The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26


stories and sraesome tales saoaif Be-
avoided especially before bedtime
The child should Be put 10 bed early 3,
avoid the exciting environment Of the
social circle, of allimated conversation
and connvial joiiify The evening meal
should b. a light one both as 10 quantity
and quality Of food and drink avoiding
highly spiced renshes and stimulating
drinks. The chamber should b. spacious
and well ventilated. the bed not too soff
and without TOO much bsdciothing Per-
feet muscular relaxation. avoidance Of
false positions and perfect freedom aii
compression interfering with respiration
or circulation must be avoided The feet
ought 70 be- warm and lower than the
heed The body should be extended ana
not euddled up into ball When the
bed Is in an aicove or surrounded BY
heavy curtains nightmare Is sure 70 lurk
within. for they prevent the free circula-
tion q air. and the brain is stupeaed as
il were. by laughing gas produced BY the
sleeper. the air vitiated by him being
breathed over and over again.
The bed ought 10 Be- slightly inclined
from head 10 foot. but the proper eleya-
ton Of the head varies according % tenn
perament Anaemic people need b have
the head quite low. but full-blooded peo-
pie rest easier il the head is higher. An
excitable congested brain may be re-
Aeved By warm baths. tonics and anti
spasmodics like the bromides and val
erian II there is a tendency 10 palpita.
tlon the person should lie upon the right
side: If the liver is disordered by chronic
digestive troubles the person should iie
on the left side. The stomach should be
in good condition. especially II there Is
hatulence due To- gastric topidity. leading
to fermentation Of food. and dilation of
the stomach should be- energeticaliy treat
ed.
In Baoon's Natural History. which Is
quantity worded and based on very crude
knowledge or natural history as il IS UNI
derstOod today the author says. with a
grain Of truth. mushrooms cause the in.
cubus or mare IN the stomach" The
same might be said Of Welsh rarebits and
similar indigestible delioacies eaten just
before retiring these BE hand on the
stomach and cause more horrible dreams
In those not hardened 70 such sourmand-
ism. But 1t is equally erroneous 70 go 10
the opposite extreme and prohibit an food Z
before retiring. for often a light repast Is
a most excellent Hightcap and the pleas
antest ana safest remedy against insom- I
mia and. In fact, against nightmare for 1
an empty stomach may cause it just as I
much as an overloaded one.
Not less important Ia the treatment OF I
nightmare Is an endeavor 70 neutralize. I
as far as possible. all injurious moral I
causes. This Is often simply a matter of I
good counsel and caution against the dan
gers OF poor hygiene and excess OF pas
sion. The friends should especially en-
deavor 10 reassure and render cheerful .
those unfortunate beings who have a
morbid fear Of disease tnosophobia. as it I
Is technically called. 20 discourage their
broodings and encourage them not % give
way 20 despair Unfortunately the physi-
clan or to-day too often scorns and neg
lects this animisolatio. this soIace of
mind which is none the less often FAR su
perior 10 and more chicacious than the
most potent drugs