Daily Republican., 1883-01-29
NOME USEFUL FACTS.
DIR. HartshOrne's Views Why few
People Live to Grow Old.

| DR.. Henry HartshOrne, Of German
town, delivered an interesting lcctur,
in the auditorium of the Franklin In
stitute Saturday evening upon Why
few people live to grow old. -
| The lecture was one Of the New Cen
fury Course for the edificatiOn Of work
ing women, and AZ usual the hall was
crowded with an audience whose appre-
citation was manifested by the most
rapt attention Among other things the
| lecturer said:
Only one person In every 1000 lives to
be- 100 years old, yet mans natural life
ought To extend to 100 years. Not con
sidcring accidents, the shortening Of
life is owing partly to the vices, impru-
dcncc or misiOrtunes of parents, 10 the
dangers Of babyhood, to wrong food,
exposure to cold, in our Summers TO
heat, and TO foul air, which is worse in
its effect upon children. Vaccination
and revaccinatiOn are the only means
for protection against smallpox. Grown
people err in diet, especially in this
country, particularly by eating too fast.
More lives are shortened through the
use Of alcohol than from any other
cause. Ventilation is Que Of the most
important factors for the promotion OF
health In our railroad ears and our
houses this is wotully neglected. Every
breath poSons the air; through key
holes, cracks in windows and under
doors comes draft, which saves or pro
longs mem lives.
Thin people think they can get fat By
10 DO VT Al
what an amount they eat AT dinner.
This is "A great mistake, In fact, eating
too fast is an American mistake Dys-
pcpsia i, known abroad rs an American
disease. II is said in foreign countries
that Americans gohble their food. 1t is
very dangerous to eat raw sausage or
pork Two-thirds Of our cdibleS should
be vegetables We eat too much meat.
DO not rush through your meals. Eat
until your hunger is satisfied, not until
you feel as if you could not possibly
swallow another mouthtul,
Eat variety of food but chooscnourish-
ing things. Milk is the only proper
food for babies. Tea is good drink for
old people to hobnob over, but children
should never be allowed to drink tea or
coffee. Cocoa is a nourshing drink and
is harmless to either young or old
There are those who think that whisky
will keep out the cold, where there is
danger Of freezing to death, but it is
known that those who are addicted to
the use of alcohol succumb more quick
ly to the influence Of intense cold than
they who never use it. Others say II
enables them to bear intense heat, but IA
majority Of Sunstrokes are Of those all
dictnd to the use Of whisky.
Ovcr-w work will shorten life at any
period. Children should be brought up
to play not to work. Work should be
gin only when all the faculties, mental
and physical, are developed. Brain
work will kill more quickly than manual
labor. Three hours of brain work are
equal to seven hours of manual labor, in
the consumption of vital TISSUES. Men
should work six days and rest one.
Sleep is necessary to all persons. WEI
can scarcely sleep too much. Grown
people should sleep scvcn.or eight hours
in every twenty-tour Children should
sleep as long AZ they want to, ten hours
at least. Worry kills more people than
work.