The Baltimore County union., 1881-12-24
SENSIBLE talk ABOUT EATING AND
SLEEPING.

An editorial in the New York Jo~rHai Of coa-
nercs attempts 10 deinOlish the unsound notion
that it Is unhealthy TO eat us, before going bed
IL draws the proper destineiion between midnight
debauches and giuitoBy, and the taking Of healthy
food. and says;
Man IL the only animal that can be taught 10
sleep quietly ON an empty stomach. The brute
creation resent all efforts 10 coax them 10 such
violation oi the laws oi nature. The lion In
the forest until he has found HE prey. and when
he has devoured II he sleeps over until he needs
another meal. The horse will paw all night in the
stable aud the pig will squea in the pen, refusing
all rest or sleep until they are fed. The animals
which chew the cud have their own provisions Tor
late meal just before dropping on 20 their night
ly sluinbers.
Man can train himself 10 the habi; Of sleeping
without a preceding meal, but only after long
years Of practice. A he comes into the world
nature il too strong for him, and be must be fed
before be will sleep. A child's stomach Is small,
and when perfectly allied, IL no sickness disturbs
IL. sleep follows naturally and inevitably. As d.
gestion goes on the stomach begins 60 empty.
single fold in IL will make the sleeper restless two
will waken IL; and if it is hushed again to repOse
the nap is short aud three folds put end 10 the
slumber. Pafsgorie other narcotic may close
it, eyes again. but without either food some
supplying drug it will not sleep, no matter how
healthy it may be- Not even an angel who learn
ell the art of minsirelsy in a celestial choir can
sing babe TO sleep on an empty stomach.
We use the oft-quoied illustration, sleeping a.
sweetly a. an infant" because this slumber Of a
child follow. Immediately after it, stomach is com.
pletcly Glled With wholesome food. The sleep
which comes TO adults long hours after the par
taking of food, and Shen the stomach is nearly or
quite empty, u not after the type Of iniantine re-
pose. There Is all the difference in the world be-
tween the sleep Of refreshment and the sleep Of
hausiion.
To sleep we'll the blood that swells the veins in
the head during the busy hours must fow back,
leaving greatly diminished volume behind the
brow that lately throbbed with such vehemenee.
To digest well this blood Is needed At the stomach
and nearer the fountains of life. Itis afact estab-
lshei beyond the possibility u contradiction that
sleep aids digestion aud that the process of diges
iion is conducive Of refreshing sleep. IL needs no
argument ~ convince US Of this mutual relation.
The drowsiness which always follows the we'll
ordered meal j. itself testimony Of nature 90 this
inter dependence.
The waste Of human life by this neglect Of this
lesson Is very great. The daily wear aud tear Of
the body might be restored more fully than IL usu.
ally l. IL this simple rule not 80 systematically
violated. sleep IL wonderfully recuperatiye, but
il may be shOrn Of half its benefits by favorable
conditions. Foul air in the bed chamber leaves
the sleeper almost a. exhausted in the morning as
when weary with the days labors he sank upon
his bed. A gnawing stomach. empty of food. takes
out Of the nightly sleep that reiTeshii Z sense Of
comfort which properly belongs 10 u. IL leaves
the blood 20 ihrob IN the heated brow, and hAunis
the sumber wi,h everpresent source of disquiet.
IL IL like the sleep which the mother takes while
her sick child L. under the care Of watchers in
other room. An easy stomach il jest like an aeh.
ing hear, in i,s effect upon the nightly repose.
A healthy person who goes 10 bed on 4 full
stomach will always awake IN the morning With a
better appetite for his breakfast. IL dinner is
eaten in the middle Of the day and light supper
l. served at six in the afternoon ahearty luncheon
should be provided at ten in the evening. or just
before the hour Of retiring The rule should be 20
eat at the last moment before going 90 bed, what
ever the hour may be-
And this latest meal should not he "f "light"
| viands, as this phrase 10 commonly understood
The less person eats at any time Of cake or pie,
or the countless h1mmeries that 70 90 make up
fancy tea table the better but none ofihc.e should
be eaten at bedtime. Cold chicken. cold roast
beet, eorncd beef. or Wholesome meat Of any kind
with we'll baked bread and butter (sanee and
pickle will do no harm will serve the substantial
requisites for this collation. Milk isperhaps best
| Of all where the pure article can be obtained.-
"Borden's Condensed" will supply IL In the best
shape 10 our taste, and " this 10 used should be
mixed with warm or hot water. instead Of cold,
eaten before II eoois. With bread and fruit baked
apples will serve when berries and peaches fall
| this makes a wholesome evening meal.
All persons should be cautious when they reform
| their habits IN this respect. A mouthfui or two
each night at fret s all that should be attempted.
gradually increasing the quantity until the lun-
cheon becomes q pretty substantial neal. IL In.
digestion follows at any time. chewing the meat Of
two peach pits for the prussie acid In them
AFTER eating. is better than sending for doctor.
| With clear conscience and full stomach, any
man In toierabe health may derive from his night
iy sleep that rccuperAtion which ought TO come
from this sweet restorer Of life's daily wear and
| waste.