Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1908 — RIGHT TIME TO SLEEP. [ARTICLE]

RIGHT TIME TO SLEEP.

Beet Health Enjoyed by Those Who Retire Early. Perfect health demands not only a fixed amount of sleep, but the observance of regular habits, says Dr. John D. Quackenbos. And perfect sleep for man can be obtained only at night, as suggested by the rythmical succession of light and darkness. There is point to the old proverb, “An hour’s Iseep before midnight is worth two after.” Those who are in the habit of turning night into day realize this to then cost. The hour.before midnight that is worth two after is from 11 to 12. And inasmuch as the human system is more below par at 3 a. m. than at any other period in the 24 hours, sleep should cover at least two hours on each side of this time. When life is at. stake in the crises of acute disease nurses are instructed to begin nperial stimulation at midnight and to continue It until 6 In the morning, in the hope that flagging energies may be sustained through this period of sis preme depression.