, 1872-01-22

The instinct of children against early
and especially sudden rising is well
founded; and it is pleasant to have the
learned faculty confirm long and grov.I
ing conviction that il is not sin to lie
in bed till the second hell rings. II isi
the experience Of the majority Of peta-l
pie tiat the most delicious moments Of
the whole day IRE those whenthey ought
to get up but do not. 81. = sfF4t god
Hereafter let them lin9er in this de-
liahtful borderland With a quiet CON.
science. Na,ure is about to be yindi-
Gated by the scientists. If the whole Of
life could be like that brief interval boz
tween half awaking and getting ort into
the cold world--that rare space of time
when duty calls so family that there Is
q sweet delight in letting it call befesa
conscience is aroused at all-one misAt
like to revise the hymn book, and live
always. We have been now for sevesal
thousand years goiny 10 the ant and ges-
ting away from the sluggArd to that de-
zee that we have developed veiv neg
vous condition, to say nothing of being
dc frauded of our rights, and of the gs-
gitimate and healthy luxury OF sleepin.,
long and waking up slowly, as plants
do; no doubt many of the nervous dis.
eases that are attributed to stock gan,k =
ling, tobacco, and unrequited love ar 3
due to want of sleep fiom childhood ur :.
1t is not an idle fancy that we modem, s
do not sleep enough. 1t is perhap s
right to shoot soldiers. who are hiret
for that purpose, for sleeping at thei
posts. 1t disciplines them; but it NIGH t
be better to relieve guard oftener ani
send them to bed Yet civilians gener
ally ought to be lectured for sleeping
too little. All the passages in schoo.
books should be stricken out, and there
should be verses promising a moderate
competence as the reward of sleeping
enough and coming out of sleep by do
grees. In old times perhaps it did moi
matter so much, when the world was
less busy, and there was less strain upop
the faculties during the waking hours.
But every one can see now that the
world is red hot with money-getting and
vast enterprises and politics and ritual
ism and all sorts of rights, patent. and
some that are not patent, and feverish
literature; and, in order to bear the
Sear and carry the load of it, man
needs to sleep more hours sleep than he
did when he only rose to eat and drink.
and hunt the wild boar. and slay few
OF his neighbors before an early dinner.
Eut We do not sleep as much es the for
mef generations did who had less to do,
We are becoming more and more wake
full. so that we cannot sleep soundly in
the season we give to rest. 1t is ner-
vous wakefuliness, however, and not tha
full vigor of all the powers which should
result from proper rest of The system.
No one can be at his best in any hour
unless he has given as many hours to
solid sleep as his system requires. Tho
demands of business and the esactions
of society keep most of us ou. of bed
numerically. and in time we get jaded-
ly used 10 the unnatural life, and take
credit to ourselves that we can do with
the fewest hours Of sleep. It is great
mistake. There have been great men
who were able 10 accomplish aveas
amount of work with little sleep: but
we may be sure that, if we want 10 be
great men. Or, what is mole impogtank
in this day, sreat women, weshallreach
the goal soonest by being good sleepers.
That was an honorable epitaph on the
Dutchman's tombstone: "He vas gut
sleeper" 1t viii not be said of many
OF this nervous, excited gene1ation.
1t is well, however, TO plead for the
children. Let it be understood that it
is no merit in child 10 pop out of bed
Instantly upon the stroke of the bell,
like a surprised and obfusiicated jack
in-the-box. And give everybody time
to wake up deceniIy and in order. And
let all the people say blessed is the med
ical man who breaches The gospel Of
morning cat maps. .''-Nep Yo.A; hide
pendent.
A SWEET TEMpER.-No trait or char
acter is more valuable in women than
the possession of sweet temper. Home
can never be made happy without it
It is like the flowers that spring up in
our pathway, reviving and cheering us.
Let man go home at night wearied
with the tolls of the day, and how sooth-
ing is word dictated by.a good dispo-
sition! It is sunshine falling ON the
hears. He is happy and the cares are
forgotten. Asweet temper has smooth
ing influence over the minds of whole
family. Where it is found in the wife
and mother, you observe kindness and
love predominating over the natural
feeling of a bad heart. Smiles, kind
words and looks, characterize the chill