The Washington times., 1925-08-19
More Sleep VS.. Less Sleep
The BOycOtted 81 Bill
By BILL PRICE


Psychology or some of its manifestations undergoing tests
in washington this week. and students Of mental science
and the unsoved mysteries of the human mind have oppor
tunity to anayze apply their conclusions theories
professor in the psychological department of George
Washington University assembling data the effects Of
roing without sleep for many hours The tests made
upon eight students Six did not sleep for sixty hours and
two remained awake for seventy eight hours
One newspaper story says that the tests tend to show that
it the body and not the brain 1t is asserted
that several of those participating in the made higher
mental after sixty hours of wakuness than before
the experiment began.
The conclusions be drawn by the professor in charge
viii be Of interest wonder society in general would
greatly benefited by demonstrations Of the value
Of more sleep instead Of lessq
shrewd business and professional who employ many
people will not impressed with the idea that mental capac
fly curtaled by loss Of Sleep They will reason that the
brain in tired body is not going to function prop
eriy if for no other reason than that when physical strength
declines low ebb there will be inclination the part
Of the brain 20 be active alert
The flapper or shek who clerks store in lawyers
office puts five nights week dancing until late
or taking part activities that diminish hodys
reserve without ample sleep repensh reserve
the desirable employee and doesn't rise to higher positions
salaries
The business or professional man plays cards or ban
quets long after midnight not himself at his work the next
The muchtalked of third degree in police departments
held by the courts inhuman
That the suspects deliberately deprived of sleep for
hours kept awake by detectives policemen piled with
ceases questions and finally break down under the
exhaustion, willingly admitting anything to be left alone for
sleep.
For nervous breadowns brought by overwork worry
where the victims often fear their minds giving way the
mentally
Rest sleep natures chief aids to all physicians
all kinds Of diseases and troubles
Ebert H. Gary head Of the giant steel trust foremost Of
American business enterprises recently took his vacation in
hospital simply doing nothing but rest eat and sleep
under physicians direction
The Of the young people of America sleep little
little at times that large numbers of them untitled for
the they paid for by their employers That's why
tests Of the value of sleep and the Importance Of
sleep and rest might be Of economic value to this country
certainly Of physical value to hundreds Of thousands Of people
Now tell us why the So bill is almost universally regarded
throughout this country unucy? This superstition costs
United States 81 100000 year and great
The Treasury Department is doing all it to popuarize
the hoodoOed So BILL and this newspaper joining in the
attempt to render public service washington bankers and
for making 50 bills attractive.
Canada where this American superstition does not
gained headway there is So bill in crcula
ton for every three 81 bills For every 100 81 bills in cir
culaton the United States there but eight 50 bills
Government 100000 year than should if
right proportion of So bills in here This in
Il takes twice as long to count out two 81 bills as one
g BILL and yet you wouldn't draw two 81 checks pay
The Treasury is trying to get bankers to pay out more 50
bills and of them doing without objection
part Of the public Maybe it is the banker after ALL who
has helped put stigma the twos Bankers receive
and pay out large quantities of bills in small denominations
Their would be easier the 50 bill greater circula
ton. Change makers everywhere would time.
So going to whether superstition will hold sway
and whether taxpayers are willing to
have expenses cut down by more SIS and fewer SIS.
The chap who wOudn permit So bill to come near him
engaged in gambling game will 60 to American
tellers without question Is different "jinx operat
ing in various gambling enterprises? In all probability the
tracks break people than all the games put
together yet these places the 50 bill welcome brother
and in other places thoroughly desped outcast in
the community That's something for the psycholo
gists to keep awake