The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-06-13
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L HCan' Sleep Cant youY' said Belinda,
with sympathy. well, it's the easiest
thing IN the world if you go the Fight
way about it, awaited enlightenment.
"You shut your eyes," she continued,
'and you imagine you see flock. Of
sheep going through g gap in the hedge.
You must count them one by one as
they go. When the. last. is through, you
will be asleep" How many sheep are
there in fock?'' inquired apprehen-
sively. ooh. I don't know-l00- 800
as many as you like to count" said Be-
linda. Thus says an anonymous writer
in a Eondon contemporary. IL,
''My DEAR" cooed Belinda's dear a old
doye-like mother, looking up from her
knitting. that seems to me wearisome
way to induce repOse. Now, l always
find it ar infallible remedy to think of
brown paper. Just brown paper-7noth-
ing more. fix my mental eye upon it,
and gradually am soothed into SUM-
ber.' explained that I could not do
that, because one always associated
brown paper with strings and parcels,
and possibly interesting-even exciting
packages. ,.
"What have you tried?'' the old lady
asked. ooh, lots Of things" l answered,
in despair. ,''Repeating all the verses one
can remember, from Twinkle, twinkle
to scraps of Heine; and saying 'One, two,
three, FOUR over and over again. Not
the slightest use.' e" z. ~
''The art Of Sleep" says Belinda's
maiden aunt, lis not understood in Eng
land. Do you know anything about Pas
tor Kneipe'ss system? 1 thought not.
The last thing at night you must wash
yourself from head to foot in cold water.
0ft mr. n 1rv Init in
between the blankets quite wet. You
will be .astonished at the result I
thought this highly probable. "a much
better way than that" remarked a voice
from the background-that of Belinda's
husband, who has entered unobserved-
lis to eat come biscuits That draws
the blood from the head. It's the deple-
ton of the blood vessels of the head
which causes Inconsistencies. l always
keep biscuits ready at: hand" "You do"
said Belinda, ''and crunch them horribly
in the middle of the night" 'Another
thing" he proceeded imperturbably, sis
vulgar but eficacious. To many a COM
penny announce kind--will act as the most
blessed soporific." Everybody looked
politely incredulous. ''And another thing
is to get up and open the window" But
my window, always is open;" I objected.
''Then get up and wash your face"
BY ! I always wash it before going to
"I'm very sorry for you,". said Belin-
da's husband. 'Evidently there's moth
r 1g ef5 yo Dqt head e Me sa
Belinda, shuddering, and patting her own
careful couture. "Then there's dose Of
bromide, of course" he went on, ''only
one doesn't. want to depend on drugs.
a man was talking to me today about
tically on minced beef and hot water,
and have cold mince at your bedside in
case you are rayenous and can't sleep.
This chap quoted letters from archdea-
cons and people saying that they could
not live without their mince,' and that
they had quite an orgy. of mince' in the
night. You might try that. 1t seems to
answer with some people,"
Tonight I exploited all these sugges-
tons. I went to bed at 1870, and count
ed 400 sheep. After that it was really
consolatory to mediate upon brown pa
per; but about IL :45 l reverted tony
old formula, the recital of one-two-
They basely forsook me at need. I could
only remember 3 per cent. Of my GUS
| tomary lines. I therefore rose, opened
all the windows, and washed my face
second time. Result, nil.
After postponing the ordeal as long as
possible, l sucked horrld peppermint
drop; it leaves, shocking taste in the
mouth, and makes one thoroughly wake
full and unhappy. Eventually 1 was
obliged to dispel the taste, at 1 80 a. NJ,
by an "orgy" of biscuits and minced
beef, which don't go at all we'll together.
After this--indigestion. About 8 a. m.
I consulted my list of proposed remedies,
| and decided to- brace myself up to the
Pastor Kneipe system, adding, with the
recklessness of desperation, the wet
handkerchief round the head. washed
! myself utterly wet all over, and crept
in between the blankets. That
was two hours ago. 1 have now emerged
shivering, "a .dem'd damp, moist, I'M
pleasant body" as Mr.. Mantalini would
put it, and have had a good rundown.
I am very much awake, and it is day.
light. When I have pilloried these mis-
cradle nostrums Of the would-be wise I
shall take dose of bromide and pretend
| not to hear the milk carts.
Story with Sad Side.