be found sufficient in the later months. But these procedures, or any
other except the use of strong drugs, will be ineffective unless the
individual knows how to get into the proper state of mind. This means
not only that she must be able to banish worries, regrets, and
forebodings; she must also have acquired confidence in whatever
method she employs. She must convince herself that she can sleep, or
at least that _it makes no difference if she cannot_. This
independent spirit, which is very essential, can be confidently
assumed, for if she does not sleep well it can be made up during the
next day or at least the next night. Having adopted this attitude,
and having assumed a comfortable position, which should be retained
as long as possible, the attention should be concentrated upon the
thought, "I am getting sleepy, I am going to sleep." Under these
circumstances she can hypnotize herself and "produce the desired
result more often than by watching the proverbial sheep follow one
another over the wall."

IS TRAVELING HARMFUL?--Traveling has been made so easy and alluring
that nowadays long journeys are undertaken with scarcely more concern
than was once felt when the people of neighboring towns exchanged
visits. Thus modern facilities have introduced a new factor into the
problem of the way to live during pregnancy. It is a well-known fact
that traveling is sometimes attended with risk to the prospective
mother, though the danger is exaggerated in the popular estimation.
For this the newspapers are chiefly to blame. They inform the public
of the cases in which embarrassing situations have arisen, but there
is no record of the thousands of pregnant women who travel without
any mishap.

What the effect of traveling is likely to be is very difficult to