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Show Proper Allowance of Sleep. Though Insomnia Is distressing and very bad for health, says an authority, many people sleep too much. Too much sleep Is harmful, and even a new-born Infant ought not to bo allowed al-lowed to spend all Its time in slumber. slum-ber. Detwcen one and two years ot ago a child needs sixteen to eighteen hours of sleep; from three to four; years It requires fourteen to sixteen hours; from four to six years It ought to have thirteen to fifteen hours; from six to nlno years It should have ten to twelve hours, and from nlno to i thirteen years tho proper allowance of sleep Is eight to ten hours. After tho completion of growth, tho sleep allowance al-lowance can be brought down safely to six or eight hours. |