The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-11
slSer ana sieepiessness.

Too much sleep fsvkfs injurious in its
comes blunted, so that the muscular
enefeY 81 et4feebled and the sensations
and moral and Intellectual manifesta-
tions are obtunded, All the bad effects
Of inaction, become developed Ihe
functions afg exertsd With less energy,
the digestion is torpid, TIE eSeeretElif9 rs rs
are diminished, while, in some instanceao
the secretion of fat accumulates to an
inoruinate eZtettt The memory is I'M
paired, the powers of imagltatt5h, ere
dormant and the mind falls into kind
of hebetude, chiefly because the tuno
tiOns of the intellect are not sufficiently
exerted when sleep Is too prolonged or
too ofteii repeated. To sleep much Is
hot necessarily t0 be Il E66d sleeper.
Getlerally they are The poorest sl6HPets
Who remain longest in bed-f E., they
awaken less .efre~hed than if the time
of Arising were earlier by, an h6ur or
two While it is true that children
and voting people require more sleep
than their elders. yet it shou d be the
Care of parents that over indule ence be
not permitted. Whatever oYer-stimu-
lates the circulation of the brain causes
imperfect sleep, if not absolute sIeepless-
ness Although sleep is a natural and
involuntary state, It may be greatly
promoted by maintaining good state of
hea tn; by daily open air exercise, or bz
riding or sailing with the face exposed
to the dir by having the stomach free
from a heavy meal or any ihdigestible
Substance, and by the mild being undis-
turbed with cares. Over-fatigue, indul-
gence in fobd 8F drink beyond what
nature requires, want of ptoPer exercise,
mental disquictudc, are all causes OF
sleeplessness Breathing il a confined
or oyerleateA apartment is also not
unusual cause Of bTokeH tEuwb"r The
tempera lure most suitable for slefp fs
about sixty degrees, which gives the
sensation of neither heat nor cold, and
admits sf a moderate amount OF bed
clothes being u5ed, Th4 best posture OF
sleep is to be on the ri@ht GT l5lt de-
with the arm crossed over the breast IN
front and the head we'll up OF the pII-
low. The mouth should be shut, so that
the Breathing may be carried on eXclu-
sively through the nose: Some persons
acquire a habit of sleeI ing With the
mouth open, which causes the grOtcsque
and offensive habit Of snoring. Going
to sleep whilu lying on The back should
be avoided; as, besides inducing the
sleeper tU sh3re, 1t is apt to cause dis;
turbifig dreams. 1t Isl a Well-ascertained
fact that sleep begins at the extremities;
the feet sleep fir t, ahA then tie rest OF
the person On this account, in order
to fall asleep, we require not only to
Comr0se Tie thinking faculties, but to
keep the feet still. The feet inust also
have an agreeable warmth.
A German physician of celebrity has
lately been investigating the subject of
early risifig, and has c5nte to the con-
clusion that, far from making man
"healthy, wealthy and wise, it has
quite the contrary effect, and shOrtens
life itisteal of prolonging it. In the
majority of cases which lie has inyesti-
gated the long livers have INDUCED ID
late hours, and at least eight out of
every ten PERSONS who attained the age
of so and upwards were in the habit of
not retiring to rest until the small hours,
and remaining in bed until the day was
far advanced. He has no doubt whatever
that early. rising is most perniciOus
habit for those who go to bed latej and,
like Charles Lamb, thinks it better for
everybody to delay getting up until
the morning has had chance to become
we'll aired