Evening journal., 1900-04-11
CURES FOR INSOMNIA
HOW FAMOUS MEN HAVE DULLED
THE EDGE or CARE

lA0W + ANlOlo MEN ia T. IL A4l@LD
THE EDGE or CARE.
l. have been so thoroughly interested
IN the cures for insomnia that have ap-
peared in The press for The last few
years that | have been accustomed to
clip many of them for preservation.
They now combine so much of the in
teresting and amusing with the possi-
bly, useful that / make a collection of
them for the Globe-Democrat;
John Quincy Adams was very much
troubled to secure sleep through the
whole OF his public career. II probably
had something to do with his crusty
behavior He is said to have adopted
the habit of having two sleeping rooms
adjoining. or two beds In one room.
When he could not sleep in one OF
these he would move over to the other.
and this process he kept up until he
fell asleep. There was probably some
philosophy In this. because insomnia
very generally depends upon flxedness
Of attention upon some topic and
whatever distracts the attention tends
towards relief
The Japanese and the Chinese are
said to be admirable sleepers--in fact
are never unable TO lie down and go 10
sleep at will II Is suggested that this
Is due, at least In part. to the kind OF
pillow they use and the method OF
using H. This Is never a bag OF feath-
ers placed under the head where it Is
likely TO Induce heat-that Is, TO make
a flow OF blood 60 the head. II Is a
rather solid roll, and placed beneath
the neck. The tendency OF such a pill
low Is to check the flow OF blood to
the head than induce II. A friend In
sists that he has received decided bene-
NJ from his Chinese pillow
Edward Everett Hale. when asked
fer receipt for sleep, answered. you
must not worry, either over your work
or the consequences of Il. You must
stop your brain work at o'clock in
the afternoon. and from that time till
/ you 80 to bed occupy yourself with
genial social pleasures He especially
laid emphasis upon avoiding the fret
and worry OF competing with other
people. DO your work as well as you
san, and never mind who gets the
glcry of IT,"
Gladstone, after a night session in
Parliament, was accustomed 10 go Ia
his lodging and busy himself for half
an hour reading poetry, and by pref
erence American poetry. Whether II
was a compliment to our American
Poets that they put Mr. Gladstone tc
sleep Is an open question.
DR. Kellogg, who Is an eminent au.
thority in both this country and Eu
rope, advises a hot bath taken befor,
retiring. This should be between o.
degrees and 95 degrees OF heat. Re
main In from ten TO fifteen minutes.
believe that 1t Is agreed by all thos'
7 who manage sanitariums that this Is
specific remedy.
e Those who refer to the difficulty o
the stomach, generally put us on a die
: which they think best adapted TO quicl
Z digestion and to produce the least dis
r turbance In the intestinal tract. Mos
OF these prescriptions order us to fore
go the use of raw fruit al night but {
: eat freely Of Il In a cooked state. On
OF our best authorities says: use roll
ed wheat, with little cream, for sur
> per, and on no account retire With
= three hours of meal time.
The whole trouble. says a recent al
thority. is with irregularity Of clrculi
, ton. Let this be restored by rubbin
and similar processes. This is true {
colds and many forms of disease. Thl
remedy is practically the same as IN
: Swedish movement cure. IL Is ais
i closely allied to that other grand rem
edy, the Russian bath or Turkish bait
Chahng the body. especial
r with the double hand, from the kns
n TO the thigh for fifteen minutes at
Time while lying prone, is a simp
q form OF the Swedish movement cure.
Among the prescriptions to be place
. under the head Of exercise, / find OF
that orders me to walk a mile aft
= each meal. After the evening walk
> am TO sit for half an hour over a nov
{ or poem. Another orders me to pai
q my evenings In such simple soci
n methods as playing cards and checker
e A third orders me TO ride on hOrsebar
e every day, and particularly after clio
ing my brain work in the afternoon.
* l am inclined to think that tho
Ie who forbid us the use of tea or con-
4 are not out of the way with the m
= JOrity Of cases One authority orde
US TO drink milk boiled with vich
!, while another prescribes simply d
Use of warm milk with our supper. j
'e Gould Is said to have had warm mi
beside his bed. of which he draI
b whenever troubled with wakefulnel
These are only a few Of the many pr
Is scriptions which I have gathered du
ne ing the last few years.-Lucie Maltb
es in st. Louis Globe-Democrat
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