M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-28
SrIettcaltljstfIIang.
Steep Delicious.

What person Of mature years car
look on a sleeping child, and not en-
Wy the unconscious luxury Of thatun
disturbed repose, especially if it is
ones own child. 1t is none Other
than a pure delight to the parental be-
holder. '''
A lady correspondent writes
"From utter exhaustion, / slept all
night like an infant. How ineffably
soothing and refreshing was that sleer
three nights since. This power o.
resting, even for one brief night, en-
couraged mo greatly.
. 1 feel even now, wasted as I am, if
| could only have refreshing sleep
if could rost-I could get we'll"
The excellent writer was suffering
from nothing specially, but from a
general arrangement OF the whole sys,
tenn. The incident is recorded for
the purpose of bringing to the read
cr'5 mind the duty OF habitual thank.
| tulness for any ability he may have to
so to bed, to fall asleep within ten
minutes, and know nothing more un-
| til the gray morning breaks--a deep
and warm gratitude should well mp
constantly from loving heart to the
Giver Of all good for the untclt bliss
of whole nights sleep.
Some persons are put to sleep by
having the soles Of the feet rubbed
gently with a soft, bare hand.
We know of no better plan for Sc
curing good sleep to persons not spec
lally invalids, than to observe the fol.
lowing:
1. Take very light supper, not
later than six z. NJ.
9. Heat the bare feet before q fire
for the last fifteen minutes before bed
time.
8. Occnpy a large room, with a
window or door partly open and the
fireplace unclosed,
4. Go to bed at a regular hour.
5. Get pthe moment Of waking
next morning, at whatever time that
may be.
6. Do not or any account sleep n
moment in the daytime.
The result of these observances
will be, in all cases where there is not
a serious disease of body or mind,
that the person will, in few days, go
to sleep promptly, and wake the very
moment that nature has had all the
repose needed. .-Jogmal Of HcGIM.
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DeCcivinE Spirit.
A few nights since, a young male
friend of ours, who. from a sneering
skeptic had become a devout believer,
retired to rest, aterhaving his nerv-
Gus system partially destroyed 10y the
information, through the spirit Of his
granfather, that he would very shortly
become a powerful medium. He was
in his first comfortable snooze, when
clicking noise in the direction of,tho
door awoke him. He listened intent
ly; the noise was still going oh--yery
like the raps Of the spirits on the ta-
bic, indeed.
H"Who is there2"
There was no answer, and the queer
noise stopped.
"Anybody therel"
No answer.
3 "It must have been q spirit" he
said to himself. 81 must be a tnedi-
UNI. III try. [Aloud.( If there is
a spirit in the, room, twill signify by
saying fape'-no, that's not what l.
mean. Ifthere's a spirit in the room,
will it please to rap three 'timesg" :
Three different raps were given in
the direction Of the bureau.
SIS it the spirit of my sister'"
No answer.
SIS it the spirit of my motherP'
Three raps.
care you happy"
Nine raps.
"Do you want for anything9"
A succession of very loud raps.
"Will you give me a cQmmunica-
tion if / get up!" %
Noanswer. ~: as. "a. s.
"Shall l hear from you tomorrow
Raps very loud again, this time in
the direction of the door. ~. .
,a."Shall l ever see you2' .a.y
The raps then came from the outside
Of the door. ,f i.ig .at n; q
He. waited long for, an answer to
his last Question, but none came.-
Theispirit hadtgone, and after think
ing on the extraordinary visit, he
turned over and fell asleep. ~.
On getting up in the morning, he
found that the spirit of his mother had
carried off his watch and purse, his
pants down stairs into the hall, and
his greatcoat altogether. 4a'tsar' .ss9a
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During the examination Of a wit
ness as to the locality of the stairs in a
bousse the conncil asked him. "Whlcb