The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-11

slow tempcraments require. Instead OF
making It II matter Of irritation and alarm
be n Christian philosopher and set down
this nbbrcviation OF somnolence rs matter
OF temperament.
Remark the SIXTH The agel insomnists
should understand that II their eyes nra
held waking they do not require ns much
sleep rs once they did. Solomon, who IN
knowledge was thousands OF years ahead
OF his time In his wondrOus description OF
old age, recognizes this fact. He not only
speaks of the difficulty Of mnsticatiou on
the part Of the aged when no says, eth,
grinders cease becau SO they are fow," and
OF the octogenarian's caution In getting vi
ladder or standing on scaifOldlng, say.
ing, They shall bo afraid Of that which T.
high" and speaks Of the whiteness OF the
hair by comparing it to u tree TINT has
white blossoms, saying, THE almond tree
shall flourish and spenks OF the splnW
cord, which IL the color OF silver and whct
the head, saying, THE silver corr
bo loosed." But he says OF the
aged, "He shalt rise up ut tho voice oi
the Bird" that is about half pust 4
In the summer time, an appropriate hout
for the bird to rise for he goes 70 his
nest or bough Mt half past 10 tue evening
But the human mechanism has been SO
arranged that after IL has been running =
good while Il change takes place. and in.
stead OF the almost perpetuni sleep OF the
babe and tho nine hours requisite In mid
life six hours will do for tho nged, and "he
shall rise up ut the voice OF the bird" Let
all aged mon and women remember that
they have been permitted to do great
deal OF sleeping in their time and that II
they do not sleep 80 we'll now ms they used
20 It is because they do not require 80 much
sleep.
Remark tho seventh: Insomnia Is prob
ably II warning that you had better mod
crate your work. Most OF those engaged
In employments that pull on nerve aud
brain are tempted TO omit necessary rest
nnd sleeplessness calls II halt Even thoif
| pleasuring turns to work. As Sir Joshua
| Reynolds, the great painter, taking walk
with friend, met sun Drowned peasant
! boy and said, 81 must go home aud deepen
| the colorinR OF my infant Hercules" Tho
sun Drowned boy suggested an i'm
| provement In great picture. by
the time most people have reached
we'll more doors of opportunity open be.
| fore them than they ought to euter.
! Power to decline. power TO say "No."
they should now cultivate. When n man
! is determined to be useful and satan can
not dissuhdo him from that course. tho
! great deceiver induces him to oyerwork
and In that way get rid Of him. Wa hnvc
Thermometers to tell tbs heat, and baron
eters to tell the air, and ometers hung In
! engine rooms to tell tho pressure OF steam.
and ometerS to gauge and measure almost
| everything. Would that some genlu,
would invGnt an ometer which, being hung
! around the neck aud dropped over
heart and lnng, would by the pulsa.
tion and respiration, tell whether one
| Is under too great pressure or might carry
more. All brain workers would want such
| au ometer aud want it right away. For
the lack OF il how many are dying aud how
2lany have died OF overwork? A prominent
| Hnancler who recently departed this life
was an officer In over 100 financial and
charitable institutions. Thousands ol
editors, OF lawyers, OF physicians. ol
merchants, OF clorgymen, are now dying
OF overwork, Do not ne in the board OF
directors OF moro than three banks and
two trust companies and ilve lito and
ilre insurance establishments Do not
rs pastor preach more than three ser
own Sabbath-school aud conduct u
Bible cluss the same day. Do not edit
II paper and write for three magazines
and go to Tour public dinners where you
will be called to make n speech moro than
four times u week. Donot go 40 deep in
to the real estate business that before
spring all the renl estate you will really
possess will be n piece OF ground about siN
feet long and three feet wide. Your iu
somnia is the voice OF nature, the voice o
God, saying, "Better slow us!" Stop thu
long, swift train, the wheels OF which ar,
with the hot box. Do not burn tue candl,
mt both ends. Do not under too man,
burdens sweat like camel trudging from
Aleppo to Damascus. Do no: commit sui
! eide.
Remark the eighth: MI tho victims o
insomnia ought 10 be consoled with tn,
fact that they will have II good, long sleel
after while. Sacred and proiano ltera
ture again and again speak OF that las
sleep. God knew that the human racl
would be disposed to make II great adt
about exit from this world, and 80 He In
spires Job and David and Daniel aud JONI
and Paul to call that condition "sleep.
When at Bethany the brother who was the
support OF his sisters after their father ant
mother were gone Ind himself expired
Christ cried out in regard to him
"Ho is not dead, but sleepeth" Cheer
ing thought to all poor sleepers, fol
that will be pleasant sleep, ir
duced ~ no narcotic, disturbed by n,
frlghtful dream, interrupted by no harsh
sound. Better than any sleep you evei
took, o child OF God, will be the last sleep
In your slumberS your home may be In
vaded by burglnrs aud your treasures car.
rled of, but while hero and there in ono
case out OF millions, the resurrectionisr
may disturb the pillow OF dust the last
sleep is almost sure to be KEEP. from invh-
sion. There will be no burglary Of the tomb
And II Will be II refreshing sleep. You have
sometimes risen In tho morning 10 ore weary
than when you laid down at night, bu
waking from the sleep of which | speai
the Inst fatigue, the last ache, the last
worriment, will bo forever gOne. Oh whut
IL refreshing sleepl
SO my henrer, my reader, Good nightl'
May God give you such sleep tonight IN
Is best for you, and II you wnito too soon
may Ho I'LL your soul with "reminiscences
and expectations that will be better than
sumber. Good night Having In prayer
kneellng at the bedside, committed your,
self and all yours to the keeping OF th,
sumber' ,Js God, fear nothing. The
pestllence that walketh in darkness will
not cross your loorstill and You need no.
bo afraid OF evil tidngn. Good night
May you have no such experience rs
job had when ho sGid, "phou scAresl
me with dreams aud t3rrllcs me through
Visions IL you dream Mt all, may 1t be q
vision oS reunions AMI congratulations
and, waking, may You lind some Of then
true. GooA night Aud when you come
10 the best sleep, tho plisstul sleep, the last
sleep, mag you be- able TO turn and say t.
all the cares and fa.Pues and bereave
ments and pangs ot lifetime, "Good
night" and your kindred, standing around
your llumiL ed piloE, give you hopeful
though sorro 1iul f9reaell MS you move out
from tneir loving on brace Into the bosom
OF Il welcoming dod. Good night Good
night!
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