Relax (1937)

[Music] [Music] [Music] he say why are you taking that chair [Applause] S easy swinging that front porch combines a lot of disturbing features an uncomfortable position bad lighting uncontrolled ventilation and noise all these things do a lot to prevent comfort and relaxation scientists have made a study of this business of relaxation at Colgate University Dr Donald aair head of the Department of psychology has developed some interesting devices to test relaxation with a machine called the snoc kinetograph or sleep movement writer Dr L can make an accurate record of the amount of relaxation we get when we sleep this magic disc on the mattress is connected to a pen which writes on a moving sheet of paper every time the sleeper turns tosses or rolls over there is a corresponding Peak or Valley on the chart well he's spinning like a marry gon can't settle down well try the other side oh H that's better comfortable at last just a couple of wiggles and jiggles and so to sleep in order to sleep well we must be completely relaxed so the smoother the line the better the sleep this tightly sealed box proves that a gentle flow of air about the body is just as important as fresh air for the lungs the lack of ventilation has a weakening effect on the human system but on the other hand when there is too much ventilation or a draft the body muscles tighten and we begin to shiver shivering is hard work and it makes us tired in this experiment The Mask collects the air the young lady breathes the air is measured and then analyzed in a laboratory to determine the amount of energy she uses under different working conditions now we'll give the young lady 80 DB of unpleasant noises that is about the amount of noise in a traffic jam on New Year's Eve hold your ears [Music] [Music] the results prove that under Pleasant quiet conditions the average person uses 19% less energy to do 10% more work here's an experiment to show the effect of an uncomfortable position sitting like this for 2 hours would make almost anyone tired the loss of efficiency can be studied in the tapping speed one pencil dot in each square and hurry hurry hurry but after 2 hours of relaxation in a properly design chair with soft padding and armrests the tapping test is repeated and this time he can lick his weight in woodpeckers here's another one a special clock to find out what happens when we don't get enough rest the experimentor presses a button and an automatic switch rings a bell the object is to note the position of the clock hand at the instant the bell sounds the young fellow is a victim of that tired feeling in fact he probably gets dizzy just looking at the spinning hand of the clock uh 30 the more r and relaxation we get the greater is our mental efficiency and the more quickly we react 50 you can try this test yourself remember try to tell where the hand of the clock is when the bell rings ready did you get it right 20 and that one was 60 let's try once more ready what did you get that time well 40 was right and don't blame yourself if you didn't make a good score maybe you were up too late last night in many places our homes office and in the automobile our home on wheels these elements that control relaxation are important in the automobile relaxation is even more important because it affects safety the relaxed driver is a safer driver because he is able to think more quickly in traffic emergences wherever we are when we can control the temperature we can still be comfortable and relaxed whether it's hot or cold proper ventilation is important to comfort plenty of fresh air circulating without draam in our Motorcars adjustable sun visors give us protection ction from harsh glaring lights home sweet home soft comfortable chairs plenty of room to stretch out and relax and in our smoothly riding home on Wheels adjustable seats are raised slightly as they are moved forward making relaxation easy for any driver driving controls pedals and levers are within easy effortless reach armrests for long drive drives and room to relax all these things help to make our cars as pleasant as a properly run home a place where you really can relax noise from outside has been cut down by heavy insulation in the steel body on the floor Road noises are silenced by insulation mats under the carpet openings around driving controls and the dash are protected by thick Mufflers of insulating material the solid steel turret top is sealed against heat and cold as well as against outside Noises by the soundproofing insulation this insulation has the ability to cut off all noises hello John how are you hi Dad you have a nice quiet afternoon and this is the first quiet place I've found now dad I'm going after some ice cream for the kids and you'll be just as comfortable riding as you sitting here in the driveway now just sit back and relax [Applause] [Music] a [Music]