The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-04-11

DR.. Red, namely; that he could take as
much lood and Immediately as much
sleep as were sufficient for two days.
The celebrated General Elliot never
slept more than four hours out of the
twenty In all other respects he
was strikingly abstenlinent; his food con
sisted wholly Of: bread. water, and vege-
tables. In letter communicated to Sir
Sohn Sinclair, by John Gordon, ESQ.,, of
Swiney, Caithless, mention is made of
person named Mackay, Of Sherry, who
died in, Strathnaver In the year 1867,
aged zninety-one he only slept, on an
average, four hours in the twenty-four.
and was remarkably robust and healthy
man. The celebrated French General
Pichegra informed Sir Gilbert Blame,
that during whole years campaign he
had not above one hours sleep in the
twenty four. Macknish knew lady who
| never slept above half an hour at time,
and the whole period Of whose sleep did
., not exceed three or four hours in the TWEEN
| ty-four; and yet she enjoyed excellent.
health. gea a
Instances have been related of persons
who never slept but these must be re-
| garded as purely fabulous.
| in summer. Were there ever no con
| stitutional causes for this difference, we
should be disposed to sleep longer in the
one than in the other, as some of the cir
cumstances which induce us to sit up late
| and rise early in the summer, are want
ing during the winter and we conse-
quently feel disposed to lie longer in bed
during the latter season of the year.
.1oa
What a line that is of Young's! l never
read it without wishing that nay head was
on a pillow. Some have thought that
sleep arose from certain conditions of the
blood in the vessels and nerves of the
brain; its congestion in the sinuses, or a
rettaer of a great portion of it towards the
heart. Indeed, the conceits upon, this
| subject are innumerabie Where the
truth hes, presume not to decide, but
1T is clear there is necessity for the oc-
caslonal repose of the mental, organ:
"Non semper arcum
Tendit Apolle''
watchfulness invariably reduces, even in
tee brute the wild elephant is tanned by
the perseverance Of the hunter in keep
ing it constantly awake t.
But it sleep be grateful restorative,
It's too great indulgence can undoubtedly
be made most pernicious. There can be
no doubt that one Of the most admirable
conducives TO health is early rising. 'Let
u.s., says Solomon, go forth into the
fields; let US lodge in the villages; LET
us get up early to the vineyards let us
see if the vine flourishes, if the tender
grape appears. If the pomegranate buds
forth. Few men have ever distinguish
! ed themselves who were not, at least dur
ing the active period Of their lives, early
. risers.
Homer, Virgil, and Horace are all rep
resented as early risers. The same was
the case with Paley, Franklin, Washing
ton, Priestly, and Butfon-the latter Of
whom ordered his valet to awaken him
every morning, and compel him to get
up by force if he evinced any reluctance
For this service the valet was rewarded
with a crown a day, which recompense
he forfeited if he did not oblige his mas
ter to get up before the clock struck six.
In the will of the late Mr. James Sar-
gent: of Leicester, is the following clause
| relative to early rising Gas my neph-
ews are found Of INDUCING in bed in
morning, and as | wish them to inpro, e
the time while they are young, [ direct
that they shall prove to the satisfaction
of my executors, that they have got out
| of bed in the morning, and either en-
| ploycd themselves III business or taken
| exercise in the open air from five O'Clock
every morning from the fifth of April to
the tenth of October, being three hours
each day, and from seven o'clock in the
morning from the tenth day of October
to the fifth day of April, being two hours
every morning for two whole years; this
to be done for some two years during the
first seven years, to the satisfaction of
my executors, who may excuse them in
case OF sickness, but the task must be
made up when they are well. and if they
do not do this they shall not receive any
share OF my property
The man who rises betimes is in the
fair way Of laying in both health and
wealth, while he who dozes away his
existence in unnecessary sleep, will ac-
quire neither. On the contrary, he runs
/ every chance Of losing whatever portion
of them he may yet be in possession of,
and of sinking fast in the grade of society
bankrupt both in person and purse.