The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-27
The Morning MN.

People who like to sleep late mornings
owe debt of gratitude to DR. s. II. Tai
colt, of the New York state insane asy-
lum. He has furnished them with scientific
reasons, backed by strong data, with
which to excuse themselves for indul-
gence in the matutiral joy of a good long
sleep after daylight. Every child in the
land is familiar with the old jingle, early
to bed and early to rise is the way to be
healthy, wealthy and wise" hence it is
something like iconoclasm on the part of
the scientific gentleman to come along and
tell us that early rising is not conducive
to health or wealth, but on the other hand
is positively injurious.
OF all people the farmers are the early
risers. In farming communities it is re-
garded as slothful to remain in bed until
the sun is UP. The average farmer turns
out at the first cock-crow, and by the time
the east is streaked with grey, has the
fires started and the breakfast coffee sim
mering. This is the order for six days of
the week; on the Sabbath the farmer in
dulges himself and his household by
sleeping late" until the sun begins to
peep through the tree tops. If. therefore,
the old jingle held good. the farmers ought
to be the healthiest and wealthiest people
in the world. Their limbs should be as
sturdy as young oaks, and their minds
should be as clear as a bright morning
DR.. Talcott publishes statistics to show
that the largest percentage of insane pa
tients sent to the asylum with which he
is connected comes from the early rising
classes. The farmers furnished a larger
percentage than any other class last year
and next to them came the laborers, who
are also early risers. The doctor attrib-
utes the result largely to the banefm in
fuence of early rising. The sun is the
great purifier of the atmosphere During
the hours that the sun is curtained by
night the atmosphere becomes saturated
with all sorts of horrid little disease
germs, which are sucked in by the early
riser who affronts the king of day by get
ting up first. DR.. Talcott says it is a very
great mistake to force young children to
get up before the sun; that the morning
sleep is especially conducive to growth and
vigor, besides keeping the child away from
the germs that rise up in the night and
hold their revels in the air until they are
dissipated by the purifying rays of the
sun
A campaign worker for one of the candi-
dates for the republican presidential nom
ination who has lately made trip through
the south, expresses it as his opinion that
the candidate who secures the majority
of southern delegates to St. Louis will
have to do some vigorous trumpet-blow-
ing" which will cost him a lot of
money" The opinion is probably correct.
Noise and money are very attractive to
the average southern republican dele
gates to conventions.
The well authenticated rumor of an al
lance between Russia and Turkey for Of
fensive and defensive purposes have
changed the position of the war cloud
from the west to the far east. The sit
uation is rather brighter in this section
of the country, but is still decidedly dark
for England. It is noticeable that how
ever the war clouds may shift they al
ways cast their shadows upon Great Bri-
tain.