New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14

One IS tempted 10 Iiken Benjamin Franklin, the
2eOth suniVersary OF whose birth viii be celebrated
~ dinercu. parts OF the country on January L. 10
= household recipe book. Everything under the
sun Interested him, and ofhand one would say
rhrE he Investigated nearly everything. lie hao
thsoxses sAout ths causes of All sorts Of phenomena
and advice 10 oner .G h.s clever fashion on SUD-
.ects OF domestic and national interest lie i-sli'
write a leSre- about choosing speetacles ana l"i-
low 81 with . ,4ch satire GA IcuClands re-a'ioAs
with her American Coonle-. slsl6 follow this IN
1J-n Hlh other letters about ventilation O. cliii4-
neys, the untLIe and cIrc OF colds, ara the Nalue
Of dumbbel!s tp eKorcisicE.
de offered advice 70 tie mother x grandson
De lad not seen Cor .:ajroviIg lie lads appear
s.sce OF a sort ,'.at l.oud Eorr.fy many mother.
His benz, Ike ma la 50 many particulars ne
wrote, ''Tleases iAc rseciS!ous-E ira! ie' INN
have everything ne likes. Jllk r. ~ great con-
sequence while the features OF tie face are FORM
ms; = gives tAem = pleasant air. ANA that heihg
onos become fixed by Eanit jhe face Is forever
after the handsomer fer ii, and ON that much of g
persoI's good fortune and success in lie may &C.
pend. Had : been crossed as much IN my INFANT
,Ik,ugs and insliuatious EoI know l haNe nceh
Of late years. / should have heer-I was going 10
ray. not near 50 handsome but IS The vanity OF
tGAt EXPRESSION nroulG offend Olher folks vanity.
change it. cut of regard 10 them and say great
GeGl more loEloly.'
While al london before The Revolution repre-
senting his colony Lc Sound time 20 prepare an
ossay on Tie Art Of Procuring Pleasant Dreams, "
NJ the request OF young woman. which contained
some sage advice and au analysis OF the causes
o. bad dreams. Ia general" said he mankind
since the improvement @: cooking eat about twice
as much as nature 70 I1'-eS. SupIeTs are not bad
II we have not diucd. but LESS nights naturally
follow hearty suppegs ar. fuil dinners. Indeed,
a. there Is d.!IereE,e "a. -CusLtCLoDe. some rest
well AFTER these meals. il costs them only fright
ful dream ana sn apopleNy, sfte- which they sleep
Siu ooomsdGy. Nothing IS m0-e common IN the
newspapers than instances os people who, after
eating a hearty supper. are tcune dead ahed II
the morning
lie urged plenty Of fresh air Al night, and
olinched his thsOry with version Of Methuselah 5
longevity. 1T is recorded of Methusalem." said
lie who being the longest liver may be supposed
10 have best preserved his health. that he slept
always in tie open cir; for when he had lived five
hundred years. an angel said 20 him, Arise Me
thusaenl. ana build thee house, for thou shalt
live five hundred years longer Bat Methusalem
answered ana said. II ] am 10 live five hundred
years longer. Il is not worth while 10 build me a
house. I VIII sleep in the air as have used -
DO
There comes a time. Franklin continued. when
the air beneath TIE bcdclothcs will not receive
more "perspirable matter" Then one becomes rest
less. This he declared 10 he one great cause OF
unpleasant dreams. lie suggested getting out OF
bed turning hack tie clothes ana walking about
undressed until cold. When you begin 10 feel the
cold sir unpleasant, then return TO your bed, and
you will fail asleep and your sleep VIII be
sweet and pleasant All the scenes presented 10
your fancy VIII be. too. OF the pleasing kind.
SIN often as agreeably entertained with them as
by the scenery of an opera. If you happen 10 be
TOO indolent 10 get out of bed. you may instead
az il lift up your bedclothos with one arm and
leg, 10 draw in a good deal OF fresh air and by
letting them fan force il out again. Those
who do not love trouble and afford 10 have two
beds VIII find luxury in rising. when they wake in a
hofh he'd and ErOiuE 10 col