Show fatigue fatigue is due largely to the accumulation of lactic acid one of the waste products of muscular activity when it is formed too rapidly for immediate removal exercise of the arms may relieve fatigue of the legs for example for when the same set of muscles is used over and over fatigue results more rapidly to allow the removal of the lactic acid rest periods are necessary sleep sleen is the best means of offsetting the condition fatigue may also result from a mental state emotional fatigue is the most insidious and most trying form of tiredness it alters the i glandular activities of the body so that it becomes difficult to get relaxation or sleep B both oth temperature and relative humidity play an important part in determining the degree of birin tiring that will result from work done the need for sleep to overcome the fatigue arising from all these various conditions ls is clear enough the end of the first hour of sleep is the time when one is least easily aroused by noise the longer one sleeps however the more relaxed the body becomes so that the later sleep though lighter causes less wear and tear to the muscles the harder the work done whether physical or mental the more food and sleep are needed even mild sleep starvation brings marked losses physically and mentally it is well to set get calmed down before retiring A warm bath Is often helpful for complete relax relaxation ati 0 n I 1 regularity in the hour of retiring is helpful in wooing sleep LA MAR CRIDDLE county nurse |