The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-03-01

SLEEP

I. +. SLEEP.
80. bel! D. bsd! delicious bed!
That Haven upon earth = the sary hesd; l
But . place t1At to name v0uld ill-bred
II To the h6ad with . ~alsful bubble
,Tis held BY snch = different leas
To one, plAes of comfort and ace,
All stuffed with the down of stube geese,
To another with only the stuple.
"7o the,hap2y. a6rst.class CARRIE Of sass,
To the Land Of Nod, or where 70, please,
e But alasi fog ths watchers an weepers, 7
|, Who turn, and turn. and turn sgn.
HIT tsgn, and turn anA tsrn % ain,
With An anxious brain.
Aa& thsa&aAa sss .sssin,
That does notllup sPes slespenr'
''Our life ID two!fold sleep hath |
its own world 4 boundy line be-
tween the things miss named, Death |
and Existence
Sleep is indeed q blessd state;
even before the fall. Adam slept in
the garden Of Eden. Sleep has
Been called st type Of death, and
poets have made sleep the twin /
brother of death. We lie down in
this semi-u conscious state, after
the tolls and cares Of the day, that
we may come forth to new life on
the morrow ssii
Sleep is the great recuperating
agent which Providence has provid-
! wearing ont too soon. Il 4 . sof7s
! Of s'Round- house" where the en-
|; gines stop, after run, to be put
in proper order for future work.
Physicians and nurses have
learned the benefit Of sleep as q cure,
as it alone, in some cases, win save
life.
The subject of how people should
sleep is fast gaining attention;crowd
ed bedrooms, bad air, uncomfort
able and unhealthy beds are receiv
ing the criticism which they Justly
deserve. One of the best lady
writer's on reformatory subjects in
our country, comes out strongly
against husbands and their wives
sleeping together. Many reasons
are obvious for, such q reform Of
the customs Of our country. It
wonld take whole lecture, by an
{ able nygienvss::, e t do Justice to this
subject I am fully aware how the
mere mention of such thing IL re-
ceived by the general reader. I
know well what winks and mods
and inuendoes meet such an expires
sion of opinion. America is far be-
hind other civilized nations in the
discussion of such subjects, and
/ much more lbarbarous in many prac-
+! tees. ahfa Is rs
One is naturally led to reflections
of this kind after reading Mrs.
I Bruins graphic description in last
z weeks Times,
/. . If, in reality, our scientific and
/. literary men, at their club, must
gormandize and make pigs of them
selves yea, full grown hogs, they
+ should have rooms en- suite, as Is
the custom in many countries, and
| go to bed in their own apartment,
'sTo toss. to tumble, doss. revive and quake
Lest their too lawful bed-fsllow should
| awake
Such domestic arrangement az
this would spare their victims, and
the public vulgar and indalicate
relation of facts. "a - .
"Thsrs ere bsseash the canopy Of Heaven
Also beneath the canopy Of bsds,'
many weary, nervous, worn out
wife who would fam find kind
nepenthe IN Heavens universal
soothing syrup, sleep! but instead o.
that, they must lie awake, and pa
tiently endure kicks, broken noses
and draughts of an; ds
/ sa"Oh, valient man AZ go. =
Now tell me, don't you cdsss pretty Hgures'
Il is q pity a few more womer
were not strong minded! It is .
i pity a few more women were mo-
Mrs. Caudles! and could take theil
own part. Allow me to sugges
these lines as pathetic ending I,
a lecture Of q few hours: ~
"And now, sir, have done, and say no mors
| The little / have said may serve to show
. TIE guileless hsart II silesce may grieve o'e
, The wrongs 70 whose exposure It u slow:
leave you TO your conscience ~ before, !.
! God Grant you fssl noe then The bittsrsst griel
:, - Antonio! where's ny pocket handkerchief
H. When reading the article from
: the s'gifted" pen Of Mrs. Bruin,
, was reminded of the story whicl
u used to be told of the wife of Pres
= dent Andrew jackson. Poor oil,
soul with all her noble traits an
> womanly heart, she was unsophistt
: Gated and ignorant about man
things, which brought down rid
2 Guile and criticism upon her whe
she took the place Of Mrs. Pres
dent at the National Capital. Sh
9 had been reared in the backwoodl
and her education had not been {
the kind to fit her for refined *
z ciety. 1898 ceG g
: Once, when q distinguished ge1
i tleman was introduced to her, upo
9 making inquiries about the state
: her health, she replied to him, tn,
Q 'tshe had cotched such violel
. cold, for the Gineral had kicked o
y the kiver!"
9 We can infer from this that Il
. sGmerar and his wife slept toget
= er; but the fact is lost IN antiqui,
u whether or not she made of
!, shoulder Q pillow! s'e @
I'd 90 81 f3 40 CASA MINOR.
d Heresisa realisossrangs 'coipci
ence: a business man OF Ter