The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21
Early Rising.

Early rising, to have the desired effect, must
ly, and when up, to be engaged in the necessary
and proper employment. Health and long life
are almost universally associated with early ris-
ing, and we are pointed to countless old people
as evidence of the good effect it has on the gen.
eral system. There is certain class who rise
early, but who never have that good health which
should follow-the thirsty folks, who Grink away
half the night, and spend the early morning seek
ing for more It's the early retiring associated
with early rising that does the good, by keeping
darkness is naturally inclined to instil in the
breast.
Dow,Jr, says that people had better pull them
selves out of bed at peep of day and run the risk
of accidents, than kill themselves by inches with
nursing comfort in that sluggard's paradise
foul sitting bedroom Sleepy Joe goes out
for pleasure when he takes an experimental morn
ing walk, and when he returns goes to bed for
comfort All other created beings but man,
sleep during the dark hours and work in the day
1t was before ten o'clock generally that Sir Wal
ter Scott wrote his sixteen pages per diem of
those works which interest thousands. Daniel
Webster during many years of his residence in
Washington, was accustomed to get up an hour
before sunrise during the winter, light the fires
with his own hands, and start off to market with
his basket, thus gaining one hours march on his
associates at least many of them 1t is related
of certain divine, that before daylight dawned,
he had finished all his necessary daily duties and
spent the rest of his time in seeking enjoyment
in walking. Soon his health failed him. and now
he is travelling over the world seeking that which
he will never find, the restoration of his health
Hall in his Journal of Health says Another
item of great Importance is do not hurry up the
young and the weakly 1t is no advantage to
pull them out of bed as soon as their eyes are
open nor is it best for the studions, or even for
the we'll who have passed an unusually fatiguing
day, to jump out of their bed the moment they
wake up, let them remain, without going to sleep
again. until the sense of WEAKNESS passes from
the limbs Nature abhors two things; violence
and vacuum The sun does not break out at
once into glare of the meridian. The diurnal
flowers unfold themselves by slow degrees; nor
the feetest beast nor sprightliest bird, leaps at
once from its resting place. We repeat it, there
is neither wisdom nor safety, nor health, in early
rising ITSELF but there is all Of them in the persis-
tent practices of retiring to bed at an early hour
winter and summer
There is an anecdote told of the reign of Louis
XVI of France, according to which it seems
some ladies Of the court conceived that it must
be a glorious thing to see the sun rise, but as
this took place at the time they were always in
bed, they being habituated to sitting up late at
night; what was to be done? They could not
consistently rise SO early, and consequently they
made party to sit up all night and in the morn
ing ride out and witness the strange scene
They then retired to bed, very much gratifed
and astonished at the extent of their ruralizing.
The very self-denial and self command indicated
and encouraged by the habit of early rising and
early retiring joined, is motifs least value He
who learns to govern himself in one matter will
in others"