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A Harry ExPEDIENT--A friend once told


me that among other SYMPTOMS of high ner-


vous excitement, he had been painfully har-


rassed for want of sleep. To such degree


had this proceeded, that ifin the course of the
day, any occasion led him to his bed cham


Der, the sight of his bed made him shudder
at the idea Of the restless and wrelched hours


ne had passed upon it-In this case it was
recommended to him to endeavor when he
lay down at night, to fix his thoughts on
something, at the same time vast and simple,
such as the wide expanse of the ocean, or
the cloudIess vault of heaven; that the little
hurried and disturbing images that fitted be-
fore his mind, might be charmed away or
hushed TO rest by the calming influence Of
one absorbing thought. Though not at all
religious man at the time, this advice sug-
gestcJ to his mind, that if an object at once
vast and simple was to be selected, no one
could serve his purpose as well as that o


God. He resolved to make the trial and
think of Him. a The result exceeded his
most sanguine hopes; in thinking of God he
fell aslecp.-Night after night he resorted to
the same expsdient--4Ths process became
delightful so much so, that he used to long
for the usual time Of retiring, that he might