The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-11-14
Early Rising.

Sleep is necessary nothingness. We
cannot say that it is the same as being
dead, for we were never in that condi-
ton. But it is precisely the samc thing
as not being born. TO be snoozing,
and snoozing, and lying like defunct
carcass when there is no need of it, is
as much as to say TO your Maker that
you do not thank him for being born.
What we mean by early rising is that
you should get up with the day light.
If you have hard studying to do, it
would be well enough to get up little
before. To compensate for this, al
ways go to bed when, naturally, and
without the deceitlul slimulents of tea
and coffee, you are too sleepy 10 be
comfortable out of it. You will then be
sound and whole man. Don't lie after
day light, courting annlhilation and
dreading life.
Rise and conquer. By early rising,
you will not only live more, but you
will live the life of a freeman. People
who get up at the breakfast bell, and
imbibe counterfeit energy. headache
and stupidity from the coffee pot the
first thing they do in the morning, have
little occasion to talk about emancipa-
ting the slaves. They are chained up
in the creation. They never see or
know what beauty Of music or Joy is.
They devote or dictate their lives to
blue devils, and the awful diseases are
commissioned Of God to carry them
out Of his creations as useless carrion.
Good Heaven! If the people in this
bewitched and spel-bound city of Bos-
ton were bringing up their children in
the way they should go, all the high
ways and byways and hills round about
US in Roxbury and Cambridge would
be alive with young Boston people,
frolicklng in early dawn, before break
fast. But because Nature does not
threaten immediate death for the ne.
glect of exercise, as she does for the
neglect of eating and sleeping, we
think it sufficient to attend to the lat
ter. We eat and sleep and call it liv-
ing.
We have been speaking chiefly for
the benefit of those who have little or
nothing to do. As to those who are
poor like ourselves and have to pump or
die, work or starve; they get up early
as matter of course. They are out
before breakfast ENJOYING life-some
driving butchers carts, bakers carts,
ice carts, some distributing daily pa.
pers; some opening the same as they
open the shutters and sweep out the
dirt of the stores, &c., &c. All we
have to say to those happy people
wise whether they will or not-is, not
only rise early, but rise completely
You cannot do this without morning
baptism. If there is a salvation from
SIN, there is no salvation from dirt with
out this. To rise completely you must
by hook or by crook get yourself wash
ed all over in water, the colder the bet
ter. We are told there are some peo-
pie who never wash their faces. OF
course our article is all Greek to them.
If they were ever born they are not
hatched. But to those who have ever
washed their hands Or faces, we appeal
m the fragrant injustice Of denying to
the rest of their bodies what is so SAL
utary and delightful to one portion.-
Give yourself to complete justice in
this respect, and then whether it is
yours 10 dash aside the morning dew
and attend to the mathis of the free
birds, or to dust out the market stall,
you can see some sense in the follow
Ing verses Of the great and good and
ever young poet Tupper:
Open the easement and up with the sum-
His gallant journey has just begun,
Over the hills his chariot is rolled,
Bannered with glory and FURNISHED with gold
Over the hills he comes sublime,
Bridegroom of earth and brother Of time
Day hath broken, joyous and fair;
Fragrant and fresh in the morning air,
Beautous and bright are those orient hues,
Bamy and sweet those morning dews,
Oh, there is health and wealth, and bliss,
In dawning Natures motherly kiss!
Lo the wondering world awakes,
With its rosy tipped mountains and cleaning lakes,
With Its fields and cities, deserts and trees,
Its calm old cliffs and sounding seas, .r.
In all their gratitude blessing Him
Who dwelleth between the cherubim!
Break away boldly from sleeps leaden chain:
Seek out to forge that fetter again;
Rather with vigor and resolute nerve,
Thankful and happy to rise
The offering of prayer, and the increase ofpraise.
Boston Chronotype.
Is IT SlFTEp?-A countryman in one
of the Western States. with a load ol
meal, drove up to alady's door, when