The Washington times., 1906-01-14

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From the woman who finds Lent an
absolute necessity 1as time for an an
nuaI rest cure) 10 her opposite extreme.
who darns stockings and puts through q
pile Of mending while she is resting -,
after busy day of house cleaning.
there are almost as many forms of rest
ing as there are women.
Take one woman worn out with over
strained nerves out OF her busy life and
make her take a rest cure. PERHAPS il
viii De the very sort OF rest she wanted,
and she viii relax and grow fat and jol-
y again as though by magic Try an
other woman, apparently "A duplicate
case, and she is rTetted beyond endur-
anee by The shutting out or everything
which makes up her life-Jhe very noises
which have found time TO saVagely at
tack tired nerves. the confusion and the
strain OF the seemingly necessary work
ing against time.
II one mans meat is another man
poison, JUST as surely is one woman
excitement apOther wOman's rest
An exception 10 this rule is baths-m
one form or another. they tend 10 rest
every type, provided that each particu-
lar type takes the trouble 10 md out the
particular bath which helps her 10 Test.
4 hot bath is ike q sJImuiaut 10 one
woman, like narcotic 10 another: but
II III cold baths that the greatest eX-
tremeS are noticeable A woman who IS
strong and buoyant finds herself stimllz
lated 10 such degree by cold plunga
as TO be rested. even II before taking il
she feels tagged out In every sense OF
the word. That same cold plunge is too
great a shock for another woman TO
stand bat a towel dipped into cold wa
ter and wrung out. then passed rapidly
over the body. 10 be followed by a rub,
can te not only borne. but delighted in
By even a frail woman. II works Ike
magic for her when she Is OVertired 70
the point of restlessness, stimulating the
nerves until they relax Of their own &C.
cord.
a cup Of hot tea is the ideal rest for
some women, while hot milk viii put al
most anybody in "A mood 10 sleep.
Sun baths work wonders II you've
patience 10 lie still until the sun gets
in its work; and fresh air IS quicker
restorative. The combination is best or
all. To take a sun bath when il Is
impossible 10 DO so outdoors, wheel q
couch close TO a sunny window, II
you've big bay window, you Ne an lae2i
place for II. Lie down fun length in
the sun. and stay there for half TO three
quarters of an hour. Somehow the sun
seems TO ill YOU with new Xigor-you
get ND ready for work again.
For fresh air rest,-tTy lying down
in a darkened room, with plenty Or
warm. light covers drawn ND over YOU,
and with every window in the room =
wide open as ii VIII go Take as deep
breaLhs as YOU can. and soon nerves
viii grow quiet and you win fall asleep
before you know It.
There is a homelv but wonderfully
ef8cacious cure for that awful tire
which is the unpleasant outcome, often.
Of a iong DAYS shopping or a day COM
centrated uDon sewing-upOn any or
the things that tire a woman out When
worked at in too strenuous fashion
That cure is nothing I'm the world but
putting the feet into hot mustard water
and keeping them there for ten or
fifteen minutes All the excess or
blood is drawn away from the brain.
leaving you with that nervous strain
lfffed-vOu are rested. It's mighty
well worth while finding out JUST
which is your own particular rest
cure and flying 10 IL when the weary
times come.