East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-22
THE ART
OF RESTING
BY LUCILLE DAUDET

tinually goaded on by the demon
Of hurry and unrest Even when
il is not work or necessity which prods
her, even when she is little daughter
or astcr OF the rich, still >ber days OF
play are days when the hours tread up
on each other in their engagements and
their routine
In Macbeth, Shakespeare says OF
Tife:--
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tonor
row,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to
day
but IN this age, tomorrow and tonhor-
row and tomorrow are mortgaged long
before and this hurry and haste bids fair
10 consume even tho present so that 1t
il not enjoyed as ii should be; and the
pace kept up by beauty, so that she may
be sure to miss nothing, soon steals the
rose from her check and the diamonds
from her eyes unless she has learned
how TO rest, even amidst all her vari-
GUS enterprises of pleasure
What is the result OF all thisI i
might be aid that il will show itself dif
ferently with different natures The
woman who is wcll-nourished and IN
clined 10 hesh loses none of II, BY all OF
her haste and hurry; she would be hap
pier if she could; instead she tells the
tale by a greater nervousness which
amounts, sooner or later, to irrrtahility
The thin woman, on the other hand, be
comes thinner, paler almost hollow-eyed
Unless the pace is soon lesSened, she
may develop a slight cough, as we'll as
an ominous Aush upon the cheek The
danger signals are so plain that her
friends and her family are quick TO
warn her that She must take time TO rest
and to rcouperate.
Both Of these tired out women.
whether plump or thin, show evidences
of the rate at which they live, in hag-
aardpeyes, and sagging muscles, unless
daily rest is sought and taken, regularly
and relgiously, their beauty Will have
been done irreparable damage Who has
not seen the girl who upon her debut
was as fresh as a rose, after season or
two, appear almost as II ten years had
been added to her life? Such a result
Is the shcercst folly. Such a girl who
once rose from her bed with ViVacity
and strength, now drags herself YEARLY
about her dressing room morning after
morning. Suongs coffee is used as
bracer. perhaps some sort of tonic, then
the day begins. Late at night all sorts
Of salads, iees,. .pastes and drinks are IN
dulRed in and this meal adds nothing TO
the comfort OF the sleep which tardily
enough is given to worn out nerves and
BODY.
Indeed the life which does not afford
enough rest is the one which not only
leads to lost health and beauty but to
the use of stimulants and narcotics, as
these are called into play 10 spur on the
system which is crying out for sleep
Our private hospitals and sanitsriumS
tell the tale although only the rnnc-
mediate family Of the invalid may know
~Ii the truth about the matter. Certain
N abnormal excitement drives normal
sleep away. then drugs are called Ill
Because proper rest is not had, great
~eariues, is felt and stimulauts for the
day time must be rcsortcd to. A vicious
habit is soon established and another
victim is added to the long list of those
whose folly has brought t-then either to
a private ward or To the cemetery.
The DAY time beauty nap, that simple
and old fashioned habit, which our
were wise enough to cul-
tivate-thi, half hour or hour devoted
tc rclaNat,ou il nothing more. Here IS
, recipe Tor beauty which Ihal never be