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New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
sLEEpINEss AS A SYMPTOM.

I'm many diseases, such as malaria, dia-
betes and inflammation Of the kidneys a
prominent symptom Is chronic sleepiness.
due to the system becoming saturated with
various poisonous products, and their COM
mon termination Is coma.
Gases Of insomnia would undoubtedly
much diminish I'm number II mon continued
some kind of vigorous muscular exercise
well into middle life. The relief 10 the
brain Of occasional physical labor is In
calcuable."
"Is day-sleep ever so refreshing as night
sleep?' next asked.
1T is not apt 10 be-. DR.. Collins
answered. because the cbb and flow Of
blood from and 20 the brain corresponds
that is TO say, Is synchronous. with the
rising and setting of the sun. Dr. Corning
a high authority or the brain, says that
Of seventy-hve persons whom he ques-
tloned. and who slept IN the day time, only
4 per cent thought they derived as much
beneft from day as from night-s'eep.'
Now. Or. Collins said l, do you be-
Iieve that thinking intensely is good for
the brain?'
Il do
rs intense work also good for the
muscles"
81 believe It is. provided it is not so IN
tense as TO strain them
Then how about sleeping intensely
/ Would not short intense or deep sleep be
ms restorative as a long bpt lighter sleep"
1T might be. and / am slad You have
asked me about that one can acquire the
art OF sleeping intensely by judielolsly
shortening his period of rest until he finds
that he sleeps dreamlessiy from the time
he lies down to the hour he arises. In that
wav he may economiSe time without injury
20 his health.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

haustion and nervous irritability. While on.
from narcotics; but one cannot with an
punity keep his brain on edge for TOO lou,,
so when his work Is over I think a 60
or two Of ale, followed by a mild smoke 81.
rather beneficial than harmful The ord,-
nary effect Of a small amount Of alcoha,
and tobacco is to relax tense brain, ana
this action tends to conserve the brain.
strength, sometimes actually preyenting q
nervous breakdown.
You said, doctor. while ago." Oh
served, that the brain worker required
less sleep than the muscle worker, becaus.
the bulk of the latter's products OF combus.
don was greater--is there any other rea.
SOM"
"Oh. yes. Brain. like muscle, become,
stronger by constant use, and also mora
resistant TO fatigue products; besides, the
more vigorous the brain Is, the more quick.
" II will recover should II be exhausted.
Hence, the mental worker, having usually
not only a stronger brain than the muscle
worker, but also one possessing superior
power of quick recuperation, would natur.
Blly require lcSS olttp' 10 ISNsOnlny
clear"
quite so," I replied. you've explained
satisfactorily something that has long
puzzled me. myself have noticed that
when engaged in hard mental work have
slept less and yet 1t has seemed enough"
Certainly" said DR.. Collins; your brain
| has been In better condition when II has
worked hard. But there Is still another
factor In rapid brain recuperatlon which
in all my study and reading have never
seen duly emphasized. Brain workers are
/ apt 10 have a fuller, freer and quicker
cerebral circulation than do those who use
/ that organ less; and, as a consequence. the
waste products Of the brains OF hard think
ers are eliminated with great rapidly
! which, of course. helps the latter TO work
extraordinarily we'll with a minimum OF
rest"
"And how do you account for the fact
that the lazy and idle. who do little work
OF any kind, sleep so much?'
Poor blood and sluggish circulation re-
piled the doctor promptly. Then again
as the class you speak OF get more slesT
than they need they weaken themselves
generally. and the weak need more sleeI
than the strong.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

in the latter organ. in the inability to act
which We know as sleep
THE brain therefore trts much as the
muscles tire Muscles, when used. become
more and more clogged by their waste
products, until al last no effort on our
rart can make them continue TO act-they
sleep. After a time. however, tho blood
stream washes them clean. when they re-
Ccyer-wake up. as It were-and again be-
como sensitive TO stimulus. So the BRAIN
during its sleep, Is slowly clesnsed by the
blood stream. II awakens when II rocovers
its senstivity TO light and other imprcs-
slons Mr.. Eastman's theory Is logical. and
believe IL Is correct"
yet the brain contains less blood when
asleep than when awake" I observed.
Undoubtedly It does but suricient
amount remains TO remove It's waste prod
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
Mr.. TAFT ON ECONOMY BOARD.

president Taft sent a special message 10
Congress communicating the results Of the
work Of the economy and efficiency board,
pointing out how 100000 may be saved in
the conduct of the government without di-
minishng the efficiency of the service. and
urging among other things the institution
Of a civil service pension system and a far
reaching extension OF the merit system, so
that chiefs Of bureaus and divisions and all
minor employees away from Washington
shall be brought within its scope. The
President promises before long TO submit a
civil service pension plan which will, he
says safeguard the interests Of the gov
crnmcnt and at the same time promote
those Of the superannuatcd employees. lie
points out that the work Of the economy
and efficiency board is far from complete,
that II has had time thus far TO deal with
only a portion Of the problems of admins
tration, and urges that it be continued,
with the suggestion that such continuance
will probably result in the discovery Of
methods whereby still greater savings may
be effected
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

nets. particularly az these arc formed very
slowly during It's unconscious state.
sleep is due TO our imperfect mechan-
ism. II the human economy were perfect
VIC would never sleep and never die. unless
hy violence. waste products would be elm
mated as fast "a formed, and we could
work mentally and physically forever with
out feeling fatigue. The fact that certain OF
our organs. such as the heart. lungs, Nd-
ncys etc, and the automatic and reneS
centres Of the brain. upon which these de-
pend. do not sleep suggests the possibility
that our evolution may one day 30 lar
progress that our brain. even its strictly
psychological functions. won't require sleep.
and we can then put TO good use third
more Of our lives now practically wasted
I'm oblivion.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
DoLlAR.A-DAY BILL DEAD.

Armed with a biudgeon In the form of a
statement from the Secretary OF the Treas
ury that the passage OF the Sherwood
dolar-a-day pension bill would necessitate
an issue OF bonds, the Senate Committee on
Pensions knocked that anomaly on the
head. Secretary MacVeaghs statement fol-
lowed the official estimate Of the pension
experts that It would require an additional
appropriation of $4,000, 900 to meet the de-
mands OF the Sherwood bill the second year
that 1t was IN effect. The members of the
committee believe that everything possible
should be done for the needy old soldiers.
but they also believe that there Is neither
occasion nor warrant for the wholesale
bounty provided in the Sherwood bill.
After nearly a years consideration, the
Supreme Court OF the United States gave
its unanimous approval to the employers
liability law enacted by Congress In 1908 TO
take the place OF similar act declared un-
constitutional. The old common law hedg-
ing In the rights of employees Is displaced
In several particulars by the statute as ap-
proved. Notable among these Is the aboli-
ton of the fellow-servant doctrine and the
substitution OF law making employers
liable for the negligence OF an employe re-
sulting In injury to an Interstate employe.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

illustrated sporting and Dramatic No"s.
Infants and young children continued
Or. Colllns.l require from fourteen TO SIN
teen hours. because their metaoollsm 'de-
atruction and reconstruction of tissue), Is
very active. and this abundant tissue waste
produces. as We have seen, somnolehce'
Adults can get along very woii on eight
seven or even six hours OF sleep, depending
p,rtly ,Ipnn constitutional pcculiarity and
partly upon whether their work Is mus
cular OF mental. The laborins classes
naturally need moro sleep than do BRAIN
workers because the formers generaI
tissue destruction IS greater. ON the other
hand. old persons require the least sleep
owing to the fact that their metaboilsm
is comparatively slow. Again those VINO
live I'm cold climates sleep more than do
those living where It's warm. because
the former usually take more exercise, De-
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

dynasty TO certain foreign powers. in the
hone OF inducing the withdrawal Of the
opposltion heretofore placed I'm the way OF
raising a foreign loan.
Raymond Poincart accepted President
Fallleres's invitation 10 form Cabinet
The new Cabinet Is composed as iollo"s'
Premier and Minister Of Foreign Anairs
Raymond Poincart; Minister ot Justice
Arlstidc BRAND Minister OF Interior Leon
Bourgeois: Minister OF War, Alexandra
MiIleraud; Minister OF Marine. TheophlIa
DelcassS; Minister OF Finance, J.. l.. kIotI'
Minister oC the Interior, jules stceg; Minis
ter Of Public Works. Jean pupuy; Minister
Of Agriculture. jules Pans Minister ol
Colonies, VI. Lcbruu; Minister of Pubic IN
struction. VI. Giusthau. and Minister OF
commerce FcTnand David
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
THE USE OF LAcTIc ACID.

zone interesting way 10 produce sleep
artificially which have not yet mentioned
is TO inject Tactic acid or its sodium salt
into the blood, and very probably II Is TO
this agent 0actic acid that the well known
sleep producing effect Of milk IS due
rs there any simple way of proving that
normal sleep is caused by the effect of the
toxic (poisonous) products Of tissue waste
on the BRAIN
"Ycs. one has only TO inject into the
circulation Of lively dog the blood OF an
exhausted one, when almost Immediately
tho former ono will exhibit all tho symp-
toms of fatigue and very soon 90 10 sleep.
But 10 get back 10 tho subject of in
duclng sleep in the sIccpless by ordinary
methods II !. certain that no ono can
sleep while he is in n nervous condition
The yould-bc sleeper must first resolutely
exclude all worry and vcXatious thoughts
he must not, as | have already remarked'
worry even about not sleeping But nc
should think how quiet and pleasant u is
to lie I'm his comfortable bed undisturbed
for a while at least by the turbulent "orld
hc lives in.
III is well, though not essential, TO sleeF
on the right side, with the head sishtS
elevated; yet I think it best, especially II
the night be hot not 10 bother abou'
positlon. Lying after one has donned one
night clothes, sprswled out on the bee
any old way, is most comfortable and
therefore. most sleep inducing. Moreover
! ono should never thwart the drowsy Inn
| pllse. but go to bed Immediately that hf
! feels sleepy.
I'm my opinion the prime condition o
sleep consists in putting ourselves into
condition or non-resistance. We should
make no effort TO do anything, but simpi!
! IAN asleep by ceasing our struggles e
remain awake"
What effect has beer or ale drinking ana
| tobacco smoking on insomniacs?' / asked
They usually dull the BRAIN Dr. Collins
. answered, "and, when moderately INDUCED
in, are useful as sedatives In brain ex
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
News of the Last Week Is Here
Recapitulated for the Busy Man

would be recommended TO Congress in a
short time by Postmaster General Hitch
cock. The Postmaster General made pub
lie his views regarding government owner
ship of telegraph lines without consulting
the head Of the administration, and state
ment intimating as much was given out at
the White House. In explanation Mr.. Hitch
cock said he had been called out Of the city
before he had had an opportunity 10 con-
suit the President on the matter.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
CABINET WALKS OUT AND BACK

"Thc Spanish Cabinet of which Jose
Cgnalcias 3 Mcnd.s was Premier resigned
.as the result of a temporary divergence II
views with King Alfonso as 10 the advisa-
JilIty OF committing the death sentence OF
one Of the rioters who murdered judge
and wounded several court officials In the
town of Cullcra, province of Valencia last
September. Ipou the request OF the kinS'
however the Premier decided 30 remain IN
Office and retained the same ministers.
Tho immense rally to tn" Socialist nag
during the elections TO the German Rcichs-
tag is indicated by the figures OF the num-
her OF votes in hfty constituencies. taken
at random These show that nearly - per
cent Of the voters were Socialists, and indi-
cate an aggregate Socialist vote Of 10000.
"A tremendous gale, attended by heavy
snowfulls. has wrought havoc In some parts
OF the United Kingdom. Almost one nun
dred lives have been sacrihcod by snip
wrecks and accidents,
Tho betrothal Of Princess Victoria lulse'
Youngest child and only daughter of the
German Emperor. 10 the Grand buk"
Adolph Frederick, eldest son of the Grand
Duke Of Mecklonburg- -strelitz, is expected
10 be announced ON the Emperor's birth
day. January 81"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

the famou I'D hosiery in Bowdoin Square,
Boston.
Captain Barton 5. Crulkshank, OF Og-
densburg y. Y, who was supposed TO have
been drowned in the St. Lawrence River In
June. 1910 and was discovered the other
day TO have been living in New York city
under the name OF Donald Douglas sailed
Tor Naguabo. Porto Rico Cru!kshank was
one OF the most prominent mechanical en-
sineers in this state He was known wide
ly in national guard circles also His dis-
appearance in the summer OF 1910 was wide
" noted. and the finding OF battered
canoe on which he had gone out on the
river at length confirmed the idea that he
had been drowned. Life insurance was paid
to his wife upon the proofs submitted and
memorial services were held for him in his
homo town.
Found guilty OF the murder OF his wife,
Joseph Ferronc, believed by the police TO
have been the slayer OF Mamie Cunning
ham as we'll, lunged at a juryman and then
tried TO XIII himself in the Court Of General
Sessions I'm this city by cutting his throat.
Two ex-convicts and one supposed In
sane man. all former inmates OF the New
York City Farm Colony, at Castleton Cor
ncrs, Staten Island, were indicted for man
slaughter In the first degree BY the Rich
mond County Grand Jury, charged with
having caused the death of one Of their
fellow inmates, Harry Williams. an aged
and helpless paralytic, who was scalded TO
death I'm a bathtub at the institution.
FIVE KILLED IN Joy RIDE"
"Frederick Mulford Foster, OF Trenton.
y. j., is the only survivor of party OF six
which started on a Joy ride Their auto
mobile plunged over an embankment into
the water and Ave were drowned. The
dead are Donald Reed, son OF former Su-
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
THE wILsoN-HARvEY iMsRoeLlo.

Explanation as 10 why the name Of
Governor Woodrow Wilson as candidate
for the Democratic Presidential nomination
was taken down from the head o. It's edi-
torial page on December % was given in
an editorial announcement in 'Harpers
Weekly. The words Of Colonel George
Harvey. the editor, were, In part. as
follows: The name Of Woodrow Wilson as
our candidate for President was taken
down from the head of these columns in
response to a statement made to US direct
ly by Governor Wilson. to the effect that
our support was affecting his candidacy in
juriously. The only course left open to us,
in simple fairness 10 Mr.. Wilson no less
than in consideration OF our own seif-re-
spect, was to cease TO advocate his nomi-
nation That his break with Colonel IIar-
vey may cost Governor Wilson the Demo-
cratic nomination for tho Presidency was
indicated by revolts in several states Of
former supporters Of the Nss Jersey Gov
ernor. The hardest blow To the Wilson
boom was dealt by Colonel Henry Waiter
son.. editor Of The Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal who told Of the conference at the
Manhattan Club here, In which Governor
Wilson told Colonel Harvey that the sup
port Of 'Harper's Weekly was injuring his
candidacy. Colonel Watterson said thGt
Governor Wilson's manner was 'autocratic.
if not tyrannous.' and that Colonel Harvey
was 'grlevously wounded He also said he
had hoped to find in the Governor another
Tilden, but had found rather a schoolmas-
ter than a statesman Colonel Watterson
is fine old gentleman was the only COM
ment Governor Wilson could be induced to
make on the Louisville editors statement.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
CASE OF HUNGER DIAGNOSED.


"Dr. Austin Flint once told me a story
about gentleman who had consulted him
Tor sleeplessness, when the following
dialogue ensu"d:
e. DO you eat anything just before re-
tirins?' Dr. Flint asked.
"'Oh. 10, doctor | am very careful not
TO-. the patient answered; and always eat
very light dinner
Now, Dr. Flint is man OF fe" words
but they are always emphatic. Eat Il
hearty supper every night just before you
so to bed he ordered, and come IN ana
. see me next week.
THE man, awcd by this percmotOrinrSs
and surn-i,cd at net receiving "a written
,,.oscrintion l,oa~tcd
"A vccl later he returned. s,ou,cr. rod
dior l,ol.iro and without q trace of his
former nervousness. I've followed your
! advice and sIopt like a top every night
eipco I consulted YOU nc cNclaimd to Dr.
! f-,i,+ ioyCuuy
/ ..yo,r only trouble was YOU we're hun
/ or,., remarked his physician."
GOOD :rtcriccted You believe in
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
WELCOME OF CARDINAL FARLEY

What have our own city and country
leen talking about?" asked Busy Man.
The homecoming OF John Cardinal Far
ley was the occasion Of a welcoming DEM
onstration which was said TO surpass In
magnitude and enthusiasm any similar celo-
bration In honor OF n prelate OF the Roman
Church here or abroad. The Cardinals s
ride through the city from Battery Park To
the Cathedral, with an escort OF two hum
dred automobiles containing the clerical
and lay members OF the reception commit
tee. may be llkened to IA triumphal process
sion worthy of old Rome. Five miles or
Broadway and Fifth avenue were lined on
either side by dense crowd OF spectators
eager to get glimpse OF the venerable
prelate. Steeplejacks had placed tfty thou
sand ipcandescent bulbs on st. Patricks $
Cathedral, where the Cardinal gave his
blessing to massed thousands IN the even
ing.
1T seems certain that Madison Square
Garden will be preserved TO the city. Some
OF the largest and most popular associa-
tions which have held each year show III
, the huge Garden Joined with Ringing
Brothers Circus In virtually guaranteeing
TO pay annually a big sum for leasing the
Garden for their purposes. 1t will be SUM
Client TO maintain 1t in first class order ana
to assure good return to the owning com
pany on its investment. 1t was said last
night that this guarantee would be about
$2l5,O00 each year. and there would pe
enough open dates to make II almost GER
tainty that the total rent roll of this ia
nous landmark would be considerably more
than 100000.
NOTED BOSTON HOTEL BURNED
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

s,das having to burn up more tssue 10
r,a,,,,.,n normal bodily heat"
..,vhan a brainYorker cannot sleep what
do vou advise him to dor
.y Amt advise him at all until after |
have examined him to ascertain the cause
80 ,',s sleeplessncss II find he has no or
gani, trouble, but that his insomnia Is due
20 nervousness and a kind OF hyperasthe-
sio lexcessive sensitiveness) Of the brain, |
od,,eo him to do some sort OF physlcal
,,or, suited to his strength. That quickens
bis General metabol!sm, induces fatigue ana
usually effects a cure. a warm bath helps.
O. does hot foot bath taken just before
rotirinz as this draws the blood from the
o,.orsensitIye brain. Eating before going
90 bod also favors sleep. for the blood that
aus into the stomach during digestive ac-
ttor adds to the relief OF cerebral con-
gestion.
..That cerebral anamia (blood depletion
Of the BRAIN has much to do with the on
coming Of sleep was demonstrated by Dr.
Alexander Fleming as early as 1850 Dr.
Fleming on several occasions actually pro-
duced sleep merely by compressing the
carotids (arteries near the front of the neck
which supply the brain; compresslhg l'eH'
, cuts off most of this supply
"The extreme drowsiness experienced
after exposure 10 heat or cold is no DOUBT
due to the derivation of the blood from the
central organs OF the body to the surface
in order to cool or warm 1t, as the occasion
may demand.
"It has been found. too, that the increase
NJ blood AT the surface and corresponding
diminution in the brain follow pretty closely
the course OF intensity OF sleep. Ana
finally. the famous 'seesaw' experiment
with man OF balanced table whose head
sank when he was awake and rose wheh
he slept fairly establishes as fact the
theory that the brain Of the sleeper is al
ways comparatively anemic. Moreover we
know now that during sleep the tempera
ture Of the body is slightly lowered th'
general circulation is slower, heart beats
and respiration are less frequent ana th(
glandular secretions are diminished.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

Furthermore Il frees the employe from
'contributory negligence IN many instances
and limits the effect OF the doctrine N
others.
The recent announcements oI Governor
Dix OF New York and superintendent oi
Prisons Scott that they favored the abol-
ishIng OF capital punishment bore fruit In
the form Of four bills introduced at Albany
They are all essentially the same pro-
vlding that the penalty for murder In the
first degree shall be imprisonment for the
natural nfc Of the Offender, instead OF
death"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

That Huntington Wilson. Assistant Sec
retary OF State, is TO succeed Robert Bacon
as Ambassador to France IS reported In
diplomatic circles at Washington. Thomas
g. Dawson. resident diplomatic officer OF
the State Department, whose name was
mentioned prominently in connection with
the post Of Ambassador TO Brazil. 10 which
Edward V. Morgan was named, VIII be
made Assistant Secretary Of State. IT Is
said.
"On the recommendation OF the Attorney
General based on "A report from the sur
geon general OF tho army. the President
commutC1 the sentence of Charles W. Morse
to expire at once. Tho New York banker.
who was sentenced 20 imprisonment for
fifteen years for misapplcation OF the
funds OF the National Bank OF North
America, is therefore a free man, but his
physical condition is such that II IS doubt
ful whether he will survive more than few
months. The communication, unlike ii par
don. does not restore Morses civil rights.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
Suppose one is restless and cannot lie

Suppose one is restless and cannot i'
sdll?" put in.
That's sign his muscles neeu eN1
else" replied Dr. Collins promptly
walk I'm the open air, or, better sulI'
short run, if the patient can stand IT, wiz
Quiet him more cffectually, If not hioi'
quickly, than any drug in the pharnaco'
| puaia.
| "a young woman patient Of mine WIZ
had been a martyr to Insomnia for months
was Obliged late one afternoon to Walk 10
a town about four miles distant from her
home She told me she slept like phu
that night. and felt like one the next
morning when she woke up. She now takes
what she calls her 'soporihc constitution
al every evening. and declares it never
fails in its effect
Doesn't suggestion operate somewhat
in her case?" ! queried she is convinced
that she will sleep after she has walked;
therefore, she does sleep"
Undoubtedly So" DIR. Collins responded
| "Her walk allays her anxiety about not
sleeping. and she no longer worries her
self into wakefulness..
..Tbe close relationship between fatigue
and sleep is shown by the deeper sleep
that follows strenuous exercise. Micro
scopical examination of the nerve cells Of
pigeons, sparrows and, bees has demon
strated that these cells are at night mark
edy shrunk and the protoplasm still in
the cells 10 riJdled with minute holes. But
in the morning, after "A nights rest, their
normal appearance and size, as revealed
by the microscope. are recovered"
DO you approve Of eating shortly before
one goes TO bcd?" | asked abruptly.
That depends" replied Or. Collins, smll-
ing, upon whether one is hungry. Hun
ger is an uncomfortable feeling, and any
kind Of discomfort will prevent Il nervous
person from sleeping