Rest.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 996, 3 April 1891, Page 5

Rest.

In the rush and hurry of modern life rest is the one thing that women imperatively need. The demands upon them are bo incessant and so varied that they require nerves braced and steadied by sufficient intervals of absolute relaxation to meet them aright. This tonic influence cannot be secured in any other way so well as by a sufficient quantity of sleep. We have all joked about tired ‘ Tired Nature s sweet restorer —balmy sleep,’ but it is an undeniable fact that most women do not get half enough of it to keep them in a proper condition mentally or physically. The result is that they bring to their work a tired brain, aching limbs, and too often an irritable temper. The duties which should be a pleasure seem an intolerable burden. The demon of hurry, who is as different a personage from his half-brother—speed—as daylight is from dark, pursues them, and once in his net they may bid good-bye to peace and quietness, unless they resolutely break away. There is one plan by which this may ho accomplished. To look the matter fairly m the face, and resolve not to do so many things to do a few better. Ladies’ Home Journal.