The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
The Golden Morning.
By EMORY ). HAYNES.

The young leaf and early flower everywhere. 1t
suggests youth in man. Where were all these tiny
leaves last week? In the way we may ask q
young fellow, in the morning, where he picked up
The cheef the spirit the initiative which he shows
the breakfast table.
How different the outlook on ones days work
in the fatigue of evening The youth had not ac-
comnished much on his trip about town selling
goods. The narrow office of the bookkeeper seemed
a hateful prison as he closed the safe Saturday
afternoon. To many man. he stretches himself
for sleep, the future shows dead wall. But morn
ing is like May. How differently we face things
How he feels" in the morning is pretty sure
test of the state of ones health. There may be
ceptions, for the human equation varies. Yet the
morning be proved physologically be the time
of the high tide of energy. Certainly this is true
of youth. The breakfast should be the best meal
The aspect of difficulties should then show the
most conquerable The strange promptings of thought
as to how to meet the obstacle and what de-
vices can try these should come in the morning.
There is contrary habit which some men fall
into that of working up to- ones best later in the
day. Even night hours, late and fevered stimu-
lated for the best product. But it surely must be
result of habit. How the end of working day
equal the beginning fortified by sleep?
School children should be persuaded to morning
study The midnight oil" student takes the oil from
his bones. School duties that engross the even
ing that extent that the child wakes with dullness
are the of nervous breakdowns among high
school boys and girls, and the crowding of studies
generally get the blame. dream of algebra is a
poor nights sleep. The last midnight thought age-
bral What could be more absurds Then why not
use the early morning for quick clear-headed study?
1t is the outside attractions of morning that tempt
you, school children These prevent abstraction and
concentration of attention the study. Try to shut
your eyes to the sunshine of morning and fix your
faculties the book as the late night lamp enables
YOU and notice the result. half hour in the morn
ing is more fruitful than hour in the night.
Here lies pitiable letter from mother. complain
ing bitterly of night tasks imposed by the schools.
But. madam, they not imposed by the schools 1t
the bad habit that your children have fallen into
which is at fault. And have you not consented
You think might study is eating all the health
and joy of childhood 1t may be So but are you,
the mother free from conniving at it? Why not
persuade the children to early hours for work?
Yet it is doubtless true that there are teachers
who themselves. also deliberately contrive for the
children's long hours of night study. Such treason
to child welfare is probably beyond the influence of
any rebuke.
Several years ago young man lamented to me
that his department, in large concern, was hope
essly clogged" He could not make it success. II
was suggested that he dig into himself this way: Go
to bed at o'clock Get up at o'clock and see what
the resources of your mind really Within
year he had conquered the situation and found
it all inside of his mind, by the first visions of
the morning hours for work"
young woman had become obsessed with an un-
yet irresistible aversion to the Office work
The task, even the building where she employed
It was suggested to her that, fighting her mild
hysteria she think of the Office in the brighter out
look which everything should in the morning
And try to carry down with her the morning cheer
Try to refuse the Il must CO. and say 81 alive
another day and | may go to my work. She ex-
pressed her thanks wisely, recently, by saying, Il
carry the morning to the Office and keep the morn
ing around till quite well toward closing time"
1t is dreadful thing when the morning is not
better than the evening, day after day. The sun
rise is the type not the lamplight for toll Stores
Of reserve hope, latent energy hidden vitality are
within u.s. AS the springtime glories are in nature
potentially all the long winter through. And they
10 finally overwhelm the tardiest spring May your
every morning be May morning.