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Vitality Supreme
·
Bernarr Macfadden
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Generally
speaking,
therefore,
I
maintain
that
most
people
at
the
present
day
sleep
too
little
rather
than
too
much.
I
would
not
stipulate
any
special
number
of
hours
for
sleeping
but
I
would
advise
everyone
to
secure
as
much
sleep
as
he
requires.
It
has
often
been
said
that
if
you
sleep
too
much
you
will
be
stupid
as
a
result.
Such
results
are
usually
brought
about
by
sleeping
in
unsatisfactory
environment,
particularly
in
stuffy
rooms
in
which
the
air
is
vitiated
and
really
unfit
to
breathe.
I
cannot
imagine
one
feeling
stupid
as
a
result
of
oversleeping
when
sleeping
out-of-doors,
or
when
the
supply
of
air
is
absolutely
fresh.
Excessive
heat
would
probably
be
conducive
to
restlessness,
but
this
is
purely
a
detail
which
I
shall
take
up
later.
Under
natural
and
healthful
conditions
one
will
rarely
sleep
too
much.
If
you
sleep
until
you
wake
up
naturally
there
is
little
danger
of
your
sleeping
too
much.
Without
doubt
most
people
need
from
seven
to
eight
hours'
sleep;
some
of
them
need
more,
particularly
women
and
children,
who
in
many
cases
require
from
nine
to
ten
hours'
sleep
or
even
more.
These
are
general
statements.
Individual
exceptions
will
be
many,
but,
as
I
have
said,
it
will
be
found
that
those
who
need
less
sleep
are
men
and
women
of
extraordinary
vitality.
The
quality
of
sleep
is
really
more
important
than
the
duration
of
sleep.
It
is
quality
or
depth
of
sleep
that
is
really
what
counts,
and
to
secure
this
it
is
necessary
that
certain
healthful
conditions
be
observed.
The
first
of
these
is
a
normal
condition
of
physical
or
muscular
fatigue.
This
is
easily
distinguished
from
nervous
fatigue
or
exhaustion
in
which
the
entire
system
is
more
or
less
upset.
Abnormal
states
of
this
sort
arise
from
excitement,
excessive
mental
work,
or
other
conditions
involving
severe
nerve
strain.
This
nervous
fatigue
is
not
usually
conducive
to
sleep,
but
a
tired
condition
of
the
muscles
of
the
body
generally,
as
a
result
of
natural
physical
activity,
is
always
favorable
to
sleep.
Many
who
complain
of
insomnia,
therefore,
would
often
be
able
to
remedy
their
trouble
by
the
simple
expedient
of
a
long
walk,
covering
sufficient
distance
to
bring
about
the
physical
fatigue
which
makes
sleep
possible.
Conditions
of
air,
temperature
and
bed
covering
are
also
important
factors
in
connection
with
the
quality
of
sleep.
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