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Tides of Sleep
There is a strong tendency in normal times to make time by cutting down sleep. This is a great mistake.
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before 2 a.m. The old say ing, "An hour's sleep before midnight is worth two after," is no mere supersti- tion. It is well-founded in
principle, even if the "dead-
line" is an hour or so out. Midnight has no special significance in connection with sleep, but 2 a.m. has. At two o'clock in the morn-
ing, human vitality reaches its lowest ebb; the heart beats less strongly, the re- spiration is slower and less deep, the body temperature falls, and every muscle and organ is at its slackest.
can be judged by the habits of country folk in districts where gas and electric light This diminution of vitality is not dependent on sleep. Al- have not yet penetrated. though some of its symptoms These people are often in bed may be masked when the in- dividual remains awake, 2-a.m. and sleep by 9 p.m.
is still the dead-line. That is the hour when night-workers Artificial light has been feel the greatest drag and the responsible for putting back hour at which they most enjoy our bedtime. by about 90 a cup of tea.
After two o'clock, whether minutes. It is perhaps too early yet to estimate the the individual be asleep or awake, the vitality begins to effect of radio, but this revive, and it gradually im
Thongkong Telegraph. amenity of civilisation is proves until it reaches the
Monday, Nov: '11, 1940.
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PERSPECTIVE
how the gallant defenders have pushed the Invader back into Al-
midnight.
later.
The sixth and con- cluding article in this interesting serios,
The Mere Man
The re-election of President Roose- velt to a third term in office has
Franklin Delano Roosevelt pleased a large- sleep during the night. This number of people who had hoped is why industry has found it that the course of political policy desirable to have nightwork per-which he initiated, and which formed in spella. Long periods had been backed up in the past
with admirable, on unrelieved nightwork under- few months mine a person's health, even al-vigour, would not Buffer any set- though he may conscientiously back. I am one of those who try to obtain ample sleep. looked forward eagerly to his success. Offering odds of ten to one on his winning the election, I was taken up by two colleagues in my office, and enriched by forty cents. This I spent on a cup of coffee and a hot-dog-a thoroughly American repast, and a mere man's way of honouring. a great American.
"It is only by sleeping during the whole period of ebbing vitality that we can obtain maximum benefit from sleep. Rest obtained at other times in "against the tide" and hus not the same recuperative value.
Ambitious
young men and women commonly steal part of their sleep period and use it for purposes of work or study, and almost invariably they steal from the wrong end of the day. This practice never pays in the long run. It may pro- duce the desired result of an increased income or an examination passed, but any long-continued theft of sleep at the end of the day must seriously affect the health.
An u statesmun, Roosevelt certainly has a lot to recommend him, but it may be just as true to say that his popularity as a man also influenced American voters. Few men of this generation have so completely won the imagination of the common people as lic. Thoroughly democratie in his own personal way of life. 3 in political ideas, he is the antlilicsis of autolatry and despotism as exemplia- ed in the totalitarion dictators who have brought such sorrow and shamo to our society. Husbands' Indignation way affected by Meeting
I am not married, and not in any
of
honest he hoped lus to
sold he
The increasing number of bur glaries in Hong- kong should be a matter for im-
mediate attention
by the authorities. Not a day passes
the compulsory certain prolonging our wak- normal day level at about 7 a.m. This period of increasing
evacuation ing day. Many people sit up vitality is, of course, counter-
It is perfectly true that cut- women and children from Hongkong, later than they would nor- balanced by a similar period of ting down sleep may yield big but I went to the meeting at the decreasing vitality which starts dividends in cash or success, but Peninsula Hotel on Friday in the role of a citizen of this Colony who is in- to some about 9 p.m. and reaches its it is significant that the very terested in a question that has affect- THE preax "Special to the Telegraph maily to listen
ed the lives of so many. It was indicate news which is strictly copyright special item that is being lowest level some five hours wealthy or successful men who
have economised on sleep have heartening to see the excellent at- under the previsions of the Telecommuni- broadcast late at night;
melled
of expression Dean Wilson opinion.. bears the Indication "UP" is received in sometimes they even get up. Obviously this ten-hour period usually done so early in the tendonee, and to listen to the untram-
of diminished or diminishing morning. Hongkong on the date of publication by in the middle of the night to vitality is the human body's Curiously enough, lack of the formation of a live and active
the meeting might be a stimulus serve all rights and forbid republications listen to an important for- oficial sleep period. The body's sleep does not appear to have residents association. Let us hope habit of reducing vitality dur very much immediate effect on So. The maskee attitude has corrod- eign broadcast that comes ing this period is probably the the health, activity, or mentality ed our bones, and many Hongkong through at an unearthly result of centuries of experience of an individual. There is, of people are too lazy for greater effort than can be comfortably exercised hour because of the differ- with sleep. In other words, course, a constant tendency to
from their arin-chairs. the sleeping habits of our an- yawn, and a feeling of tiredness, IT is pleasant these days when you ence in time. In another 50 cestors from dark to dawn- but it is surprising how quickly Burglaries have read of the latest sinkings by years the national bedtime have determined the time at a person comes to accept these.
In The U-boats and the heavy casualty lists may be as late as 11.30 with which human vitality begins to symptoms as normal.
ebb and the time of its lowest The real effects of short sleep Colony in the Italo-Greek conflict and learn frequent extensions past level.
do not appear until much later
but that numbers of cases are report- No matter how topsy-turvy and the symptoms may be so
ed in the newspapers. If this sort of banla, confounded his meclionlsed Eminent physicians incline to their habits, Individuals cannot remote from the cause that no
alter this inborn characteristic, one, not even a doctor, suspects thing is allowed to go on unchecked, units and inflicted damage on a far the belief that our late hours but it is possible that if the lack of sleep as the basic cause. we may soon have a pretty sore pro- Λ month or so ago, frequency of are largely responsible for the sleeping habits of the human Nervous trouble does not always blem on our hands.
increase in nervous race were substantially altered manifest itself in obvious ways. burglaries in the Prince Edward Road district was marked. At first, they A word of caution is given that great
had the appearance of having been we must be careful not to exaggerate troubles and symptoms noted in over a long period of time, the Where short sleep will bring one
who were acquainted with house these successes. Many of the reports the last half-century. The strain 2 a.m. centre of gravity might person to the direct result of a come from nearby neutral territory and stress of modern life is the eventually shift. No one of this nervous breakdown, it will leave committed by former house servants
generation or era will see any a dozen with the masked result holders' habits and the location which lives in fear of the Axts, so it popular scapegoat for all ner such movement. As far as we of digestive trouble that is real-their property. What produced the dogs _is_not_likely that statements_for_yous ills, but we are certainly are concerned, the dead-line is ly nervous in origin. The variety thought was the case of
of diseases and complaints Rept
Complete indifference of the d
t-in-the-placca burgled. Later, which they may possibly be called living under no greater strain permanently fixed at 2 a.ni,
which lack of sleep can produce there, was talk of dogs having been
polsoned-several canines In to lask later would be issued by than our remote ancestors who
Late hours mean that we are is really amazing. these neutrals if it was not the policy never knew at what instant keeping ourselves awake while Fortunately, most of these district were known to have been
somewhat of the Axis to approve of them at they might fall victim to the the tide of vitality is ebbing, troubles respond readily to treat-stricken by I spoke to a police
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Now it is another district which is S.A.
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were concerned in the affair. They | ing Athens in ruins, overrunning 'tion caused by the pruning of and restless. Sleep during the after the sleep habits have been
had broken down, the kitchen door, but had not gone farther than the the small Greek army and imposing the sleep period, and, in parti- day is notably less efficient than reformed.
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FUNNY SIDE UP
By Abnor Dean
It is well to realise that the Greeks 'All the old sleep proverbs insist
have undoubtedly had the best of the on the importance of an early nghting to date. This is because the bedtime.
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not believe that Mussolini has not qualities of an early bedtime. out** for hospital the means, apart altogether of the! "Lights assistance Hitler is prepared to give patients is 8 p.m. Since the him, to treble and quadruple his at- patients are often awake at 5 tock when it sults him, by lund, sea. a.m., their actual sleep period is but little longer than that of the average fit man, but the
and air.
We shall give 'the Greeks all the bulk of it is obtained before 2 help we can becaure we are fighting a.m.
for the same things as they; because
we do not want that part of the Mediterranean to fall into Italian hands; because we do not want to let another ally down, and because
There is a very good rea son why as much sleep as possible should be obtained
Turkey is very anxious to see how shell not stand or tall
on Grecian
we shape in her part of the world. successes, but we shall do our utmost On the other hand we have to re-to assure them. We have waited. tnember the constant threat of In-long for news of the turning of the
valons to the British Isles, the tide but the time is still a little too menace to Egypt of Graziani's forces, early, and there are many divisions' and a
thousand and one factors of Nazis 'in Rumania: which prevent us from throwing our While we are getting stronger, tho; whele weight Into the Bruggle in enemy is being weakened; Italy, for the Eastern, Mediterranean. The point | instance, must be weakened by this to make is that we do not look upon new offensive and her North African |
Oght as the end of, army has stalled. We can afford to
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the same
ago my flat was visited. Three
The
by the vigorous blowing of a police whistle by a wakelul servant, I have
not had a peaceful night since from constant expectation of a return visit. I strongly urge our new Com- missioner of Police to look into this question without delay.
The other night as I
A Little was going home,
Episode happened
to come
across at a street corner a poor, ragged child in con- vereation with u.grown man, just, az. ragged. The boy had a small pall of rice and discards of a meal, which hed evidently been given to him, by a benevolent cook or amah. The mat was trying to wheedle the boy into giving
him a share.
I stopped under a street lamp and observed them, careful at the samo time to assume the prefence of read- ing my paper. Much as my feelings wore unsympathetle towards the man, I wanted to know what the boy would do.
The man used every ingenuity of persuasion, and at fast the little fellow, who, in his own words, had to think of fils mother and two sisters who needed food, seemed quite pre- pared to part with a portion of what he had. The unselfishness of the boy Impressed me, for it was an exemplo. of the innate goodness of innocence. And the man would have received his bounty but for his cunning. When the boy came near to him, he throw away his own tin bowl and wanted to take the whole pall from the little chap, saying: "Let me have. it all, as I am, yory hungry. You go and beg for some more. It is. cažy for a child.".
At once, the boy turned on his hools and sped' away. It was neces- sary to see that he was not pursued by the unigrateful" and " greedy suppllant.
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