The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-03
SECRET OF LONG LIFE
Chats on Longevity With Sep
tuagenarian Statesmen.
SENATOR PAYNE BRISK At 90.


WAsHrssrcs CTTr, April s7.-Tspecia1
correspondence lin no city offhe United
States viii you find 50 many energetic old
/ young men Is N Washington City Octo-
| genar.ans and septuazens-rzans flourish
| here ike the flowers that bloom in the
1 spring. AID IN most Of them the blossoms
/ OF their old age are more beautiful and
more fragrant than we're those Of their
| youth Where viii you find happier a.
sxeeter life than that Of Dr.. scott. the
| presidents fa1her-in-iaw. who At 81 has full
| possession OF bis mental faculties, and who
| takes bis walks wish all the vigor and en-
thuslasm Of young man Of % Take
senator Morrill,, who, over fourscore, ID
one OF the Woodworking MEM
bers OF congress and who, long After
/ he had passed his three score and ten.
fourd time 20 write book ridiculing tho
vanisseS OF his fellows Senator Payne has
reached four-score, Senator Evarts passsd
his SEVENTEEN mile posi- several years axo,
and there are score or more Of our grrot
men who are leading sctiye lives between
- and 81 lis BOW nearly year since
began 10 collect opinions from these naen
as 20 longevity. and how young ncn. by
following certain course. might reach 3
| profitable ard happy old age have in
serrieved them IS TO their habits Is -
thesr use o. abuse of intoxicanfs. - ~
whether they ate or drank 10 excess. and
as 10 the Thousand ard one ether things
which go towards the destruction or tho
preservation of life find that each man
has hts own theories ard tllaf their views
are As wide apart as the poles
SENATOR HENRY X PAYNE ox OLD Age
One Of the oldest young men in pubsic
life Is Sen4tor Henry b. Payne He wns
born In New York state In 1910, during the
first year OF Madsson's presidency He Wa
well educated and graduated = hen Andrew.
Jackson Was closing his first term. and 10
began the practice OF law at Cleveland kuo
years later He visited Washington CITY
just after his graduation and he talks very
Interestingly about President Jackson and
his visit In 1851 he Was q candidate Tor
the United States Senate and came near
being elected At that time When Ben Wa11e
was chosen He is now over - years e
age, IS in perfect health, and though H.
lives at least mile and half from tn
capitol, he has made it practice 10 walk
out TO the Senate ~ least once day dur
ing his term. When the weather Il ple1s-
ant he often walks ont and back, and his
heart is as young rs his bcsiy He I'm
laugh Ike boy sad he enjoys the socirsy
Of young men Iron my asking ~ 10 the
secret Of his good heaith and spirits q this
advanced age. he said.
Il attribute my good health and I0nR
years 20 good constitution and ID IL
temperate in both eating and drinking f
take exercise regularly. chiefly ualkinx.
bat have little to dc, with the d0ckorn Al
think 1 IN Al tn het1ex -. - AIrzk
f0styaDbaf yenxs -. 49, - !
years Of age. MAS forced 70 leavo - ~
practice - the bar ON account az hennolt'
rhage Of the lungs l had something q
do With doctors az that time. hat have ne
had much to do with them since
How about your diet. Mr.. Payney
II eat everything that agrees with ne
and drink what | like. bus NOS 10 excess
do not use tobacco, but l don't beIixyo
that long life depends on its use or nom
use The main thing is temperance in
work q. well rs in eating and drinking
believe many men are killed
by overwork and worry Sam Randall
died from cvcrwork. He had splendid
physique bus he broke il down in uorkine
on tariff bill and by iaboring here Al
summer. ! don't believe that activity
hurts any one, but oyerwork DOES Then
don't let things worry me like life
and believe that il is worth the living I
keep myself young by having Young men
abozlt me and keeping In the SWIM
don't know about Adam bat 1 have little
faith in The story Of Meihuselah and the
other Scripfural characters vino are 1f1u-
posed to hare lived ten times ~ long =
men live now There is no res~on Why
they should have done so, and the stats
nleTt is hardly probable"
What advice. Senator Payne. would
You give young man who wishes ~
reach foisT-Sc0re
II hardly know" said the senator. II
ronid urge him 10 be temperate, to studv
himself. eat what agrees with him and 70
frzin from that which disagrees~ take life
as easy ~ possible and not worry or over
work. L would advise him 10 take regular
exercise and 20 keep his eyes on the bright
rather than on the dark side OF things
The restraining Of his appetites and iho
temperate use of all of his faculties will
enable him 10 live longer, though life Il
after all largely matter Of constitution =
A EAcHELoz STATESMAN WHO WANTS 10
Marcy.
Ex-senator Thomas l. clingman is about
two years younger tfan Senator Paxne.
He Is a. bright as do lar and active = :
young satyr. He has not been in pubic
life much since the closs Of the war. but
he was one OF the most noted Of our ssates-
men in the days Of Tyler. Polk, Fillmore.
Taylor, Pierce and Buchanan. and he had
one Of the famous daels OF history with
William l. Yancey. Of Alabama On -
count OF = speech which he made concern
ing Henry Clay He Vas . member az
congress. Of the United States Senate :
governor OF North Carolina and hriead:er
general IN the Confederate army. He Is :
delightful coHyerxasionaiixt, and he con-
siiers himself still IN his prime. Said he:
II viii be - years old In few weeks.
and arm IN perfect mental and physirni
health. l walk about thfee rallies every
day and think / have been grouins.
Younger dar1ng the last three years fin6
that nv nails grow faster and tougher and
the growth Of nay hAir has increased I
fi1iak that the Improvements Of nav health
since iS>s hiss been largely due 20 the use
Of an extract of tobacco which have in
vented. which stimulates the perspirssorv
and other organs and opens mp the n hole
system. l asn bachelor, but have
wanted to ges married ali my life. and fsrse
fell II love al J. l have wanted 10 marry
since then. and want 20 marry now moro
than ever bri can't afford IL "
soBizaTE RATING AND pRtvKrxs
'sAs 20 my habits, have been temperu1o
all my life do not eat more than hslf
the amount Of the ordinary nan and dsa
rot drlnk drop Of spirits until | was -
Al this time 1 tried q mint jai<p a,sh
thought il helped rae, and since then
hare taken some spirits jnst before my
meals or some wine with my meals Al
10 my meals, eat breakfast az o'elock
and coHfne myself to : has cup Of csfFa.