Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-12

IA temporary sleeping porch outside q
window. supported by braces set at an
angle and protected by an awning, may
be built at a cost OF a few dollars.1
brain cells communicate are retracted
during sleep. thus wsthdrawins the
brain from outside stimulation.
~Tf e BE UsSfn All 4 senses
by which we communicate with the
external world were paraiyzed 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
tient would at once be put to sleep.
Another theory assumes that the cen
ter-the~vaso meteF nerve center at
the base OF the brain-which controls
the blood vessels and equalizes the
circulation Of the blood throughout the
body, becomes fatlgued. resulting in a
dflation of the arteries Of the body and
a lessened blood supply ia the brain.
IT 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 a hearty
meal, when there is a determination
of blood to the digestive organs and
a withdrawal Of blood from the brain.
Importance Of Sleep.
But there are many kinds of sleep,
and the gentle poet refers to only one
kind-healthful, restful sleep-the kind
that slides into the soul"
That sleep is an important thing is
sufficiently evidenced by the fact that
mar spends about one-third Of bis 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
n playing the game"
Value of EsrIy Training.
Babies should sleep most of the time,
but most OF them don't. The disei-
pline of early retiring should be com
menced In childhood and rigidly en-
Ioreed. The practice of allowing little
children TO sit up In the evening so
that papa may play with them is
fearless, selfish and cruel. Children
snder ten years OF age should be put
10 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 8 o'clock is a
safe and san hour.
The evening meal should be simple
and all excitement-romping. reading
of exciting tales, hard study, ETC.
avoided. An effort should be made TO
encourage rather than disturb the nat
ural drowsy preliminary to the healthy
sleep, which is real food to the rapidly
developing child brain.
With q good start in life along these
lines 1t will take Il vast amount Of
sbuse and neglect to destroy the habit
Of healthfuf sleep. But modern life
Is complex; its work aud play are ex-
fitting, strenuous and often unsettllng.
The childhood habit OF sound sleep,
when the rain upon the roof was a
pleasant and soothing sound. ia too
sften succeeded bx the Hight and Htful
,leep which vanishes with a ereaking i
O a gust of wind.
When one reaches such a state. what
do7 1t Is easier to say what not to i
10. and we VIII approach the subject
grst from that standpoint.
Things 10 Avoid.
Do not. above all things. seek relief
drugs, They ere seldom really !
and when they are actually
necessary It is playing with dangerous
g ! use them except Under the ad-
~ aAd control OF a physician.
n her thing to avoid Is worry over
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