Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-10
CURES FOR INSOMNIA.
Simple Exercises Which Are Sure to Pro
duce Sleep Are Better Than
Drugs

Women troubled with insomnia are
very apt to have recourse to drugs be.
fore first trying some of the many simple
remedies Tor the trouble which very often
bring relief.
| IN any event. opiates are prejudicial
to health, and the after effects are apt
to be such as to incapacitate the patient
for doing her best work.
One of the most efficient of simple
methods for producing sleep is to lie per
fectly still in bed, close the lids, but raise
the eyes as high as possible, as in the
act of supplication or prayer. At first
one VIII be very apt to strain the mus
Giles of the eyes, but by practicing the
exercise as easily as possible it will short
| ly be done with no effort whatsoever.
Lie with the eyes raised in this man
ner as long as it is possible to retain
them in that position. Thinking becomes
impossible, and very gradually the pa
tient will sink into delightfully."- refresh
ing sleep. One woman who has suffered
from insomnia has cured herself perma-
nentiy by this simple means, even after,
for years, she had recourse to drugs.
| Some gentle friction of the body or not
too violent exercise before retiring often
has the desired effect. Massage has been
found most effectual in promoting nat
4
friction with a coarse Turkish towel is
found to be most soothing.
| One well-known specialist recommends
an onion soup which, taken at dinner,
will produce most natural sleep at
night. The recipe for this original sleep
producer is as follows:
| Skin three onions and cut them into
dice; melt an ounce of butter in stew
pan and throw in the onions, shaking
them about until they are golden brown
| (they must not be allowed to cook quick
! ly or they will be too dark; then stir in
a teaspoonful of flour and add pint and
half of meat or fowl liquor; or, if this
4 is not obtainable, the same amount Of
water. Simmer for an hour, then rub
through the sieve and put back in the
saucepan; add pepper and salt and, If
| too thin, mix a little butter and flour to-
gether and add to the SOUP Boil for
three minutes before serving. This is
sufficient for two or three persons. An
other method is to simmer very slowly
! four or FIVE Spanish onions in milk with
| salt and pepper, thicken with a little
| flour and add half a pint of good stock
| strain through jelly bag or sieve and
| boil for a couple of minutes before serv-
| ing up.
Another harmless soporific is to be
| found in the use of a hop pillow. 1t is
very soft and comfortable and the sl ght-
] " dtIli OhOE iIODI the uODS Has IL SOOlU-
| ing effect, which has often been found
most beneficial 10 the BRAIN III cases of
| insomnia.
! A hot lemonade taken just before re-
| firing. with some persons has n most
| soothing effect, and taken in connection
with a laxative powder will often pro-
| duce most beneficial sleep.
This powder is composed of The fol-
| lowing ingredients:
| Cream of tartar, IL grains; powdered
SIENNA pods, 2 drachms; powdered fen
mel, 1 drachm; powdered aniseed,
| drachm powdered licoricn root, 2h
drachms; washed sulphur, . drachms; SUI
gar. l ounce.
Mix thoroughly and take q dessert
| spoonful at night.
| There are every so many sedative
| baths which are said to be delightful and
soothing. One of these is to make an
! infusion CT 800 grammes of linden flow
ers and add to the bath.
/ One can initiate the virtues of the
celebrated hot baths of different coun-
tries. One formula IS this:
Crystallized carbonate of soda, 100
grammes: chorate of sodium, 20
grammes; sulphate of soda. 60
grammes; bicarbonate of soda. 20
grammes; gelatine (pulverizedO, 100
| grammes.
Mix the salts together and dissolve the
u
water.
When all ready for bath, pour into
the hot water. The results are said to
be delightfully."- soothing to the nerves.
and as soon as the head touches the pill
low sleep will come.
One woman has solved the problem to
her own satisfaction by tying a silk
handkerchief tightly across the eyes after
retiring. The nerves of the eyes are the
last in the body to quiet down, and the
bandage has the effect of Fastening the
process. The want of sleep has some
times been traced to the habit of having
the head too high Under such circum-
stances it has been found that by lying
almost fiat the much-desired repose can
be obtained.
There is an old-time superstition among
some persons that it is impossible to sleep
unless the head of the bed is turned
toward the north, and, foolish as it NAV
appear, persons suffering from insomnia
who have made the change have been
benefited. 1t isn't advisable to sleep fac
ing window, for the light, even the
small amount fltering through a blind
from street lamps or the moon. will be
sufficient to awake some persons at night.
The old rule about counting the sheen
Jumping over the bars sometimes mas the
desired effect
But in all cases every possible remedy
should he tried before having recourse ia
drugs. The trouble is that most persons
are not persevering enough with the sim
pier remedies. and, after the first night or
swo. if sleep doesn't come the plan is
abandoned and deleteriOus drugs are in
dulged in.-New Orleans Picayune.
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