The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-05-13
From Hairs journal of Hedlth.
SLEEPING TOGETHER.

liza man was to see quarter OF an inch oil
worm put in his cup of coffee, he could not
drink it, because he knows that tho whole
cup would be imprcgnatcd. If very small
amount of some vru!ent poison be intro
duced into a glass of water, the drinking Of
1t mi ght not produce instant death bnt that
would not prove that it was not hurtfuk
only that there was not enough of it to
cause a destructive result Immediately.
We sckcn at the thought of taking the
Breath Of another the moment it leaves the
mouth, but that breath mingles with the
nir about the bed in which two persons lay;
and it is rebreatb.'l, but not the less often
sive is it in really on account Of the dilu-
tion. except that il is not taken in its conccn-
trated form, but each breath makes it more
concentrated: Cine sleeper corrups the at
Inosphere Of the room hv his own breath
ing, but when two persons arc breathing mt
the same time, twelve or fourteen times in
each minute, each minute extracting all the
nutrimcnt from n gallon Of air, the deterio.
ration must be rapid indeed, especially in q
small and close room. A bird cannot
live without a large supply Of pure air.
A canary bird hun. up in curlaincd bed
stead where tw" persons slept, died before
the morning.
Many infants arc found dead in bed. and
it is attributed to having been ovcrlaid by
the parents; but the idea that any person
could lay still for "A moment Oh a baby, or
anything else Of the same size, is absurd
Death was caused by the want Of pure air.
Besides, eman;,tions, AERIAL and more or
less solid, are thrown out from every person
thrown out 10y the processes Of nature,
because no longer fit for life purposes, be-
cause they arc dead and corrupt-but if
hrcathed into another living body, it is Just
as abhorrcnt rs if We took into our mouths
matter of Il sore or any other excrction
The most destructive Il typhoid and pu-
trid feyers arc known TO arise directly from
number Of persons living in the same
small room.
Those who can afford it should therefore
arrange to have each member Of the fam
lily sleep in a scpcratc bed. lipcrsons mus,
sleep in the same bed, they should be about
the same age, and in good health. if the
health bo much unequal, both will suffer
but the healthier one the most-the invait
suffering for want of entirely pure air.
So many eases are mentioned IN stand
ard medical, works where healthy, robus
infants and larger children have dwindlet
away, and died in few months from
sleeping with grandparents, or other oil
persons, that it is useless TO cite special in
stances in proof.
IT would be constitutional and mora
good for married persons TO sleep in ad
joining rooms, AS a general habit. 1t woul
be certain means Of physical invigoraior
and advantages in other directions, whic
will readily occur to the reflective reade
Kings aud Queens and the highest persol
ages OF courts have separated apartments.
is the bodily cmanations recollecting an
concentrating under the same cover whc
are the most destructive Of health-mo
destructive than the simple contaminatc
of an atmosphere hreat!ed in common.
LOVE NoTEs.-The heart Of a your
girl is like nest where little swallow CHR
shows its wings and watches the favorab
moment to fly.
The heart Of young girl in love is oft
a sanctuary Of good with al idol Of clay.
The heart Of an old coquette resembl
an Egyptian tomb filled with mummies.
Women of great moral and person
beauty are sometimes deceived in their Fl
choice, and then, soured by disappoi
ment, they get deceived again and aga
till, at last, when they are no longer desc
ing Of his affection.
True love cannot struggle against the
tillery of coquettes, it is they who by ]
Of Providence, give us our revenge.
The woman Of forty years never &C
promised her suitors,' like England,
knows how to colonize.
The most indolent persons are often
most,indefatigable in their loves.
Woman is mysterious poem VIII
must be read many times to be understo
He who has never loved but once KIN
the sex better than he who has made
conquest every day for twenty years.
One is rs sad after an unrequited pass
rs after bankruutcy.
The woman whom misfortune has
dered distrustful, or whom success has
dered confident, is incapable of love.
Prudery is the worst kind Of avaric