Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-02-21

If You ever get doctor TO talk PROBES
sionallY without sending in his bill for II
afterward you are blessed beyond the av-
erage. aud it is we'll to treasure such
words of wisdom as are let drop on such
occasions as YOU would rare pearls at
jewelers. prices. II was our good fortune
10 listen to talk OF Tins sort says an ex-
change, aud for al mothers interested in
The heath OF their children We will act as
photograph and pour into their ears
I what was given as at FIRST hand "A child
should be in bed as the fowls are at sun
down, at least. Aud he should be allowed
to rise in the morHing as soon as lie
wakes It is not aly torture. but IN
healthy mischief to compel children to lie
awake two hours to prevent disturbing
older people. The morning sun is most
essential TO plant life. A conservatory
should always, if possible, be on the east
side of the house Il is equally true that
the morning sun is most valuable for an
imal vigor and that includes human be-
iugs We, all Of us. are breaking both
ends of the law Our sleep should be
taken earlier aud we should never fail of
getting the morning sun. l abominate
night parties Tor children. 1 believe
every physician does. It Is not so much
the exposure and the eating in the night,
and the bad associations formed (of a
high-toned sort, possibly, but the break
ing into the sleep habit. Equally bad is
it for children to study in the evening. 1t
gorges their brains with blood, and if they
sleep, they dream l had a little patieut
Of twelve years who was wasted and ner- I,
vous, and whose dreams were filled with /
his problems. Il was a marvel and pride |
Al 81. -. Ill
out hard problems IN his sleep, such as /
he tailed to master when awake But lie /
came near his final problem locked |
ny his books az 8 o'clock He must not /
touch one after his supper He must /
play and romp aud then 20 to bed. He
Is now robust. You cannot emphasize
too strongly the mischief of chidren's
night study. This habi; Of sleeping alone
should ne retained through life uader all
More mischief comes
from the opposite course than from a1y
other common habit A good deal Of
nonsense Is sometimes published about
sending childred to bed with full stom-
achs This is well enough so long as a
babe is an animal, aud has not awaken 1
10 much use of the brain; but as soon as
a child has come 10 an age of active .
thought be should have chance for light
exercise and sport after his meals; never,
however, allowing him to 80 TO bed ex-
cited Above all things to be deprecated
is the stormy season SO frequently in
lulged in just at retiring. The child
prefers 10 sit up and invariably retires in
! storm of passion added to by the storm
Of nurse or parent. He should be calDi ,
and firmly restrained from all such out ;;
breaks. There is a grea, difference i'll
children about retiring; some very active
brains grow sleepy aud desire to retire
EARLY, others equally active grow wakeful !
md excited" This advice may be tol
owed or not as pleases our mother read ,
RS, but we give it in all sincerity, vouched :
or by an excellent medical authority }
Who ought to know more about our chill !
lTeu's health than we do.