puts one to sleep

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But music after dinner puts one to sleep, and to sleep after dinner is healthful; consequently I like music in a medicinal respect.

From A Hero of Our Time by Wisdom, J. H.

I do think there's something in these woods that puts one to sleep, as Nanni says.'

From Christmas Tree Land by Molesworth, Mrs. (Mary Louisa)

It is true that food puts one to sleep at first, by diverting blood from the head; but it disturbs sleep later.

From How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science by Fisher, Irving

Cheese is also a caseous preparation of milk; the duties of an archdeacon are to perform archidiaconal functions; and opium puts one to sleep because it possesses a soporific virtue.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant