The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-03-01
IA FRAGMENT FOR THE YOUNG
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN.

I'''S'H' WIZ hS0''S w pS'Si'S HS"'''
e and cheerfulness through life, and a
q length 10 reach a good old age. |
so, listen TO what | am about 10 tel
you. A considerable time ago, ] read il
one Of The newspapers of The day lha
; a man had died near London, at the ad
vsnced age of ITO years, that he neve
had been i'll, and that he had msintsine,
Through life cheerful, happy tempera
menl. wrote immedate y 10 Londor
'Ihegging TO know if, 10 The old man
'Itreatment of himself, there had been
Iany PECULIARLY which rendered his lif
, so heightened snd so happy: an
The answer | received, was as FOL
lows;-
| He was Uniformly kind and obligin,
o every body, he qnarreled with ne
lone, he ale and drank merely that h,
night not suffer from hunger or thirst
and never beyond what necessity requi
|red. From his earlies, youth, he neve
allowed himself 10 be employed. These
were the only means he u,ed.'
! took a note o. this in little book
where generally write all that | am
anxious 10 remember, and very sool
afterwards observed in another paper
that woman had died near Stockholm
at lis years of age; tina, she never was
i'll, and was always OF conten'ed,
happy disposition. | Immediately wrote
TO Stockholm TO learn what means this
old woman had used for preserving
her health, and now read the ans.
wer;--
'She was always great lover oil
cleanliness, and in the daily habit ol
washing her face, feet, and hands in
cold water, and as ofen as opporlunil,
offered, she balhed in the same; Shr
never ale or drank any deIicscies OF
sweet-meats; seldom coffee, seldom tea, !,
and never wine.'
Of this, likewise, / took a note n my
little book.
Some time after this, again read
hat near ST. Petersburg, a man dieo
who had enjoyed good health till h'
was l20 years old. Again | took my
pen and wrote to 81. Petersburg, and
here is The answer
Gle was an early riser, and never
slept beyond seven hours at time h.
never was idle; he worked and nploy
ed himself chiefly in the open air, and
particularly in hsgarden. Whether he
walked, or sal in his chair, he neve,
permitted himself to sit away, or in a
bent posture, but was always perfectly
straight. The luxurious and ef.minar,
habits Of citizens he held in great con
Tempt
After having read all This in my ltrI,
book, | said TO myself, you will BE-
foolish man indeed, not to prof by tn,
Example and experience Of these OLD
people.
! lhen wrote out all that had been
able 10 discover about these happy old
people upon large card, which | sus-
Jended over my writing desk, so that !
might have it always before my eyes, to
remind me wha, | ought 10 do, and
from what | should refrain. Every
morning and evening | read over tn"
contents Of my card, and obliged myself
to conform TO its rules.
Aud now my dear young readers, |
c'n assure you, on the word ofan honest
man, that | am much happier, and in
better health than ] used 10 be. Form.
erly, | had headache nearly every day
and now suffer scarcely once 10 lhre,
or four months Before began these
rules, hardly dared venture oul in
rain or snow, without catching cold. H.
former times, a walk Of half an hour,
length fatigued and exhausted me; now
walk miles without WEAKNESS.
Imagine, then, the happiness | expe.
cience; for there are few feelings so
cheering to The spirit as those of consrsn'
good health and vigour. But alas. there
is something in which cannot initiate
hese happy old peope--snd this is,
hat have no, been accustomed 10 all
his from my youth.
Oh that we're young again, that ]
might initiate them in Ill things, thsl
| might be happy and long-liyed as they
were!
Little children who read this, you
are the fortunate ones who are able tc
adop, in perfection this kind of life!
" hat, then, prevents you living hence
forward as heal,hily and happily as tht
old woman of Stockholm, or as lonj
and as usefuly az the old men Of LondoI
and 81. Petersburg