Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-01-31
by EDWARD r.. wAKMAN


Well club
Copyright. 1895. bv Joseph T. BowIes
Getting cold Is one thing. getting
rid of 1t is quite another
No cold" however severe. will stay
with you unless you treat it kindly. 1t
came as an unbidden guest. an enemy
| in disguise: then treat Il as such and
eject it; but do not think it necessary
| TO call in a deadly drug TO help you
Your system is already overtaxed and
has hoisted the danger signal.
Fasting is the best thing in the world
for one having a cold-an absolute fast.
taking nothing into the system but cold
water, in abundance. Put yourself I'M
| der the watchful eye of your physician
| In case you prolOng the fast beyond a
| few days. The fast should be OF suffi-
cient length to get rid of the poisonous
waste matter Great harm has been
done by fasting; greater good has been
done by fasting. Avoid extremes and
extremists. Your physician will tell
you when and how TO break the fast.
1t is readily admitted now that Gen
Washington might well have lived
through the cold he had were it not Il
case of too much doctor. But they got
at him in the good old way" (sanctified
by use) and bled him three times: talk
Ing quart of blood from him the last
time (That is another way of trying
TO save mans life by -obbing him OF
the vital principle)
plt hn
their scientific treatment. They gave
him great doses of calo.nel to purge him.
tartar emetic TO vomit him. blisters TO
scarify him, poultices to draw him and
bleeding TO finish him.
All OF this for mere cold which couId
| nave been disposed of without doctor
or drugs by drinking freely of cold wa
Ter and refraininS a few DAYS from
| food
| fortunately for us the doctor of to-
day Is not the doctor of few years
ago. when all the medicine (as well as
his knowledge) was in his saddle bags
| II has been truly said by one of the cult.
me best men iii the world are doctors
and so arc some of the worst ones. Tho
"lsest men in the world belong to- the
| profession. and some OF the most ignor-
ant ones practice it"
Every member OF the human family
would be greatly benefited bv fasting
one whole day OF every seven. If Won
| are trying to get we'll" fast IA few days
until the tongue is clear and the breath
sweet II YOU are well" it will do YOU
no hafm 10 skip day oocss jonally.
How to Win Sleep in Two Minutes.
In two minutes Yes. al aLv time
any place and under almost anv circum.
stances A sleep so sound so restfuI
and so refreshing that excessive light
and NOISY surroundings will neither pre-
Vent your getting asleep nor arouse Won
after the sleep has come TO You. This is
a matter OF discipline and is within tho
! reach OF everyone You can also awaken
at any hour. even TO the fraction thereof
| ms method is not intended. directly
Tor those who are troubled with In.
somhla yet II will prove a great aid
| Inc subject Of sleeplessness WIN rcceive
| special attention. would DESIGNATE
this as sleeping AZ will. II ie for tho
nervous tired. overworked man or
woman in any walk OF life. but at the
same time II IS preventive AS well
a. a cure
Make II a rule Of your life 1.-THE
oilsier your life the moro the needy IN
take not less than II minutes a dav Of
| luict. restfnl sleep The time spent
VIII be more than compensated for hy
| ne mental and bodily conditions thar
toIIow. You may not succeed the first
time tas you may stay awake 10 see
how you 90 10 Sleep but success is
sure 10 follow repeated efforts.
You need not lie down TO take this
/ restcurc
Sit ia reclining chair or a rocker
/ TIP The chair TO a comfortable angle
| Tor the body mot enough 10 cause anv
| perceptible weight on tho back and TO
a resttul position for the head place
The feet on a chair as high COR a trife
| higher as that upon which you are
| sitting Cross the limbs at the ankles
| (ihis closes one end OF the circuiD
/ Put the hands together By interlacing
the fingers (this closes the other end Of
the circuiD Drop the hands loosely
In the lap. Close the eyes Let 20
Relax body and mind Relieve your
self Of all muscular and nervous ten
sion. Think OF nothing except sIoep
| II you find the mind wandering in
strange and forbidden or even in too.
! frequcnted paths bring r. back and
| quietly concentrate IL on the deem
slow, rhythmicsl breathing AZ Won
inhale. think sleep as you exhaIe
think sleep.
u you wish TO awaken al a given
time G012l5.17.2O minutesJ. charge
your mind. your subjective mind
(Which never sleeps). 10 arouse Won
10 consciousness AT the desired time
II will do IL 10 the minute.
Twsre setter not to lie down espe-