Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-06
How to Crow Old Rapidly.

Think you are growing old, and you will
soon grow old.
Take your place obediently in the groove
long made by custom for people of middle
age or a little past it, Separate yourself en-
tirely from the young. Regard with I'M
disguised contempt their lack of expert
ence. Scold at their mistakes with no effort
at concliating or making friends with
them. This with them will give you your
degree as - old fogy." An q old fogy " may
be simply a child who has stopped his
learning with the idea that he knows it
all There are old fogies at % as well
as so
Kill all inclination to indulge in what
are called youthful sports" Learn not to
run Cultivate III your limbs dignity, slow
ness. stiffness. Regard with serenity your
slowly escaping vigor, suppleness and elias
ITCHY of muscle. Sayit's the inevitable way
of all flesh, and because this has always
been 50 with past generations, SO it must
always be with the coming ones.
Say to yourself: Its a law of nature
that people must grow old, decay and
wither when their time comes Just as
our grandlathers said: It's agin our natur
that news can be carried any faster than
horsefcsh can carry it or that ships can
cross the ocean any faster than wind and
SailS can carry lIIcIi Gay ~ NOuiScil =
BODY and mind must decay after GER
tain age, and it's flying in the face of Provi-
dence ever 10 question that such decay can
be retarded if not prevented.
Don't recognize that every new interest
is as a fresh grip on life and that as we
lose interest the grip relaxes its hold. Let
a child be so kept that it learns absolutely
nothing, not even a game or sport and
note what an old face it will have at
twenty-one. Note as TO outward appear
ance of age at thirty-five, the stolid, stupid
day laborer little better than an animated
muscle for moving heavy weights, and the
intellectual man of refined tastes and
varied associations and pursuits, and see if
in the contrast there be a suggestion how
the mind may keep the body young.
Learn nothing new. Say it's now too
late and that all your dancing days are
over Be ashamed of taking up any new
study or pursuit Why? Analyze your
shame and you may find that the lack of
skill characterizing your first efforts puts
you on the same footing as the child. You
are grown up full of years and vast expe-
rience in that dignity which assumes to
know so much and really knows so little.
There are helps all around you to assist
you in growing old Kind friends from
time 10 time will comment on the appear
ance of a'gray hair, or a line in your face,
with the expression in their words, Time
to begin to get ready for the grave Be
convinced by them-that is, as they say.
Cease all attempt at reformation or i'm
provement in any direction. If you have
any manner of slipshod or sloyenly inclina-
ton, whether it extend to dress, or address,
or gait, let it all 90 :" by the rum" as they
say at sea. Say to yourself: All that
effort will do for young man. But itsno
Oh say fifty, or tifty-five or sixty.
Fret good deal and hate good deal.
This will materially assist you rapidly 10
grow Old and ugly.
In your eating and drinking study only
your palate Regard all as cranky or
crochetty who talk of eating for health
as well as pleasures sake. - Prentice Null
ford