Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-10
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HOW TO PROlONG LIFE.
BY REV. JAMES NJ. BUCKLEY.

BY REV. JAMES NJ. BUCKLEY.
The attempt is often, made to carry on
at the same time three different modes Of
effort, any one of which is sufficient to
employ the whole force which an ordinary
constitution can generate. Thus we find
men who are authors and students, practi-
cal business men and great travellers.
They are in their office by day, they make
addresses in the evening. and travel all
night, often writing on the cars.
Every popular man is in great danger,
of excess. lie becomes heated by his own
work he works with delight to himself;
his friends love to hear him; ambition
spurs him; the cause he advocates, be-
comes in his eyes all-important; he as.
sumes responsibilities and contracts en-
gagements which tax him to the utmost;
and when his powers need rest he feels
that he cannot take it, and either breaks
down, is compelled to give up, or dies.
And the more serious man is. the more
likely he is to oyerdo and destroy himsel
There arc certain errors into which most
intellectual and setlentary men are prone
to fall. = 5E
l. Neglect Of exercise. Many do noth-
ing but walk Il few hundred yards per
day. which they dispense with In storms
or when the walking is bad, which in case
of ministers, with Sundays added is, in
TINS climate, about two.thirds OF the
time.
~. An attempt TO cheat nature by such
supteriuges as ',heath.liits. A poor Sc
dentary man who needs light, air. rest
ana change or scenery FOR his eyes, and
iancies that ne can keep at books or study
an day. ana then IN ten minutes ining OF
heavy weights set his system right, must
be classed with the people who expect TO
get rid OF the consequences OF lifelong VI
oiation OF the laws 81 health by e rev
doses OF patent medicine. = man who
can believe that men whose professional
life makes them liable to heart or lung
diseases can safely practice lifting heavy
weights is possessed of great faith" A.
strong, vigorous man, may not be injured
by hflng (and may ENJOY 1t much, while
some weak men may have been benefit
ted out to- rely wholly or chieny on ten
mlnutes liitihg is Inc greatest hygehci
absurdity OF modern times. fst ia tsas
y. Over-ieeding IS a great error, es-
p,ecialiy when connected with inactivity;
Inc Afaos nave proVero thaI raj ana
lhactioh are the cause OF tne prihcipai us
eases ana wees OF horses. ana ayspet-
tic minister gorSlng the system with rich
tood and taxing no exercise, IS 9 specta-
cie 10 MAKE only invailds ana undeftakerse =
reJolce II was gravety proposeu 70 IN
scrlpe GU the tombstone q glqttononsy
young munster, who was cut on by Gus,
ease ana lced IN Tins way,f Died ot gong.
OUT 70 Tea. Agk.s g.ss 9s ~ III sva&i
4. Forgetting the danger OF e xposore Or
q STRAIN alter lorty-hve years oil age zeaas-
es many failures. Ihe farmer, sal llors and
mechanic Is. II wells to begin swhh.s and
temperate through lie, as sfrong atInny-s
i've ana often sixty, rs ne ever wes ] Hu1
not SO the sedentafv man. wnose fsouad-a
lng has gone on under deoihtatang infa.
ences. lie may oHtHve the farmer, put ne
lnnst begin to be careful physicaily long
before such care IS necessary Tor the out
ioor iaborer. Ana many BY gforgelQlEa
his have in day broken themselves down
VINO have iNedt TO iour-score, In contrast
with these errors place the following
hints -s.-,~s-. -
!. Night 'raVcl ana Gay work siouiu not
loloW each other. Goo does not command
1t, nature IS ihcensed ana outraged by IT,
ana nothing Is 10 DE gained by II. .l,7a' Iio-
- otude''s' 'eacneis' MINISTER'S lawyers
editors, ana physician should exercise
-helr arms ana chest at least halt an nour