Consequently, our ability to relax diminishes. We cannot rid ourselves of the many problems that haunt us and thus subject our already heavily burdened mind to even more stress. Is it any wonder that we cannot fall asleep?
Another approach to inducing sleep was described in a letter I received from a former patient living in Australia. She wrote to tell me how thrilled she was with a book written by Kneipp. Her enthusiasm led her to introduce her entire family to Kneipp’s cold water cure. Her husband, who had been suffering from insomnia for months, was cured by the brief application of cold water packs to the back of the head and neck (without drying off afterwards) just before going to bed. The treatment resulted in a deep and undisturbed sleep. One of their daughters, who could not sleep either, also tried her father’s method and had been able to fall asleep without any trouble ever since. Sufficient sleep had also bucked up her spirits and benefited her general frame of mind in every way.
How gratifying it is to know that books on health have a wide circulation in every country and continent. There can be no doubt that their influence is very beneficial. The thought that my own health books, which are available in many languages all over the world, will continue to provide good advice for those who read them even long after I am gone, is enough to put my mind at rest and let me sleep peacefully.
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