The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
How We Go to Sleep and
Wake Up
Natures Wisdom, and Proof Of Our Original
Primitive Condition.

Every wentfour hours you sleep and wake up Have
you devoted thought the sleeping and waking
Sleep condition Of recuperation and condition Of dan
ger The forces of the protect us and guide us
through waking hoursa suspend their activities And
each OF vital cenrs stores fresh energy for of
the coming day We unprotected and the mercy of
enemies.
us in this sleeping operation And ask yourself in going to
sleep do not bring back dmy the forest or cave life of
your ancestors?
Your guardian do not leave you all once Each in
turn succumbs to sleep and gives its wachfulnes
OF all things that protect from danger eyes most
important But Sleep normally with darkness when
sight useless anyhow Therefore, when sleep we first
OF all close eyes, cutting off sight, confidnR our well
fare to the other Next after sight taste goes As
gets drowsy the of follow the optic nerves
into oblivion Next the of smell goes to Sleep Smell
is protector but minor one especially among us higher
primates
When is half asleep his sight is gone, taste and
smell are dormant Next hearing uccumbs and Of ALL
the of touch.
The of touch warning of the closest possible ap
proach danger stays awake and guard very
Finally the little lying at the surface Of the skin
the that tell when anything U.S. abandon their
work. the nervous fluid withdrawn to the batteries
and are fast asleep.
When you awake the process occurs-reversed
The quickest way to awaken is pinch him The
Sene OF toucn acs most quickly The next quickest
shout at him. Hearing wakes him up The next is to awaken
him by putting strong odor near him. then comes the
sense of taste an awakener
Perhaps you will ask the usual question:
'What of it?'
We can only that good occasionally to point out
to caous humanity the marvellous wisdom in the smallest
details, of the Providence or laws that guard u.s.
Our senses guardians guides protectors And when
we Sleep the most ant and important of them is last to
Oft duty and first to duty again.
BY considering these little things you become interested in
the big things Of the universe you to take interest in
yourse-whch the beginning phlosophy-and you learn
reverence for Divine wisdom which the end of philosophy
10 prove that all things are important shall quote
70 you part OF Socrates talk the wonderful human
treat it respectfully. "
Xnophon who relates the conversation declares that ha
heard Socrates dscourng with Astodemus surnamed the
(Ar1stodemus) denied the existence of God N
Socrates proof of wisdom points out various fine
points about the human being and continues:
is not that Providence Aristodemus in most emf
nen manner conspicuous which, because the eve of man is
30 delicate in its conjecture hath therefore, prepared eve
IDS like doors, whereby to it, which extend of
Themselves whenever is needfu and again close when
sleep approachesH Are these eyeids provided as +
were with fence the edge Of them to keen off the
wind and guard the eye Even the eyebrow itself not
without Its office but penthouse prepared to turn
off the sweat which falling from the forehead MIGHT entar
and annoy that less tender than astonishing part Of us
Socrates to admire ears which take in sounds
OF every SORT yet are not too much filled with them and our
een the front ones for biting off, the ones for grind
ing e. etc. S.u. ono.., ...u
mat GREAT men observe LITTLE things that it is worth
your wnie Mr. Reader to contemplate in detail the wisdom
DrwU u says sp e eye Sr wa s2e MAINLY intended
sys from too Grght sunlight and invites notice ha like
Gs s BY the suns rays But Socrates probably
long subject for discussion here. ~ ' ' '' AT 'O0
V9riO11c Thinrc