Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-05
Daily Kenneber JournaI.
The ART OF SLEEPING.

Most OF the men who made their mark
as successful leaders have been good
sleepers as well as hearty workers Ma
poleon bonaparte lostno opportunity either
Tor good sleep or a good meal. Even
before going into battle he would take a
few hours for sleep if possible The
Duke OF Wellington was such sound
sleeper that he seldom moved from the
time he closed his eyes until he awoke
lie used very narrow bed and said that
when it was time for man 10 turn in his
bed il was time to get up. Henry Ward
Beecher is known to be good sleeper.
He falls asleep in moment after his head
has touched the pillow. These men and
other great workers have had a faculty.
which Is an important addition to the mere
taking Of sleep. 1t is the power Of with
drawing ones self from all the surround
ing persons and objects aud finding imme-
date rest in slunber. The man who can
thus take the rest is refreshed and
strengthened under many circumstances
which would keep other people weary and
wakefuL He is master of every situation
as regards his own rest Some men. by
long habit, find themselves able to take
sleep with the same ease that others would
take glass Of water They can sleep
either while perched on a high stool or
rafting along in railroad car at forty
miles an hour. The economy of wear
and tear on the lives Of such people is
wonderful. The man who cannot sleep
unless he has removed his clothes. put out
the light and climbed into his bed is at
great disadvantage Greater vet is his
disadvantage if he can sleep in no bed
who are possessed with the
notion that their own is the only
one in which they can slumber.
These people are utterly wretched when
they go to the country where the beds are
stuffed with straw or shaving. and where
the springs are made Of noisy material.
which rcsonnds whenever touched
When they 90 to Europe and are forced
either to stay awake or to sleep in quar-
tiers not much larger than the shelf of
mantlcpiete. their misery is too great for
utterance. Much of the comfort and dis
comfort experienced in sleeping and in
trying to sleep is the result of habit
There are some people who toss on their
beds for half the night, rs if they were nm
easy ghosts. They have never learned to
sleep.
Ii is the power TO shut ones self up
within ones self that constitutes one of
the approaches to healthiul sleep. There
are objections to sleeping in church which
need not in this connection be rechanted.
And the man who has by patient habit ac-
custOmcd himself to slumberinc under
sermon can learn to 90 to sleep anywhere
under any circumstances. He is some
times seen in the snug corner of a street
car. when several ladies appear on the
platform seeking seats. He often finds it
convenient when bore addresses him to
be able to subside into slumber. When
his mother-in-law wearies him with pro-
tractcd discus ion of uninteresting sub
jects, it is ever so delightful to sleep. or
u seem to Sleep. Good sleep is a blessing
from heaven, and he who can sleep,
whether flies crawl on him. Mosquitoes
bite him, cross people scold him. or noisy
children danced and play in his presence.
is blessed indeed Philadelphia Times.