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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 247, 27 March 1915, Page 6

DESERTED BY SLEEP. WOOING TIIE GOD OF SLUMBEK,

Many poets have sung in praise of prayer. Tennyson asks: —

What is man better than sheep or goat That nourishes a blind life within the brain, If knowing God, he lifts Dot hands of

prayer, Both for himself and those who call him friend, For thus the whole world round ia everywhere Bound bv gold chains about the feet of C.od.

Browning sings of prayer, and so does William Blake. But a medical doctor of advanced views advocating pi aver as a means of mental and physical invigoratiou. is something much rarer. In his little book, "Nerve in War Time,' - Dr Edwin Ash declares that "the prayer of faith will truly heal the sick in mind and spirit."' "I have no hesitation in affirming,'' he says, "speaking as a practical psychologist, that there is nothing—no system of self-help, no pliilospohy, no plan of mind-training—that gives the same support."

SOME RECIPES FOE SLEEP. Dr Ash gives many hints on how to avoid a nervous breakdown by physical means. Here are a few ■of them that may prove useful just now: Spend as much time as possible in the open air. Have meals at regular hours. Go to bed not later than eleven o'clock.

An hour of sleep before one in the morning is better than three hours later on. One hour of natural sleep is worth. 12 hours of drugged sleep. When the brain is very active it is well to spend half an hour reading poetry or sedative literature before retiring.

Don't indulge in any extra naps in the morning; 'lf you want pleasure dreams, lift your thought out of the material plane and fix them on those things that are lovely and of good report. Eat little at night and read no war news. Milk, eggs, and cheese are the most rest-producing foods.

Wines or stimulants are of no use in cases of insomnia. Even warm milk the last thing at night throws an unnecessary task on the digestive organs. A long motor-ride in an open ear is an excellent sleep-producer for those who can afford it.

There is no need to worry unduly about broken or fitful sleep. If one only sleeps from four to seven, he gets enough to keep him going for some time. Allow the mind to wander where it will when bed-time comes. This helps to promote sleepiness, and is much better than the practice so often recommended of "counting imaginary sheep going through imaginary gates." If one would keep one's balance one must not allow oneself to be scared by contagion with a number of scared people. One must bef master of his soul, and give no credence to rumors or stories of "frightfulness" till they are proved.

An Amsterdam cablegram announces that the Ducliess of Brunswick, a daughter of the Kaiser, has given birth

to a son.

Shampooing, Hairdressing, and Twisting. Electrolysis for the permanent removal of superfluous hair. Switches, Toupees, etc. Ladies' combings made ufi to any design. Mrs. BE.VDLE, Egmont Toilet Parlors, Griffiths' Buildings, near Carnegie —brary.