The Worthington advance., 1881-09-08

tu1S h)ecEAilty MI6o ttauo ii zone OulOuB
the wholesale druggists. There is nothing
wasted, for even the shells are made useful.
They are packed in sackes and sold to sta
BILE keepers for horse bedding, and very
healthy bed they make.
HOW TO tvELONG.
From Harper's Weekly.
We have, to great extent, the power of
prolorging our lives. Living by rtle and
obeying natures simple laws may seem
very irksomc to people at first. but doing SO
soon becomes habit, and blessed habit,
and one that tends to happiness, to COM
fort, and to length of days.
Be regular in your hours of getting up in
the morning and going to rest at night, but
you cannot easily be so unless you are reg
ular in your light Of day life. The simple
fact that you lie down for so many hours
ont Of the twenty foitr does not prove that
you have secured that necessity of life-a
good nights rest. A little preparation of
both body and mind is needed to enable us
to enjoy sound and refreshing sleep, aud so
be fortified by morning to struggle success
fully with the events of another day. Do
not forget that during sleep the brain is in a
comparatively bloodless condition; but ex.
element causes flow of blood to the cap
illaries of that vital organ, and if you retire
to rest before it be toned down, you will be
little likely to fall into refreshing slillm-
Der. Indeed, it will in all probabil-
ity be just the reverse; the very en-
dea"or to sleep will Danish it effectually for
hours, II not for the whole night; there will
ho hot,v wind
latter will assnrelly come off second best
They sleep best who have neither worry
nor care to annoy them; but one should try
10 get into a habit of being able to lay off
care with ones Office coat. and of devoting
the evening to reading or any kind of calm
enjoyment. But what are termed might.
caps, or soothing drinks, should never be
had recourse to. They are generally of
spirituous nature and composition, and
therefore they ore narcotics, and shonld
not be needed for healthful sleep. They
never did and never conld tend to longevity.
There is great and intimate connection
between brain and stomach, chiefly through
the medium of the pneumogastrlc nerve,
hence heavy suppers are not conducive to
healthful sleep. do not believe, of course,
IN going supperless to bed, but the last
meal should be light one, and certainly
| I'LL CttSAaS NA$oSoICNA OACS HAL 10 AOt III uC.
tual health il he needs heavy supper to
cause him to sleep. would no: advise
such a person to purchase an annuity, for
Obvious reasons. A hearty supper will no
doubt induce sleep. but it is not sottnd.
bhssful, child sleep. 1t is turgid, BRAIN
! putting, blOted sleep. "A sow eats a hearty
supper, and heavy slumber follows; boa
constructor swallows an OK, and goes to
sleep for a fortnight. Neither animal is
much to be admired. However, what l
wish to impress upon you is the fact that
want of good refreshing sleep is incom :
! fatib!e with longevity. One anatst learn to
sleep we'll who would live long, and re-
freshing slumber is not to be obtained
th1o ough the narcotism of nightcaps or
enormous suppers.
! Regularity in meal times is another thing
| one should study, if health would he retain
ed and long life hoped for. need hard
ly say that the food should be partaken of
slowly, and that all excess or intempeance
in either eating Or drinking should be STU
dionsly avoided. It is very injurious to
the health to stimulate the appetite ut the
table by wines and piquant sauces. One
should find ones appetite by legitimate
means before sitting down; it should be
brought 10 the table. not manufactured
there, or taken up as You do your table
napkin.
As regards food. some people-nay, but
may say very many people-oftentime
commit grave error in this way; they sit
down to table and eat, whether they be
hungry or not. Sit down to table by all
means; but il you have little appetite, if
he stomach tells you it needs res t, let it
thave it, and eat but very sparingly indeed.
| But q person not only desires to live
| 1our hv,f IN ,ofoin hi f,o I'D
how, then, are wo TO do this? Why, by
exercising them regularly, but never to tue
verge of fatigue. Take the cyesight, for
instance. Would you preserve it? Well,
do not forget that to great extent that
beautiful optical instrument, tho eye, is
presided over by muscles which not only
alter its discretion, but even its focus; the
eye, then, that is used not only to read
small print, but to discern objects at a dis
tance, is the one that, apart from the dim
ness incidental to old age, is likely to last
the longest. And the same may be said OF
the ear. Acuteness Of hearing may be cul-
tivated in youth by civilized beings Just Us
1t is by savages; and where it is so, it is sell
dom lost till advanced old age. The species
of aural exercise, however, is out of the
question in towns. But wherever one lives,
the organ of voice can be cultivated and
exercised. Music of all kinds, and the
practice of singing especially, are great aids
to health, happiness and longevity.
Mental exercise is favorable to long life,
and even under adverse circumstances a
man with well-trained mind will 1.-Two
longer than lout: the former has some-
thing to fall back upon, the latter depends
entirely upon external impressions. I think
that Euclid and Algebra should be (within
hounds) is much studied by girls as by
! boys, even the puZzling out of anagrams,
| riddles, enigmas, ETC., should be encour-
aged, and, above all, original composition
| and the writing of verses.
Thousands of people annually ruin their
constitutions by simply swal' ewing loo much
! medicine. 1t may seem a strange thing for
a medical man to soy, but it is nevertheless
fact 1t is dangerous thing to fly with
every little ailment to the medicine chest
The use Of tonics, unless under medical
advice, should be discountenanced; tonic
is sharper than two edged sword; it is /;
| tool that needs to be used with caution.
There are now, am sorry to see, some ae-
rated waters coming into use which contain
the strongest mineral tonics, that are opt to
| accumulate in the system, with the most
disastrous results. They should therefore
not be drunk at ibit,tm Us to quantity, or
| without guidance as to quality.
Rest should be taken with great regular
ity. l have already spoken of nocturnal
rest, but orc day in seven should be set
apart for the complete rest of both body
| and mind. Independent of this. all who
can afford it should take an annual holiday.
Travelling is cheap, and two weeks or Il
months relaxation from care and business
cannot make big hole in the purse of one
who works we'll all the rest of the wear. and
knows how to economic time. Innocent
pleasure and wholesome recreation conduce
to longevity. All work and no play sends
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