Word: restful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...better health when we have a sufficient quantity at regular times. The adaptability of the human system is very great, and is shown very markedly in the matter of sleep. The insane can sustain long continued conditions of sleeplessness. Every organ and tissue in the body must have rest, or they soon become worn out. The heart must make use of the intervals between beats to obtain necessary repose. The cause of sleep is the using up of potential energy. When we are fatigued by excessive mental labor, prolonged sleep will not bring the needed relief. The causes of sleeplessness...
...keep possession of the ball and stopped long throwing, but their rushes were checked near the centre. After ten minutes play our attack for the ball and some pretty passing followed, ending in a straight goal for Dudley. The Bostons amused themselves with aimless long throws during the rest of the half hour; only two of these throws came near our goal, and these were promptly caught and returned by Williams. The first half closed with the score, Harvard, 2; Boston...
...last year will not be wanting this. The series of games played last spring between scrub nines was extremely interesting and not without real value. A similar series should be arranged for the present season. At this time of the year the bat and the ball should have no rest, and the time that is not occupied by the 'varsity games, and class contests, which we suppose will be soon announced, should be fully occupied by the "non-professionals," to whom we would say with Horace, "Carpe diem...
...Slumps badly at both ends of the stroke. Although the heaviest man in the boat he fails to row a strong oar as he applies his strength very badly. Keeps his blade but half covered most of the time. Is slow on the recover, which puts out the rest...
...form of government has succeeded so well, because nationalities and sects have yielded to a certain extent in matters of peculiar customs and belief. If the church segregates its children from the rest of the community, if it causes them to regard this government as protestant and themselves as strangers in a strange land, if it keeps social classes from mingling where is most opportunity for mingling, it destroys one of the safeguards of the republic...