Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-05-10

Early 10 bed and early 10 rise,
Make men healthy. wealthy. and wise.
An hours sleep before midnight 10 worth two
after it,"
IN what sense is 'an hours deep before
midnight worth two after il p
Nisthe order Of nature that men should go
20 rest early. The birds cease their singing
ing rs the sun goes down; the sheep and the
deer 90 70 their resting early, and throughout
nature qnietness and Tepose are the order of
the night Itis natural. then. 70 sleep early /;
and for this reason It may truly be said. 1t is
twice as good 10 obey natures law rs to break
il It SIS taice as good TO sleep regularly and
habilnallv before midnight as 10 wait after IT,
Sleep IS one Of the greatest Of Heavens
blessings When fatigned and carewern, how
grateful. how refreshing its influence. Were
il net for sleep. how dull and monotoEous
would life become The poor man who la
boEs hard the livelong day. and the student
who tolls no less in his health trying employ
ments--what would become of these were it
mot for the ever-genial influence of sleep ?--
Without il life could not possibly be sustained
for more than few days.
But necessary. refreshing and inSigoFating
aais this provision Of nature for restoring the
system. people know very imperfe5tiy how to
use L. They generally know Utmost nothing
Of The real holO 20 eat, drink or sleep. Il
would seem as It their whole study were {if
they may be said 10 study at alp continually
to get the cart before the horse. Many kinds
of she most unhealthy food are, BY almost ev-
cry family in Chrissendom, eaten merely from
habils and tobacco. tea, and coffee are used as
if they were the most friendly and healthful
substances in the world.
So too IN sleeping, the room must be almost
hefmetically sealed. to keep out the night AR,
and che softesi feather beds with down pillows
are everywhere used. People do not know,
or seem to care 70 know. that breathing the
air continually over and over again. renders
il perfect poison; that feather beds and
feather pillows are among the greatest.causes
Of physical debility, horrible dreams, night
mares, and the most undressing sleep that
can be. Who does not remember of being
pnt in those best rooms with feather bed 50
high as almost to need a ladder to enable one
20 mount to il; and how one almost loses
himself in the smothering enyelopement Of
these best bedsg
Remember, too. what i stencil there is com
inc from the feathers and the impure air when
We enter in the morning such sleeping room,
and having Just come from lhe fresh air. VIII
people generally heed any admonitions on
this subject? Not one in hundred, we fear
but now and then the seeds fall on good
ground; and this encourages us TO work on
One Of The most peTnicious customs in regard
TO sleep, IS the practice Of sitting up late at
night, and losing the best and most delightful
.hours Of early morn, Studious persons par
ticalarly are apt 10 contract this habit Of sit
sing up late at evening The solemn stiffness
Of night is supposed TO be more favorable for
study and reflection than the day. And when
person makes change, and undertakes 10
observe the proper hours. he finds that he is
dull in the morning. and cannot study so well
al al late hours Soon. however, If be will
persevere. he viii learn by rising early, and
retiring seasonably to rest. he will accomplish
more with less exhaustion Of the nervous pow
er. than by sitting up late. 1t is, too. an i'm
portaRl fact that artificial lights. of whatever
kind. are much more trying TO the nerves than
she natural light Of day, oculisis tell US that
tho former often iniure the sight. and some.
times produce disease Of the eyes very diff
cult @ remove.
What are we to say over our theatre going
people. and those who frequent balls. parties,
&cs habifually, and late at night? They are
living continually in opposition to natures
laws. and must receive the penalty. Such
people never enjoy good health. See the
fashionable young ladies of our cities who re-
main IL bed late ia the norniug and sit up
late at night. How feeble, pale, shallow, and
nervous they are; crooked backed often, and
not more tit for wife than doll baby. But
il j. fashionable; therefore, she must be up
late at night to show off in society.
Shall We sleep at all during the day? It's
natural. evidently, for infants to sleep much
OF thc time. day us well as night Nature de-
mands IL. We think. too. that some feeble
persons are the better for nap before din
ner. Farmers, who rise at ybreak, and toll
hard during the long days Of summer have a
habit Of sleeping after dinner. This may on
the whole. do good. since they, in such cases,
need more sleep than they get at night; but
if they will make the experiment. they will be
astonished to find how much more refreshing
she sleep viii be before dinner than after
Fifteen minutes sleep before the meal is bet
Ter than whole hour after it We do not
sect the animals going 10 sleep Immediately af-
Ger. Sseep during the day. should be 10 the
forenoon. 50 shasit be not disturbed at night
II person sleep in the after noon, he will be
much more liable 10 wakefulness at night
Some have agreed that sleep during the
aays IN tue case OF d0ulbss Is always wrong -
Persons often feel unFefreshed and feverish
after day nap. Women when tired. often
throw themselves upon the bed. and are sur
pEised on rising to find that they feel smother
cd, feyerish, and worse than before. Now the
cause Of this often is the lying down with
their clothes on. Il is natural for the skin to
breathe. But says one, the clothes are on
while we are up. and why not the harm then 2
Because then the clothing is more loose and
the skin IS left more free But when we lie
down. the clothes are pressed against the skin
much more than when We are up. To have
aleep refreshing. then. we should remove the
external clothing as We would at night Then
five need sleep it win be refreshing. But.
as general fact it must be acknowledged
that il is best not TO sleep at all during the
day 10 keep active. and then. early at night
% retire to rest Then sleep will be worth the