Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-12
Insomnia.

Insomnia.
have many letters from various parts
Of the world in which the writers ap'
peal for relief from insomnia | have
written upon the subject many times
and have frequently described success
ful methods which afford relief to pee
pie, according to the spirit in which
they practice the cure | presume thu
number Of methods for the relief Of thi'
malady could not all be written in q
book of a thousand pages, and all o.
them might fail in some certain case
and yet to the person who has beer
cured there is nothing so simple ano
easy as the method by which he was
relieved. and as most people like to he'll
others. he takes great pleasure in tell
ing others about his plan.
A merchant OF Chicago brought to M
his wife for treatment. and she de.
clared with great earnestness that sht
had not slept for two weeks ! place
her in a quiet room in charge Of com
petent nurse with Instructions 70 watc.
her carefully and report the next morn
ing. | was certainly surprised mex
morning to see the patient looking quit
rested, although she firmly declared sh'
had not closed her eyes five minutes
Taking the nurse aside. learned tina
after fretting for about an hour becaus
she could not sleep the patient had nc
only gone soundly 20 sleep, but snoret
so loudly that the nurse was Kept wide
awake nearly the whole night. The pc
tent awakened only once and after ash
ing for drink. and again complaint
because Of wakefulness. slept as be
fore. Now. this was an extreme case
and peculiar methods must be adopted
suggestion was all that was needed. an
asked the woman II she had eve
been hypnotized. She said NO, bu
was perfectly willing to be, II IL woul'
cure her. had the husband come into
the room while talked to her in yer!
impressive manner about the powers o.
hypnotism. and the husband said thai
he had no objections. II she could ONLY
be relieved | therefore asked him tt
be present the next night, and said
would put her TO sleep. ] kept her a.
much as possible IN the open air thai
day. and. having inspired her with con
fidence, | had her carefully and quietl.
put 20 bed. The husband sat there u
open mouthed wonder while ! talked e
her in a soothing tone for few mo-
ments. telling her TO not awaken until
seven O'Clock next morning. | ther
took hold Of both her hands, pressinf
with my thumb upon the ulnar nerve Of
her left hand. This caused a tinelirf
sensation in the arm, and she at once
declared that | was a strong. electri,
battery. and that her arm was asleeI
already. In five minutes she was snor-
ing. and we sat there for half an hour
while she slept soundly. | then awak.
ened her. and she declared she had not
closed her eyes. This convinced Tho
husband that she was laboring under q
delusion. and stopped his worry.
again took hold of her hands, and she
was soon asleep. awakening next morn
ing convinced that she was cured.
Smile in the Dark.
All cases are not like this, but man,
are. and cure can be secured in the
following manner: Smile in the darl
when you awaken in the night, and can
not go to sleep; you will find that tho
Jaws are tightly closed, and you are
worrying about something. Now smile
about IL. and see that every muscle o.
the face is relaxed into pleasant smile
Imagine that you are meeting some dear
friend. and fix your face for the ap-
prevail of that friend Now, this ms,
seem to be one Of the fool cures. but TT,
il. Keep on smiling and think OF things
that are pleasing The simple fact that
you have changed the thought currents
OF the mind and relaxed the muscles OF
the face and jaws will soon place you
in the land of pleasant dreams. Try Il
All communications for this depart
r,an+ ehouId ne addressed IN DR. David