The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-18

the revcrse; the very endeavor to sleeD
Will Danish It effectually for hours. If
not for the whole night; there will be
war between mind and body. and the
latter will assuredly come of second
best. They sleep best who have neither
worry nor care to annoy them; but one
should try to get into . habit Of being
able to lay off care with ones Office coat
and OF devottng the evening to reading
or any kind Of calm enjoyment. But
what are termed ''nightcaps,' or sooth-
Ing drinks, should never be had re-
course to. They are generally Of . spir-
ituous nature and competition, and
therefore they are narcotics, and should
not be needed for hcalthfcl sleep.
They never did and never could tend to
longevity.
There is a great and intimate connec-
| ton between brain and stomach. chiefly
through the medium of the pneumogas-
trio nerve, hence heavy suppers are not
conducive to healthful sleep. I do not
believe, Of course, In gOing supperlezs to
bel, but the last meal should be light
one, and certainly an easily digested
one; man Is not in actual health II he
needs heavy supper to cause him to
sleep. l would not advise such peEson
to purchase an annuity, for obvious rea-
sons. A hearty supper will no doubt
induce sleep, but it Is not sound, bliss
full, child sleep. 1t is turgid, brain-puff:
ing, blssltctl sleep. A sow eats a hearty
supper, and heavy slumber follows; u
btsa-cOnstrictOr swallows an OK and goes
to sleep for fortnight. Neither animal
is to he much admired. However, what
wish tO impress UPON you is the fat
that the want Of good, refreshing sleep
is Incompatible with longevity. One
must learn to sleep we'll who would live
long, and refreshing slumber is not to
be obtained through the narcotism Of
niglt-caps and enormous suppers.
Regularity in meal times is another
thing one should study, if health would
IKE retained and long life hopsd for. /
need hardly say that the food should be
partaken Of slowly, and that all excess
or intempcrance in either eating or
drinking should he studiously avoided.
1t is very injurious to the health to
! stimulate the appetite ut the table by
firtl ones appetite by legitimate means
before sitting down; it should he brought
to the table, not manufactured there,
or taken up as you do your table
napkin.
As regards food, some ps,OpIe-nay,
but may say very many people often
| times commit i grave error in this way:
| they sit duwn to !. table and eat, wl,eth-
| ec t.ley are hungry q: not. SIT down to
| table by all means; but ii you have little
| appetite, if the stomach tells you 1t
needs rest. let it have it, and cat but
very slMringIy indeed.
But u person not only desires to live
lOny. but to retain his faculties and
sense: how, then, are we to do this ?
Why, ~ exercising them regularly, hut
never to the Verge III fatigue. Take the
eyesight for instance. Would you pre-
serve it.: Well, do not forget that to a
great extent that beautiful optical instru-
ment, the eye, is presided over by mus
clcs which not only alter its direction,
but even its focus; the eye. then, that II
used not only to read small print. but tn
discern objects at u distance, il the one
That, apart from the dimness incidental
! to old age, is likely to last the longest.
J And the snnle may be said "s the ear;
! Acutcness in hearing may l'c cultivated
| in youth by civilized beings just ~ 1t IS
by savages; and where it is 50, it is sci
dom lost until advanced old age. This
spc,.ies of aural exercise, however, is out
III question in towns. But wherever one
lives. the organ Of voice can he cuitl'
waited and exercised. Music Of n!l kind.
and the p,:,clice ri singing especially arr
great aids to health, l,appinessand long
cvity, =,
life and even under adverse circull'
stances man with we'll trained mind
will live longer than Il lOut: the former
has so,,,cth ing tn fall lack upon, tht
latter depends entirely upon externa!
impressions. think that Euclid and
Algel,r.. should he within l,ounds) as
much studied by girls Us by boys, even
tho puzzling out ut anagr'nls, rlu'
dies, enignl;,s, etc, snOunt ~ chcO:'1-
aged, and abOveall, original composition
and the writin. Of verses.
Thousands If people annually ruin
their constitutions by simply swaiiOw'
ing too much medicine: 1t may seem
strange thing for medical man 10 say
but it is nevertheless 4 fact. IL Is oa!''
cpro,,s thing to fly with every niue III :.
nnent tO the medicine chest. Ihc use OF
ton;cs unie:s under medical ADVICE,
shnn,.i IN. (liscol,ntCnanCpl; i tonic Is
shar,.,r than \ twO-ctlyed sword; 1t Is q
t.Sj that need to be used with caution
Thcre are now. I AM sorry to see, some
ae,nte,l waters coming int" use whicN
co.,t.in the strongest mineral tonNs'
IN
TINT are apt toaccumu'atc in the system ST..
.,';ti, the most dangerous results: they
.n'>,,I therefore not l,edrlNx al Nbu"H'
~ to quality, or without guidance as "a
quality, ..,, ,,;,h ,-r..,t rcy,,-
Tit. have already spoken III noe,
I'm. nal rest, hut one day III seven snouM'
~. ST a,urt i;,r the complete rest OF n!l'
body and mind. !nHclN!!!" en-. :" IN .".
M n"ai Holiday. Tr:.vslins is cheap, an, and
~" weeks, or n months relaxation IRON on.
care anal business .':annot n'aNs " ~
i.oie in The purse OF one WI" w" '',Ss r %v
aa' ~. time. Innmrnt pleasure
:. 'uI Wholesome recreation cond''ce t.
i longevity. Ali work and no play ;; SENDS :
lack to an early grave. kecTe''''"' =