OUR COUNTRY LIFE 



unconsciously associate the adjusted band with rest and 

 sleep. 



"The blinder" is made of black silk batiste which 

 comes twenty-six inches wide and costs forty-five cents 

 a yard. To make it, fold the material until you have 

 an oblong piece of six thicknesses, nine by three and 

 a half inches finished. Sew a black elastic cord to 

 the middle of each end. Lo! it is ready for use. 

 Light in weight, cool when placed over the eyes, the 

 elastic at the back of the head, it is a perfect protection 

 and guaranteed to bring to the normal spirit that sense 

 of rest which darkness alone gives, that peace which 

 follows the advent of night. 



One of the greatest boons to the weary is the priv- 

 ilege of going to bed early; not exactly with the 

 birds perhaps, for they tuck their heads under their 

 wings before five o'clock in the autumn, but at least 

 to sleep when the fancy seizes one. Think of nine or 

 ten hours of blissful unconsciousness a night, O thou 

 tired soul! and wonder not at the country's fascinations. 



If the greatest boon which God has given to man 



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