Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-10
ABOUT SLEEP.
Most important OF Al Is TINT We
Rest Regularly, Soundly ana
EauRgh

] The old adage tells Ms. "Nnc hours
Of sleep are enough fer a fool Ter
haps tncy are. and not inircquently
they are not too much for a wise man.
and many a wise man has shown his
wisdom by taking them. While per-
forming his most prodigious literary
:eats, Goethe felt the need Of. and
t'ok zine hours ont o. the "a for sleep.
/ It is generally conceded thai the
youngchild requires IS or il hours each
day for sleep. This period is gradually
shortened until at II years Of age, the
boy is found to need only ten hours.
When grown, and in a healthy condi-
ton, the man may find that night of
eight hours is sufficient 10 repair the
waste of the day. and recreate him for
the morrow; but il he finds that he
needs more, he should take it.
When one must drag oneself out Of
bed in the morning by pure force Of
will, there is something wrong; per-
haps a forgotten waste must be re-
paired. an hour of sleep lost, or an I'M
usually nervous strain. Some demand
has been made upon the system, for
which nature asks payment, and he
who is wise will listen to her voice
Just here allow me to say that every
one who seeks his bed at the good old
fashioned hour Of nine. and is not seen
until he appears at his eight o'clock
breakfast The next morning, should
have credit for being 4 good sleeper.
The faces one sees at breakfast table
frequently tell how few have learned
the secret of restful nights. So many
people take all their cares to bed
with them. The business man writes
that annoying letter the last thing be-
fore he puts out his light. then says
his prayers piouslyI closes his eyes,
signs. losses, and longs for the dawn.
He counts forward and backward by
ones. twos and fyes, and falls into
restless sleep only to awaken more
weary than when he went to bed.
"That he may continue to be of use
in the place in which God, for some
wise reason. has put rs, let us wisely
keep in our hands a reserve power of
bodily and mental vigor, produced by
careful balancing. of the hours of
sleep with the hours Of work. We do
not know to what struggle or sorrow
we may be called. Let it never find us
too weak to accept it as we should"
The question: Glow much sleep do
4 Ii bot q
our thoughtful consideration. No one
can think the matter out for us as well
as ourselves. Our constitutional tend
encies. our habits of life. all our cir
cumstances. are best known TO orr
selves. With all these things in mind,
we should each think the matter out
reasonably. and then abide by the de-
cision of our best Judgment
If this were intended for an exhaust
i've paper on the subject Of sleep there
are many things we might speak OF
that cannot 90 into this brief space.
We would speak of the benefit to be
gained from indulging in some gem
tie exercise before retiring, simple
romp with the children. some light
gymnastics. or the old-fashioned diver
sion of singing and story telling.
We might talk Of the necessity for
taking warm feet to bed. of the best
sort of bed and bed covering, Of the
size, shape and best mannerof ventiiat-
ing the ideal sleeping room; but we
will be content with our primary OBJ
iect of calling attention to the impor-
lance of sleeping regularly soundly,
and enough.-Frances Barton, in Good
Health.