Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-23

cerum from the blood into the cavl-
ties. due to a retarded circulation.
In hospitals, under intelligent man
agement, such patients are made to
change their positions frequently to
avoid this stagnation of the blood.
Women especially suffer by lying
upon their backs because of the pres
sure OF the rectum and lntestlnes on
the left ovarian vlen that lies be-
hind them on the psoas muscle.
This vein makes a right angled turn
where It emptles into the large renal
vein, which empties the kidney on
that side. This anatomical fact is
the reason why women complain of
more pains on the left side than on
the right. Any pressure on this
small, long ovarian vein is sure to
cause congestion Of the left ovary
as we'll as Of the uterus. BY lying
on the right abdominal side, the
loaded rectum hangs in its periton-
cal sec away from this vein, and the
best possible freedom to the circula-
tion in these parts is attained.
Constipation is almost q universal
trouble among females, and the
cause again can be traced, in part
at least. to improper positions of the
body during sleep. While on the
back. the often inhamed uterus and
the ever filling bladder gravitate
downward toward the rectum, cut
ting of the circulation, and at the
same time paralyzing the nerves of
the secretory glands. thus stopping
the flow OF fluids that would pro-
duce easy evacuation. When on the
breast, these heavy organs gravltate
away from the rectum, giving the
free circulation nature intended, and
there Is no paralyzing of nerves by
pressure.
Better digestion is induced by
sleeping breast downward, as the full
stomach is not resting upon the great
solar plexus OF nerves that lies Just
behind II. When this large mass OF
nerves, nearly as large as ones hand,
Is pressed upon or irrltated. dIges-
tlon is disturbed and often stopped.
Sour stomach, gas, and heart burn
are the result, and along with It
and dreams.
Sleep face downward Is sounder
and one goes to sleep much sooner
than when one sleeps upon the back.
The blood. Is coming from the brain.
all collects at tho back OF the head,
Just inside of the skull. at a place
called tho torcular herophill. While
the face Is downward. the fiow OF
tho blood from this point Is down
ward. and hence freely drains the
blood from the brain. with the blood
out of the brain, sleep is sound and
dreams light and pleasant; with the
head reversed. the blood Is forced
to flow mp hill, which is evidently adj
verse to free circulation. II the
brain remains congested. II causes
and racking dreams.
Snoring is caused largely by the
tongue falling back into the pharynx
during sleep, so filling the pharyn-
goal snnCp that the mir hae dfmcuIt,s
In getting into the lungs. Lying with
The face downward prevents this be-
cause the tongue gravltates away
from the pharynx leaving Il open and
free to the admission of air.
During colds. or nasal and phar- !
'ngeal troubles that produce dis |
sleeping with the face down |
ward gives freer outlet 10 the se-
'retions from the nose and mouth
without their first going back into |
The throat TO irritate the membranes
here and disturbing the sleep or by |
Trying out the mouth by inducing !
mouth breathing. The writer has
has found that while on the back the
.urbinate bodies In the nose swell |
more than they do when on the face.
rhis is an important discovery, for /
very one knows that the most dis
agreeable feature OF a cold Is the
losing OF the nose at night so that