p. 585 | REFRESHING SLEEP by Christian Advocate

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 23, 1894

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 37.

"REFRESHING SLEEP."

By Christian Advocate

AN interested observer assures us that in order to enjoy the most refreshing sleep one should sleep in the dark. The sweetest and most undisturbed sleep is always enjoyed in a thoroughly darkened room. Light acts upon the brain, and those who sleep with their blinds up will find that in the summer time, when so few hours are really dark, their sleep is restless and disturbed. This is often placed to the account of heat, but more often than not it is the light which causes wakefulness, when, as a natural consequence, the body becomes aware of the heat. Night lights should never become a matter of necessity. A match and candle by the bedside should be quite sufficient. The wish for artificial light through the night is a depraved taste in the young and healthy, and should not be encouraged.—Christian Advocate.