The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
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II at 80 or IS you expect 70 br
an old man or woman al 65. yon will
he one, because the mind makes the
material correspondence Of whatever
1t Gets itself permanently upon. ANY
person continually In fear Of something
will bear the marks Of such fear craven
in his or her face. II you so look for
ward TO such decay Of the body as a thing
That must come, It will come. People
who keep young in their minds show II
IN the condition OF their bodies. Three
fourths of u people look the old man
Or old woman at 90 because they have
always received II as an inevitable neces-
1lty, from which there was no possible
Escape, that they must be ON the down
bill side Of life at that age. 1t is to them
a law Of nature"
1t is for them only the law OF ignor
ance. There are still u great many claws
Of nature" Of which we know little or
nothing. To say impossible" TO the
idea that people cannot live longer than
the present average Of life, and at the
same time be strong and healthy at a
great age Is TO put ourselves in the
long catalogue Of past ounces who said ii
was impossible for steam TO propel cars
and ships, or for electricity TO carry
news. Every generation finds out
n new power In nature, and all Of
natures unrecognized powers are not
confined TO the propelling Of machinery.
1t is a great aid 10 The preservation of
youth and vigor TO be able to sit still and
keep still in mind as well as in body
when there is really nothing to do, be-
cause in such condition mind and body
are recuperating and filling up with new
force. The body Is not fed with material
food alone. There are other elements,
now little recognized, which act upon it
and give 1t strength, and the grand
source and means for receiving these lie
partly in that mental and physical
JuIetude Of mind which acts only when
II has full power to act. Ii, then, wis
low guides action either by brain or
n9nd. a great deal more Is accomplished.
and ii balance Of life's forces is kept in
reserve,
In this age of rush, hurry and tumb-
ling over each other thousands imagine
IT'S necessary To be doing something all
ones waxing. or. we will say, business,
hours TO attain success. Leisure Is almost
u sH, This is a great mistake. Thou
sands on thousands ares sc doing all the
TIME, What does their doing" amount
TOT a pittance, a bare subsistence, and
why?
Because there Is no discretion as to
what the persons force il put upon. One
woman wears her body out at 40 in pol
lshIng stoves, scrubbing tinware and
hundreds of 6ther little jobs. Her mind
s all absorbed in these details. Another
IL sits quietly and an idea comes to her
whereby all this work may be accom-
pushed without any physical effort on
her pLrt, and by those who can do moth.
my else. She Is the more likely TO pre-
serve mel health and vigor. Health and
vigor are the belongings Of a relatively
perfect maturity. and that is ever more
attractive than what is generally called
youth.
1t il this habit Of mind which keeps
people perpetually swinging their legs
and feet or beating tattoos with Their
finger nails. All this is useless outlay of
force, as much as saving wood. To sit
still and center yourself on what is going
IN around or. II you can, when there is
nothing TO do, think az nearly nothing as
possible, and II you can doze or 60 into q
waking dream. is to store up strength
for future effort be that effort mental or
physical. Prentice milford in New
York Star. ....