The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-31
Too Little Sleep.

IL 10 OUCH SdtU, 0CIel VICAR Out Ju8u
rust out" Very true, If one were COM
PEELED to choose between the two; blu,
what necessity is there for doing either
Our American people are certainly In lit.
tie danger of " rusting out" and such a
nervous, wiry, restless people may be tno
tough to wear out easily. The number Of
long lived persons TO be found in almost
every town would indicate that, as PEG.
pie, we are hard to kill. But 1t is not &c
much the less of life that is to be appre-
hended from the hurried, energetic way
in which our countrymen rush into and
dash through everything they undertake
as the wear and tear of the nervous system.
Too little sleep is an evil injurious to old
and young which is little noticed by those
who should have carefully guarded the
health of those under their influence
Those who frequent places of fashionable
amusements- parties, balls, theaters OF
concerts-are invariably kept up late, and
on reaching home are wakeful from the
unnatural excitement, the miserable prac.
tice of late suppers, and the tea and cof
fee, Ii nothing stronger, that is provided
But, though they seek the bed at mos
unreasonable hours, if they are people Of
business Or compelled to attend to house.
hold cares they cannot afford to regain
lost sleep by late rising; or if young, and
with no cares that are imperious, a ]ohe
sleep after the sun is up is not half so re.
freshing or healthful as If 1t was secured
in the night-the natural time for sleep.
Some foolish King once said, 'sSix
hours are enough for man, seven for q
woman, and eight for 9 fool" How
many mothers with young children obtain
seven hours of quiet sleep? If by chance
they and many others could secure eight
hours they ought not to be charged with
folly. The amount Of sleep supposed to
be necessary to insure good health and
steady nerves depends much upon the
nature of the occupation through the day,
but still more upon the constitution.
Some are SO nervously active that they
consider few hours rest sufficient; and
even in sleep they find no respite from
the daily care, but live it all over again
in their dreams. If one expostulates with
them for giving SO few hours to rest and
sleep they will assure you that they need
no more, and that they are as fresh and
bright in the early morning and through
the day as they would be if they had
" wasted" double the time in bed Such
Pe.o oIo ~ p"y ~ ,rsSl
years lor 'i'e ies' u WHICH 'ney fooDeu
'nelr you'n. So. ... ~.
a steep Wnich Is put pIe!enso-haii
sieepiug, nail waking-n lnulcatlve VI
som ,s, unnaturai strain upon me nerves; a
neai.ny, sound sieep, wnlcn gives perlec,
III, ,es' " a.l .ne Iunc.ions .. '"e pIain anu
.ne en.lre nervous system, VIII restore
me vigor nsed up through oay u act,
I've mentai OF pnyslcal, iapor. ana Mln9 9
anu oouy mus refreshed anu s'Iengtneneo
auriIg ING nou.s o. darkness, VIII spring
up eiastic Win the nrss piush OF morn
ny lignt, eager ior Ienewea woLk, when,
a .siaa sucn neaisniui s'eep' pccones .
Pig Tsa
INA. inlals neeu al sne sleep 1ey can De
~, a1u .,s ~ Mhc. oleep'ng anu salnE a.e
ran ;da. S J ~ eApoua ,e no ine ;l
an5 e uIss.opinE e ue S IN IN. ~
ain anu neol.ny VIII secuIe ~ an u., al 1e
Wy " , laoi inlancy' .nlvusn enl;ulloou,
siele is i1ss ls lear .. snsn s:eep,ng Uo
. mucs s Dul wnea epe n9y Is iuity ma
!ulcu, iLon SEVEN y eishs nouIs, accOIu-
ing . me nature OF me IaIly avocauons,
Is q ialr Supply lol gocu nsaitn II TAKEN
a. .n1 pIope5 nou,s lor s,eep, al'er tne
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