The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
PROLONGATION OF LIFE.
DR.. LEWIS a. SAYRE THINKS MEN
MEN MAY BE CENTENARIANs

Injurious, but Pure air, the Enjoy
ment of Rest and Freedom from
Worry Essential.
Everybody, under ordinary circum-
stances. ought to live to be 100 years
old,n said DIR. Lewis A. SaYre, the famous
surgeon, TO a New York Herald reporter.
"As it is, people live from eight to fifteen
wears longer than their forefathers did
They have lie armed how to eat and drink;
how to keep their homes ventilated and their
sewers drained and how 70 generally take
better care of themselves. Still they do not
live anything like as long as they ought to-
They have too much to do, too much to
think about and too much care to bear.
Many are very much distressed as younger
men to know how they are going to make
sure of a living. By and by when their
reputation has grown they are driven to
death with the work forced upon them.
IF had lived anywhere near right in
the earlier part of my professional career
believe my life would have been pro-
longed beyond a century. l never used to
know what it was to be tired, hungry or
sleepy. When the decline begins, the face
loses Its color, the plump, vigorous look of
the skin vanishes and lassiGude takes the
place of elasticity.
open CRATES are far preferable to any
other means Of heating a house, for they
help ventilation, which is an important fac
tor in the prolongations of life | never
allow furnace to be lighted in nv house
except when there Is danger of the water
pipes freezing up. One Of the greatest
dangers to human life is the candy shop,
which destroys the stomachs of children.
ToRsCCO vvuTcuu AVN ,,YCrrr ,,,-,,.-
Tobacco is decidedly injurious when
used to excess, the same as liquor. A mild
cigar smoked after dinner, however. has
soothing effect, and the smoker sustains less
injury from it than he would from rushing
off to work on full stomach No injury
will result from sleeping after meal. Old
people are benefited by nap after eating.
Actors almost invariably take supper before
going to bed, and they are hellthy set of
men. Animals afford an example. Feed
two dogs and let one curl up before the
fire while the other is taken out to hunt rab-
bits. Then on the return from the hunting
expedition kill both dogs. The stomach or
the one that has been sleeping will be clean.
while the food in the stomach Of the other
will be found undigested. The dog that has
been hunting has expended all his energies
in the chase and the food has had no chance
to digest.
whisky cannot be considered injurious
under all circumstances. There are times
when it is useful, like castor oil, calomel and
quinine, but it is not beneficial when used as
beverage. am not certain that water is
not as harmful as whisky. Ice water.
which people generally gulp down in un-
limited quantities, paralyzes the nerves of
the stomach, and is one the greatest causes
of dyspepsia in this country. People should
drink water at its natural temperature.
Boiling water drunk an hour or SO before
meals Is a valuable aid to digestion in MANY
instances. The majority of people eat more
than they ought, and they also eat too fast
In eating it is not question how much
person can devour. but how much he can
digest. Some people are better Off on two
meals day than on three.
Turning night into day-that is, work
ing at night and sleeping in the daytime
does not mean that the person who does it
is doomed to an early grave. Men who
work nights may live to a good old age.
William Cullen Bryant was accustomed to
work nights and attained q ripe age. Still
! consider that people who work during the
day and sleep during the night are better
off. One thing is certain, person must
have sleep at some time, whether it is at
night or during the day. The average per-
son ought to have eight hours sleep. When
was young read that Napoleon only took
four hours sleep in twenty-four
thought that no great man needed more
than four hours, 80 that was all / took.
found out the error of that idea later.
CONSUMPTION AND DREAMS.
."'The great mortality from phthisis or
consumption is due to tue varying tempera.
ture and the foul air breathed. 1t is con-
tagious, and healthy persons can CONTRACT
it. The sputum, or expectoration, becomes
dry and is converted into powder, which
floats in the air and may be inhaled. The
next ten years will show a great diminu-
ton in deaths from phthisis. CONSUMPTION
can De cured. The way to cure it is to put
the patient in the mountains where the air
is dry, and keep him away from the doctor
and the apothecary shop. He does not need
medicine. There is too much medicine used
In many kinds of disease. Certain specifics
are essential, but they should be used with
intelligence. The great trouble comes
from the nostrums and advertising quacks.
Insanity, should say, is increasing. and
the explanation is to be found in the way in
which we live. Men rush to secure millions
when they ought to be satisfied with hun
dreds of thousands. They likewise rush to
spend their money. and then worry to meet
their financial engagements Insanity may
be caused by functional disturbances or by
an organic change. In case of an organic
change it is doubtful it insanity is durable
dreams do not indicate a physical de-
feet. They indicate that the dreamer,s
stomach is out 81 order or that he is wor-
ried. Dreams often seem of long duration,
but it should be remembered that thoughts
fly so fast that they cannot be measured.
They will travel over pretty much the en-.
tire universe in five minutes. II a person
keeps his mouth shut he will not snore. IL
ne cannot keep it shut any other way he
ought to tie bandage under his chin and
over his head. The nose is the proper
thing to breathe through. But snoring will
not do any harm. A person who appre-
ciates humor and has good hearty laugh
now and then is the better for it, but to be
eterrally giggling and Sinking, when there
is no cause for the visibility, is neither bene-
fetal nor interesting.
IA giggler is fool Crying often af-
fords relief II person is suffering from
great grief and he is unable to shed tears,
there is decided danger of trouble in his
mind. Whether the jovial or the quiet
person is apt to live longest is perhaps
question. Some people are 50 solemn that
they have not life enough to die, and keep
Oh earth to curse everybody they are ac-
qualnted with. It is not the length of time
one lives, but the good he does. Some men
could live a hundred hears and be Of no
benefit Others could in twenty years ac
complsa wonders by their energy and the
proper use Of their abilities.
LOVE AND DISAPPOINTMENT
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