Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1899 — Napping and Dozing. [ARTICLE]

Napping and Dozing.

An eminent English writer says'of dozing: “It Is a half state; it is one of the by-paths to hebetude, and should be shunned.” “Resist,” he continues, “the inclination to doze, dream or to fall into a state of revery.” Of Dr. Pepper, who recently died, it is reported that he was accustomed to refresh himself during the day by taking short naps of only a few minutes, and he recommended the practice to others. The great drawback to napping and dozing Is that, If the habit is once acquired, like most habits, it becomes imperative, and one finds it a great Inconvenience. The eyes will close over the lids at inopportune moments. and the person falls asleep when it would look better or be more to his advantage to be awake. Who has not had td contend with the soporific effects of a lecture or a sermon. Pitiful, very pitiful indeed, at such times, are the struggles of the habitual napper.