BULES FOR RIGHT LIVING. 209 



be afraid of a wet sponge and five minutes brisk exercise 

 with a crash towel every night or morning. 



2. Devote eight hours out of the twenty-four to sleep. 

 If a mother is robbed of sleep by a wakeful baby, she 

 must take a nap sometime during the day. Even ten 

 minutes of repose strengthens and refreshes, and does 

 good "like a medicine." Children should be allowed to 

 sleep until they awake of their own free will. 



3. Never go out to work in early morning in any 

 locality subject to damps, fogs, and miasrns, with an 

 empty stomach. If there is not time to wait for a cup 

 of coffee, pour two-thirds of a cup of boiling water 

 on tAvo teaspoonfuls of cream, or a beaten egg, season it 

 with salt and pepper, and drink it while hot before going 

 out. This will stimulate and comfort the stomach, and 

 aid the system in resisting a poisonous or debilitating 

 atmosphere. 



4. Avoid over-eating. To rise from the table able to 

 eat a little more is a proverbially good rule for every one. 

 There is nothing more idiotic than forcing down a few 

 mouthfuls, because they happen to remain on one's 

 plate, after hunger is satisfied, and because they may be 

 "wasted" if left ! It is the most serious waste to over- 

 tax the stomach with even half an ounce more than it 

 can take care of. 



5. Avoid foods and drinks that plainly "disagree" 

 with the system. Vigorous out-door workers should 

 beware of heavy, indigestible suppers. Suppers should 

 always consist of light, easily-digested foods, being, in 

 the country, soon followed by sleep, and the stomach 

 being as much entitled as the head to profound rest. 

 The moral pluck and firmness to take such food and no 

 other for this last meal of the day can be easily acquired, 

 and the reward of such virtue is sound sleep, a clear 

 head, a strong hand, and a capital appetite for breakfast. 



