REST AND SLEEP 281 



their best next day, for the brain will be clear and 

 strong. 



In some cities much is heard about children's 

 breaking down in health. Parents and doctors fre- 

 quently say school work is to blame for this. They 

 declare there are too many studies or that too much 

 home study is required. Nevertheless, the difficulty is 

 often one that can be corrected only at home. It may 

 be due to lack of nutritious food or to incorrect eating 

 habits. Often the trouble is too much candy. Perhaps 

 there is not enough out-of-door play before and after 

 school, or maybe the sleeping-room is kept too warm 

 or is not well ventilated. Very often, instead of going 

 to bed at nine o'clock or before, dancing school, theater, 

 or parties cause sleep to be postponed until a much 

 later hour than usual. How wise are the parents who 

 insist that if such pleasures are indulged in at all 

 during the school year, they shall be allowed only on 

 Friday or Saturday nights. 



Young men and women sometimes have the foolish 

 notion that they can study or work till very late at 

 night and resume the same or other work very early 

 in the morning. They are young and strong and 

 perhaps have rarely been ill. They are ambitious 

 to excel or to advance rapidly. " Surely no one so 

 strong and well can be injured by the loss of sleep," 

 they think. Unfortunately many have found that 

 thus burning the candle at both ends did not pay. 

 Knowledge got at the price of health profits little. 



