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Vitality Supreme
·
Bernarr Macfadden
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How
much
sleep
do
we
need?
This
is
a
question
that
cannot
be
answered
arbitrarily
as
applying
in
all
cases.
Individuals
differ.
Without
doubt,
some
require
more
sleep
than
others.
Thomas
A.
Edison,
who
is
an
extraordinary
man,
not
only
in
respect
to
his
vitality
but
in
every
other
characteristic
as
well,
has
frequently
been
quoted
as
saying
that
most
men
and
women
sleep
too
much.
Mr.
Edison
himself
claims
to
maintain
the
best
of
health
with
from
three
to
five
hours'
sleep
out
of
every
twenty-four.
We
have
heard
of
other
cases
too,
of
men
and
women
with
exceptional
vitality,
who
have
seemed
to
thrive
on
four
or
five
hours'
sleep.
It
is
possible
that
this
small
allowance
of
sleep
may
be
sufficient
in
such
cases,
but
if
so,
it
is
undoubtedly
due
to
the
exceptionally
powerful
organism
which
these
particular
persons
have
inherited.
No
definite
rule
can
be
laid
down
as
to
the
amount
of
sleep
required
by
different
individuals,
for
those
possessing
the
greatest
amount
of
vitality
and
the
strongest
organisms
will
require
less
sleep
than
those
of
limited
vitality
and
weak
functional
powers.
Those
possessing
a
strong
functional
system
and
great
vitality
are
able
to
build
up
energy
during
sleep
and
recuperate
from
the
exertions
of
the
preceding
day
more
rapidly
than
can
those
less
favored
in
this
respect.
In
other
words,
a
very
strong
man
can
be
quickly
rested.
His
system
can
more
rapidly
than
that
of
a
weak
man
repair
the
wear
and
tear
of
his
daily
work.
The
man
or
woman
with
limited
strength
and
a
less
vigorous
functional
system
would
require
a
longer
time
in
which
to
recuperate.
Therefore,
what
would
hold
good
in
the
case
of
such
an
extraordinary
man
as
Mr.
Edison
cannot
be
depended
upon
in
the
case
of
the
average
man
or
woman,
and
certainly
will
not
meet
the
needs
of
those
who
are
debilitated
and
striving
to
build
vitality.
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