The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
REWARD OF INSOMNIA
eLEEPLEss INDIVIDUAL HA,
SOME REcoMPENsE.
Al Least He Can Rest His Body, and
Listening for the Coming Of the
Day 10 Pleasure to Be
Appreciated.

Few men are more to be pitled tha,
the confirmed "insomnlac." Few me,
seek more pity. Whose cannot sleep
must retail his tale of trouble to NJ.
associates. friends and chance a.
quaintances. He expects considers
tion and unconsciously demands ad.
miration.
But as a matter OF fact, nearly es
cry wakeful person In culpably respop.
sible for his wakefulness. The longe,
he stays awake the more nervous and
more irritated he becomes. He come,
to dislike himself, to dislike nature, 10
dislike world so poorly arranged
His wakefulness is a tense menta
strain, more wearying than a days
labor The wearier he becomes the
more resentful he feels. and he RACES
against his helplessness.
All OF which is sheer folly. Coin,
to bed is as much for the purpose 0,
resting the body as OF resting the
mind. II the mind refuses to rest, tho
body should be given fair chance.
Counting to impossible numbers and
such artificial devices are usually vain
The best plan is to lie relaxed and al
ease, thinking of something altogether
agreeable. A reading lamp at the head
OF the bed and handy book may be
resorted to. Even II one stays awake
thus for hours his body is resting
and In the morning he is partly re-
freshed. Actual insomnia is very rare
Fear OF insomnia, or "lnsomnlaphe
bia," is the ailment from which most
sleepless persons suffer.
But II sleeplessness cannot be put
aside there Is a certain reward for
the sufferer. He can listen for the
coming Of the day, which is a pleas
ure denied to healthy sleepers. Just
naw he hesrs the first heraldlng Of
dawn at about 3:45. The herald Is
rooster in some neighbors back yard
Heretofore that rooster has been
greatly disliked and the neighbor has
shared in his fowls unpopularlty
Raucous crowings have awakened
many a querulous slumberer But
when one is wide awake the cheery
welcome to the new day is altogether
agreeable. Chanticleer calls and calls
and at length he has his answers; 9th.
er roosters near and far send back
their sanction of his message Of Opt
mism and confidence. And II the lis
tener peers beneath the window shade
there Is the first showing of the wan
mystic light which bathes the birth Of
the dawn.
Ten minutes more and a robin be
gins his song. Once we'll begun he
does not cease for long time. When
the light grows strong the robin be
comes less enthusiastic and his song
is intermittent. Only at the days be.
ginning does he sing his best and
loudest.
A few more minutes pass and an
oriole commences to sing, or perhaps
a wren. And the busy English spar
rows cluck and chirp right beneath
the window. There comes faint rum
BILE from the awakening city. The
milkman clatters to the back door and
clatters away again. A little morning
breeze stirs the curtains, and breath
Of It, fresh and cool. comes to the
crumpled bed A laborer passes whis-
Ting on his way to work, but 1t seems
drowsy whistle. The robins music
seems to subside into sleepy mono
tone. There is the almost soundless
sound OF the fitful wind in the maple
leaves. And then, and then-.--CleVe
land Plain Dealer.