The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-08-05
SLEEP

Good sleep Is absolutely essential "a
good health. Rfokrn irregular steep
I u long continued Is hf-nd 20 result
in nervous aud physical breakioWu
Different people require different
amounts 81 sleep. hat there are feS
who can keep hesiihS anu 10 their
sleep In The twenty four continuous
euriailing Of the sleep. even 4 Il b.
slight. l. more serious than The oeca.
sionsl loss ~ many hours. Il RENDERS
the mind heavy aud sluggish " makes
one irritable ana impatient aHl great
~ dimlnisies the power Of g,n,d Wark
Sleep must be- natural ORGANIZES. rest
full. Such sleep cannot bc prutiuced
by drugs. neither will " come "a the
man who eats and drinks e. excess
late at night. The actiye business or
professional man who loses Sleep. or
who does not get good sleep and VIM
eats. drinks. and smokes 10 excess. is
breeding bunch Of trouble thai Is
ff'Atit " Ashf ittH N'th'Aif+f W fAAtN 4
almost invariably about middle life. or
soon after. The irregular TIE of the
society man or man about town can.
NOT be combined with thai ~ the siren
nous business man with impnity
Drugs and stlmulanfs WON'T help YOU.
You cannot drug yourself into society
or business.
BY the aid of sleep we recover the
energy We have used for the day. and
actually accumulate and store MP en-
ergy. The foolish man tires out his
mind and body and then resorts to
drugs TO get ia sleep. He is slave
10 his conscious mind he depends on
his body, with IFS cerehro-spual sys-
TEN that tires and wears Oil easily.
The wise man, whether he Is energetic
or slow. depends or his slperconscious
mind. which be opens 10 all eleyating
influences. II is be who lives the real
life whether II be short or long. And
II you could know his mind his inner
life Of thought, you would ind that he
never allowed mundane matters 20 in
terfere much with the amount ~ rest
including sleep. that he had learned
10 be necessary for his good health.
ON going 10 bed AT night. after taking
breathing exercise. you should under
stand that first Of all Il is wrong
TO attempt TO force sleep. for that will
prevent you from sleeping II anything
will II will make you anxious. and
anxiety is death TO sleep. Just assume
n natural. easy position in the bed and
give yourself mp TO the soothing ln0u.
ence Of the night. The supereonsclous
viii do the rest. in ordinary eirenm-
stances. But IL sleep should not come
at once. don't worry A variety ~ /
reasons for sleeplessneSs may exist. 4
but they mostly resolve themselves into I
one. namely. a tendency 10 think In
stead OF casting all thought from the 4
mind. After . little practice. YOU can .
earn 10 submit yourself 10 rest with
out thought. leaving everything 70 the
mind. Outdoor sleep
ng Is preferable. hut plenty az fresh
mir is imperative The he'd clothing
should be light and porous, but sum
lent TO keep the body warm. good Z
and not too high pillow
ire essential when you awaken IN
he morning you may lie moment.
,eiting used 10 the change from sleen,
md then Won should get mp. DO not
ie there doing. Doing in bed IN the
morning often will be enough TO SET
he tone for an entire day ~ weari- .
less. You would better get NJ even
Z Won do not feel fully rested. You
VIII sleep the surer and The better for :,
/ during The coming night LEARN :
low TO LIVE. I
when von rcfirf for the night yon .
re not 10 ask yourself whether the [
ay has been n good day OF bad [
av. You are not 10 review the past c
r look forward into the future. You
hould empty your mind Of al con t
cious thought. )
The men Of iroR frames and lignum-
llae NERVES. w uhN'HFr N''"e's -
be heart Of oak. OF giant energy aud
erculean endurance. are the very nle'i
no presume upon The inexhaustibility
T their physical capital and soonest q
ecome bankrupt IN vitality.
Ton must sleep well. n YOU mean 70 2
,ork well. You must have body and
lind in good working order; and they :
III not he In good working order IN
,ss you sleep regularly. steadily, and
nough. Il
am convinced. both by faith and :,
rperience that 70 maintain ones self Ia
\ this earth Is not a hardship but q G,