BEAUTY SLEEP
s BY 'X PHYSICIAN
There haa always been a great deal of controversy about sleep—how much we should have or how little. A correspondent now writes to ask if an hour before midnight is really worth two after that hour. It does not matter at what time you have your sleep, as long as you get sufficient. ' People who work all night and sleep during the day are no worse off, so far as sleep is concerned, than those who go to bed at the recognised hours. Everyone should have a complete rest in bed. Short snatches at odd hours are not beneficial. Some peoplß can do with less than others, but-, the average number of hours sleep is-probably ' about eight. If you wake up refreshed and alert you should get out of bed even without this amount. Lying abed • encourages laziness, lassitude and obesity. Lack of sleep has the opposite effect, making you nervy, thin and unfit for prolonged effort.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21414, 11 February 1933, Page 7 (Supplement)
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