Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-07-21
From ht seientifATroen.
EARLY RISING.
By DR.. WIN. A. AcoTT,

il A certain Hench authof mas devoted
barge volume to what he CALLS the subject
Of I" GAIKTY or as we should say,
CHEERFuLNEss-inr regard to its tenden-
cy on health and happiness; and we can
not doubt that the work is one of great
value and interest We might, in our
turn, easily extend remarks on earl y ris-
inr to considerable volume. but it would
not comport with our plan. On the con-
trary, we must limit ourselves to few
pages.
Early rising is a practice Of great AN
rtouIry, and has been followed by some
Of the. most distinguished individuals Of
every are and CLINE. Not by the great
men of sacred history alone-Abraham,
Moses, David, Solomon and Paul-but by
those also of profane history such as Ho-
nner, Virgil, Seneca, Horace, Alfred, So
bieski,, Franklin, Washington, and Ma
poleon. 1t may not be improper to add,
in Misplace, that the SaViorefth world,
himself was an early riser.
The testimony of distinguished writers
in favor ofthe practice, is almost universal.
Scarcely an author of any eminence can
he found, who has alluded to the subject
without expatiating on its importance .
and not a few enjoin it with the greatest
earnestness, as indispensable to sound
health, and even moderate happiness.
And vet, Notwithstanding the universal
practice or testimony Of poets and philoso-
phers-of sacred and proane history-oI
antiquity and modern times-and Of med
ical and other authors, the custom Of sleep
ING late, in almost all countries, is still
followed by the vast majority humankind
and the pulpit and the press, the sermon
the essay and the song, have been enlisted
against it nearly in vain. Mankind are
far more ready to concede the importance
Of rising early, than to regulate thei1
practics accordingly.
Il may be asked, What then, has thu
writer of the following essay to hope for
V6ry lille, It isconfessed Yet that 1ittl'
must not be overlooked! HIS very brew
ty--his few condensed pages, in lieu of
iabored sermon or prolonged and grav'
essay, may have an effect. He vii
therefore proceed without dependency.
ID is proposedto show that early risin.
rs favorable TO MEASURE and CHEERFUL
NESS, to HEALTH and LoNeEyITY, and t
SOUND EcoNoMY; and to conclude b,
pointing out. to those who are anxious 70
Information on the subject, the MEANS O
acquiring this most valuable habit
r- PLEAsUREs or EARLY RIs1Ne.
These are more easily felt than descrit
ed and were il possible to describe them
our language would to most persons b
unintelliQibIe because they have neve
enjoyed them. Those who sit up. lat,
can speak Of their enjoyments, and the
may perhaps insist on their superiority I
those of the early riser; but If they neve
tried the latter, their, whole testimon
against them is merely negatire. On tn
contrary, the testimony Of him who Onc
rose late, but now habitually rises early
and such are many Of our early risers--
is wholly p0sitive because he has had Al
opportunity Of making comparisons:
But il is not the testimony Of such me
alone. which we can adduce in favor Q
early rising. Those who sin adhere /
indolent habits, are often compelled b
conscience 10 testify against themselves
Thus Il was, we are told, with the pos
Thomson. No man, perhaps, ever vast