Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-06-12

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The notion is widely prevalent that
II Is unhealthy to eat late at night
or Just before retiring. This
came from the severe denuneia-
ton OF Tate suppers" contained IN
nearly ah the old popular works ondiet.
The argument In these publications was
directed against what was involved in a
late supper, at O period when the revel-
ers slipped from their chairs and spent
the night under the table, or were car
ried by waiting lackeys, insensible to
their beds. II was the midnight de-
baueh that was the object Of the attack,
and even here It was less the gluttony
than the drunkenness which alarmed
the doctors and called forth their repre-
henmon.
Man is the only animal that can be
taught to sleep quietly on an empty
stomach. The brute creation resent all
efforts to coax them to such O violation
of the laws Of nature. The lion roars in
the forest until he has found his prey,
and when he has devopred it he sleeps
over it until he needs another meal, The
horse will paw all night in the stable,
and the pig viii sqeal in the pen, refus-
ing all rest or sleep until they are fed.
The animals which chew the cud have
their own provision for late meal just
before dropping off to their night slnmb-
ers. -, 1911 ~
Man can train himself to the habit of
sleeping without preceding meal, but
only after long years of practice. AS
| he comes into the world nature is too
strong for him and he must be fed be-
| fore he win sleep. A childs stomach is
small, and when perfectly filled, IL no
sickness disturbs it, sleep follows
naturally and inevitably. AS digestion
| goes on, the stomach begins to empty.
| A single fold in IL will make the little
| sleeper restless; two will awaken it, and
| if it is hushed again to repose the nap
| is short, and three folds put an end to
! the ,slumber. u
To sleep we'll, the blood that swells
| the veins in the head during our busy
hours must flow back, leaving greatly
diminished volume behind the brow that
lately throbbed with such vehemence.
| To digest well, this blood is needed at
| the stomach and near the fountains of
life. 1t is fact established beyond a
| possibility of contradiction that sleep
aids digestion, and that the process of
! digestion is conducive to refreshing
sleep. 1t needs no argument to convince
us of this mutual relation. The drowsi-
ness which always follows a well-or-
dered meal is itself a testimony of ma
ture to this interdependence.
The waste of human life by the neglect
of the lesson is very great. The daily
wear and tear of the body might be re-
stored more fully than it usually is if
this simple rule was not systematically
violated Sleep is wonderfully recupera-
tive, but it may be shorn of half its
benefits by unfavorable conditions. Foul
air in the bed chamber leaves the sleeper
almost as exhausted in the morning as
when, weary with the days labor, he
sank upon the bed. A gnawing
stomach, empty of food, takes out of
| nightly sleep that refreshing sense of
comfort which properly belongs to it
1t leaves the blood to throb in the heated
brow, and haunts the sleep with an ever
present source of disquiet.
A healthy person who goes to bed on
full stomach will always wake in the
morning with better appetite for his
breakfast. If dinner is eaten in the
middle of the day and light supper is
served at 6 In the afternoon a hearty
luncheon should be provided at 10 in
the evening, or just before the hour OF
retiring. The rule should be to eat at
the last moment before going to bed,
whatever that hour may be.
| And this latest meal should not be OF
eight" viands, as this phrase is com
monty understood. The less person
eats at any time of cake or pie, or the
countless fummeries that go to make ur
a fancy a-table, the better, but none OF
these should be eaten at bedtime. Cold
chicken, cold roast beef, corned beef, OF
wholesome meat of any kind, with
we'll baked bread and butter (salt and
pickles will do no harm) will serve the
substantial requisites for the collation.
Milk is perhaps the best of all where tht
pure article can be obtained; 'Borden'i
condensed viii supply 1t in the best
shape to suit our taste, and If this II
used it should be mixed with warm OF
not water, instead of cold, and eater
|, before it cools With bread and frui
(baked apples will serve when berries
and peaches fall this makes a yer,
wholesome evening meal. ~
All persons should be, very caution:
when they reform their habits in thi
respect. A mouthful or two each nigh
at first is all that should be attempted
gradually increasing the quantity unit
luncheon becomes a pretty substantial
| roaof