The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-15
NATURES SWEET ResTontn

DR. johnson bad to ngh. continually against
irowsincss.
Tho elder Descrogllcs slept lat two hours
IN the twen,y-iour.
Jeremy Taylor slept but three hours Guy
ing the twenty-four.
Newton's mind was impaired by tne pF''1-
zion Of sleep in bis old aSe.
Thomson, the author Of the Seasons,
passed an undue proportion OF bis time ~
bed
Thar, il no better s0p0r.lc than plenty ci
outdoor exercise, carried oven, IN extreme
cases Of wakeiulness, 20 sense OF iallsu''
Sir Thomas Brown found it most eject
nal soporiac 10 repeat some verses on "uich
the well known Evening Hymn sioaoded
Poor little factory children have fallen
asleep from sheer WEAKNESS, and yet ccn'iA'
aed 70 move their hands and fingers as II no
work
Rabelal, tells US Of some monks who, when
wakeiul, resolulely SET themselves % prayer,
and who. before they had concluded naI a
dozen ayes or paIsrnosters. tell asleep.
Perhaps one reason why the most gifted
minds have been afflicted By wakefulness Is
chat bodily exercise ia TOO often neglected ~
people devoted 60 intellectual pursuits
Sir Walter Scott has told Us how tho NORTH
American Indians, when az the stake OF tor
.ure, slapt on ule ioas. iutermiS.ou * agony
anti tho fire was applied 70 wakon them.
Any strong Intellectual effort. such a. an
exciting game Of chess Just before re.rlng %
Test, will keep the circulation IA the brain a.
such an unnatural tension that sleep IS im'
possible.
Soldiers have sispc duylug march, oi Ia
aho case Of those retrsat.ng with Sir John
Moore from Corunua while others, again,
tave slept sound W.,h tie roar Of artillery
around them
\ cause ~ siocp.essHcs, which Is. how
ever. too little rccogu .zcd IS tne taking o.
stimulating drinks, and 10 this, an effort ot
the Will 10 i9rsa.o the habit is al that Is
aecessary 10 tee way CT cure.
Horace, 10 bis sat.r1s, recommended toe
swimming CT tae Iibcr taroo tines as q
means Of procuring deep rspoae. ard tie
science Of tue present day, With cl irs array
Of facts. has Little better advice % give.
Franklin took his dir bath; Sir john Sin
clair counted; while Sir John Rsuuie. with
engaged ca public works, never won't % sleep
without previously having bis hair combed
Al tie back Of his head With a fine tooth
comb and rubbed gou-iy w.-H the palm Of
the hand.
Lord Hailes, when composing bis Annals
Of Scotland. constantly resorgca % wlees
chair be Kept inh.s study, thar h3 might bs
driven rapidly about by @ servant, O. clspsl
bis disposition 70 slumbcr and IA church
could only keep hims.4 awake during the
sermon b crlnchins sweetmeats
There are some people wlo car sleep or
wake 40 will. Napoleon Donapalto was az
example, as was also GUN, the actor; AMI
another occurred il Capt Barclay, who
walked / 0o0 niles il !, o9J consecutive hours
doing regularly Oh % sleep wien be had
completed his mile, and waking 10 time q -
rev bis walking.
TIE sufferer who has wooei sleep II vai1
is, according 90 q Mr. Gardner, 90 Ire on his
r.sh. SIDE With BIS head comfortably piacl6
Oh the pillow, having tie aces straight, 50
that respiration MAJ u9- be impcisd Tue
lips are then @ BE- closed slightly ariG rather
full Inspiration taken breathing through The
n9ssrils ai much as possible The fll llsgl-
ration taken, tls lungs a.p O. IRE .al- 90 tlc-r
own action. Attention uus- now b. lXaQ
upon the respiration. Tie person mus, i'm
agluo that lie sees ,ao breath passing from
his nostrlls In a continuous stream, and 90
the instant ho brings bis mind to conceive
this apar, from all ether ideas, consciousness
leaves him-or, at least, 50 says tho recipe-
and be falls asisep