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August 5, 1920
The Jones County News
Ellisville, Jones County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
Article on aligning daily routines with human physiological energy cycles: work in the morning when energy rises, rest in the evening when it falls, advocating for earlier start/end times and daylight saving for better health.
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Rising Curve of Human Energy.
As a matter of health, it will be much better to begin the day earlier and end it earlier. Humanity has a definite cycle of physiological changes that take place during the twenty-four hours. In the early morning, temperature, pulse and respiration are lowest, but begin to rise. They reach a maximum in the early evening hours, between four and six, and then begin to descend again.
It is on the rising curve of human energy that the day's work ought to be done. Rest should be as far as possible during the hours when the cycle of energy is on the descent. The proposed scheme for daylight saving would bring us back to be more in accord with the human physiological cycle in the twenty-four hours than is true at present.
As a matter of health, it will be much better to begin the day earlier and end it earlier. Humanity has a definite cycle of physiological changes that take place during the twenty-four hours. In the early morning, temperature, pulse and respiration are lowest, but begin to rise. They reach a maximum in the early evening hours, between four and six, and then begin to descend again.
It is on the rising curve of human energy that the day's work ought to be done. Rest should be as far as possible during the hours when the cycle of energy is on the descent. The proposed scheme for daylight saving would bring us back to be more in accord with the human physiological cycle in the twenty-four hours than is true at present.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Human Energy
Physiological Cycle
Daylight Saving
Health Benefits
Story Details
Story Details
Advises beginning the day earlier and ending it earlier for health benefits, aligning work with the rising curve of human physiological energy in the morning and rest during the descending phase in the evening, in support of daylight saving.