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Show TO AROUSE HEAVY SLEEPER Writer Recommends That It Be Done With an Odor, Preferably Not j Too Powerful.' v "What is the best method of waking a soundly sleeping person?" Is a question ques-tion quite a few millions of persons would like to have answered, there being be-ing few who have not or do not continue con-tinue to exhnust every scheme and method known to them to rouse some heavy-headed members of their families fam-ilies In time to eat breakfast and get to the office or school on time. J "With an odor, undoubtedly," a well-known physician retried to the question. "The sense of smell Is the most easily aroused of any of the five. We have trained ourselves to disregard noises or else we would get no sleep at all In a city. In the country tho same sounds which we utterly disregard disre-gard In town would awaken us Instantly," In-stantly," snys the Kansas City Star. "To shake a person Is more or less successful, suc-cessful, as a rule, but often It serves to only half rouse the sleeper, and he turns over and goes to sleep again, or, if he docs wake, he Is apt to be In a bad humor. Any really unusual noiso is effect ive, but one can't think of a new noise-making method every morning. morn-ing. "When an odor Is used, however, the sleeper wakes at once Is wide awake. Almost any odor will answer, If not too faint. Perfume of any kind Is especially espe-cially good. Ammonia, camphor In fact anything with a decided odor, will do, but It should not be too powerful, or the awakening will be violent." |