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Show I TO BANISH INSOMNIA OOME SIMPLE METHOD8 OF INDUCING IN-DUCING SLEEP. Drugs Always the Last Thing to Be recommended Light Supper Frequently Will Cause Drowsiness. ' Wlion n woman has Insomnia sho lind better resort to norninl means of pelting rid of it than to tnko drugH, for liulilt has much to do both with Bleep mid the Inability to Induce It, and If forao almplo remedy can bo found to break tho custom of hearing tho clock chlmo tho hours through thu night, no Injury will bo done to tho health. SlccplcsBncss, unlesH caused by 111 health, and sometimes even then, Is largely n result of nervousness, and ithoroforo whatovor relaxes tho nervca Is likely to effect a cure. Incidentally .perrons whoso appetites nro not good nre not likely to cut enough at tho ovonlng meal to last them through tho night, and tho stomach becoming empty, they are kopt awako. For such KiiffororB n light Htipper, taken Junt bo-foro bo-foro setting Into bed, may Induce sleop. When n lato meal Is taken to bring xlrowslncsB only easily digested foods urn to bo Indulged In, for a heavy meal that stimulates tho dlgcstlvo organs may ofton bring sleeplessness. Ono of tho best ltiBomnla remedies for a nervous woman Is to tako a hot Tinth Just before gotllng Into bed. In this bath It Is not necessary that thero bo any soothing Ingredient, for tho heat Is relaxing. In tho tub tho body should bo Immersed for 15 minutes min-utes In water that Is hot without bo- Ing exhausting. After lenvlng tho tub the person must go directly to bed and sleep In a well ventilated room. It la excellent to havo a glass of milk on a stand by tho bed whero It can bo reached In tho night without getting up. Then, If wakefulness comes, tho liquid should bo tnken slowly, slow-ly, nnd It Is llkoly to be helpful In quieting the nerves of tho body, ns well as of the stomach. Thoso persons per-sons who cannot drink milk will find beer a good substitute, nnd Kngllsh "stout" Is food, drink and medicine for those who can digest It, and If it Is diluted oue-hulf with ale, a glassful taken boforo going to bed la often recommonded by physicians for womon who nro anaemic and nervous. Lack of sufficient ventilation In tho room Is frequently the cnuso of sleepless sleep-less nights, for unless the lungs havo enough oxygen thoy ennnot vork properly, prop-erly, and restlessness and nervousness follow. Draughts blowing directly ncroHS the bed aro to bo avoided, but to havo too much fresh nlr In a room Is almost Impossible. A common error, nnd ono responsible for sleeplessness,- Is to havo ft bed ao plnccd that It faces tho light. This hurts not only tho eyes but tho head, for It affects tho nerves. To nvold such difficulty, If the room la so shaped that there Is but ono place for tho bed, put tho plllowB at tho foot and thus protect tho oycB. When wnrm weathor Is thu causo of ono's staying. nwako nt night nn alcohol alco-hol sponge may bring a euro. Kor this tho spirits may bo diluted to tho proportion pro-portion of a tnblespoonful of alcohol to n cup of cool water. It takes but a few minutes to spongo oft tho body in this solution, nnd sleop usually follows fol-lows tho cooling application. |