Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25
III Ow to
Live
Commea Sease Com0sass %
Health, Happinsss and
Longevity
B. GEORGE :: BUTLER
A. M. NJ d
SLEEP.

In nervous and physical breakdown.
Different people require different
amounts Of sleep. but there are few
who can keep healthy and /do their
best work on less than eight hours
sleep In the twenty-fOur. Continuous
curtatling OF the sleep. even II II he
slight. II more serious than the occa.
siOnal loss of many hours. II renders
the mind heavy and sluggish; II makes
ono irritable and impatient. and great
" diminishes the power Of good work.
Sleep must be natural. dreamless, rest.
ful. Such q sleep cannot he produced
by drugs; neither will II come To the
man who eats and drinks to excess
late ut night. The active business or
professional man who loses sleep. or
who does not get good sleep. and who
eats. drinks. and smokes to excess, 10
breeding a bunch Ut trouble that II
bound to Overtake him sooner or later,
almost invariably about middle life. or
soon after. The Irregular life Of the
society IMAM or IMAM about town can
not be combined with that Of the siren
nous business man with impunity.
Drugs and stimulants won't help you.
You cannot drug yourself into society
or business.
y. ny the aid Of sleep We recover the
energy We have used for the day. and
actually accumulate and store up en-
ergy. The foolish man tires out his
mind and body and then resorts to-
drugs to get TO sleep. lie II slave
to his conscious mind; he depends on
his body with its cerebro-spinal sys-
tenn that tires and wears out easily.
The wise man. whether he Is energetic.
or slow, depends on his superonscious
mind. which he opens tn all elevating
influences. II Is he who lives the real
life whether IL he short or long. Aud
II you could know his mind. his inner
life IT thought. you would find that ne
never allowed mundane matters to In
terfere much with the amount Of rest.
including sleep, that he had learned
to be necessary for his good health.
On going Ia bed al night. after taking
breathing exercise. you should under
to attempt tn force sleep. for that will
proven, you from sleeping II anything
will II will make you anxious. and
anxiety is death To sleep. lust assume
a natural easy position in the bed and
give yourself up to- the soothing inf,u-
ence of the night. The superconscious
will do the rest. In ordinary cfrcum-
stances. But If sleep should not come
ut once. don't worry. A variety If
reasons for sleeplessness may exist.
hut they mostly resolve themselves into
one. namely. a tendency 10 think i'm
stead Of casting all thought from the
mind. After n little practice. Won can
learn to submit yourself to rest with
cut thought, leaving everything tn the
superconscious mind. Outdoor sleep
Ing Is preferable, but plenty of fresh
air Ia imperative. The he'd clothing
should be light and porous. but sufii-
Client tn keep the body warm. A good
mattress and MOI too high pillow
are essential When you awaken In
the morning you may lie II moment.
getting used to the change fror, sleep.
and then you should get up. DO not
lie there dozing, Doing In bed In the
morning often will be enough Ia set
the tone for an entire day Of weari-
ness You would better get up even
II you do not feel fully rested. You
will sleep the srer and the better for
II during the coming night. LEARN
HOW TO LIVE
when YOU retire for the night. YOU
are not to ask yourself whether the
day has been good day or bad
day. You are not to review the past.
or look forward into the future. You
should empty your mind III all con-
scious thought.
The men Of iron frames and lignum-
vitae nerves. Of muscles wrought II
the heart of oak. Of giant energy ana
herculeaH endurance. are the very men
who presume upon the inexhaustibility
Of their physical capital Mnd soonest
become bankrupt In vitality.
You must sleep weli..if you mean to
work well. You must have body and
mind In good woskins.. order: and they
with not be IN good working order un-
less you sleep regularly. steadily. and
enough.
am convinced. both by faith and
experience. that to maintain ones self
on this earth liz not hardship but a
pasttme II ,se will live simply and
wisely.
Resist fine temptation at any cost
to induc9 sleep by means Of drugs. for.
II 4 sensible life Is led. the blessed
gift Of ,sleep Is sure ere long to come.
Tn, best immediate preparation for
sleer Is the confidence that one with
Sleep end Indifference n one does not
You have m right In any day to In
cur more fatigue than the sleep Of tho
| next night will recover from.