Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-08-17
sleep How TO secure 1t.

sleep How 40 Secure lt.
Sleep is one of the most mysteri-
ous pbenomena in the animal king
dom. The functions OF the heart
and lungs go on, yet more calmly
than when awake, but the opera
lions of the mind and the organs of
the senses are IN a measure suspend
I'd to give their exhausted powers
time to recuperate. Hence sleep is
necessary to The animal economy,
for the vigor both Of body and mind,
Is dependent on It's enjoyment.
Without it there is a drain upon
the mental and physical powers
that nothing can supplement. sum
ulants can be used to supplement- TINS
want. but in the end they tend rather
TO increase it. We cannot ROD ma
tnre of her dues with lmpunlty.
Tho 5av of reckoning Will come
-ao,or or later. The want OF sleep
: fruitful source of mental and
,l,rsicaI arrangement, and, perhaps
Tothine will give othe countenanee
sncb a haggard and worn out aP-
nearnce as the loss of sleep. Sleep
less nights are telling their story on
river men and railroad employees
who are deprived of their regular
slumber. They necessarily rapidly
grow old. On the other hand, the
benefits are seen in the rugged and
bale countenances of the threescore
and ten and fourscore who have per-
sistently resisted the influences
which would have prevented them
from enjoying their needed rest.
How may we secure sound, re
freshing sleep? Itls a question OF
no little moment to know how TO
secure this boon. 1t was a wise and
benevolent design in our Creator in
arranging for it, but we are conf
dent many people do not sleep well,
and are looSing mentally and physi-
cally, and perhaps, Pecuniarily there
by. We owe it to ourselves to Sc
cure, as far as possible, refreshing
sleep, for our comfort, usefulness
longevity are all deeply involved in
it. There seems to be certain things
or conditions almost indispensiPly
to secure this great bless
ing to the fullest extent.
1t should be taken at regular stat
ed times as a rule. and rigldly ad-
hered to. 1t is wonderful how ma
ture will conform to habit, and then
when the wonted hour for retiring
arrives demands her rights almost
imperatively.
There should be enough sleep but
not too much. Some people need
more than others. Children, and
perhaps aged persons, require more
than those in the vigor of manhood.
1t is well to know ourselves in this
respect, and this knowledge is attain
able.
Night is the normal, the best time
for slumber. As a general thing 1t
is more refreshing than when taken
in the day time, there is less distur-
bance. The day for labor, the
night for rest.
Temperate habits are necessary
for its full enjoyments, not only IN
eating and drinking, but he "that
striveth for the Master is temperate
in all things" Nature must not be
overtaxed or she will repell it, and
react on the evil done in restless,
waEeful nights. Il
We need employment to rest well
at night. "The sleep ia laboring
man is sweet, whether he eat little
or much; but the abundance of the
rich will not suffer him to sleep"
Man was made for activity. 1t en-
ters into the divine arrangement
that he should have some thing to
do, and edo it with all his might,
70 matter how rich or how indepen-
dent he may be, if he would have
the prophets experience, 81 awaken
ed, and MY sleep was sweet unto |
me-" 1t is almost impossible for
the idler to be happy awake or
asleep.
A good conscience is almost indiS-
Densible to sweet repose. What a
for sleep and how bless
ed it is to lie down at night at peace
with God. with the world and with |
ourselves. GA conscience void of |
Dffense toward God and toward !
man." After exhaustive labOrs, !
Christ slept sweetly in the boat on
the bosom of Gennesaret in the |
midst of a raging storm; but it was
all peace within. $50 He giveth |
MS beloved sleep" Alas! how
many retire too painfully conscious
IF shortcomings and wrong-doings !
to sleep well.
Finally, we should lie down with
a thankful, praying heart-thankful
for the blessings of the past day !
and of life, and praying for forgiv-
ness and continued favors, and then
with a child-like trust in Gods prov
dental care, commit our spirit to |
he slumbers of the night.
Tired natures sweet restorer, balmy sleep:
he, like the world, his ready visits pays,
Where fortune smiles; the wretched he LOT |
sakes:
swift on his downy pinion flies from woe,
And lights on lids unsullied with tear