The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-19


 much with inability to sleep. Lie awake for hours after going to bed. The slightest, noise that an ordinary person would not notice at all is ex- tremely irritating to me. Often wake up every littlesWhi1e in the night after II at last succeed in getting to sleep. The trouble is caused by exceedingly weak nerves. It is 6. very serious trouble to nae because depend for my very life onNsleep.
 Sometimes when am lying awake unable to get to sleep my heart gets quite sick and weak. at least. ] have an uneasy sort of sInothered feeling in the region Of my heart Never have that feeling at any othertime-just when am lying awake at night. Sometimes I drink hop tea before 20 good rub after it. but 1t does not seem to be sufficient
 A few months ago could sleep nicely if I, had 8. perfectly quiet place to sleep in. But sometimes couldn't get quiet place in the whole house because there was a loud. noise going on all night, and that is partly what has made my nerves so had. am now in such a condition that even without the noise 1t is hard to get enough sleep to keep me living. live outd DOTS as much as possfb1e. Some
  ing till night. but unless everything is as still as 8. mouse at night don't sleep well I shall be waiting anxious 1y to hear from you. P. N.
 S1eeplessness is of personal interest to me because have suffered in that way myself, until I fonud that ths amount of sleep required was very .lit- l tie if managed properly. ! know peo- pie who purposely avoid sleeping as much as possible, preferring to get all that they can out of life in a waking state I know of one man, a great scientist, who told me several years ago that he had not lost complete con- sciousness at any time during the six | teen years past. He is a very bril- l liant man. and accomplished a great amount Of work. You need not fear that you will Iise your life on account of loss of sleep. Too much sleep does more harm than very little
 If a hyper-actfvity of the auditory nerves is the sole fault in your case | it would be easy to overcome the trouble by muffling your ears. This you can try if you desire, but am in -cltned to think that the fault really lies in your diet, and digestion. pos sTb1y tea or coffee may have some l thing to do with it If you use either of these they should be eliminated l from your diet at once and forever You should also eliminate meat. If | 0SCO csS eh4As IL S44OUIu O14S eAS@S- e-s the first meal of the day No stimu- latin4 or musele-forming foods should be taken after the noon hour, as it is apt to keep you awake Fruits, raw vegetables, and cereal foods will be 1 best for you. Hot milk dipped very slowly with a teaspoon is very sooth- ing to the nerves, and you should take a cupful of it three times day at the regular meal time, also one cupful af bed time just before retiring.
 Above all, the best thing for che sake of the building up and strength ening of the nerve system and to give you complete control of your nerves would be for you to study and prac- tise the lessons given under the head ing of Dynamic Magnetism in the Home Health Club book, Vol. 2. Eou will find this work intensely interest ing and valuable in many wssyE.