it.

As a matter of fact, by working rhythmically through all the hours of
the day, by obeying the law of rhythm at all times, a man may possibly
need less sleep, but the repose of unconsciousness seems a part of the
Creator's economy.

"He giveth His beloved sleep."

By living in obedience to the law of rhythm and especially by taking
some rhythmic exercises before lying down, we can sleep better.

Almost innumerable are the suggestions, rules, or recipes on how to go
to sleep.

One says, "Keep counting until you fall asleep."

Another says, "Watch a flock of sheep jumping over a fence, counting
each one as it jumps."

A third says, "Watch a bird sailing around in the sky. Keep the mind
upon it and watch it as it steadily sails until you are asleep."

Someone says, "Repeat the Twenty-third Psalm over and over, the more
rhythmic, the better."

Another says, "Think of the sky. Keep the mind upon its expanse."

Still another, "Think of the Infinite and Eternal Source of the
universe."

Among all these suggestions we can find some truth. Nearly all of them
imply concentration of the mind. If attention can be focused and held at
a point, the excited activity of thinking may be stopped and the body
consequently brought into a state of acquiescence. They succeed, if they
do succeed, because attention is turned from worries to something
besides the antagonism, excitements and duties of the day.

Another element in the suggestions is their regularity. Watching the
sheep jump over a fence and counting one at a time, for example, affects
the breathing and all the vital forces of the body. This causes rhythmic
co-ordination of all the elements and the unity of this will, of course,
bring sleep. The sense of harmony and rhythm and self-control should be
gained; all antagonistic, chaotic and exciting thoughts and all worry
should be eliminated as far as possible before lying down. When we lie
down, we should turn our attention away from the excitements of the
world to something calm and reposeful.

Accordingly there is nothing better than to repeat some of the exercises
of the morning. These stretchings, practiced slowly and rhythmically,
will equalize the circulation, the taking of deep breaths, very
rhythmically, will tend to restore respiratory action and the other
exercises will tend to eliminate constriction from local parts.

Observe the necessity once more of harmonious thought and positive
emotion, for here