Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-21

waking at short notice may be utilized
for the purpose Of taking little maps I
whenever opportunity offers In tho 7
last hali-hour Of the nooRtide recess. or
during the Buncoinbe interaets Of pro. !
tracted session. The inhabitants of AL (
intertropical counties make the tfne \
OF reposo movable festival, and dur 4
ing the dog days OF our torrd summers I
il would clearly be the best plan 10 /
initiate their example. "ChldrenI I
must not sleep In the dhstime," saws n
bylaw OF our time dlShonprcd Koran OF
domestic superstitions and, noe safis 4
lied With keeping onr iitt'c ones at /
school during the drowsy afternoons OF /
the summer solstice, we increase their
misery hy stWllng them at the very
noon Of the hottest hours with mass
Of greasy g. G., heat-produCing and /
sonoriGc) food. An hour aitor the end
of a long, sultrv day come the cool
night-wind, Heavens own blessing for
all who hunger and thirst after fresh
air; but no. "Night air is injurious (.
besides, Mrs. Grundy objects 10 promo
nades after dark, so the children are
/ driven to their suifocating, unyentilated
l bedrooms, not ~ sleep, but % sweltcr,
till toward midnight, when drowsiness
1 subsidies into sort Of lethargy which
/ yields only TO broad daylight, three or
! tour hours after sunrise; $50 much the
/ better" says tho fashionable mother.
/ who has passed the night in au Ice
cream rii0ito. "aud morning air isn't
healthy, either; most dangerous 10
! leave the house before the dew Is oil
the grass.
Only tho curse of pessimism, our wo-
ful distrust OF our natural Instincts, can
explain such ahsurlities. The parched
| palate's petition for cooling liquid is
not palmer than the brain craving for
rest and stumber when high tenipera-
tuTe adds It's soinniierous tendency 10
the drowsy Influence of fnll meal.
On warm summer days all Nature in.
dulges in anoontide nap; ! have walked
through tropical forests that weTe as
silent under the RAYS of vertical san
as a Norwegian pine gr2Ye IN the dead
OF polar night; nor wonld IL be easy
10 name a siugle animal that does not
appear sleepy after meals. At noon
lcaf.trces throw their densest shade;
even butterflies seek the penetralia Of
the foliage, and lizards cling lazily 20
the dark side Of the lower branches ;
every school-teacher knows that chill
dren feel the drowsy spell Of the after
noon sun; why should they atone be
hurt by Yielding TO its promptlugs ?
Either postpone the principal meal 10
the end Of the day, or increase the noon
tide recess to at least three hours, 80
as 10 leave time for digestive sicsla.
Necessity may compel individuals to
compromise such matters. Ii | had 70
. work or teach all day, | would not cat
crumb between breakfast aud sup
por and pass the dinner hour under a
shade tree; but parents who can afford
to educate their children at home
should give them either an ali-summcr
vacation or half-afternOOn recess
let them rest from twelve till three, or
sleep ii they prefer; in the evening,
I do not send them TO bed I'LL they are
really tired. and till the night wind has
rovitali2ed the air OF their bedrooms;
, but make them rise with the sun ii
, they are drowsy they viii 90 10 bed
earlier the next evening. There IS nc
danger of child $ especially Of q
boys oversleeping himself, unless the
haraships of his waking hours are 50
/ intolerahlo that oblivion becomes q
, biessing but II can do no harm tC
make The health-giying morning houl
as attractive MS possible; provide some
! outdoor amusement, a prize fool-race
a butterhy-hunt, or gathering wlndfall'
! in the apple orchard; II the desire f0l
longer sleep can outweigh such in
I, duccmonts. there mast be something
! wrong plethoriiic diet, probably, oi
, over-study. The requisite amount o.
I sleep depends on temperament anc
! occupation as well rs on age. viii
: children under ten, however, too mucf
Z indulgence would be an error ON tn,
safer side; let them choose their allow
/ ance between eight and ton hours; il
= after years seven hours should he thI
minimum. nine the maximum 10
: hedithy children; sickly ones ought tt
:, have carte btpichc, both as to quantun
I and time OF repose; consumptiyes. es
I peOialy, need all The rest they can get
: Profound sleep in cool, quiet retreil
y Is Natures own specific for all wasting
diseases, panaeea without price an(
: money
IF Nothing can be more iniudioious thai
: to stint children in their sleep with
|, view OF gaining a few hours for study
!. "That plan says Postaiozai, : do'eat
a It's own purpose, for such children ar
: never wide awake; you can keep then
! out OF bed. but you can not proven
. them from DOING with their eyes opeu
% A wide awake boy will learn more ii
y one hour than day dreamer in ten
q Habitual deficiency of sleep viii an
a dermine the strongest con stitntion
# headache. throhhing aud feyerish hea
q are the precursors Of graver evils ur
\ less temporary loss of mental powe
"a c1mnels an armistioe with outraged M
q ture, II is q curious fact that eompD
g snrv vakafulnoss combined with mentf