Litchfield enquirer., 1853-12-22
NisceiIapy.
Hehaomadal somnolency.

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 known and prevalent diseose. under the name of !" HebdOmadal Hydrophobia." " It Is time. I think. that wherever this hye drophobia prevails the course of tteal> mens which :. Praciitioner" recomnhends should be faithfully and persevesiqgly nsed. ill a complete cure ia effected. Eos though this strange disease seems not b iniure the physical health and yigor. we are not therefore to conclude tha, it is harmless j, may not shorten life or wasie away the body. but assuredly upon the soul il twill eat as doth a canker.''
 There are other such " Hsbdt madal'' diseases. seriously impairing the spiritaal life of Christians and the power of the church. and they all need the speedy and d.ligent use of ttfectual remedies. if we would have ihe heahh of Gods people recovered. To one.of this class. Hebdo. msdsl Somnolency. would desire so call attention. By lhis mean that drowsi- ness which uniformly attacks very many upon the morning of the Sabbath. % that they are compelled 10 sleep an hour. or even two or three hours moe on that mo, ming than on any other. Very often if they succeed at all in tearing them> selves away from their beds. tendency to doxe. and a-dulnees, follow them thrO'. out ihe day which sometimes break out and cannot. be restrained even during tie solemn worship of Almighty God in his holy sanctuary. But more generally this dulness manifesto itseR in avery pccu. liar manner. Those who are afflicted with it seem 10 be entirely unconscious iha. il lies ia themselves, and imagine that every thing else is infected with ii. When iD the house of God. they think the se. mcr is dull; and at home. the. religious books which they take up. one afser another. and look at little and then throw down again w,th yawn. they tind are also dull: and they express their opinions to this effec, quite freely. It might ,bs judged. perhaps. from the b,ief attempts they make 10 read the word of God. that they thought tha. was dull too; though I can- not say that lever heard any one actual. y give ut,erance 10 such thought They spend the day ia a vain eGort 10 ind something which is no. dull. and at length. completely exhausted with the endurance of SO much dullness. they are obliged. at an ea'ly hour. 10 seek need> ful rest. s6
 Such is the disease which I have calls ed hcbdonadal somnolency. and it is. l fear. even more wide spread than the hydrophobi4, which has been desclibed by another correspondent. and l. more deeply rooted in the constitutions of iis victims. On many Sabba,hs there is nothing 10 excite the hydrophobia. but seldom is t that the regular recurrence of the attacks of the soinnolency is dis> t6rbed. This epidemic is 90 slmost uni- veIsal that have sometimes wished a second Flanklin would inaks the discov- cry that the sun on Sabbath mornings, ,. as well as on oilers, actually gives light as soon as t lises.
 Often it is said by these Sabbath morn ing siespess that thc Sabbath is day of rest ;; that ih,ir bodies, exhsustrG by the tolls of the week. need. not only cessation from labos on lhat day. but also mote than usual sleep; that, # they do not take more sleep ihsy do not regain their full bodily yigor. know lhs Bible does speak of '.the rest of the holy Sabbath, !" but I never imagined that by this was meant lhe "iaking of rest in sleep. - For some TeasonI I had associated in my .hanghis with the rest of this day the language of lhe bymn.
 .5wee, is ihe day efsasrsd rest"
 had never thought that in order 10 .. Remember the Sabbath day sO keep it hoiy." il wss necessary end tii lo give it's
 first hours 10 . liltle more slumber.- These sleepers, too conscientious, for sooth. to take inc Sabba.h hoars direct.
 ly for their hbors. most iDgcniously. and
 ia their view innocenilys continue theil
 Iabors io a late houg n1 SAinsdsy. or de.
 priye shsmeelves of needful sleep daring
 all shs preceding six days. and then 6ad
 1t necessary 10 dTsH largely npon the rest Of ibs Habbaih in order to make ID the
 loss. Whether this subtraction from the Lords day to lepgthen out your days ye
 hebdomadal sIeepesE. I Ss tight in ihe sighi of God. judge ys." We'll might the Lord femonstraie uifh you. as he did wiih his ancient people. Will ! man rob God 2 Yes ye have robbed me" 1" If in giving 10 God . seventh pass of your time yoa give -seant measase," beware lest i wiih what measure ys me ,s ii shall bs measured lo yon again lesi ihs blsssings which Cod hos q io 1 the Sabbalh bs deals cut io '. |. nei 1" beautifully, " bot "sparingly." If ihe right ehssrssncs q ihe lahbsih prepares he Ohsisiisa for hia heavenly ssss, esd 5 i.s hely emplgymenss bsiHgs him fas oa h his enFihly pilgslmage. li vii hs long. I fear. belogs n1anY 9l|I seheh shs land Beulsh. If is ls especially on ihs Ieabbaih lhai the hungry saul feeds upon
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