New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-16

people owe the maintenance Of their health so
excellent form Of exercise, but washable only y g
few; the habit acquired In early lie, should D
s sps sSen az o. voisnt exercise Old
both sexes fond Of ga,dcnnG and 80 sitIsea , -
FORTUNATE nimium, sua 81 bona norintr Body an0
mind arc alike exercised BY what LORD Bacon 1usuN
termed the purest OF human pleasures"
HOW MUCH FOODS
With regard to food, md from DR.. Humphreys
Report, that 90 per cent Of tho aged persons wcrs
either moderate" or "small" eaters, and such
moderation is quito In accord with the tesehings Of
physiology. In old age the changes in the bodily
tissues gradually become less and less active and less
food is required to make up for the daily wastci
The appetite and the power Of digestion are ecTe.
digestive power sas" sSsoiu,sy neessssry
j he mos, important r ssatss'sa,iie indussns:
In the pleasures Of the table is one Of the common
sons Who up to that att period were odss or
small eaters s@rss ~ the way o. food Are APT e
by lIfe q labor. and may therefore, be lawfully
ogioyed Hence arise many Of the eylls and troubles
symptoms IN various forms, besides mental discomfort
No hard and fast rules be laid down, but stt.ct
sCltabL for most aged persons Is that which contsas
much nutrtive material 10 a small bulk, and 80
power Of dSesoD A%s iood we'll eocssd should
be taken sparngly and not more often than twice 9
uty, etCcP 'iHucF SpcCli ClrCu1nbIdnCCs III fdihos
the latter latter f found M to dsases With Old persons:
5sSs fFnns S's %Ff's asa ssPsess
and slowly repaired Tissues Of tho aged Its bulb.
titles IL IS valuable addition to milk and TO steweo
fruits
tween three or four meals. at fairly regular inter-
walls sense Of flIlncss or oppression after ealing
ought not 10 be fsrgared IL indicates that tho
food taken has been either too abundant Of I'm
proper quality For many elderly people the most
sna p As the p day advances the digestive
powers become less and even moderately sub
ersas sm taken IL ss o Sns potent sss:.
OF disturbed sleep. an evil often very troublesome
guarded against
1t is an easier task to lay down rules with regard
TO the use OF alcoholic liquors BY elderly people The
Collective Investigation Committee Of the British
Medical Association has lately issued Report on ths
Connection Of Disease with Habits Of Intemperance,
and two least OF the conclusions arrived at ars
worth quoting: lIabi'ual indulgence in alcoholic
nmors, beyond the most moderate amounts, has .
enns being pporons f To Se Gss snort. 81
indulgence. Total abstinence and habitual temper
ance augment considerably the chance Of death from
Is no, advisable tha, man Of sixty Ave or seventy
all his lfc, should suddenly become an abstainer
0ld age cannot readily accommodate itself to
G old people little A r"ca s s9% With 1s sEs
meals Is source Of great comfort To quote again
man, it be drunk moderately, for It was made to
make ma men Sisd' Elderly persons, particularly At
& go'e Oh e aay 0en ma mar heir nervous
to induce them to take necessary supply Of proper
~ rnnVcrt Their bod Z" nsst,I nmgoss In tbs
debility OF Old aS1 and especially when slsepsss-
a small quantity Of generous and potent vino:
containing much ether, often does good service Even
als ' SSf' tn %P'?T p sfs s s%s 'a u IS''
purpose. Individual pecuI ties must be
prescrfbes strict moderation
It Is not TO be inferred from the hints gwen in
health should Be the predominant thought In the
minds q elderly persons who desire that their lives
disease and 10 live In a state u constant fear and
wairhfllpess would make existence miserable and
na ' se pt"Sus , b, ha.i,, nt o,,n III :"
attain its object but Is APP 10 lndu"" that diseased
condition OF miHI M.o"h - P""'hat1asis Me
ncnmS OF Murh an ava, pn'.m a,,n nu,Ssn ns
hem ADDISON IN the spectaior.s amer describing
the vsletudInariah who constantly weighed himself
ana MS ,ooa: ana L.Snai T.v s rso y,ra,es
ali the relishes Of H. and casts a gloom over the
whole face OF nature. as Il is impossible We shna6
.S s, "e!knt va snS'hms mat We arc e'ef' '"os@
slecp n closely connec ted with the question e
diet: good sleeping was noticeable feature 10 tho
large majority OF DR. Humphreys cases. Sound re-
ts I,t Sep IS VI inc ,u,'oJ, & ~ ,n
for II as rNstorr Of Vital energy slccpessness is
however, often of grest trouble to elderly
people, and one Which Is not easily relieved Var.
c0tlr remedies are generally miScLievous: their first
effects may be Pheasant but the habit of depending
upon them rapidly grows, untl they become indis
pe,lsabe when this sag, kas been reached the suf-
frrer Is In a far worse plight than Lefore In all
cases tho end should 1e made discover whether
the slepplssnes, Is due IN any removable cause such
as INDIGESTION cold ynnt 81 cyerci,e and Inc like
I'm REGARD 10 seeming In The DAYTIME there IS some
ibIrc ~ he ala hnh f,r and asains, that nrartce
A nan 80 $50 wi,LF- I'm ,he 80
,n-d nap W lofty "'nhs ]" aie ~
%, "'"" ' vns''" many as'u PIP'e az
e. ann t mr''Sn tne irS, VI .b LAY icy
10 It" my icei 'trr 4u - n.m q.
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." Ilsroltlhuci LOT uIc. MOS on PeoPe nnu oss
rcSHhine pHs''irH WY inc het ana ieHs raseH,
better than Tue horizontal POSITION Tor the afternoon
nap. digestion proceeds with moro ease than wnen
Tie body j. rechmoent
WARMTH AND CLEANLINESS
Warmth is very important Tor the agcd; exposure
10 chills should be scrupulou,Sy avoided bronchitis