The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
Waking In the Morninq.
By JOHN 10. BaRRY

BY JOHN d. BARRY
a reader has written in criticism of Some ~
ing. i don't think it is natural" he deci,r.s %t
many people to wake up feeling good. Thint how
most people look just after they have waked u" un
Even f.ess children: have seen children with their
iaees SO Wrinkied that they seemed almost oIJ
And as tor the people that actually old, or are
imiddie-aged, they are at their worst with The
lines. INES in their faces deepened So don't take anv
stock IN this, philosophy that we ought to waL.
up feeling cheerful. l. myself, don't throw o,,.
town." e' ''"i'eu do"n-
,h.u nneSs ;S comments interested me, and 1 think
my VIII nnd verIhcation in many an experience
why is II that people are likely to look their worst
IN IN inc morning.! One explanation is. I beIieve
enaa during sleep the expression of the fact be-
expression frequently changes If we were to 'H. s
Pelecty still for hours, absorbed. the lace would
grow tense and the lines would deepen. Veru
quickly al concentration leaves its facial marks.
In deep sleep the concentration is intense
. lhere Is, however, another reason for tbe ton,
SION to be noticed in the faces of many lust after
na;H rnsy wake up 1t reflects the tension in their
and vexations of the mind are carried. Some ~
us. when we sleep, let everything 90 excent onr
troubles! troubles: They haunt the sub-consciousness
sometimes sSt expressing themselves in dreams. Some
smiling. There is surely no prettier sight.
~, Nowadays there are teachers of relaxing
lney have shown that it is an art unknown to
many who are IN greatest need of its help the
keyed up, the nervous. the strained Often.
through the organism, there is an unconscious ef
lolt which leads to great deal of wear and tear,
pure waste. 1t may be overcome by the babit of
avoiding worry and by taking things philosophic
any and easily. For those who find this way diff
hcult there is recourse to physical exercises in re-
laxing. "
The point wish to bring out here is that the
nervous strain often persists during sleep 1t ex-
plains why many people wake up tired and worn
10 pass directly from hard work into sleep, as
parent continuance of the work during the sleep
ing hours To pass from worry or strain of any
KING may mean strained worried sleep.
s,.. me f deal way OF sleeping is to prepare for
they can't sleep and why they are wretched in the
morning might find an explanation p their mental
exetements during the hours before they 90 to
Common as the distressed feels are, and un-
slightly as SO many morning faces are, there is
no doubt that they are nearly all related to causes
the same thing
How are We to begin the day so that we shall
make healthy start leading to a good finish
and preparing for healthy sleep? The best way
of nature.
There is German sanatori,lm, one of many
places OF ITS kind in Europe where the patients
are encouraged to reach health in this wav. that
TREND spent few weeks in some time ago He
told me that rule was that each patient on get
ting up should move about for at least fifteen
minutes without wearing any Clothes for the pur-
pose of getting air bath At sanatorium in
California that happen be familiar with there
IS similar insistcnce the value of the air bath
The patients are encouraged to enjoy relieving
themselves of the burden of clothes, and to enjoy
contact with the air.
The friend that took the cure in the German
sanatorium, cure lasting several weeks, and in
volvlng many hours spent unclothed in the open
arr, told me that some time after his return home
he went to Turkish bath As he was getting
rubbed down the masseur said to him: you have
the healthest skin | have seen on anyone"
That expert had instantly noticed the difference |
Most of the lie worked on had probably !
never given their skins a good air bath In their
lives.
There are, people who shrink from the cold
air on their bodies as if it were foe 1t is, of
course, really friend. But if it is treated like
foe it acts like one. The draught that is merely
pleasant current Of air to one brings to another,
Of pain in the neck l recently heard vigorous
looking man say: Honest, l don't know what
a draught is I'm not aware that l ever felt one
in my life A reasonable argument might be
made to show that draughts, those dangerous to !
health at any rate, exist only in the mind. One |
way of getting rid of them is by being on friendly
terms with the air, and short cut may be taken /
2y following the guides back to nature who urge
IS to spend at least few minutes every day un- /
clothed. But, when one is in this condition, the
air ought to be fresh, and it ought to
De COOL The least good is bound to result from
overheated air, though it will do the skin more
good than covering. The pores of the skin are
iery like the lungs They need to breathe. They
ought to have as much freedom as they can Sc
:ure in artificial civilization.
When we take more thought about the i'm
oortance of waking up heathfully and happily,
We shall readjust good many of our ideas about
living We shall simplify in the matter of dress,
or example. We shall find our bodies resenting
he burden of so many clothes; Incidentally we
hall probably learn to take less squeamish and
more healthy attitude toward our bodies in gen.
.ral. We shall that ideas in regard to
cleanliness exceedingly superficial Many of
he people who now pride themselves on being
lean, and who look shining. really musty
They need long air BATH both for their bodies !
md for their minds which their bodies reflect and |
20 inadequately serve.
People sometimes speak of going out for an
firing. Then they cover themselves up in a way
hat most effectualy keeps out the air. Where !
he weather is severe of course, protection is abb
olutely essential. But here there is no doubt
hat it has gone too far. 1t has led both to over
weight in clothes and to over-concern, which is
kind of fear. Really to like the cold to reve in
t, to react joyously, is much greater protection