The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27

Where there 10 vigop OF Mind and DoAy
there - Youth.

There 10 Youth.
yu~ Ne Brttt,A MEDICAL Journal
Sir James Crichton- Browne has enumerated
instances Of long-lived persons possessing all
their faculties unimpaired. and opened up q
subject full Of interest and which even the
large space occupied by his address did not
allow him fully to develop. It seems phys
Illogical law that the functions Of the body
must be kept in exercise In order to maintain
their efficiency and 1t Is as true Of the body as
Of the mill or any other machine that It will
rust out from dsuse sooner than wear out By
employment.
The fact is constantly observed in persons
engaged In commercial pursuits who retire
at the age Of sixty and then fall into rapid
decay. while professional men remaining at
work preserve their vigor. often for another
twenty years. It is q sad thing to see the nerve
centres decay. with q corresponding weak
ness Of body and mind. but 1t is still sadder
to witness. with wrinkline Of the skin.
corresponding shrinkage Of the brain. allow
ing vanity and some OF the weakly passions
which had been kept In suppression to come
again to the fore.
How different is the spectacle when the
organ is Kept In its integrity By constant use,
and the mental faculties preserved In ell their
pristine force. We have only to look around
and to see our poets. Bishops. Judges. Minis
tiers OF State. and medical men long lived and
still in mental vigor while working at their re-
Very remarka BILE. too. is It that, as Sir James
Crichton- Browne observed the freedom Of
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discussion on the London university questions.
when two of the most logical and well-ex-
men and lawyers Of great age still before the
ans sa
s ss L SSe 1sa a T ass
short Of this: 1t is clear that hard work does
not HI. The toll. however; must be genial
has no occupation besides his bread winning.
whereas medical man has variety OF SUBJ
4 speaker at the recent international con:
gress showed by experiments upon school
te were EVEN IN Chat each sum
showed an infcriority TO the previous one.
beth IN and as the time
Of evidence Showing the necessity for diversity
In the treatment Of persons with mental
trouble or worry the very worst method ls to
tSereSy sn pseS
to mnl i Sn to b. ebtsasd
There is no reason why old age should not
P pc daPs Ana I'D Be
one son , declare that there exists nothing
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past events. or the loss Of contemporaries but
he is not constantly carrying about with him
s: e i ia shs Sss
,s sS1 Ssoas & Ss Hs sfs as s e
course; = dSiIsrsnt from s those y youth: ana
even whom decay comos and man iS becom-
things. then as Sir James Pagst says land no
activity BY continued work.; i, may be 50 Or
dered on Gurp9se that the spirit may be tnXg
AnotRqr writer. speaking of old age in refer
no 5 Cat
vigorous by constant action and renewal =.
tSat has been the best period q hamss lie
son nave ded When the
cares OF career have ceased and been forgot
ten R n sSs ppsa all th s
hope scatters her most glowing tints over the
fast apP,r9achiqg future or, IN the words Of
the re aes Chief 81 s Ss
esotistic eaercis. Of power. but In the conquest
OF peevish weak nesses, In the brightness OF
hone: and In the Discrimination Of happiness
depend upon It, the best. antiseptlc against
senlle decay Is an active interest In human
affairs and ttet those ksep young longest who
;, In tie same key did Oliver Wendell Holmes.
lately presented him with q loving cup In his
elghtleth year:
Better love perfume In the empty bowl
Than vines nepenthe for the aching soul;