Rest cure n. (Med.) Treatment of severe nervous disorder, as neurasthenia, by rest and isolation with systematic feeding and the use of massage and electricity.
... didn't I!" exclaimed Dot. "I was perfectly free to say all the time that I didn't intend to spend my whole summer or even ten days of it working harder than I do winters. I move that Archie be given a vote of thanks for introducing the Rest Cure into the Boat Club, and also a vote of admiration for ... — The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted • Katharine Ellis Barrett
... and consequent sleeplessness, wore Gladys out. She grew so ill that she had to give up acting, and go into a home to try the rest cure. ... — The Sorcery Club • Elliott O'Donnell
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