Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-07-11
HOW TO INDUCE SLEEP
AVOID ALL oPlATEs AND OTHER
FORMS OF DOPE"
Light moaI Followed by Moderats
ESeoolse, VOL Aired Room and
Warm Feet Usually VIII Bring
Peaceful SIumber.

There are sound hygienie methods
oy which sleep may be induced. In.
cursions into the realms Of patent
medicines, opiates, and all sorts Of
siumber elIxirs which are summed uy
as dope" should be avoided. But
The moral Of this lesson has bean
pointed over and over, yet little has
been sold about natural methods Of
Wooing sleep. Under this head does
not come the various metal contriv-
ences such as counting sheep" or re-
citing the multiplication table.
oxygen Is as necessary to the body
cells during the hours OF sleep as at
any other time. Perhaps In the case
OF children It is even more necessary.
For them sleep means the time of
enasoiism, growth and repair. Tha
Old prejudice agRtnst open windows
seA exists, in spt' OF the campaigns
o. education in : newspapers and
IN the schools. Dust In the rooms.
an imaginary draft, the fear Of colds.
and many other stupid reasons are
advanced in excuse Of this pernioious
Prejudice.
The organs OF the body also should
De considered. and no excessive work
should be given the heart or digestive
organs before retiring to rest. High
pillows lead to an Increase in the
hearts force at a time when the
heart should have the highest work.
PiHows that are too low may cause
headaches and even sleeplessness,
tnrooSh 2 ! excess Of blood being in
the brain Heavy late suppers ara
unwise. but light meal, followed BIZ
sueh moderate exercise as a short
walk, is generally conducive to sound
sleep. The light meal causes a
withdrawal OF blood from the heed
INTO me stomach area and the body
generally. The body Is therefore
warmed. and this Is important.
Cold extremities. particularly cold
rect cause sensory stimulatiops.
which produce sleeplessness. often
Tor hours. People who suffer in this
way should take means to Ksep thetf'
rect warm artiicially by using sleep
Ing socks, or slipper baths. or bv tha
use Of hot water bottles and bv
Sleeping between blankets
IL IS OF course, fatal 70 sound
fieep TO 20 to bed with anything on
the mind" In these sensational ana
p'easure-loving days we often retire
70 rest after receiving a long series
OF vivid sensations which often sc-
count tor hours of sleepless tossing
sometimes this may be relieved bv
gentle friction Of the head with a
medium hard brush.
We cannot hope TO always driva
away the disturbing sensorv i'm
pulses. for, built as man is. ioy. suf-
ierins' grief, responsibility and worry
liast. but by no means least). must
mo their place in his life at some
ume or other. Life without tbesa
would be at best a mere existence
and so We must pay the bill AT suoh
umes. And even then fatigue must
cause sleep ere long.
II may be wise not TO be too mn
ucuiar about noises when little cbr.
oren are asleep. At some future time
they may be thankful for learning IN
sieep while a certain amount Of noiso
Is sooing on. For instance. there 70
no reason why they should not he ac-
customed to sleep while pieno %
oeing played in another room In tha
nouse'-Spokane Spokesman-Reviev.