The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
CIT THE BEST SLEEP
,.ov SAYS POSITION is
Esgt,enssyTHINe IN SLEEPING.

-, often Caused BY MAPPING
or'n'' Causes Of oresn's---Resula'
SO"' Sleep Very Necessary
:. ovsrvthing when sleeping. Has
Position 20 Won to consider how you
X occurIsu gesture you instinctiyely as
aFsp' - which one you get the great
kfne' aps "a beneAt? That you sleep wei
"a res' a,v seems sufficient However
sre certain hygienie rules 20 iolloN
: not only produce the greatest com
81 nsen the body is In a reclining posi-
iip; pIs sngnage OF the wise-may pe inter
"A the lans uoosning no dreams at all.
t4ied ~ 10 is much In this matter OF
E hist tnes+,,res is vouched for by DIR.
3iepins Shady, the famous physician OF
L. York. !, ..n,,od DR. sbrady.
strange toehont sleep and It's effects on
tten ashei and mental condition, whlie
4H pDysittSts nav seem trite SUBJECT IL
MI many Ma me attention of most acute
~ o sso observers, who have gone 70 az
r. NJ pains 10 or1er 10 ,,Sar tu ,.ario,s
tNts "a acd duration Of sleep unaer various
Ia sly snu az well as the benefits derived
~ ditionS ,,r1 IN different pastures In both
17 nm and sickness .,sor..to,s NTH q
IA i.Iy nerson who wishes 70 induce sleeP
LIN set into an attitude Whlcn y etSS anu
.,runs Tells Ms that children under IA
SEEM M left side and back. After that
~ ~ majority sleep on the right side,
Era few lie fat on the back; You VIII
kire IL you chance TO see Gllu ASLEEP
oh
tSe A.brown one arm above It's head and
as w nartiv an one side and stomach. Proba-
5# soa ler will be bent at the knee, while
TX other will be extended lt Is NOT IN
al 10 find children sleeping Win poth
nc thrown over the head ana the lower
I'M apart and extended.
f9ider persons, however, are more likely
N ia in a curled up position on the right
With one hand under the pillow for
IN Enlistment of the head.
srhet there is reason for this is &C.
4 owiedeed In science, and very likely 1t
z S"a IN a measure, to the fact that older
10 amt ike TO listen to the sounds OF
IA heart. being thus reminded, perhaps,
IA they are mortal and that each beat
IS pulse leaves but the number less.'
Nay, SOME LIE FLAT ON THEIR
STOMACHS.
How do soldiers lieY' was asked "Surely
ey ought to take posture that is the
I'm In every respect"
It has been noticedvkp camp nfe,' an.
cred DR.. shrady, chat soldiers almost
.ssariably sleep on the right side, with the
|kbees drawn up and arms thrust out Ere
|6tently the soldier lies dat on his stomach,
I'D rests face downward on his folded
2snds In this position the earth seems
's6fter TO him than II he were lying on his
mck There are no bones In the stomach
1falnst which his weight would press
Another reason is that in this position
Tia light is kept from the eyes, whereas II
IA Law on his back the glare OF the light
Hbuld retard sleep. Still another explana-
sbn for this instructive posture is offered
~ man who has investigated the subject.
"a says that animals frequently sleep with
t1e nose buried In their paws, which char
Hterlstlc would indicate that less air is
4Dduciye to good repose. This may ac-
eeuDt for the peculiar way some persons
blow"
do you think. DR.. shrady, that good
efep depends entirely upon position? Is
5nere any particular advantage In lying on
ne right side or the back so long as a per-
IN Isn't troubled with insomnia?"
"a Certainly, great deal depends on the
Bsition although It is said that the saw.
re slept IN any way, even sometimes stand
tng up or lying In any posture on a rock.
IIr AhNht uVWtNcIt require KOOQ beds.
'ffesn air and proper temperature. The av,
wage temperature Of the sleeping room at
,fst u ABOUT o. degrees Fahrenheit. Sleep
~ ms temperature has been tested by
qlnefent scientific observers and 1t has been
lIcea tnat raising the temperature very
Pc results in the waking of the sleener| I,
what about restless sleepers? Are there
IN rules for them to follow which viii
laduce reposeT' "i''
MINI ar vpnr,,s - -
IA LESS.
strange TO say" was DR.. shrady's reply
n ln's question, restless sleepers-tbAt ia
IN say restless to an ordinary observer
Rmeumes gain the greatest benefit in the
very often the soundest sleeper
q us ~ ~. as position three or four times be-
nualy settling down. This Is ono ~
!. arguments for each sleeper having
mseu' In some attitudes the under
In Tue body becomes congested :
|Eet tho u. ~ now pretty well conceded
tue time when sleep Ia the most NJ
snt ana beneficial Is generally the last
II 1890. OF the second hour. The intensity
I'M bn,.I 70 TOUR and half to ave and a
~ uSiSt Shen second maximum oc-
IA which Is usually near dawn tHence
So, Thtayes asserted that between r and 4
{koSorna in tne morning, when the most
liz saI sleep occurs, was the time usn-
sotber euJted Tor surprising camps. An.
sfsd a vyI'ous fact Is that the least deveI.
9estsstu .sast cultivated persons need the
'''es' amount of sleep. N nc
81 ny DAY SLEEP Is NOT so RHNp
,.u BlCIAL.
"ost persons have an idea that thew
moose any time for sleep. that the
4. Natcnman' for instance, can get as
N 4. eep IN the day time as at night. but
,. mistake. The influence of light
s',malating, especially through tbs
~ pus' while the usual noises OF the
''Ie are far from composing and the
.A aus become embarrassed, and since N
y means complete rest It ia essential
s,,. ue oody should instinctlvely change
u' until a comfortable one is found
upon this point, one observer ad.
4 \, persons who suffer from pain in the
|1IonsC55 ehwakng TO lie for a while on the
NJ sslye sDinoI arising. thus to counterfeit
W matter how restless &, rarso,, l., -
10 snnra 70 steep, II In the end he gets
III ricsl luu blumber, there is no nbysio.
s. sS,,., reason why his sieen sboip,iSy 'i ~
~ hns iactory-that is TO saw /, ne o. 80"
b good gong to sleep and then gets into
|Ual np1nha.ioh and maintains it for the
listed ana o. hours he Is apt to be unite
her thu tsireshed upon waking All
bod slaorsss nelng equal, the man who Is n
I'D that ~, le good worker. Hence II "a
2 should nan ba who can sleep well and eat
4. or Benjamin PiSha.,,
i" ~ good slpenors i usou maintained