Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-09
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The Sun--lnfIuence upon Heafth,
Persian visiting Great Britain vas taunted by
native of tke islaOd because many Of his country
men worshiPPed the sun. ',Eaglishmen would
themselves worship the SUM- be rep'ied, if they
could only see him" How far the answer of the
Oriental was reflection upon the fog, with which
Great Britain is said to be snYeoped. or upon the
pra,tiee Of tie fashi0nables converting night into
day and day into night, says the New York Esspiaq
Post, We need not now undertake t. determine.
Tners is philosophy ia the matter. s degree Of
good sense, which is Of more account to our present
purpose. The worship Of the sun has constituted
an important feature in every mythology, Of the
conquerors of India who spoke the Slnskrii, the
Ghsbr of Persia :he old CoPts Of Egypt, the Celt
ie inhabit snts Of Europe, even t. the Greeks and
Romans themselves. Oar m,dern astronomers each
that the monarch Of day was slways The parent Of
the planetary worlds; and naturasis tell of actinc
influences promoting vegetable growth. impaired
feOm the solar bosom. We cannot be surprised at
the alteration of power to which SO much Of life
and sustent.ton is dee,
/ The infsence Of sunlight upon the hea' a'thfulness
| of locality oan hardly be OEer-estimAted SAM
tary regulations in which this matter is overlooked
are but partially successful No matter how perfect
every other arrangement, no being can possess
sound health who is excluded from the sunshine
There can be 40 substitution fof the solas rays
they uust be had, or disease, wasting and iseura-
bic, will nevitlbly ensus.
Doctor KANE, in his journals OF the Arctic voy-
ages, graphically describes tie effect Of the pro-
IOnge1 exclusion of light. There was abundance Of
pure air aud exercise, an nsns Bers exposed to
malaria or noxOus ezhala,ions. Deprivation Of
sunshine was the principal source of mischief The
Doctor W:ites g9 s.
''The complexion of my comrades, and my own,
were toned down t. peculiar Baxy paleness; our
eyes we've more recessed and strangely clear. Com
plants Of shoriness OF breath became general our
appetite almost ludierously changed, and
our inclination 70 food was at best very slight;
more than this, our complete solitude, combined
with the perpetual drkness. began TO affect cur
morale"
Again, speaking Of The aPproaoh Of the sun, he
remarks:
In ten days his direct rays will reach our hill
tops, aud in week after he viii be dispensing his
blessed TadiaUce amOng our sufferers. The coming
sun will open appliances of moral help to the sick
and give energy to the bygienic resorts which am
arranging at this moment 3" t g1sreI
Seurvy seems to have resulted only after long ex-
clusion from sunlight.
To early rising is attributed many Of the bene-
fits arising from solar exposure. The poet THoS
SON, LATEST Of men, and multitude of others, have
celebrated its advantages Heath, physical vigor,
mental acuteness, longevity, and a host Of other
blessings, have been literally promised to those
who quit their coach at or before the dawn Of
morn ng; but experience has not sanctioned these
assurances; nor are they founded in profound
the surface of the ground, the elements of the soil
or less in active fermentation, expelling
unWhosome gases into the atmosphere. Hence
night air is least heaIth;ul The sun is wi h1raWn
aud his sctinic and other beneficial influences are
to great extent removed, leaving the air in some
measure deprived Ct tue principles aiming life
The physical forces flag, and even the moral nature
suffers deterioration is noticeable by the greater
frequency of crimes in rhe nighttime fte rnaIa-
riOus agencies opera ing freely at early dawn
as OF any hour previous; the phsre is charged
with noxiOus vapors, the contagon which the early
riser is sure {, inhlle into lis blood. The raw,
damp air, d.yializei BY the suns absence, is less
capable of imparting bsneft to the system Il Is
not unreasonable, certainly in mlnkind TO sxpect
that the sun, being the Oldest, should rise first
Oae of the features of our own civilization is the
seclusiOn Of large portion of cur population to an
indoor life. AS a consequence, they exhibit to
marked degree the evils to which Dr. Kane makes
alusiOn. No matter how regular and active the ex-
ercise they may take how pure the sir they breathe
or how proper the food and beverages they employ,
the health of the physical system cannot be main
tanned. Hence they lsngaish, become pale and
bOOdess, and eventually contract some one of the
diversified rialadies which mOderA pathological sci
ence has not expanded its vocabulary sufficiently 10
name.
For perfect health we should take daily a per-
fumed bath Of sunshine" The direct rays of the sun
are indispensable to all who seek to obtain or main
tain the normal condition of existence While we
would neglect agency of ventilation, exercise or
wholesome food, things which ought always to be
provided in abundance, We would insist that this
too should be regarded o-ordinate if not supe-
rior to them.
Houses which are constantly shaded are far less
heathfu residences than those which are exposed
to the full glare of he sun. Apartments on the
northern eide of building are least proper for
human occupation. Sleeping rooms into which the |
sun is not permitted to shine are chambers of deatA
The closing of windcW-shutteIs and b inds during
the daytime is of more than doubtful piopriety, |
though its efficacy in improving and hdipg the de- |
fecIs of the female complexion is less questionable
The cyniC DiOgenes displayed sound sense, as /
we'll as some impudence. when he asked Alexander, !
ThO offered to do bin favor, TO stInd out of his !
sunshine. The writer public teacher VINO shall I
enhghten the public upon the of the solar rays,
as an agent to promote health, would be benefac-
tor t) his race.
MARRIAGE An Arkansas paper gives an ae- /
count of a marriage ia the Jail Of St Francis coun-
ty, of beautiful young lady to one Of the three |
brothers who hsd recently been convicted Of mur- |
DIR in the first gree and sentenced to be hung
Napoleon the Ill, though about the age at which
his uncle died, is not older than Marlborough was
when he began his great career Of victory and he
is youth compared with the Generals to whom
Austria intrusts her destinies. .- /
The Rev. Dr. Cox is writing series of letters in
the 4msrcaH Prs,Jyterian, designed to show that II
Apocalyptic battle of ''Arnsgedd3n" is in all pre-
liability, at hand, in the grand rupture cf the peace
of Furope now taking afFaet |