St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-05-08
amusement 0Iid Exercise JOr the
Gid.

Social -.imulou> J. always a great
;u.ckyucr: but ii nature desires to rc-
create itself III Genuine freedom, il must
0c in the society of ii, equals. Ii YOU
could bring Il dozen very old people to-
either To play and be merry, and could
mah, them all cordially believe in this H.
.i-ij AMI proper. ~ cuimcntiy 10 be dc-
.jrc,. and IL the only Wholesome tonic
or ii-niii,d and respectable men and
women of three score and ten. you would
li4u-uratc new era. Christmas play,
NTH all the youn@ folks present, can
never have a tithc cf the relish which
..l..-c old peoples cllu;val>, freely dcdi-
,.a'rl TO health and mrrriment, might
i-ily command. \ whittling club for
"a, dear old Yankee octogcnarians would
pc no bad idea
They could hardly play at cricket or
tu-c bali but it would do my soul good
- ste an cid people. gymnasium estab-
.-ucd-nobody admitted under seventy
.yc. can see how quickened pride
would strli4htcn crooked backs, how
,ood-tcllowship would lubricate dry
Joints. AID how .iovial laughter would
attcm thin rib-. Generous emulation
would make the old people swing on
.hrir parallel bars, climb dizzylmg lad
!.r~. dance Virginia reels, and almost
-laud on their heads and turn sOmersets,
= they u>-d to seventy wears ago. In
rl,,-,. ,!avS wh.n muscle is looking up,
| the gymml>t should certainly turn hls at
trntiom to the aches and rheumatl>ms OF
,he suffering grandparents. lie can do
! tlrrl more .uod than all the doctors, il
| he will but prescribe wisely and i'll mod
Grafton. Ills cures would be little short
of miraculous: but before some dear old
conservatives ot our acquaintance follow
lis adyirc. | suppose We shall all be IL
the millennium. Exercise l. all very well
for growing boys and sturdy men but ii
i. absolutely indispensable to the healtI
and happiness OF all old people and in
yalid~. Graduate il with the incest skill
and discretion: bat, i'll the name Of hu
mauitv. do insist that every old person
shall keep the free use OF bis muscles, anC
lr able to war successfully against gou
and palsy.
.Don't know about it. | am gettin.
to he very stiff already" says Il stou
gentleman Of fifty.
TO be sure YOU are, my dear sir; bu
II YOU will wear soft flannel next you
hcart. and iall in love anew with vigor
Gus measures. warrant YOU renewed
youth. to return with all the supplenc>
ut iN"-and-twenty. Exercise will eNor
else stiffness. and leave YOU a scrviceabl
backbone still, morally and physically
You are a.cing already; but many
circus rider at your years. despite hi
reckless dissipation. can rival NJ. Bion
dim in agility; and many an India
brave ten years your SENIOR, can run te
=. miles without resting. No wonder h
j. ila, been practicing tor threescore years
Western hunters and English squircs er
J joy the chase ut seventy. Lord Brougl
am at ciGhty-thrcc delighted in horse
back ride of a dozen miles before brrah
fast. His mind, too, which OF cours
>ymPathised, was as young as his body
- hc was active in the great British Shi
oi State is the youngest man of thel
i all.
II we lay down our weapons we sha
lor4et how to use them. Run, my de;
>r, run, jump, ride, skate, and be activ
L you will keep yourself in practice y'
ed can do the same thing at seventy. Il
young gymnast is gaining new pow
daily; ihc aged one should cling to WI
- he already has, as pertinnclously as
c.iras to lite. Exercise is rs indispens
! ble 10 him as food, ii he would reta
i his vigor and elasticity but little impa
,a .ra ed. They will gradually torsake hi
rsl beyond question, slipping away with
ipl he slow sands of life but let them deps
together. This is no calamity; the hot
- glass is only turned afresh in the 9th
world. 1t is the living death OF me
cD oblivion, 'souls everything" which
n'' iearful.-Athmtic Monthly for Aprll