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Show Cures for Sleeplessness. In nearly all hospitals whero thoro are patients in nn excitable condition fwbo cannot sleep and where it would ' bo injurious to give narcotics, tho fol- , lowing method Is adopted. A hot- water bottle is covorod with ilnnnel and pluccd nt tho feet. A thin tissue bag of thinnest silk rubber is partially par-tially filled with cold wnter and placed to tho base of tho brain. This is about ton inches long and six Inches wido, a foft as silk and only half filled with cold water, so It docs not feel bulky back of the head. In many cases the pntlcnt goes to sloop within a few minutes, because this draw? tho blood from tho nctlvo brain, which is one cause of insomnia. When tho patient is oxtremcly nervous, a cracker crack-er spread with butter and sprinkled nllghtly with cayenne pepper is oaten. This honts the stomach. The stocking stock-ing wound around the neck, not too " close, yet rather snug, is an old meth od, for it does not rotard tho flow of blood from the head to tho arteries, but it does retard the flow to tho head, Just as tho cold water assists. All those methods uro simple, effective effec-tive and harmless. |