WHO IS MORPHEUS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2074, 19 July 1890, Page 4

WHO IS MORPHEUS.

Morpheus is.the god of t ßlaep,,and sleep is as we all know, the -suspension of the mental and corporeal faculties for the purpose of renewing the power of action exhausted by exercise. <A ; German philosopher exclaims : M Blessings: onthe raani that first invented sleep, it covers men all over,, thoughts, and all,: like ,a cloak." Sleep, does,indeed act as ".tired nature's sweet restorer ; " it "binds' up tharav'olled sleev.e of care;" it is" dumb labour's bath," and -after we have- passed through helpful ■< unconsciousness,' we ;are enabled to'resume »vigorously tbedutietf6f life. iiS.uph conditions attending refreshing, sleep.,; When the .body; piveß way to disorder our sleep is broken,.:and a diseased, imagination conjures up alarming dreams.. .Equally pernicious to the system ie the absence of repose. In these anxious and fast-living times sleeplessness has become aadUease, ;whioh\ has frequently proved !the/precursor- of does not reach such, a melancholy -issue,* it isi most perilous, and undermines (health. There are cases on record in wr{ i bh,,raeri ; have been able to exist, with ;» small limit of sleep. It is recorded of Freduiic the Great, -King of Prussia, who was a; man of letters as wfelUas renownedffor his great military exploit.?, his consummate prowess and successful reign,, thatha was contented with .four or five (hours' sleep,;.while .General Elliott, during; the siege of Gibraltar, slept but \ four hours but, of twenty-four. These of course ore rare and ? the general maxim ' is, "eight hours work, eighthours recreation, eight hours sleep." 'Men or women of active mmd/evidently;.slceplessjtbfiri tinlistless or indolent. But in cases when we are troubled ■. with sleeplessness,it be-, cornea a question, of great,importance what we shall do to remove it, for how cm we, return to the duties of life after inaiiffioient reposia f In ! the words ofi Milton :

r "Thi field , , i To l»bor calls us now with sweat .imposed, , Though.,after sleepless night." In such cases sense and duty impels- us to remove an evil which is a strain on the nystera.' Narcotics have a hurtful effect on, the human frame and are absolutely dangerous, but there is a simple remedy which never fails togivenatural and refreshing sleep ; and in this respect has already established il'self" aa anindis-! punsable specific. That remedy is Warner's safe nervine. It contains no opiates, but has a sedative effect by giving tone to the system, and for,nervous and tired out, men and women it stands unsur-i passed. Says Mr Will. I)yer, city BUrveyorof Townaville, Q,, under recent date ; —" I have suffered from waut of sleep after a day's heavj work,.and;was recom? mended to try Warner's safe nervine. I am pleased to state 1 that it has allayed all irritation of the nerves, and gave mesouod and refreshing sleep." Mia. 0. Osbald; stone, of Wangaratta, Victoria, under date May 21, 1890, states : "On and oflf for twelve, months or so I suffered, from nervous headaches and sleeplessness, for which I tried a number of medicines without experiencing any relief from my racking pains. Combined with these : headaches; were usually, nausea and a sensation of a heavy weight in my-head. On hearing of Warner's safe .nervine I procured a few bottles, and used the same with perfect success. I found prompt •relief. The headaches since return but seldom, and then in a mild form, when the safe nervine is with instant success." So well introduced by the firm'sgreat elixir and kidney speoific, the Warner's safe cure, the mediqine wijl doubtless become a household • vrord. Then many a wakeful eye which.does net know who Morpheas is, will joyfully acknowledge to having bsen brought, within his,,diviner influence; through this simple agent. , i