The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-28
Wherever there's Pain
There IL the place for an
AlIcCck,SpLAsIaR
The Standard External Remedy
BREATHING DURING SLEEP.


AASAttSNs AWnpeltiuS 0rSPcA AAhAidLtVA
at Night, Valuable in Its Tonic Effects.
The importance Of proper respiration
during sleep is dwelt upon by Pr. J. II.
kellogg in an article on Unconscious
Respiration, contributed 40 Good
Health. nr. Kellogg notes that during
sleeping hours the breathing movements
are more superficial and slower than
when one II awake and active, The
lungs influence tile activity 1T every Or
gan and every cell in the body, and con
sequently lessened breathing during
sleep slows down every function He
goes on:
At II necessary that activity should
he lessened I'll order that sleep and rest
may be secured. but the work of the
liver, kidneys, and the repairing work
lof the living ceils goes on during sleep,
and this requires oxygen. Hence the
body should III supplied with an ahtand
aHre OF fresh air during sleep by proper
ventilation Of the sleeping rooms. The
lassituie experienced on rising in the
morning after sleeping IN q closf, over
heated room IL evidence OF the injury re,
ssilting from such practice The tenn
never be above go degrees II. when a
higher temperature can be avoided, and
Ia lower temperature win be found bene-
fetal. Sleeping in cool air. provided tire
body II Kept warm, IA far more refresh
ing, inyigorafing and energizing than hi
q warm atmosphere. Cold air has q
tonic effect upon the tissues which Is
highly beneficial
The amount of air taken in during
sleep may be remarkably increased, In.
Kellogg goes on 20 say, by developing the
vital capacity and the activity Of the
lungs through suitable exercise. He
says;
AN eminent French physologist
found that the amount of air taken into
the lungs during sleep was donbled III
students whose general breathing capa-
city had been increased hy exercise. ES-
ercise in gymnasium, ehopping and
saving wood, digging, laundry work,
scFubbing running of erraHds1all sorts
OF active homework and farm work.
are excellent means of developing the
chest ANY exercise which accellerafes
the beathing, compelling deep, full
breathing. ii valuable ali Il means for
developing the lung capacity.
"i4angnor, nervousness and mental
cloudness are driven away BIZ the in.
creasd ventilation Of the body secured
BY deep breathing. The pure oxygen
taken In burns mp the rubbish which
obstructs the brain and the tissues,
while the deepbreathing movements ae-
celebrate the circulation drawing the
impure blood toward the chest for puFi-
iication, and % cleansing the tissues Of
the paralyzinq poisons which are sure
10 accumulate in them unless constantly
removed BY vigorous movement Of the
blood and energetic breathing. The
heightened color OF cheeks, the increased
hStrc Of eye and general buoyancy OF
feeling which follow a brisk walk on
frosty morning are evidences of the
benefits that are To be derived from tax
ing into the body an increased supply OF
oxygen through active breathing.
While the lungs are 70 some extent
subject 10 voluntary control, their me-
tien is, like that Of the heart, automa
tie. During sleep. ~ well as during the
waking hours, their movements are car
lried on with fhythmical regularity, ex,
crpt when necessarily interrupted by
speech, and without and conscious OF
voluntary effort"