The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-03-10

ST., In his autobiography says that the only
encouragement he had to think no would
sleep at night was the fact that he had Eo'
slept the night before.
Wakefulness may be an opportunity for
prayer, opportunity for profitable renee
pectations OF the world. where there Is no
hight and where slumber will have no
uses. God THINKS Just as much OF you
when YOU get but three or four hours OF
sleep as when at night you get eight or
nine hours.
Remark the fifth: Let all insomnists
know for their consolation that some |
people sleep more rapidly than others, as
much In one hour as others do In two, ana
hence do not require as long time In un.
consciousness. In book on the subject OF
health years ago saw this fact stated by
celebrated medical scientist: Some people
do everything quick-they eat quick, they
walk quick, they think quick, and OF
course they sleep quick. An express tram ram
train In sixty minutes. People OF raEid
temperaments ought not to expect whole
night to do the work OF recuperation when
slow temperaments require. instead OF
making 1t a matter OF irritation and alarm
be a Christian philosopher and set down
this abbrcviation OF somnolence as q matter
of temperament.
Remark the sixth: The aged insomnists
should understand that II their eyes are
| held waking they do not require as much
| sleep as once they did. Solomon. who 10
| knowledge was thousands OF years aheaa
| OF his time In his wondrous description Q.
| old age. recognizes this fact. He not only
| speaks Of the difficulty OF mastication on
| the part Of the aged when he says, 1.-THE
grinders cease becau SO they are few" and
| Of the octogenarlan's caution In getting up
a ladder or standing on a. scaffolding, say.
ing, "They shall be afraid OF that whicn Is
high" and speaks OF the Wilderness OF the
hair by comparing 1t to tree that has
white blossoms, saying, "The almond tree
shall flourish" and speaks OF the spinal
cord which is the color OF silver, and when
relaxes In old age. giving the tremor 10
the head, saying, 1.-THE silver coro
be loosed." But he says OF tne
aged, ''He shall rise up at the voice o!
the Bird" that is about half past
IN the summer time, an appropriate honr
for the bird to rise, for he goes to Dis
nest or bough at half past In the evening
INT the human mechanism has been Sc
arranged that after 1t has been running
good while a change takes place, and In
stead of the almost perpetual steep OF IN
, | babe and the nine hours requisite IN mlu
| life six hours will do for the aged, and mt
shall rise up at the voice OF the bird" LIE
all aged men and women remember tina
| thew have been permitted to do grea
deal OF sleeping In their time and that ]
thew do not sleep so well now as they use,
. to It is because they do not require so nue.
, sleep.
Remark the seventh: Insomnia Is prop
ably warning that you had better mod
erate vour work. Most OF those engage
= In employments that pull on nerve an
a brain are tempted to omit necessary res
a and sleeplessness calls a halt. Even tnel
n pleasurIng turns to work. As Sir Joshu'
a Reynolds, the great painter, taking awal
n with a friend, met a sun Drowned peasan
!. the colorlng OF my infant Hercules. In
"a sun Drowned boy suggested an IN
{ provement in great picture. u
q the time most people have reache
Ia midlife. II they have behave
+ we'll more doors Of opportunity open DC
% fore them than they ought &c enter
" Power to decline, power to say mo,
~ thew should now cultivate. When ma
"A ia determined to be useful and satan cal
"a not dissuade him from that course, to
ht great deceiver induces him to oYerwor
q and in that way get rid OF him. We hay
i? Thermometers to tell the heat, ana paron
ne eters to tell the air, and ometers hung
ia and ometers to gauge and measure aimo
everything. Would that some geni'
n ! wouid invent an ometer which, being hur
~ around the neck and dropped ov
I'd heart and lung. would by the puis
II tion and respiration, tell whether o.
to Is under too great pressure or mlgnt car
MT moro. All brain workers would want sq,
~. an ometer and want 1t right away. +
ut the lack of 1t how many are dying and he
No manv have died OF overwork? A promine
ns fnancier who recently departed this j
in. was an officer In over 100 financial
,pt charitable institutions. Thousands
Of editors, OF lawyers, Oh a psSs now dyi
we of overwork. Do not be In the board
nj. directors of more than three banks
sas two trust companies and five lie
a. Are insurance establishments. Do !
ON as pastor preach more than three
an mons a Sunday and superintend ye
eep own Sabbath-school and conduet
Bible class the same day. DO not Q
the a paper and write for three mngaziI
ar and 90 to four public dinners where
,ch | will be called to make speech more TIL
IN four times a.week. Do not go so deep
adj. to the real estate business that bel
to spring all the real estate you will res
urs possess will be piece OF ground about
rh feet long and three feet wide. Your
ems somnia Is the voice Of nature, the voice
md God. saving, "Better slow usi'' Stop t
hal long. swift train, the wheels OF when
vas taking fire from the velocity and smok
'nIv with tie hot box. Do not burn the car
lob. at both ends. Do not under TOO
was burdens sweat like camel trudglng II
stu Aleppo to Damascus. Do not commit
ID" eide.
han Remark the eighth: All the victims
ian insomnia ought to be consoled with
rom tfact that they will have good, long 81
,ian after while. Sacred and profane lit
,urd tu-e again and again speak OF that
Il TO sleep. God knew that the human
hen would be disposed to make great
meas about exit from this world, and 30 He
lock spires Job and David and Daniel and
~ 4 and Paul to call that condition Isle
raa- When at Bethany the brother who was
low support OF his sisters after their father
mont mother were gone had himself expi
,ben Christ cried out in regard TO
van. ale is not dead, but sleepeth." Gu
,ible ing thought to all poor sleepers,
ling that will be pleasant sleep,
here duced by no narcotic, disturbed by
ing. frightful dream, interrupted by no
YOU sound. Better than any sleep you
Id II took, o child OF God, will be the last 9
In your slumbers your home may o
TO be vaded by burglars and your treasures
irec- ried of, but while here and tnere' In
ecu case out OF millions, tue IesulIoe ~ y
ines NAV disturb the pillow OF dust the
nsr. sleep is almost sure to be kept from
men sion. There will be no burglary OF the
thew And II will be q refreshing sleep, You
ne ~ sometimes risen In the morning more
anew than when you laid down at night
miIv waking from the sleep OF which
4 are the last fatigue, the last ache. the
left worriment, will be forever gone. On,
ht of q refreshing sleep!
|, I'M go INV bearer, my reader, GOOD nj
who. Nav God give you such sleep ito-nigl
,ated ia best for you, and II you wake too
Hing kmay He Ali your soul with remtnisc'