Evening star., 1932-09-20

why do you get up so early?" asked
the little girl. running toward the hedge
as The Ess psdess1ian Sau xa.ss saae e5 Se sm,,ed
Having never laid eyes on the little
one before, his answer was more gallant
than truthful.
He might properly have made any Of
| the following answers:
Because I have to 60 to work." or
demands it," or
Because my employers desire It," or
Because I love to get up early" or
Because ! believe in getting up early -
| or
Because the morning is the best time
of the day." or
Because can do my best work in
the morning" or
Because I went to bed early, and so
naturally get up early" or
Because 1t Is the sensible thing to
do" or
Because Benjamin Franklin advo-
Gated it." or
Because Lord Wellington said that
When you begin to turn over it Is time
to turn OUT"
There is no time like the early morn
ing for the real enjoyment OF life, pro-
vided one retires early enough to want
| to arise early.
1t is mostly mental habit, this early
rising, rather than physical one as
many suppose.
To the heavy sleeper, the man who
positively cannot get his eyes open In
| the morning, the physical aspects seem
paramount.
Who Is there who has not experienced
the reluctance to get up which Is sup
posed to assau every small boy?
We heard recently CT Washing
tonian vino hired young neighbor to
toss pebbles at his window every morn
ing in the hope that their rattle would
induce him to crawl out of bed.
Johnny, where were you this morn
lng?" asked he, as he met the boy on
returning from work: Il thought 1
promised you 10 cents If you would toss
pebbles at my window this morning."
I did, an you didn't pay any atten-
tlon!" replied the lad, collecting his
dime
No matter how much fresh air such
heavy Slumberer has, or how many
alarm clocks, he will be unwilling to
open his eyes in the morning, and espe-
claily reluctant to bodily arise and
greet the new day.
The first step is to open the eyes, as
most people know. The chains of slum-
Der. as the poets once said, bind them;
said chains must be opened by an eff
Tort OF the will There is no other key.
Once the eyes are open. the dificulty
Is TO keep them open for as much as
half minute at a time.
II one is successful in this. they NAV
De closed for few seconds, then opened
again for minute, and so on until
one Is able to hold them open COM
pletely.
The next step in the evolution of
getting out Of bed gracefully In the
early morning Is to get from beneath
the covers.
In cool and cold weather this is par
ticularly difficult, owing to the tempera-
ture, and the real reluctance of q warm
body to expose itself to the air.
1t is not always realized that the
body heat actually is depressed about
an eighth OF degree or slightly more.
along between the hours of and am.
Thus one actually is colder then, not
SO much on the surface of the skin,
which is kept warm by the confined
heat held in by the covers. but in the
very blood stream itself. where life re-
sides, in the last analysis
The curious thing is that many a per-
son will Shiver under inadequate cover
ing rather than begin the arduous task
Of reaching down to the foot of the
bed to pull up more blankets
For really slight action, this is one
of the worlds most disagreeable.
The need for more covering has