p. 22 | That Tired Feeling

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 2, 1908

“That Tired Feeling”

A CERTAIN patent medicine has been advertised all over this country as a most valuable remedy for the tired feeling supposed to be incident to spring. As a consequence of this and similar advertisements, and much corresponding talk, the idea has seemed to prevail that spring is the time when nature in its work of caring for our bodies seems to lag. Whether this be actually true or not, as the warm days of spring come on, the children appear to become listless and drowsy in their work, and the teacher, too, perhaps. What is the remedy? Nothing better can be suggested than outdoor school work, together with plenty of simple calisthenics in the room. On the other hand, it may be well to question as to whether there is not a mental attitude in this matter of which we may disabuse ourselves. The awakening of life in inanimate nature, which comes with the spring, ought to awaken in the pupils an invigoration which will help much in the closing of the year’s work. This idea that the summer is a poor time for study does not meet with acceptance on the part of all our teachers; for arrangements are being made in some schools to conduct the work during the warm portion of the year, and to have the long vacation in cold weather. This whole problem is one for study.