The sun., 1900-01-01
POSITIONS in SLEEI
HOW VICTIMS or INSOMNIA Mh'
WOO SWEET sLuM6ER.

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Positions that WOO sleep In victims
OF Insomnia Is an interesting study
made by n well known metropolitan
physician. Whitman Y. White OF
Brooklyn. Dr White u specialist
on nervous Diseases and In rnlld
but emphatic manner scores bis pro-
fessional brethren for their free admin
istration Of narcotics He denounces
the practice as unnecessarily taxing
on the dIsorganzed systems of insoIa
mia patients in many cases ln his
own experience he has found siA
method adequate without weaken
after effects likely to produce IncT1
ed symptoms
| Through a study based on the
Of physiology in huneal anatomy
tending over a period Of DOZEN q
more years | have learned that undo
| certain physical malconditIons," said
the physician. .sthe~sdbject may be
| given relief by assuming positions d
1 rest thar win from the ease afforded
| the afr, cted parts serve as a NATURAL
| somnoIrnt agency. 1t viii be readl}zs
| understood that constrained position
| will tend TO prevent natural reposes
while a comfortable one viii WOO y,
But what may In most cases seem to
be position of ease may In reality be
the reverse.
"For instance, dyspeptic will rest
more easily lying on the right side for
the simple reason that in that position
the food naturally gravitates out OF the
stomach and into the intestines. while
If lying on the opposite side that or
gan. ia its weakened state. has TO per-
form an uphill process Of digestion
This is amply sufficient to produce in
somnia.
Lying fat on the back. with the
limbs pinxed. would seem TO secure
tile greatest amount OF rest for the
muscular system. whether in good
health or illness Such Is the position
advocated by physicians generally Ia
the most exhaustipg diseases. and It
Is hailed az a sign Of rapid recovery
when a patient exhibits an inclination
to turn on either side. But al the same
: time tlare are several disadvantages
: in the supire posture which Impair or
: embarrass sleep. whether In case Of
. severe illness or ordinary health, Thus
! in weakly states OF the heart or blood
!. vessels and certain morbid conditions
{ Of the brain the blood seems to gragi.
= tate to the hack OF the head and 70 aeI
e cordinrly produce troublesome dreams
y behave that much Of that weaken
n ing delirium which the physician haI
7 to contend with in treating serio2
y maladies Is often occasioned In =
e way
SIN persons who habitrally
their eait or work. either as :
r of the requirements Of =
T. ton or from the =cgtirse OF 4
J. cal development. there must necessarl
" liz be some distress consequent Il
! strengthening the spine It may no
Y be sufficient TO cause pain and yet b.
such q strain as TO prevent perfec
= ease. The result is unconscious rest
pr lessnesa. which Is the producer OF Ia
le somnla.
id 'sPeople who have contracted chest
sr cannot sleep well lying upon thei
i EuGkS. MS AFPAAtS roPtNtt%' - =
n. those who have suffered with pleuris
il and retain adhesions Of the lungs. The
c win find it easier TO get 70 sleep upo
m the right side and that their somnoien
W resi- win do them more good II the
~ observe this advice. Furthermore. ia
81 habit Of lying on the back Is the err
ator Of snoring. which much belabof
sleep and prevents the subject froI
receiving the fun benefit Of its reeupel
ating effects.
1t s1t Is desirable. therefore. In all case
,r TO lie On the side. and In the absence 3
t. special diseases rendering Il more d
" sirable TO lie on the weak side. whic
= leaves the strong lung free TO expan'
I. !. the right side should be chosen.
= glance at any plate OF the yiscer'
10 anatomy win show that when the bod
e. is thus placed the food in the proce:
as of digestion is greatly aided a
VS. passage from the stomach into {
5, testines Here the prY iipE. OF
r. tation directly applies. Tasn thd
ne that the stomach doest'f ress
a. upper portion Of the intestlnea is
m another advantage to he gained n
he lying on tne rlRut Siue Wutu ~
ot woolns ease to the entire human uk1
Ies anism Is under serious considerati
as "In conclusion. | wish to reft
* some injurious ecceHtricitieS or
en- in sleeping which | have observer
- wealthy woman once came to nj
6ll treatment for bad dreams OF th
Ia der commonly called nightmare.
on making Inquiry discovered
she was In the habit of lying q
:. with her arms thrown up over
NJ NJ head. o position greatly to be dep
in ed. although Il viii induce sleep Id
IS. sons who have weak lungs The
IN. culatioa Is thereby made stronge
to the extremities. and the head and
Try 2nd muscles Of the chest are d
'ut up and relaxed by the should
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