The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-03-10

IA temporary sleeping porch outside =
window. supported by braces set at an
angle and protected by an awning, may
be built at a cost Of few dollars.l
brain cells communicate are retracted
during sleep. thus withdrawing the
brain from outside stimulation.
1t ia conceivable that II all our senses
by which we communicate with the
external world were paralyzed sleep
would automatically follow. For ex-
ample, suppose complete paralysis OF
all sensory nerves except those of one
eye existed. BY closing this the pa
tent would at once be put to sleep.
Another theory assumes that the cen
ter-the vase motor nerve center at
the base Of the brain-which controls
the blood vessels and equalizes the
circulation OF the blood throughout the
body, becomes fatigued, resulting in a
dilation Of the arteries Of the body and
a lessened blood supply in the brain.
1t seems well established that during
sleep a condition Of anaemIa OF the
brain exists. whatever may be the
causes underlying it. This explains
the feeling of drowsiness after hearty
meal, when there Is a determinatio
OF blood to the digestive organs aud
Importance Of Sieep.
But there are many kinds Of sleep.
and the gentle poet refers to only one
kind-healthtul. restful sleep-the kind
that slides into the soul"
That sleep Is an important thing Is
sufficiently evidenced by the fact that
man spends about one-third of his life
time in that condition. Those who
have tried to lessen this proportion
have usually paid the penalty which
nature exacts for any attempt to cheat
in playing the game"
Value Of Early Training.
Babies should sleep most Of the time
but most Of them don't. The disci-
pine Of early retiring should be com
menced In childhood and rigidly en-.
forced. The practice OF allowing little
children to sit up In the evening SO
that papa may play with them ia
heartless, selfish and cruel. Children
under ten years of age should be put
to bed not later than $50 o'clock; from
ten to fourteen years OF age 8 O'Clock
should be the limit, and from then on
until maturity is reached 0 o'clock is q
safe and sane hour.
The evening meal should be simple
and all eXcitement-romping, reading
of exciting tales, hard study, etc
avoided. An effort should be made &c
encourage rather than disturb the nat
ural drowsy preliminary to the healthy
sleep, which Is real food to the rapid y
developing child brain.
With good start In life along these
lines 1t will take vast amount Of
abuse and neglect to destroy the habi
of healthful sleep. But modern life
Is complex; its work and play are ex
citing, strenuous and often unsettllng
The childhood habit Of sound sleep
when the rain upon the roof was 4
pleasant and soothing sound. Is tot
often succeeded by the light and fitfu
sleep which vanishes with a creakinl
shutter or a gust OF wind.
Wnen one reaches sucn Stato, VIVA
to dor It is easier to say what not Il
do. and we will approach the subjec
hrst from that standpoint
Thinss to Avoid.
Do not, above all things, seek relic
In drugs. They are seldom reall!
needed. and when they are actual!
necessary It Is playing with dangerou
DIRE TO use them except under the ad
vice and control OF a physician.
Another thing TO avoid is worry owe
sOss OF sleep. IL Is surprising how III
tie sleep some people can get aionI
with who deliberately keep late hour
and never give a thought to the loss o
sleep a great deal Of the injury I
n from insomnia II caused w. N