The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24

the mind FREQ from worrying and fretful thoughts
is impressed upon tho pupils.
Until the mind becomes docile and easily turned
into calm and peaceful channels, literature Of the
uplifting sort is recommended as prop
When all these points are mastered and tired
eyes-world-weary eyes that is-commence to
sparkle, and worry wrinkles develop into laughter
lines and strained and cramped muscles
mence to assume easy and graceful positions,
then Miss Martin tackles the hardest problem
snoring.
She and her helpers tiptoe into the sleepers'
rooms where they are safely launched on the sea
of alumber, and quietly but firmly close all lips
and push all chins into the proper position.
Again notes are made, and each sleeper L. lee.
tured on the following morning on the sin of
snoring and her own particular weakness In this
line is described and remedy prescribed.
Miss Martin has decided views on the evils =
Of snoring and its effect upon the mind, morals
and muscles.
1T Is acknowledged BY many O. the physi-
clans that most women first begin to lose their
good looks through sleeping wrongly" she
plains to her classes, "and they further assert
that an ungraceful position while slumbering will
not only ultimately be reproduced when awake,
but also act detrimentally on the disposition Of
the ungraceful sleeper.
"For instance, any one getting into an awk-
ward and uncomfortable position during sleep
will, in nine cases out Of ten, awake In an III
humor, while, on the other hand an easy, grace
| full pose will insure good temper, energy and
cheerfulness awaking.
| Snoring Is warning signal; 1t bespeaks an
uneasy mind. disturbed slumber and uncom-.
| Portable or wrong position of some sort.
| "It may not be generally known that women
are far more addicted to snoring than men, and
that this habit of Sleeping out loud, the polite
little boy termed it, is the general cause OF nasei
| catarrh Moreover, the effect of snoring is soon
noticeable in the face of the victim, for the jaw
begins to droop and in periods of forgetfulness,
the mouth opens and remains so for moments.
| together, giving to the countenance simple ex-
preston, which is by no means charming.
Keeping the Mouth Shut
cone of the most difficult things in the whole
/ curriculum of graceful sleeping is for an open
| mouthed sleeper to learn to close her mouth when
| in the land of dreams to remember to do SO, for
/ It ia all in the mind. Ugly expressions, ugly,
lines bespeak ugly thoughts OF some sort; we
| use no straps nor braces, no so-called beauty
helps but depend entirely upon the brain of the
i student to bring about grace of body and beauty
! of expression.
i toTwelve days is the length Of the course, and
we like the patients to remain with us the entire
i time. for it is safer to work with mind that
does not come in contact with antagonistc infiu-
ences during the course
i eve preach, teach and practice happiness.
"Most of our patrons are society girls, and they
have many things to unlearn. Their viewpoint
! is generally distorted. The things that really
matter are lost to them in maze of trifes, which
is closing in upon their beauty with destroying
force. We teach these women to think correctly
in order to sleep beautifully.
4 Twelve days seem short period in which to
bear down structure erected in as many years,
but our method is full of the truth and presents
an idea for which most minds are eager. We
merely start the worker along the right road;
she must take the lessons learned at the school
into her daily life.
4 "Many of our guests return to us after tbs
fatigue of each season, and a fortnight at the
school never fails to restore their bloom OF to
bring rest to their minds"