BLESSINGS OF SLEEP.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 74, 8 January 1941, Page 4

BLESSINGS OF SLEEP.

“If we believe that the nation which is most resilient establishes thereby a sound basis- for ultimate victory we must begin to treat onr A.R .P. workers as wo treat our fighting forces,” writes Lord Horder, the eminent psysician, in a letter to the “Times.” “A primary need of our front-line fighters, whatever their service, is the rest pause. To remain within the vulnerable area continuously and to be deprived of sleep invites both physical and moral collapse. What applies to our fighting men applies equally to our rescue and demolition ( squads, first-aid and medical personnel, wardens, firemen and shelter marshals. I recently saw a smallscale experiment undertaken by i single-handed Red Cross transport officer who transported personally ns many of her colleagues as she could to hospitable quarters within reach of London for one night. This private venture succeeded beyond all hopes. Tired, bomb-haunted women returned in new heart and better health as tl; . result of the leeway of one night’s rest between sheets, one day’s food in quies. and a sight of the English scene instead of bricks and rubble. I urge a large and immediate extension of this scheme. It should he undertaken _by those responsible for every unit of the civil defence iservibes.”