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Show SLEEP REQUIRED BY CHILDREN. Ten Hours Necessary for the Growing Youngsters. Oliver Wendell Holmes said that a child upon awakening In tho morning from a healthful sleep in a bad humor needed n spanking. He thought It very beneficial, promoting a good circulation cir-culation of tho blood; but ho added that a child who was unreasonable nnd willful after a busy day was simply sim-ply tired and should be put to bed. Nature is the genutno healer and sleep tho true restorer of all our pow-ors. pow-ors. Parents who realize this can savo themselves many anxious moments, mo-ments, many heartache's, many doctor bills nnd establish habits ot regular living that will bring forth good results re-sults 'through n long line of offspring and generations to come. Every child requires at least ten hours of sleep, nnd It Is n good practice for him to contlnuo sleeping the full ten hours all through tho school life. Work would thus be rendered easier, health would bo better and youthfulncss prolonged; pro-longed; mnny nervous tendencies and diseases would bo wiped out and clearer, brighter mentality would be maintained. Rrnoklyn Eagle, |