Alma record., 1920-05-06
How to
Live
Common Sense Comments en-
Health. Happiness and
Longevity
BY GEORGE F. BUTLER.
A. NJ. M. 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
curtailns OF The sleep, even II Il be
slight, is more serious than the occa-
sional loss Of many hours. II renders
the mind heavy and sluggish /; IL makes
one irritable and impatient, and great
ly diminishes the power of good work
Sleep must be natural dreamless. rest
full Such q sleep cannot be prOtiuced
by drugs; neither will II come Ia the
man who eats and drinks TO excess
late at 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. Is
breeding bunch OF trouble that Is
bound 10 Overtake him sooner or later,
almost invariably about middle lie, OF
soon after. The Irregular life of the
society man or man about town can
not he combined with that Of the siren
uOus business man with impunty.
Drugs and stimulants 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 up en-
ergy. The foolish man tires out his
mind end body and then resorts to
drugs TO get TO sleep. lie is a slave
TO his conscious mind: he depends on
his body, with its cerebr0-spinal sys-
TEN that tires and wears out easily.
The wise man. whether he Is energetic
or slow, depends on his snperconscious
mind which he opens To all elevating
influences Ii is he who lives the real
life. whether II he short or long. And
il YOU could know his mind, his inner
life OF thought. you would find that he
never allowed mundane matters TO in
terfere much with the amount of rest,
including sleep, that he had learned
so be necessary for his good health.
ON going 70 he'd at night. after taking
breathing exercise. YOU should under
stand that first Of all II is wrong
to attemp, To force sleep, for that Will
prevent You from sleeping II anything
will 1t will make You anxious. and
anxiety is death 10 sleep. Just assume
natural. easy position in the bed and
give Yourself mp tO the soothing intiu-
ence ~ the night. The Superconscious
will do the rest. In ordinary circum-
stances. But IL sleep should not come
NJ once. don't worry 4 variety of
reasons for slcepleSSneSs may exist.
but they mostly resolve themselves into
one. namely. a tendency 10 think in
stead Of casting all thought from the
mind. After a little practice. YOU can
learn 10 submit yourself ~ rest with
out thought. leaving everything 10 the
SuperconScious mind Outdoor sleep
ing Is preferable. but plenty Of fresh
air is imperative. The bed clothing
should be light and porous. hut sufii-
cient to keep the body warm. A good
mattress. and not too high II pillow
are essential When YOU awaken i'm
the morning you may lie moment.
getting used 70 the change from sleep,
and then you should get up. DO not
lie there DOING. Doing in bed in The
morning often will be enough 10 set
the tone for an entire day Of weari-
ness. You would better get ny even
If YOU do not feel fully rested You
will sleep the surer 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 n good day or bad
day. You are not To review the past
or look forward into the future. You
should empty your mind Of all con-
sciouS thought
The men of iron frames and llgnum-
vitae nerves If muscles wrought OF
the heart Of oak, Of giant energy ana
hrrculean endurance. are the very men
who presume upon the inexhaustihility
~ their physical capital and soonest
become bankrupt in vitality.
You must sleep well. II you mean Ia
work wei. lou must nave bo'lN "ll'
mind n good working order; and they
will not he in good working order I'M
less you sleep regularly, steadily, aud
enough.
am convinced both by faith and
experience that to maintain ones self
on this earth il not n hardship hut
paStime II We will live simply and
wisely.
Resist the temptation AT any cost
| to induce sleep 10y means Of drugs for,
IN n sensible lIfe j. led. the blessed
/ Gift of sleep is sure ere long to come.
The best immediate preparation for
sleep il the confidence that one will
sleep. and Indifference II one does not
! You have no right in any day tc ir'
cur more fatigue than the sleep oi the
next night will recover from.
Not an early riser but he who gets
tho h.Sf slp,t "A fus tho ,vprn1s