The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1858-12-15
AsPEN:
A Popular nelusion

town Il perfect mama lcr curry ''e"'s'
The board,rs az that best Of tavcrns.
the Indiana Hotel, seem to DC particu'
larry afflicted with this dclusion. They
assert roundly that the only way g oc-
come s.healthy, wealthy and wise Is
30 cut sliort comfortable nap in the
morning 10 gaze at the rising sun. n
Such IDEAS. iallacous though they Dc,
often prove contagious. Such has
Teen the result in this case. The land
lord himself has caught the contagion,
and now delights in delivering long
ho,nilies OH the advantages and benc-
fits Of "eariy rising" TO us the ar
guments presented on this point seem
tolack pointand pungcncy. They pre-
sent nothing new, and seem 70 US al
together unphilosorhical. Indeed we
arc opposed t. TIC idea in toto. The
glorics Of The morning are well enough
to engage the attention Of the imagl-
nation. and they furnish a deal Of sub
icct matter to the poctical and scnti-
mental. Put there's much Of non
sense about the whole thing. Tween
ty-four hours constitute the day Man
must work and man must sleep; but
whether he work BY day light o.
moon light, matters little. Before
darkness was mastered BY the discov
cry Of gas, fluid, camphene, blubber,
talIow and the like, it was right that
We should retire carly. This was Ad-
ans habit, we arc confident. But
now it is amcrc matter OF taste. With
our burning facilities, We may write
or read, or talk, and add to our menta,
stature, or social happiness, as well
not better after the sun sets then vi
it lights the world; and We are aiss
just a. much privileged to be abed af
ter the barn-yard denizens have zig
nailed the approach Of day. as wllcr
Diana. and the attendant stars arc en-
thrcncd on high. To confess we arr
partial TO this morning snoozing w
There is lusciousncss in it difficult I,
portray. Night sleep j. n matter d
coursc--a vulgar habit, stale Gus
tom. hackncyed, thread-barc, and ste
rcotypcd-but that morning nap, wha
poetry and spiritual satisfaction it en-
bodies. We arc awakened from slccl
by the light that steals through th1
windows and the curtains. We ar,
cozily nestled under coverings that i'm
part generous warmth. Our natur
is reposc--wc are at peace with tn
world, and we shut our eyes TO tn
cares aud the duties which the bust
ling day is sure 10 bring. And SO
with Just sufficient consciousness I,
keep us from heavy slumber. ",
browse into the may realms Of dream
land, and 50 browse through som,
blessed hours-all too brief. We a,
not wish to be understood as invcigh
ing against the morning" IT is
very necessary substitution, and pro
baby has its attractions. According
to few eccentric writers, We are tol,
sunrise is sublime, that the dcy
sparkles brightly on the flowers, tina
the SKY larks warblc swcctly, and hen
mclodiously cacklc. This may all be
but II substantial nap wontontweigl
these fancifnl things, we are no judg
Of such matters. There arc many dc
ludcd beings in the world, and ma,
bc some who believe In leaving th
witching destinations Of Somnus f.
the first rays Of the sun. Nor can v
find in the organic act anything di
rcctly opposing such wild and rock
less fanaticism. But VIC maintain iii
propricty Of slumbcr, even after Al
rora hath gildcd the earth's landscaI