Show The Night For Sleep Man in common with most of the animal creation has accepted the plain suggestion of nature that the approach of night should imply a cessation of effort ef-fort If he ignores this principle his work is done against inherited habit and so far with additional fatigue It follows too that he must use artificial light and sustain its combustion at the cost of his own atmosphere Naturally therefore when ho does rest his relief is not proportioned to his weariness As in many cases however sensation is not here the most reliable guide to judicious practice Established custom affords a far truer indication of tho method most compatible with healthy I existence The case of he overworked and the invalid lends but a deceptive color to the argument of the daylight sleeper In them excessive waste of tissue tis-sue must be made good and sleep always al-ways too scanty is at any time useful for this purpose For tho healthy majority however ho old custom of early rest and early waking is certain to prove in future as returns of longevity and common experience experi-ence alike T thnt ft hair Ov past most conducive to health an life London Lancet 1I 1 |