Year: 1864

POSITION IN SLEEPING-It is better to
go to sleep on the right side, for then the
stomach is very much in the position of
bottle turned upside down, and the contents
of it are aided in passing out by gravtation
If one goes to sleep on the left side the op-
Grafton of emptying the stomach of its con-
tents is more like drawing water from a WELL
After going to sleep let the body take its
own position IF you sleep on your back,
especially soon after eating a hearty meal
the weight of the digestive organs, and that
of the food, resting on the great vein of the
body, near the backbone, congresses it, and
arrests the flow of the blood, more or less
If the arrest is partial, the sleep is dis
turbed, and there are unpleasant dreams
If the meal has been recent and heavy, the
arrest is more decided and the various SEN
sations, such as falling over a precipice, or
the pursuit of a wild beast, or other impend-
ing danger, and the desperate effort to get
rid of it, arOuses us, and sends on the stag
mating blood; and we wake in a fright or
trembling, or perspiration or feeling of ex-
haustion, according to the degree Of stagna-
ton, and the length and strength of the ef-
forts made to escape the danger. But, when
we are not able to escape the danger-when
we do fall over the precipice, when the
tumblng building crushes us-what then
That IS death That is the death of those
of whom it is said, when found lifeless in
the morning-"That they were as we'll as
they ever were the day BEFORE" and it is
often added "and ate heartier than common p
This last, as frequent cause Of death to
those who have gone to bed to wake no
more, we give merely as private opinion.
The possibility of its truth is enough to de-
ter any rational man from late and hearty
meal This we do know with certainty that
waking up in the night with painful diar-
rhoa, or cholera, or bilious cholic, ending
in death in very short time, is properly
traceable to late large meal


The truly wise will take the safe side
For persons who eat three times day, it is
amply sufficient to make the last meal of
cold bread and butter and cup of some
warm drink. No one can starve on it; while
a perseverance in habit, soon begets a Wig
orous appetite for breakfast, so promising a
day of comfort Halls Journal of HeaLth


MELANCHOLY LETTER.-The following
is an extract of letter. written under date
of May 8th, by soldier at Camp Douglas,
to friend in this city;


"Have you heard any news of your
brothers in the army and how are they get
ting along? l would like to hear" l will
tell you. lst, Henry met with serious ac-
cident near Laurel Hill, by the explosion of
box of cartridges, of which wound he has
since died, I'd. Benjamin was at the same
place, and was wounded in the leg, and had
to suffer amputation, of which he died du-
ring the operation. Sd and 4th, Joseph
and George were both killed at Newbern
George was reported for some time as miss
ing, but was afterwards found on the field
dead. My fifth and only brother left was
killed at Gettysburg, so you see l am the
only one left out Of the six. My sister, the
only one | have, is left a widow, her husband
having been killed at Lookout Mountain.
| also had an uncle killed at the same
place. have no doubt but you remember
his name You also ask me whether 1 will
remain here or return to California, when
| get my discharge | shall do neither, for
in the first place, 1 shall go to our little
State in the East, and see my mother, and if
| can be of any assistance to her L shall re-
main there. If | cannot assist her any, and
Uncle Sam wants soldier, and will give him
chance to fight against therebels, and have
some revenge for my murdered brothers, I
am his man as long as there is a rebel in the
field, unless they kill me too. My mother is
now a raving maniac (and has been so since
she heard the news from Newbern), and is
confined in the Butler hospital, and they tell
me she does not recognize any one, so you
see that with the exception of widowed
sister, am virtually left alone. And home
I'll go as soon as possible, and if ever see
you again it will be in our own native Rhode
Island This is sad letter, George, but
you asked the questions, and l could not
answer them otherwise.-StochtOn Zade-
pendent.


FAMILY COURTESY. Family intimacy