The Washington times., 1907-07-20
The Rest Cure oReS
One WCnOn Tired


These new-fanEled otions of rest are
quite beyond me- re,arked the mother
OF young woman W. has been ordered
by her physician tofollow out the in
structions he has given her for one
week. II she wish to return to her
normal state of balth and happiness
That there may b no misunderstanding
as to what these Iles are, he has writ
ten them out former. They cover four
pages Of letter peer neatly written.
In the mornig," remarked the girls
mother, "she ITO wake up about 7:So.
Imagine It-n4 when she naturally
wakes. but sh is to live up to the rule
OF waking at7:SO- Then she is 10 lie
and stretch fr half an hour. Then she
IS to have he breakfast at s and I'm bed.
Then shes TO turn over on her right
SIDE and liein that position until 1880.
Lots OF god its does her, too, TO lie
there and watch the clock just to see
when il Is time to get up. At 1890 she
IS TO get y and take a cold sponge bath.
and Their she must be given a cup of
warm mix and crawl back into her bed
and sta there three-quarters Of an
-lour Logger to recover from the fatigue
ongeudEed by the exercise of bathing.
AT noon she may be up and dressed
and rady fol- lunch. This must con-
Sist q 4 nice. juicy chunk OF meat pc
JatoS. and two fresh vegetables. in
the afternoon she can go for a long car
ride but she must be sure TO get back
by4 o'clock. because then she is to be
gien a cup OF leet tea and then she
must 90 20 bed again and rest until
dinner.
The dinner is TO consist OF meat and
potatoes. the Same as the luncheon, with
two green vegetables, only these must
be different from the ones served in the
middle OF the day, so as to attract her
weak appetite. After dinner she can
take another car ride. being careful 20
get back on the stroke OF 9. because at
that time she is due in the bathroom
for another cold sponge bath. And then
must be given another cup of warm
milk before she retires. BY no means
Is she to be up when the clock strikes 10.
oh, but that is not ALL went on the
aSggneNed woman. Here Is a whole
list 81 things that are TO be avoided.
She Is not 10 eat sweets. Her meat
must not be fried. II must be a roast
or something OF that sort that takes a
lonC time to cook. BY no means is she
In shopping or visiting the dressmaker.
And she must not see any OF her friends.
In other words, all that she can do is
10 follow out the doctors schedule. and
II there is any rest to be obtained in
doing things that continually keep the
sact before the mind that one needs rest
I have II yet to learn.
Besides. think Of the fatigue pro-
duced In me by all these rules Of rest
ing. ] must have the bath ready at 10
in the morning and at at night Twice
during the day must 1 get milk and
heat II to just the right temperature.
IN the middle OF the afternoon, when
might otherwise be resting myself.
must go 10 the kitchen and prepare beef
Tea.
There are only the two OF US in the
family. and ordinarily we get along in
our housekeeping with very little trou-
Die. because our tastes are similar and |
simple. Fancy my having to roast meat |
vice a day for two people and pro-
;ure four different kinds OF vegetables. !
And this, too. to coax an appetite which /
s already normal
People would be much healthier, /
m quite sure. if they kept away from !,
nese new tangled physicians who want /
o prescribe for every minute OF your |
lay AS for this systematic method 4
4 resting. why II makes me tired. that's
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