which has been worn all day or to wear during the day the underclothing used at night. It is rarely necessary to keep underclothing on in bed, as there is little or no exposure to direct atmospheric change; but where the protection of cotton night-gown is insufficient, a flannel night-gown may be used, or a special set of underclothing.

Some patients have a bad habit of sleeping with their head under the bed-clothes; this should be guarded against, and where any tendency to it exists in health, as it frequently does in children, it ought to be corrected before it has formed itself into a habit.*

Except in the coldest weather of the coldest part of India, and in some positions and localities during the rains and unhealthy season, some doors or windows defended by chicks should always remain open. The sleeping cot need not be placed in a draught, but to one side, so that ventilation may be secured without danger of chill.†

Although many persons sleep in the day time, and work both with head and hand at night, it seems more natural that this should be reversed. It is better, too, for the eyesight that work should be done at day light, and perhaps less would be heard of eye-affections and there would be fewer requiring to wear spectacles, were there less work done by gas limp, and candlelight."

*

Black.

*From Ward and Lock's Long Life Series, edited by George

+ From a Manual of Family Medicine and Hygiene for India by Sir William Moore.

Sleeplessness is technically known as Insomnia. There may be no desire to sleep, or a dread of going to sleep, or the slumber may be restless or disturbed, or a person may be sleepy during the day time but unable to sleep at night. In the absence of any special disease,

*

The dyspeptic should meal on the stomach, coffee at night. Readopted, so that the

sleeplessness may arise from dyspepsia, mental anxiety or excitement, late meals, taking tobacco or strong tea or coffee at night, want of exercise, close unventilated rooms, too soft or too hard beds, from cold feet, and in India from heat and mosquitoes. Every case must therefore be treated on its own merits. not go to bed with an undigested and should avoid tobacco, tea and gular hours of retiring should be force of habit may be enlisted. Exercise is necessary, and should be taken to the verge of fatigue. The work of the day should be dismissed from the mind, and any excitement, such as reading works of fiction at night, should be avoided. Intervals of relaxation must be insisted upon, and in bad cases entire mental rest. When the tone of the system is lowered, a moderate supper of plainly cooked and nutritious food frequently predisposes to sleep. In other cases, a glass of water taken before retiring often does good, but a night cap' in the form of stimulants is only of temporary benefit. In all instances the bedroom should be well ventilated, the bed should be in the middle of the room, and curtains should not be used. A hot bottle to cold feet is desirable.*

Ne'er suffer sleep thine eyes to close

Before thy mind hath run

* From a Manual of Family Medicine and Hygiene for India

by Sir William Moore.

O'er every act, and thought, and word,
From dawn to set of sun;

For wrong take shame, but grateful feel
If just thy course hath been ;

Such effort day by day renewed

Will ward thy soul from sin.

-GOLDEN VERSES. †

Sleep is like death's younger brother, and so like him, that I never dare trust him without my prayers. -SIR T. BROWNE.

Who goes to bed and doth not pray,
Maketh two nights to every day.

-HERBERT.

Close not your eyes at night till you have opened

your lips in prayer.

Night is the time to pray;

Our Saviour oft withdrew

To desert mountains far away:

So will his followers do,

Steal from the throng to haunts untrod,

And commune there alone with God.

-JAMES MONTGOMERY.

EVENING HYMN.

God, that madest Earth and Heaven,

Darkness and Light!

So called because they are "good as gold." They are by some attributed to Epicarmos, ard by others to Empedocles, but always go under the name of Pythagoras. From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.

Who the day for toil hast given,
For rest the night;

May Thine Angel guards defend us,
Slumber sweet Thy mercy send us,

Holy dreams and hopes attend us,
This livelong night!

-R. HEBER.

Now I lay me down to take my sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep;
If I should die before I wake,

I pray the Lord my soul to take.

"NEW ENGLAND PRIMER."

THE SLUGGARD.

'Tis the voice of the sluggard: I heard him complain,

"You have waked me too soon, I must slumber

As the door on its hinges, so he on his bed

Turns his sides, and his shoulders, and his heavy head.

"A little more sleep, and a little more slumber;" Thus he wastes half his days and his hours without number;

And when he gets up, he sits folding his hands,
Or walks about sauntering, or trifling he stands.

I passed by his garden, and saw the wild brier,
The thorn and the thistle grow broader and higher;
The clothes that hang on him are turning to rags,
And his money still wastes, till he starves or he begs.
I made him a visit, still hoping to find

He had took better care for improving his mind;

He told me his dreams, talked of eating and drink

ing;

But he scarce reads his Bible, and never loves thinking.

Said I then to my heart, "Here's a lesson for me,
This man's but a picture of what I might be ;
But thanks to my friends for their care in my
breeding,

Who taught me betimes to love working and read

ing.

-ISAAC WATTS.