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Literary
July 29, 1825
American Watchman And Delaware Advertiser
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
An essay debating the benefits of a short nap after dinner for digestion, noting its acceptability in some cultures and for the aged, but warning against prolonged sleep due to increased perspiration. Advises reclining posture to avoid stomach pressure on intestines.
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SLEEP AFTER MEALS.
It is a disputed point, whether a short sleep after dinner be not useful for promoting digestion; and in several countries it certainly is indulged with impunity, if not with evident advantage; besides that it seems to be consistent with the instinct of nature. It is however, only among a class that the practice can be used with propriety; and whoever adopts it, ought to confine the indulgence to a short sleep of a few minutes. For, if it be continued longer, there arises more loss, from the increase of insensible perspiration, than can be compensated by all the advantages supposed to accrue to digestion. Those who use such a custom, which may be allowable to the aged and delicate, ought to place themselves in a reclining, not a horizontal posture; because in the latter situation the stomach presses upon a part of the intestines, and the blood is consequently impelled to the head.—Boston pap.
It is a disputed point, whether a short sleep after dinner be not useful for promoting digestion; and in several countries it certainly is indulged with impunity, if not with evident advantage; besides that it seems to be consistent with the instinct of nature. It is however, only among a class that the practice can be used with propriety; and whoever adopts it, ought to confine the indulgence to a short sleep of a few minutes. For, if it be continued longer, there arises more loss, from the increase of insensible perspiration, than can be compensated by all the advantages supposed to accrue to digestion. Those who use such a custom, which may be allowable to the aged and delicate, ought to place themselves in a reclining, not a horizontal posture; because in the latter situation the stomach presses upon a part of the intestines, and the blood is consequently impelled to the head.—Boston pap.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Temperance
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Sleep After Meals
Digestion
Posture
Perspiration
Health Advice
Literary Details
Title
Sleep After Meals.
Subject
On Sleep After Meals And Digestion
Key Lines
It Is A Disputed Point, Whether A Short Sleep After Dinner Be Not Useful For Promoting Digestion;
Ought To Place Themselves In A Reclining, Not A Horizontal Posture;