Weekly Messenger, Volume 5, Number 226, Vevay, Switzerland County, 30 April 1836 — Page 1

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yvi-..i.ns,if not p.vd until the t-xpir.it ion of the oi various titeaes.whicn tend to snortcn rather j runs every chance of losing whatever portion ing apartment should be of the largest sizyt

ilm iY ( i:ms i! p.uJ man x.e.ai tsie uuranc-n 01 me. ,0t them he mar yet be in possession of. and whifh can be commanded, and should be well

i.a I -hoso v-ho indulge most in sleep, generally ,,f sinking fast in the grade of society a bank- aired through the day to prepare it for occu-

by wn-i.

Tb:iUI For

r two r.ohnvns and m i y ck.m. it i

Tiihin t'nc voir and two ioll,v:is, paid

advance.

; require the least of it. Such are the wealthy ! rupt both in person and in purse.

pation at night. Even at night the health is

No subscript:- rt reived lor less than tixian' luxurious, wlw pas nearly the half o.f The most striking instances of the good ef-( hest promoted by hav ing the door left partly n.'nthsvrilcsi paid in advance. jthoii existence hi slumber, while the hard-, frets of early rising, are to he found in our open, and many persons find the addition of a

ni! mechanic, who would ; peasantry and farmers,whose hale complexions current from the window, if at a reasonable

mi- papers by working peasant

Ki-jni-is.-nicss p

tvih-rrters. who receive t

private no-t, to pay '25 cents postage. ;ecm, at first sign!, to require more than any good appetites, and vigorous persons, are cvi

No paper discontinued until all arrearages -other via ot society, are contented with se-lances of toe bent fit derived! from this ens

ure pa: 1 , a id notice to stop it sent to the of iv or eight hours ot repose a period brief; tom. conjoined with labor, while the vvan.un - - . . . . , . . . I. . . t i i . i -1 . . . ...

r.ta la wriMng.

:oe, or

oil, tavcn in p.ivment.

GEN ER AL M A N AG EM EXT OF SLEEP. it now becomes a question at what hour we should retire to rest, how long our rcs oa to continue, and when it should he broken ii the mornitij. Those points I shall

jin proportion to that expended by them in toil,

Advertisements inserted, at the usual :vct sulucieuily long !-.ir the want of nature, rate-. Except person advertising eloped pre.vcd by the strength and health which companion, vhen J$5 will bo demanded for a me.' not uniformly enjoy. h:m do, a i 1 for a male. 1'or reasons already stated, more sle-p is (O" pprjvs l pro:', ice, delivered at this of- (requisite in winter than in summer. Were

Coe, or s :c!i other pi ire as may be a greed up- i'herc even no constitutional causes for this

id iiierence, we snonKl ne disposed to sleep lon-

!ger in the one than in the other, as some of

the cireumstance-s which induce us to sit up late and rise early in summer, are wanting during winter; and we consequently feel disposed to lie longer in bed during the latter season of the year. The hour of getting up in the morning is not of less importance than that at which we ought to lie down at night. There can be no doubt that cue of the most admirabh condu cives to health is early rinin. "Let u," says Solomon, forth into the fields; let us lodge in the villages; let us get up early to the vineyards; us see if the vine flourish if the tender grape appear if the pomegranates bud forth." Almost all men who have distinguished

themselves in science, literature, and th" arts, nave been early risers. The industrious, the

active-minded, the enthusiast in the pursuit of knowledge or gain, are up betimes at their respective occupations; while the sluggard wastes the most beautiful period of life in per nicious slumber. Homer, Virgil, and llorice are all represented as early risers: the

briefly tiiicuss in the order in winch they stand. It is sVt very easy to ascertain the most appropriate hour for going to bed, as this dep. ails very much upon the habits and occupation of the individ jtl. Labourers, and all hard -wrought people, who are obliged to get up betimes, require t go to rest early; and in the.'r case, n ne o'clock may be the best hour. Those who are not obliged to rise early, may delay the period of retiring to rest for an hour or two longer; and may thus go to bed at ten or eleven. These are tiie usual periods allotted among the middle ranks ot life for this purpose; and it may be laid down as a rile, that to make a custom of remaining up for a later period than eleven must be preju

diced Those, thereto! u who nauuuaiiy ue-

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are

ay -roingtobed ill twelve, or on, or "two, Uaaie wasthecase with Palty, Franklin, Priestire ac!iir-' in direct opposition to the laws of Mj' Parkhurst, and Ballon, the latter of whom

oruereu ins vaiei uc cnamore lo awaucn mm very morning, and compel him to to get up

by lorce it he evinced any reluctance: for thi service the valet was rewarded with a crown each day, which recompense he forfeited i( he did not oblige his master to get out of bed before ttie clock struck six. Bishops Jewel and Burnet rose regularly at four o'clock. Sir Thorn s More did the same thing; and so con

vinced was he of the beneficial elFects of get

ting up betimes, that, in his "Utopia," he rep

resented the mh thitanlsattei duitr lictiire be.

health, in so far as they are compelled to pass in fleep a portion of the ensuing day, which ought to be appropriated to wakefulucss and exertion. Late lnvjrs are in every respect hurtful, whether they be employed in study or amusement. A fresh supply of stimulus is thnv.vn upon the. mir.d, w hich prevents it from finking into slumber at the proper period, and restlessness, dieaming, and disturbed repose inevitably ensue. Among other thing, the

eyes are injured, those organs sullering much iti more from the candlelight, to which they are f'

necessarily exposed, than from the natural; fore sunrise. Napoleon was an early riser; lirht of dav. was Frederick the grc U, and Charles XII,

With regard to the necessary quantity of j o is the duke of Wellington, and so in truth,

sleep, so much depends upon the age, constitu j' almost every one distinguished tor energy tion and employment, that it is impossible to and indefatig ability of mind, lay down any fixed rule which will apply lo Every circumstance contributes to render alt cases. Jeremy Taylor states that three early rising advisable to those who are in the

only m the twenty-tour should he devoted lo jenjii) ment ol health. There u no time equal fleen. Baxter extemLthe period to four hours, neanlv and freshness to the morning wh..n

Wesley lo six, Lord Coke and sir William jnatuie Ins just parted w ith the gloomy. manJones to seven, and sir John Sinclair to eight. j(e which night had iluog over her, and stands

W ah the l itter I am disposed to coincide. before us like a young bride, lrom whose a

Taking the average of mankind, we shall j,ect the veil which covered her loveliness, has

come as nearly a possible to the turn when we say that nearly one third part of life ought to be spent in sleep: in some case, eea more

maybe necessary, and in few, can a much ; with drops of crystal dew, the flowers raise f miller portion be safely dispensed with. iiheir rej ucing h a Is towards the su, the

Y hen a person is young, a'rong and healthy; oirds pour lorlii their anthems ol gladness, and

ihe wide lace oi ireauon nseu seems as u aw a'vened and refreshed from a mighty slumber.

heea withdrawn. I he whole material world

uas a vivif. ing appearance. The husbandman

is up at his labor, Ihe forest leaves sparkle

in Imiir nrlwn less m.iv be sultli icnt; but

childhood and extreme old ag.', require a siiU greater portion. No person who passes only

ri.'Iit hours in bod. can be said to waste hi.-

All tnesc thing, however, are hid from the

-"eyes of the sluggard; nature, in her most glo-

time in sleep. If, however, he exceeds thi.iious aspect, i?, to him, a sealed book; and

a:ul is at the same ume, la possession oi ig while every scene around hnn is Mil cl heau or and youth, he lays himself open to the hy, interest, and animation, he alone is pation

charge of slumbering away those hours vvhic.i ,s. and uninspired. Behold him stretched

should b devoted lo some other purpose. According to Ceorg. t, wt men should sleep a conp'e of hours longer th n men. For the former he allows six or seven hours, frr the laUer eight or liine. I doubt, however, if the

fem de consiiiiiiion, generally speaking, re-

upon

his couch of rest! In vain does the

clock procl dm that the reign of day has com

menced! In vain docs the morning light

stream fiercely in by the chinks ol his windows

is if lo startle him from his repose II ' hears not he see not, for blindness and deafness

quires more sleep than the male; at leas! it is rule over him wii'u despotic sway, and lay a rertain that women endure protracted vvake-!,eadening spell upon his faculties. And when

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Fulness, better linn men, but whether this he does at leng h awake far on in the day

m ;y result From custom is a question worthy

pt being considered. Barry, in hi work on Digestion, ha made nn ingenious, but somewhat whimsical calculation on the tendency of sleep to prolong life. lie asserts that the duration of human life may be ascertained by the number of pulsations which the individual is able to perform. Thus,

if a man s life extends to 0 years, and In heart throbs GO times each m"nute the whole number of Ms pulsations will amount lo

2.'U7,5-20.000; but if, by intemperance, or

from the torpor of this benumbing deep, he is

not relreshed. lie does not start once into

healthy countenances and enfeebled frames

of those who keep late hours, lie long in bed, and pass the night in dissipation, study, or pleasure are equally conclusive proofs of Ihe pernicious consequences resulting from an opposite practice. Early rising, therefore, is highly beneficial; but care should be taken not to c arry it to ex-j res. It can never be healthful to rise (ill the sun has been for some time above the horizon; for until this is the case, there is a dampness in the air which muf prove injurious to tin constitution, especially, when it is not naturally very strong. Owing to this, early rising is ii.jurious to most delicate people; md, in ah cases, the heat of the sun should be allowed to have acquired some strength before we think -f getting out of doors. No health) man in the summer, should lie. longer in '-cd than six o'clock. If he does so, he losses the most valuable part of the day, and injures hi own constitution. Persons subject o gout, should always go to bed early, and rise early. The former mitigates the vi-dence of the eve

ning paroxysm, which is always increased by wakefulness; and the latter lessens the tenden-

y to plethora, which is favored bv long-pro

tracted sleep.

It is common in some of Ihe foreign univer-

ities, to go to bed at t ight, and rise at three

or four in the morning; and this plan is recom

mended by Y ilhch in his "lectures on diet

and regimen." Sir John Sim lair, in allusion to it, judiciously observes, "I have no doubt of

the superior headlines, in the winter time, of rising by daylight, and using candlelight at the close of theday,lhanrising by candlelight,

ind using it some hours before daylight

ipproaches. It remains to be ascertained by

which system the eyes are least likely to be

llected.

Dr. Franklin in one of his ingenious essay?,

has some line observations on early rising; and

makes an amusing calculation of the saving that might be made in the city of Paris alone, by lining the sunshine instead of candles. This

aving he estimates at 1)0,000,000 of 1 ivies, or

1,000,000 sterling. This is mentioned in a

atirical vein, but probably there is a great

deal oflruth in the statement. Indeed, if peo-

pie were to go sooner lo bed, and get up earlier, it is inconceivable what sums might be

saved, but, according to the absurd custom of

polished society, day is, in a great measure,

converted inlo night, and Ihe order of things

reversed in a manner at once capricious and

huitln!

To conclude: the same law which regulates

our desire tr lood, also governs sleep. As

we indulge in sleep to moderation or execs.

it becomes a blessing or a curse in the one

cae recruiting the energies of nature, and dif

luing vigor alike oven- the mind and frame;

in the other, debasing the character of man. stupifying his int. lb rt, enfeebling li body, and rendering him useless alike to others and

himself. The glutton, the drunkard, and the

sloven bear the strictest affinity to each other,

both in the violation of natures laws, and in

the consequences thence entailed upon i hemselves. What in moderation is harmless or

beneficial, in excess is a curse; and sleep carried to the latter extreme, may be pronounced an act of intemperance almost as much as excessive eating or drinking.

distancenodisadvantage. The question is often asked, as lo the expediency of keeping

tire in the sleeping apartment during the se

vere weather. A lire kent

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!i feunung uirougr

the night is decidedly prejudicial to a person in health; if his bodv be well covered he can

not suiter from breathing an atmosphere of low lernperalure, and he is a gamer by being better prepared to admit into the lung, the

cold air which he meets abroad. Besides, cold

ur, being more condensed, furnishes more ox

ygen within the same space, from which the

blood gains in richness, and the skin in crdor. A fire kept through the dav and extinguished

at bed lime subjec's the room to the disadvan

tage of decreasing temperature through t he night; a source of discomfort and even of danger. In regard to fires, it should be recollected that I hey act on the atmosphere, not only by consuming its oxygen, but by diminishing its moisture. It is a familiar fact that the higher the temperature of the air. the greater the amount of moisture which it is capable ofdissolving; hence the external atmosphere warmed by ihe sun's rays, retains its due proportion of this principle. But when air is artificially

heated, there being no supply from which

moisture can be obtained it becomes unnaturally dry. and from this cause ill lilted for main

taining in full vigor Ihe vital procese--. Many persons, on entering a hot room, find themselves greaily annoyed by this circumstance, the membrane of the nose is depriveu cd' its moisture of evaporation, and the sensation is at once produced of difficult respiration, as il

the nasal passage were obstructed. To rem

edy this drying of the air by artificial heat.

the plan has been adopted of placing a vessel of waternearthefire,theev.!poration of vvhic.i

may turnisn mouture to lake the place ol that abstracted; and this expedient will be found

to answer a very good purpose. Dry hot air

is injurious to furniture and still more so to

ho iks, warping the backs an I springing the

eaves. v e have known books remove spon

taneously from their shelves in consequence of

their vicinity to the hot draught of air from a furnace.

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J v,""r ": tousiernatjrri,

inai moment another person entered it - c.

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vm ueciuca t.im, and afier drawing a

breath, he stammered out.

Mr. , don't Uvalde vnnr-lf f.i .,.:

the bag it weigh jfM a pound I've wi-i-V ed it a hundred timi c

4 No consequence,' said S. r.nd he put the whole into the scab s ' I k,.r.w tCiJt ,(avo made a mistake; it weighs S3 pem.ds hl,. k. head that 1 am. Let me see. t wt-K,.

paid for, and one for the bag, is thirteen. thirteen from twenty eight leases twenty five.

i vvemy live pounds at time shiilii-g ;,,,! sixpence is 4 7.cV, Wait a moment I i- in

make another bill.

The countrvman did wait. auA A At r.

W for his cheese. He then flnnir I., u:ifr

to the wagon jumped in and drove ofF it

with a lace glowing f,ke ignited charcoal. Mr. S. remained in the door until lw l,.-,rt i.,.

d his customer out of ii:M. then !,i.-.,;,.r

round he coolly observed to the per?en w it!.ii

yur menu mere has a hue horse. Good George hew fast he trots!'

.ANECDOTE OF TIIE OLDEN TIME.

r. a reputable and thrill v merchant o

Mr K

Am. t each breath we dratr, more than a cubic inch of oxygen or of the vital principle of the air is consumed; and whereas this pi tu

ple constitutes one-fourth of the air inhaled,

if pure it lorms but a tilth part of that which is ex ialed from the lungs. Now the number of respirations is about twenty-live per min

ute or 130.) hourly. Suppose then a person

io sleep eight hours in a perfectly close room I i.i . . .i. -i . i

new life an altered man, with joy in his mind, and to breathe successive volumes of pure ol and vigor in his frame. On the contrary, he! air without any admixture of this expired; and

is dull, languid, and stupid, as il nun-recover at the end of that lime he will have entirel) ed from a paroxysm of dm. ikeiiness. Ileyawns, consumed so far as this vital principle is con

stretches himclf, and stalks into the breakfast cerned twenty feet of atnvsph ric. air. Thi parlor, to partake in solitude, and without ap-i however is a mere illustration of the subject.

petite, of his m.refreshing meal while his for the circumstances supposed cannot occur,

eyes are red and gummy, his beard unshorn, but it serves to show the importance of two

us face unwashed, and his clothes disorderly, things, viz: a large room and abundant ventiland ill put on. Uncleanliiiess and sluggish-, lation. Unless attention be paid to vcnlilla

anv other cause, he raises the pulse to in ness generally go hand in hand, lor the obtuse- Won, the air is much more rapidly containina-

the minute, the same number of pulsations ness of mind which disposes a man to vvate;ted than i generally supposed. Its extrenv ... - 1- . I .1. .1.1 .... I .1 . - - . . 1 1. A ! I. . t I.. r.

would be completed in uiiy-stx jcais, anu inc inemosi precious uouisui existence in ueoas iiuiuity leaus us 10 imagine mat. n oouy oi n

ing sleep, will naturally maKe nun neglect ins cannot, lor any considerantc time retain it

place undisturbed. Un thecontrary it is found

duration of life abbreviated 11 years.

Arguing from these data, he alledges that fdeep has a tendency to prolong life, as, during its continuance, the pulsations are. less numerous than in the waiting state. There is a sort of theoretical truth in this statement, but it is liable to be modified by so many circumslances, thai ils application can never become

general. It this were noi ine case, u would

Je,-..r!S "f a li,::r,'

person.

The character of the early riser is the very

that, where there are no caues pfdisturbanct

reverse of the slovenV. His countenance is air will remain for a long time stationary.

ruddy, his eye is joyous and serene, and his Thus the fixed air which forms in the vats ol

frame full of vigor and activity, llis mind, al- brewers being specifically heavier than Ihe at so, is clear and unclouded, and fiee from that mosphcrc, will keep its place for an ind -finiti

oppressive langor, which weighs like a night-j period. In the case of a sleeping apartment mare upon the spirit of the sluggard. The i our own senses Inform us of the change which

:r,-?n -v!io riiC? himen, i ir tie; f;r -v f ? wodu'T'' repir i'.'t-v. and th1 eCl'tvi'im

of the last century, was possessed of a great

deal of natural shrewdness, together with a

tact for turning every circumstance to his own advantage. We have heard

many anecdotes of him; and, among others,

the following, which, pel haps, will better

show olThis peculiarties than a labored dts- . tr

cnpiion. lie Kept a grocery store near

Spring Hill, which, like the grocery stores of

the period, was hlh d with a varitt) of notions

among other tilings he. was famous for the

good quality of his cotton, an article which at

that time was very scaice and high. One

day a customer from the country drove np to

his door and inquired the price of his cotlon.

1 hree and sixpence per pound, replied S. Weigh me a dozen pounds,' at the same

time stepping into the store with a large bag to put it in.

Ihe cotton was weighed and put into the

bag, and S. stept into ihe counting room to make a hill, leav ing his customer busily engaged in tying it up. Now, it so happent d, that there was a was a small lot of good looking cheese near the spot, a:d the countryman,

thouglfright from the land of milk and ho.icy, could not resist the wish to crib one of them.

He accordingly took one up, and, after look

ing about tli -.I none were observing him, slid

It into the bag, which he immediately lied up,

patiently awaited the return ot S. who soon after came out and presented the bill, which

the countryman paid.

Now Mr. S. was one the most polite men

of the age; ami, moreover, his quick eye had

detected the abduction of a cheese, lie was

it no toss to account lor its disappearance,

and instantly prepared to act as circumstances

might require. I he coun'ryman, after one or

two unimportant observations, was prepa ing

to depart. 1 he merchant, who we before ob

served was exces-ively polite, would by no

means sutler him to carry his own bundle, but

ottered his services, and at the same time took

up the bag to carry it out. lis had proceed

ed nearly to the door of the shop when he

stopt

This bag is very heavy I must have

made a mistake in the weight of the cotton.'

WILD REVENGE. On the shores of Mull a craig is Pointed ort.

overhanging the Fea, cone crni'n. which in,.,

is following tradition: Nome; centuries since, the chief of ' the districf, Maclean of Loci: I nr.

had a grand burning excursion. To gtacc Ihe festivity, his 1 advent tended wiih hercnly child, an infant in the nurse's a-m. The

deer, driven by the hounds, and hemmed iu by surrounding rocks, Hew to a narrow pas., the only outlet they could find. Ht.re illc chief had placed one of his nicn to gu.:nl the deer from passing, but the animals lushed with such impetuosity, that (lie peer f.resur could not withstand (hem. In the r,i-e of ihe moment. Maclean threatened the n1Ml wit'j instant death, but this punishment was c;muiuied to a whipping or scoiiridni- in ih

of his clan, which h those feudal limes, was considered degrading punishment, 111 on! frr the lowest of menial., and ihe worst .t .fo-c

The clansman burned with anger and rcv T)"t He rushed forward, plucked the tender infant ths heir ..f Lochbuj. fr -m the hands of the nurse, and hounding to the rock?, in a moment stood on an almost inaccessible. , UiT projecting over the water. The scream of the a", omzed mother and chief at the ;;u hji i.-opaT dy in which theii only child v as idar.'d n av

be easily conceived. Maclean impl red the man to give him back his son, and expressed

ins ueep conn is ioar lor the degradation he had, in a moment of excitement, inficted on

his clansman. The other renin d. that the

only condition on which he would consent to

the restituiion was', that Maclean I imsi If

should bare his back to tha cord, and be pub

hcly

scourged

as he had been! In dc:

pair

the chiel consented, ?av inir he would submit

to any thing if hi child were Lit re.stoitd. To the grief and nstoi ishment of I he clan,

Maclean bore the insult, and when it w.!3'r1 completed, begged that the clansman might return from his perilous situation v.ithll.c young chief. The man regarded him vvilh a smile of demoniac revenge, and lifting high the child in the air, plunged with l.im'in the. abvss below. The sea closed oi ei th m. a d neither, it i said, ever rmerg d It- :n :'.: t: rapesiuous whirlpools and basallic caverns that ya.vncd around them, and still threaten the inexperienced navigators of the shores of Mull.

A JUVENILE YANKEE TRICK. In the village of New Bedford, (says the Providence IK raid ) the boys were in The habit of pl ing at ball. A'cross-gn.intd eld chap, with crockery store, was somewhat an

noyed by the juvenile sport; vjhenever a ball came in his way, would s("iZ,. upon it, take it

into his store, and clap it into his stove with

out ceremony, A lew davs since. Iiavitr-

made a prize of nne of (he offensive articles in

question and adopting hi usual course, ho soon found that he. had "caught a tartar."

V horrible explosion look place the stove

was blow n sky high11 the store w a scattered by the shock and about forty dollar?

worth of crockcrv was dashed in pieces! It

is unnecessary to add, that the urchins who

had so oltcn been interrupted in their sport by " Soursons." had charged their ball villi

gunpowder by way of a p:actical hint to ti.o old fellow to let I hem alone in future.

1 11 guess not,1 said the countryman. 4 But I have certainly,' says Mr. S. 'I n hardly cany it we must weigh it again.'

By this time S. had brought it back to the counter, and was preparing to untie it. Hen was a dilemma. If the bag was untied, th

theft would be discovered ; find if weighed as it vvas, il would be paying monstrously high foi the cheese. The countryman hem'd hal,

but without grating a step out of the dif-

Daniel Dancer, though rich, was noted for

his miscily disposition. It is rt 1. tied of hurt as a fact, that amongst other things, from a

principle of rigid economy he rarely washed his hands and lace; and when he did, it wa,

always without the assistance cf soap or tow-

I. Dispensing with those articles oi expen

sive luxury, ho used, when the sun shone, re-

nair to a neighboring pool, ami alter wasbit g

himself with sand, he would lie on hi back to

diy himself. Dancer, about six )tass In fore his death, during a hot s uumei's day, was N served by a neighbor very i?id'ioly enq l v. ed in throwing water from a pool, by mean i t a fi) ing-pan, on the surrounding mc a;! which happened to he burnt. On being eK--fionod as to the object of his labor, he oii-cs-ved 'that he wanted a bit of nice fre-h g' :! for his old horse, for hay being then ven d n pror Wv c-jght to V i'rmar on. '

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