EARLY TO RISE.

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 62, 10 October 1930, Page 5

EARLY TO RISE.

Few things are mor e harmful to the health than the habit of rising late in the morning. Those who sleep naturally an'd well will wake at the time when it is best to get up, and the thing to do then is—get up. The hour may seem too early at first but, a s a matter of fact, early rising will gradually prolong lon'g sleep on succeeding nights till the rest you obtain equals your physical and mental demand for It. If you would have a clear complexion, bright eyes and a healthy digestion, you should rise early and spend the extra tim e before breakfast doing some kin'd of outdoor exercises—swimming, running, garden, ing, playing tennis, skipping, walking > according to inclination and opportunity.

The exercises mentioned are active ones, beneficial to the healthy, robust woman. If you , are not particularly fit, it may be better to commence with wha(; ig known as passive exercise—driving, sallln'g, undergoing massage. If you can afford it. In either case do not overdo the early morning exercise; have a quarter of an hour at first, gradually increasing to aalf an' hour, and never exceeding three-quarters of an hour. To continue until you are hot and weary is not only unwise, it is harmful. Rational exercise, on' the other hand, stimulates the digestion and does not unduly heat the body. A good appetite for breakfast may be regarded as proof that full benefit has been obtained.