Sharp County record., 1885-07-23
SUNDAY REST.
The Physiological Law of Rest Which
Demands One Day in Seven.

The Physiological Law of Rest Which
Demands One Day in Seven.
Rufus Choate, when at the climax OF
his reputation, said that his brain would
long before have given way, owing to
the intense and constant strain of pro-
fessional work, had it not been for the
refreshing and recreating influence OF
the fiction, poetry, history and Greek
and Latin classics. But Rufus Choate
did die of an overworked brain, which
shattered a nervous system that Knew
but little of the restfulness of relaXa-
ton.
What the great orator sought for in
books, the Jealous man of business and
the faithful man-of of-all-work may find
in the periodical rest Of Sunday. "Men
who labor six days in the week and rest
on the SEVENTH said DR.. Fare, in his
testimony before committee of the
House of Commons, will be more
healthy and live longer, other things
being equal, than those who labor
seven; they will do more work and bet
ter work"
Twenty leading physicians of England
said: "NNe say ditto to DR.. Fare.
The managers of large stables, where
several hundred horses are kept, say
horse must have one days rest in seven,
or he will break down. One days rest
in ten, or nine, or even eight days, will
not keep him in working condition.
Mr.. A was a driving man Of busi-
ness, and-nothing more. He made a
fortune, and worked seven days in the
week, as if he was struggling to gain
his first ten thousand dollars.
One day, in the midst of his pros
perity, his mental vision being dazed by
the apprehension of some coming evil,
he took his own life. The physicians
judgment was: Insanity caused by
overwork." The friends said "IIe had
worked seven days in the week for
years; that killed him."
Mr. B was the President of man
ufacturing company, the management
of which kept him from his home six
days. On Saturday he would return
home, taking with him large package
of business papers, and passed Sunday
in examining them.
"Why do you labor and toll as you
do?" said Christian friend. six
days in the week are enough for one to
work, who wishes to retain health.
You will kill yourself by this continuous
strain Besides, my dear friend, you
are neglecting the better part of your
self, as well asy our family, by allowing
business to absorb your Sundays"
Il know it, he said, sadly. "But |
must do it, or my business will get
ahead of me- By and byI hope to get
time to rest on Sundays, but | can't
now"
He went on working seven days in
the week. and died, in the prime of life,
of sOftening of the brain.
Had it not been for the weekly rest
of the Sabbath" said Boston mer-
chant of twenty years successful bust
ness, Il should have been a maniac
long ago. 1t was nothing but thequiet
of that day which rested my brain and
saved it from giving way under the con-
slant pressure"
81 have had an extensive acquaint-
ance with business men," said another
Boston merchant, "and can not recall
one who worked seven days in the week
who did not shorten his life or 90 in
sane"
Some men say: "Oh, the Fourth Com
mandment is an old Jewish law intend
ed for an isolated farming people-it is
not applicable to modern civilization" "
That is mistake-it is the command
OF higher than human intelligence, the
declaration of the physiological law of
rest, which demands obedience one day
in seven, under the penalty of physical
punishment that shall make the violator
an imbecile. -loath'S Companion.