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eom.xmenc* bo but inadequately performed. Thin, iLcn, in * source of debility which n llccts the wbolo frfMW, ant] reduce* every port bo low tho standard of healthy vigour, ’’‘ho roipi ration I* impeded, nut] le-«* air enter* iho lung*; as a compensation the nyitviiu ro-iuiros increaeed fretjueocy in breathing, and this disturb* tho lung*, and creates n tendency to Inflammatory action. The heart becomes excited, and in duo time palpitation is nupondded to tha fast inaraaaing misery; then curvature of tho spine will nhow itself with disorder of tho atoioaoh, liver, and other organa of digestion ; lownc** of spirit*, hysteria, and a host of other maladies will act in, and life, a* I have aaid before, becomes more a burthen than a Mossing. There arc other matters which claim my attention in relation to physical education, which, however, I can ouly cursorily alludo to, and first with respect to sleep. Tho best rest for Iho body i*. undoubtedly, sleep, bat this is often too much indulged in. There nro several aiying* with respect to the number uf hour* to bo spent In •leep, nomc of which I will .^uotc :—81a hour* for mtlhv human frame rvqulrva,Hard .tuJ. ul* may lo aaven recline ilight for tha man whom toil o» travelling tiree,But la*y knavna they alwaya will have Blue.*'Tho great Duke of Wellington used to observe, huvo but one sloop, and with the Gr»t turn, turn out; and Oeorgo tho Third uaed to say of aleep, six hour* for a man seven for n woman, and eight for a fool. Some philoeopher* have divided the day and night into three distinct oeottpaliona, and have said—If tbs foui-awMwmtr howra you would truly k«*j*, Taku eight for wort, slt;gbt for |l*y, and viglil Ut iler|Again—•* Natur* rrn linn five Hour*, laUmr Laziness iilur. and wkkedflCM flown.
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Sydney Empire
Sydney, New South Wales, AU
Fri, Jun 29, 1866
Page 2
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Arthur E.
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