The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-11-04
HOW TO REST YOUR NERVES.
Methods by Which Society Women
Find Relief and Relaxation.

The Grand Duchess Anastasia gave
out at the wedding of the crown prince
of Germany to her daughter Cecile. In
the midst of the ceremony right al
midday, when the celebration was at
its height, she became faint and with
drew. In a few minutes she reap
peared, smiling and collected. She had
taken the Russian nerve cure.
The cure which the Russian woman
takes when her nerves are on edge is
the cold water cure. She goes into a
cool apartment and dashes cold water
into her face. If possible she takes ice
and binds it on her brow. In the win
ter she hoods her head and faces the
driving snow for a minute.
The Russian nerve cure is useful for
more things than tired nerves Tired
muscles, tired sinews, wornout bones,
and weary head are all treated to a
dash Of cold water. If the feet ache
they are dipped in ice water.
The japanese have much prettier
way of curing their tired nerves,
though not so speedy. 1t is the blossom
cure. 1t was no less q parsonage than
the cousin OF Admiral Togo who. after
The graat sea victory, took her woman
relatives and repaired to the ounce
blossom grove, there to take a ounce
blossom bath
In Japan, when YOU furnish your
house, you send for the flower man
who comes and decorates your home
with plants. This is always done as q
matter Of health The flower man
brings his palms, his ounce trees. his
Towering shrubs, and his Oriental flow
ers and bestows them about the house
If any one is I'll he selects the flowers,
carefully taking care to get a certain
Kind of scent, for there are people to
II ~
japanese warrior will take q pint OF
fresh milk and heat it scalding hot
Then he viii slowly cool il until it is
pleasant to the taste. ~
The EngliShwoman finds u quieter in
cup Of tea. Taking a teaspoon of tea,
she puts it into a cup. Then she pours
half a cup Of hot water upon it and
Immediately pours it off. The first tea
water is too strong and too bitter to
be tasted.
She now takes another cup of pure
boiling water and pours it upon the
tea leaves. She covers them closely
and lets them stand for ten whole min
Ctes, keeping the cup hot meanwhile.
Then she pours off the tea and drinks
it, She takes nothing at all in it. This
is the English nerve quieter
When worn out, so tired that he can
hardly stand, the Hindoo will drag
himself to the window and rest upon
his feet He viii open his arms wide
and breathe deeply. This is his way of
resting his lungs and his stomach. He
viii stand by the window, taking in
deep breaths of pure air: meanwhile
he VIII say his prayers. The two to-
eether-the deep breathing and the
prayers-restore him. He turns from
the window rested in mind and bod.
The pet nerve cure of the American
woman is a nap. Her forty winks re-
store not only her body but her mind.
To secure her forty winks she needs
only darkened room and a pillow,
with the privilege Of loosening her
neck, and belt. and shoes. The Chinese.
also believe in the forty mods Of rest,
and are able to go on with their work
for an indefinite time, stopping every
little while for their forty winks. The
Chinese can work weeks without going
TO bed if allowed to drop off when the
nerves begin to give out.
As q nerve euro the French sit with
their bare feet buried in fur rugs for
two hours every day. Thus their feet
breathe and rest.
Stop fussing. This is Lillian Rus
sells motto
Don't worry Worry wears you out
quickly.
Don't lideet one hour OF fidgety
movements win set your nerves flying.
Don't borrow trouble. Keep as tram
Gull as You can.
Try the nerve cures. One of them is
surely adapted to your case Try each
one until you come to the one that is
meant for You. Don't give way to your
nerves Keep on treating them. You
viii surely discover something that is
quieung. something that is intended for
YOUR case.