Alma record., 1920-05-13
REST.

sNectlve WOfk ~ ollen tduN'u ny ""
necessary tension and waste enOrl
Use only the force necessary for the
successful accomplishment or your
task. Avoid all unnecessary strain.
DO not use the whole body In pifce
OF work that requires only the eNer-
else Of some special part
When you rest, keep still when YOU
move. move with that part OF ia"
body needed DO not waste your
force by walking with your arms ana
face as well as your legs. II circum-
stances force an unusual and Ia
tiguing amount OF eXertion upon You.
break il now and then by periods OF
absolute rest A minute or two OF
quiet, with eyes closed, with your
tension relaxed and the gearing OF the
machinery thrown of for the moment
will help aud refresh you greatly
You must learn TO rest your mind as
YOU do your muscles. The habit ~
mental relaxation is es necessary as
that OF muscular relaxation. Acquire
the habit Won can do H.
One of the most essential principles
OF efficient. successful work, is 10
know when Ia stop. The most eff
cient person j. the one who works
only when al his best and qults nj
the first signs OF fatigue.
Efficient work requires close and
continuous attention Inability to give
close attention 10 the work in hand is
Natures warning that the fatigue
point has been reached. Persistent
failure 70 heed these symptoms usual
~ marks the beginning of nervous ex-
haustion with all its attendant evils.
The vital functions are all affected by
fatigue, producing q condition OF low
vitality in the organism, making II
very susceptible TO all forms or dis
ease. The tired man loses his self
control his judgment. his sense OF
proportion. Fatigue is 50 far reach
ing that II affects the power 30 live
up 10 moral principles You must
realize that II is better 10 regulate
your daily tasks with some regard for
your nervous system than TO burden
yourself with nerve-racking work for
weeks and months until you are forced
10 take a rest. You should make it
rule 10 rest litile after every i'm
portant task accomplished particu-
larIy after you have gone through a
severe nervous strain.
When the time comes 10 rest. do 50
in fact, not merely In name. The
.,.,u-,, - ,orf.gt chilli III. relaVatiou
must be cultivated in order perpetu-
ally TO renew The body. When this is
acquired you will get as much rest
i'm few minutes Of quiet as many
get out of several hours sleep. To
relax for few minutes during the
day is often very refreshing. Fatigue
and rest must balance. If you rest
too much You are not going 10 get
strong. II You work too hard, physi-
cally or mentally, you will go 4"
waste. Activity is life; stagnaiion j.
death Learn 10 balance When man
! lenrns the art of wholesome living
! the recupcrative power of intelligent
rest and the rejuvenative power of
contented thought that tired feel
Ing" will disappear and he will he
filled with energy. enthusiasm. peace
/ and happiness. Only by daily, har
/ mOniOus use OF all ones being-facul
+ ties. functions. senses. muscles.can
one earn the right 10 prolonged pos
session Of them LEARN HOW To
! LIVE
Most OF the luXuries. and many Of
the so.called comforts Of life, are not
only not Indispensable bui positive
! hindrances To the elevation of man
kind With respect 10 Iuxuries and
comforts, the wiscst have ever lived
q more simple aud meagre life than
the poor.
The ordinary healthy man is quite
unconscious of the existence Of his
! own physical mechanism. II is the
las, thing he thinks about. This t.
partly due 10 the fact that he Is
healthy hut his health in its turn i
partly due 70 the fact that he does not
worry about his interior
4
There is enough in the world to
| complain about and find fault with.
! Il Won have the disposition. You often
travel on Il hard and uneven road. but
/ with cheerful spirit YOU may walk
therein with great comfort and come
to the end of your journey in peace.
Habit is ihe approximation of the
animal system to he organic. Il il
u confession of .allGrc in the hieaest
/ function of beiag. which involves a
porDetual determination. n full ,leW
"f all existing circumstances.
To be perpetually longing aud i'm
patiently DESTROYS of anything. so that
YOU cannot abstain from n. Is 10 lose
your liberty. aud to become a slave
10 meat, drink or smoke.
IN u your duty 10 he cheerful and
enjoy the blessings bestowed on you.