow IT,
Drink quart OF milk day.
"a. tNiSo as Hlucn 1000 as you did in
health, or at least twice as much as Won
did after the breaking down" process be-
gan. Eat whatever you like, but eat a
great deal of t.
Be sure that your room is thoroughly
darkened while you sleep.
Have old friends about you, the friends
OF your childhood preferably.
visit the scenes of your early life II Won
can. Seek out the place where you have
been the happlest. II the happiness of that
time had no aftermath of grief
breakfast at 8, dine at /. have tea at G.
Don't break off suddenly from the coffee
that has stimulated and the tea that con-
soled you. My physician permitted a cup
OF coffee In the morning, cocoa for dinner
and tea In the evening
Don't read. Forget that there are such
things as books, magazines and newspa-
pers.
Don't encourage anyone to talk OF at