Year: 1861

"EARLY RIsING-Health and long life are almost universally associated with early rising; and we are pointed to countless old people, as evidence of its good effects on the general system. Can any of our readers, on the spur of the moment give good and con- elusive reason why health should be attributed to this habit? We know that old people get up early; but it is simply because they cant sleep Moderate old age does not require much sleep; hence, in the aged, early rising is a necessity, or d convenience, and IS not cause of health in itself There is large class of early risers, very early risers, who may be truly said not to have days health in year-the thirsty folk, for example, who drink liquor until midnight, and rise early to get more. One of our earliest recollections is, that of old soakers' making their devious way to the grog-shop or the tavern bar-room, before sunrise, ortheir morning grog. Early rising, to be beneficial, must have two con- comitants to retire early, and on rising, to be properly employed. One of the most emi- nent diyines in this country rose by daylight for many years, and at the end of that time became an invalid-has travelled the world over for health, and has never regained 1t, nor never will It is rather an early retiring that does the good, by keeping people out of those mischieVous practices which darkness tavors, and which need not here be more par ticularly referred to.

 Another important advantage of retiring early is. that the intense stiffness of midnight and the early morning hours favor that un- broken repose which is the all-powerful reno vator of the tired system Without, then the accom- mIaniment of retiring early, early rising is worse than useless, and IS positively mischieyous. Every person should be d. lowed to have his sleep out otherwise, the duties of the day cannot be properly per formed, will be necessarily sighted, even by the most conscientious.

 To all young persons to students to the sedendtary, and to invaIids, the fullest sleep that the system will take, without artificial means, is the balm of lite-without it there can be no restoration to health and activity again. Never wake up the sick or infrm, or young children, of a morning-it is a bar parity; let them awake of thelnselcs, let the care rather be to establish an hour for retiring, so early, that their fullest sleep may be out before sunrise.

 Another item of very great importance is: Do mot hurry up the young and the weakly. It is no advantage to pull them out of bed as soon as their eyes are open, nor Is 1t best for the studious or even for the well. who have passed an unusually fatiguing day. to jump out of bed the moment they wake up: let them remain, without going to sleep again, until the sense of Wearness passes from the limbs. Nature abhors two things: violence and a vacuum The sun does not break out at once into the glare of the meridian. The diurnal flowers unfold themselves by slow degrees nor heetest beast, nor sprightliest bird leaps at once from its resting-pIace. Byall of which we mean to say, that as no physiological truth is more demonstrable, than that the brain, and with it the whole nervous system Is recuper- ated by sleep 1t is of the first importance as to the weIl-beng of the human system, that 1t have its fullest measure of 1t; and to that end the habit of retiring to bed early should be made imperative on all children, and no ordinary event should be allowed to interfere with it. Its moral healthfulncss is not less important than its physical. Many a young man, many young woman, has made the first step towards degradation, and crime, and dis ease, after ten o'clock at night; at which hour, i the year round, the old, the middleaged, and the young should be in bed and then the incaIculable accompaniment of fulIy-rested body and renovated brain. We repeat 1t, there is neither wisdom. nor safety, nor health, in early rising in itself; but there is all of them in the persistent practice of retiring to bed at an early hour, winter and summer. MAKE THE PRESIDE PLEAsANT-Ny friend, do you want to make home delightful ] tn tLn ,-nnnn 1nlLs 7 Ihon Lun.t onn-n .rnnn-