Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-02-27
Hints on Sleep.

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|, is the order of nature that men should
90 10 rest early. The birds cease their
singing as The sun goes down The sheep
and the deer 60 to their resting early, and
throughout nature quieness and repOSe
are the order of the night. |. is natural,
then, TO sleep early ; and for this reason
it may truly be said, "it is twice as good
to obey natures law as TO break it" 1t
is twice as good to sleep regularly and
habitually before midnight, as TO wait un-
til after it.
Sleep is one of the greatest of Heavens
blessings. When fangued and careworn,
how greatful, how refreshing its inAu-
ence. Were it not for sleep, how dull
and monotonous would life become. The
poor man who labors hard the lyelong
day, and the student who tolls no less in
his health-trying emPIoyments--whaI
would become Of these were it not for
the ever-genial influence of sleep With
out it, life could not possibly be sustained
for more than few days.
But, necessary, refreshing and inviSo-
rating as is this provision of nature for re-
storing the system, people know very
imperfecty how 10 use it. They gener-
ally know almost nothing of the real how
to eat, drink or sleep. Ii would seem as
if their whole study were (if they may be
said to study at aID continually TO get Tie
cart before tho horse. Many kinds of the
most unhealthy food are, by almost every
family in Christendom, ,eaIen merely from
habit and tobacco, tea, and coffee are
used as if they were the most friendly
and heaIhlul Substances in the world.
So TOO in sleeping, the room must he
almost Theoretically sealed, to keep ont
The night air, and the softest feather beds
with down pillows are everywhere used.
People do noi know, or seem, to care to
know, that breathing the air continually
over and over again, renders it perfect
poison; that feather beds and feather Pli
lows are among the greatest causes c!
physical debility, horrible dreams, night
mares, and Me most unrelrcshing sleep
that can be. Who does not remember oi
being put in those best rooms with fea-
rher bed so high as almost to need lad
der 20 enable one 10 mount ii {; and how
one almost loses himself in the smOlher-
ing enveIopemenl of these chest beds.
Remember, too, what 4 stencil there is
coming from the feathers and tie impure |.
air when we enter in The morning such 4
sleeping room, and having Just come from
the fresh air. Will people generally heed
any admoGiions on this subject Not
one in hundred we fear ; bul nOw and !
then the seeds fall on good ground aud
this encourages us 20 work on, One oi
lhe most perniclous customs IN regard t.
sleep, is the practice OF Slung OF late ''.
night, and losing The best and most oe. .
IigbGul "tours Of early moTn." S'adlouS
persons particularly are ap, to coalfac' .
gl,, habit OF sitting up late At evening. .
Che solemn stiffness OF HE nI.'l = sup /
posed 20 be more favorable Tor study and I.
reflection than tie day. And when per /.
son makes change, and undertakes 20 .
observe the proper hours, be finds that he /
Is dull in the moTnlng, and Cannot study !
so well as at late ho1rs, Soon, However, |
if he will perseysre, he will learn that by .
rising early, and retiring seasunatiy to-
rest, he will accomplish more wIrh less
exhaustion OF the nervous power than by |.
sitting up late. 1t is, ton, an imporlanl |
fact, that artificial lights, Of whatever
kind, are much more trying 10 the nerves ,
Than the natural light of day. OculIs's
tell us that the former often injure the
sight, and sometimes produce disease Of
the eyes, very difficult 10 remove.
What are we to say Of theatre-goipg
people, and those who frequent balls.
parties, &c, habtuaIly and late at night !
They are living continually in opposition
10 NATURES laws, and must receive the
penalty. Such people never enjoy good
health See the fashionable young ladies
of our cities who remain in bed late in the
morning and sit up late at night. How
feeble, pale, salow, and nervous they
are crcoked-backed often, and not more
fl: for a wife than doIl-baby But it is
fashionable therefore, they must be up
late at night TO show of III society.
On Wednesday, I'm inst, was Ash
the commencement OF Leni,
and will be observed as usual by Ihose
who are in the habit Of doing 80. The
regulations for the Catholics have been
officially published and they are only 10 4
make one meal a day, except Sundays.
The mea! allowed On fast days is not 10
be taken ull about noon. Al that meal, if
on any day permission should be granted
for eating flesh, both flesh and fish are not
TO be used at the same lime, even by way
OF seasoning. A small refreshment, COM
monty called COLLATION.. is allowed in the
eranin1 M nnneral rIlle a 10 lLe nmanii-