Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1895 — Curing Insomnia. [ARTICLE]

Curing Insomnia.

“I was cured of an annoying propensity to sleep in rather an original way,” said Jones. “Some time ago there were a number of_ nights when I could not sleep until just before it was time to rise in the morning. Then, of course, it was hard to wake me. My friends advised all sorts of remedies, but my wife set her wits to work, and found the right one. The next night I fell into a light doze soon after I got into bed, but in less than twenty minutes I was as wide awake as ever, pitching and tossing, and unable to close my eyes. Well, my wife got up, struck a match, and pretended to look at her watch. Then she said, ‘I wouldn’t try to go to sleep, dear, as it will soon be time for you to get up now.’ That settled it In three minutes I was asleep, and slept like a log. This was repeated once or twice, and now I get my regular sleep every night The best of it was I didn’t know for a number of days the little ruse that had been employed to send me to sleep.”