The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-13
Ghe Bulletin.
CONCERNING SLEEP.
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The Evil Results of Insufficient
Rep0se.
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Providence Journal.
medical man OF emlnencs believes that
lie ha, III covered that weainess j. eaus {
ny VII { lie calls" atiaue material" q sub.
stance rmed IN the blood By the action "a
the muscles and nerves. anu which he al
/ lego il only dest oyei by the oxygen o
IA blood during sleep This state ment i
L0t yet demonstrated. but whether cOntin.
| ned experiment proves or di-prOyes u, the
III pOrtance Of sleep a. giving opportunity
| for the repair Of wasted tissues, and wind
log up the system for fresh work cannot
! he over estimated. One great cause Of The
| superior health Of our pattern ANCESTOR
| over the men and women Of to-day was
| that they sl~pt more There We're other
! differences in their favor. but this was ore
Of the mos important There wa, rare
| occasion OF pleasure, businG y or necessity
/ that Ia. { a young per-on. at least. out pl
! bed until midnight. md their ROBUST forms
! and healthy color pro ed the value of
| 9 riy hours A. Il abundant rest. CeTtui ily
| they din nOthsye a, lively time ar We
| do (: did not crowd So much cXcilemr mt
into gwen period, but hey lived longer
| apd had nper tastes, ~ scem, probable
that they got quite as much ont Of life.
One meets on every hand tired looking
| young men whose faces evoke pity. A
| hasiy inference might be drawn IRON the
| Oft repeated functions Of health crlli :
not 10 Oycr.wOrk or eycr.sfildy, rat their
wan faces
ARE dcAiiel a'H ui,. tlg pale r1st NJ thought
but such 4. not often the case. nor ore
many of them suffering from too great eX-
ton OF muscles. They Sre exhausted
rom lack nf Sleep thai is ali hut IS a ,e-
nous matter. for giving themselves too
little lime at night Tor "tired natures
sweet rcstorer" 10 r pair damages, thy
are not only Spending eacb'day the ,treng' h
gianed at night, by drawing on their capi-
tai. BY and by. when an emery ency
comes there !. no reserved strength 10
meet it, and they become physically bank
rupt. involving those dependent upon
themin distress OF one sort or another.
In moot eases l. is the unrestraiued love
Of am 1sement that causes this wroug.do-
irg. Exciting iOrms OF pleasure which
are protracted to sud beyond midaight are
indulged IN. not once or twice month,
but nlgtIly, and irreparable inroads are
made upon the constitution, al q period
wh n the body II not yet har ened TOR
life'- work, by two great anu constant eY-
element as well ~ BY insufficient Sleep.
Not only so, but while the capacity Tor
simple p'easur are smOthered, so much
induig. nee In mere amusement robs 1t OF
III zest. Young mi-BnihrOpes who have
drained their cups Of life 10 the dfegs ave
not nfrequrut They 20 to bed tired, rise
unrested and 20 to their daily tasks with
out int rest. They conclude that ii'e
doesn' pay. md they are light. IT GoCs
nDtpay hem because they IN suse ii. /,
has no sparkle, and they come to their strs
and yellow leave. before they are 'sirly
men. Tue wort feature OF all is, indulg-
ng constantly their desire Tor pleasure
hey lose the power Of sclirestralIt. II
wish" rules them instead OF II ought"
and instead of be ng many. s.li'drnyins.
'Se6f.e Eliots sharp women says poor
squa.y thirgs. The locke well anOof. but
the woOn't wear. the wont wear
Young men are not the only sinners
in respect 10 sleep. School girls study at
nj lat-scme Oithem--but their pale cheeks
are oitener caused by late novel reading |
aud entertaining company. TO To bed at |
Ole ock Missy up-tilts her small nose IN |
Gi,dan. She is not u child, shs would |
have you know, but young lady OF say. |
ii teen years. aud knows bow TO take care |
of herself. The one thing that an Ameri- |
Gun mo.heri usually profoundly ignorant |
OF ia how either to exact Jr W u Obedience |
from her chit. of girls So IT Naste oeS |
on. Ciergymen who spend >aturdsy night
over their sermons enter ,Btlr pupl's worn |
a dnu SUNDAY, anu preach people 10 |
sleep beca tsc they az them-elNes all |
aslee, !, II d pdy ant wholly asleep in spirit !
,n,N ny.t blue devils on Monday be- |
,auss be devil of generalization posses
,e.tI IN AL he week. III y 20 on LEA |
V yes aud European tours in search OF !
/ It hea u which they Won II sci ~ nome |
# they would sleep e. Ou.h and al proper |
hour.
The poor IN theirs and houSekeeprs who
are ~ ptaw ke by Restless Gu Or n ana
u ani5led tasks have more Of our ply,
ut even they might anAge better thHn
tu,y 10 Babe, are sure to b. III aud
re tess IL their mothers get oyer-ufed,
II : u prising 10 see how many Il the
in ispelsare pieces OF work may be post
poued il one will butthi k so. Il might
have done little more" wrote falth
Rochester once, "tut | remembered that
was hahys mot or, and so went to bed
Sensible woman and good mother. III "
pinrul to think how mang nuI sing babies
die of embroidery aud lullled skirts OF
c.ke and pies, and ,upe tluouS ma"hi
and house work OF all sorts II is not put
down .oln the registry OF deaths. 'hey
c II the trouble by various nanes-ch0lOIa
iniantum, marasmus. hydrccephaIus, c.
but the recording angel X ows better anu
without mincing M; ties writes: DIED OF
fatigue because its mot"cr was l. nornnl,
or obstinate, or silly" as the case may be.
Thank heav' II il Is % longer thought an
enyia6le distinct on in womeh 20 nave
delicate h ,alth. he tide has turned since
the days that some of us can remember
when the girl who tainted easily was
though to be- OF lit o higher order OF be-
ings than her more robust companions
II alih Is becoming fashionable, but public
sentiment is not entirely sound upon inc
question 20 long Is the fact Is lot general'y
recognized. that 10 risk the health Tor
pre- ent personal gratifica ion l. worse than
stupid hlunder. II is sinful and WINE
tn re ole cultivation OF the moral sense
ylat people very generally DO NOT care
! whether their actions are right or wro ~.
A return to to the habits OF life In vogue
a century ago is neither to he expected nor
desired. II is right that we should SHARE
the pleasures of our own time, ana DC ~
sympathy with its fuller light; but surely
| nc who realizes that he Is not simply one
| of a procession passing from birth TO dea'h
| lis not here merely to serve and pease
| himself, but to bear his part In the worlh >
work-will feel morally bound not to unnt
himself for future usefulness by needlesslv
exhaustng his body. A great many obit'
nary notices that ar1 beaded "Mysterious
| Vrnyidenr,v wand he be more truthlu II