Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-22
moments Of REST
FOR
WEARY WOMEN

y "OlHdu may NtNldlt lllhN bl' 'dh
neither rest nor sleep in the day time;
that she is too nerve-strained and eX-
cited Let her. If she wishes to keep |
her youth and beauty. try systematic |
half-hours rest. with complete relax |
alton. every day. BY this means she |
retains her well-rounded figure, elac-
tic step and carriage, her delicate rose
hued skin and the brillianCy Of youth
in her eyes Not only this. nut she re-
turns from the magic dip in the rest
land. and perhaps dreamland. 10 her
post of duty fresh. in good spirits.
, ready to carry on things with vim.
II half-hour is impossible, rest
and nap Of five. ten or twenty minutes
Is quite as refreshing. even more so
than one of an hours length. Nor IL |
there any better way Of gaining time
on busy day than to cut ont some few
minutes for renewing ones energies.
After a mornings effort. OOdy and
mind are both tagged. The work flags;
things go wrong. and II is only hy the
nap of the salutary forty wmks orders
that the wheels of life are mad" u drag
less heavily.
Choose a darkened room, remove
gown and corset. Not little 81 the
value of this day time rest consists in
complete change of all clothing worn
in the morning.
II you would rest in the best fashion
of the world, do away with the pillow
and lie fiat: making yourself az physl
Cally comfortable as possible. Close
the eyes relax the muscles. ,ct every
tired nerve down from its usual ten.
sion.
The right position to take when rest.
ing or sleeping Is on the right side, be-
lCause then the heart has moro "Uum
to perform its work. The arms must
be placed at the sides and Kept there.
If they are thrown over the head the
muscles of the head. neck and chest are
contracted. The right position is
most important for sufferers from in
somnia, which is often brought on by
incorrect position.
The bed should be removed from the
be near one on account of dampnhss
for one thing, and another thing. more
serious, is that ones breath is thrown
back to be inhaled again. 4 severe
D. morning headache in one case WAS cur
Z ed permanently by simply moving tn,
bed from near the wall into the middle
Of the room.
The value OF surroundings that dc
not excite the imagination Is an i'm.
portant thing to consider. in preparing
a room for repose and sleep. Tine walls
must have restful tints and there can.
y not be too little furniture or too few
pictures and bric-a-brac.
These things get on the nerves and
y induce wrinkles and crows feet and d
dull complexion. Let the whole en-.
n vironment of the bedroom breathe ol
peace.
r a room spotlessly clean is also ne.
cessary, not only for rest, but for com
|, pleXions as well, dust being the great
enemy Of wOman's good looks. Il
l. settles in the skin and wrinkles are ac
tuated by il.
The occasional holiday in bed Il
planned on the same lines as the after
, noon rest. II, too, is taken in a dark
ened room, and in solitude. Talking
r reading, thinking-all are forbidden
even eating, with the exception of I
l. small allowance of liquid food. In thi
way wonders are wrought in building
up and restoring tone of the system.
If there is neither time nor oppor
. tunity for reclining. rest may be take
:, by placing the hands behind the hea
and swaying the body sidewise, the
a standing and twisting the upper pal
of the body This changes the circu
lation and relieves the strain on a Gel
tain set of muscles.
Clara Barton, who Is still young
65, gives this prescription for re'ainin
4 yigOr:
| Il cultivate the accomplishment {
| resting and of mapping. shut m
| eyes and go to sleep whenever theI
| is lull in my work.
] Il either rest or play. | don't quite
That's what ages wOmen-putterinl
When ! see a woman breaking dow
with nervous protsration wondC
when women will learn to stop quite
ing.
II wouldn't sew a button onto OF
of my shoes for all the kingdoms of Il
earth. A woman cant be she
mender, a dressmaker, a housekeepe
, and domestic economizer all in on
The minute she tries to do n 81
breaks down, and then some one writ
q, a brilliant article on why America
Women Break Down
sleep is a great thing for wome
Half the women | know don't sic,
) enough don't rest ugh."-PhiladC
phia Telegraph.
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