Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-16
ss free as possible from worry. When get
worried, go to work, and find that this gen
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REPRESENTATIVE vAUx's COLD BATHS.
One Of the youngest old men in Washington
is Representative yaux of Pennsylvania. He
dresses and acts like the time gentleman,
and he wears the same style of pumps now as
he had on when he danced before Queen Vic
tJria nearly two generations ago. At seventy
four he Is one of the most Industrious men in
public life and he looks upon himself as being
in his mental and physical prime. Said he to
me: "a man ought to begin to ripen at sixty
five and his prime of physical and mental con-
dition should between sixty-fve and seventy
five. am seventy-four and have never felt
stronger in mind or body than l do now"
That is q new idea, Mr.. Vaux, said l. 1.-THE
prime of most men seems to be between fifty
and sixty and would like to know to what you
ascribe your remarkable working powers and
health at time Of life when many men are
feeble?''
Il suppose" said he, sit is due largely to
constitution and in a minor degree to my habits.
am regular as to my eating. drinking and
sleeping. / sleep eight hours every night and
go to bed at and get up at 5. have cold
bath ready for me, and jump into my tub as
soon as 1 get out Of bed. then rub myself
dry, dress and take a walk of from one to five
miles and am back at the hotel in time for
breakfast. just now I start out for my walk
before daylight and I find that this morn
ing walk is enough to keep my body
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do not take a great deal of food and eat every
thing that like. As to drinking, believe that
whisky is the basis of all good liquors and
confine myself to it. / take it straight and like
it, have always been a smoker and do not
see that 1t has hurt me, and consume on the
average about twenty cigars day. l spend
seven months of the year in the country and
five In the city. l don't worry to any great ex-
tent. am Trinitarian Christian and be-
heve every word that is between the lids Of the
Bible. believe it to be the word of God AL
mighty and don't think it isn't true just be-
cause i cannot understand it.
TWO QUEER OLD BROTHERS.
'Tdon't think you can lay out any rule of life
which will produce longevity. What is one
mans drink is another's poison, and we inherit
our bodies and souls from our ancestors. The
best-looking man may have the seeds of disease
lurking within the finest physique, and a sick
ness like that OF the grip, something which
cannot be seen, will take him off like flash.
heard most curious incident related con-
corning trial in the superior court at Phila-
delphia about thirty years ago. Two old men
were among the witnesses. The hair of both
was white as snow, but their skins were clear,
their eyes were bright and their steps steady.
The judge on the bench, who was a student
of longevity, asked the first of these how old he
was He replied that he was eighty-nine. He
then asked him as to his habits, and the old
man replied that he had been a smoker all his
life and that he had never gone to bed sober
when he had money enough to become intoxi-
Gated. He said he was in good physical condi-
ton and that he knew no reason for his long
life The second witness then took the stand,
and the judge, In the course Of the examina-
ton, put the same questions to him. He re-
piled that he was just two years younger than
the other witness, who was his brother, but
that he had never used tobacco in any form
and had never touched drop Of liquor in his
life. Now, here were two men, the offspring
of the same father and mother, who had both
lived to this age under such totally different
conditions 1t might be that the drinking and
smoking would have killed the younger man.
The coincidence proves nothing and it goes to
show that, after all. old age is more a matter Of
constitution than of habit"
NOTED EXPRESSIONS FROM NOTED MEN.
During the past few months have received
a number of letters from some of the bright old
men away from Washington My first is from
Gen. Jubal A. Early. He is now seventy-four
years old, but he SAYS he sees no particular
reasons for being in the excellent health that
he is. NV letter from him comes from Lynch
burg and in it he says
My life has been such q variegated one that
1 cannot say to what owe the preservation of
my health unless it be to a naturally strong
constitution. have no fixed habits Of work,
exercise, sleep or diet. As 70 the effect that
unable to give any opinion from experience, as
have never Experimental in that line. You
must therefore look to some other quarter for
the information you are seeking"
he NEVER FRErs
One Of the brightest members Of Congress
fifty years ago was the Hon. Harvey Watterson.
and one Of the brightest old young men I have
ever met is this same Mr.. Harvey NJ. Watterson
today. He is thoroughly up with the times and
is as young in his thoughts and actions today
as he was when President Harrison's grand
father was in the White House, and upon nv
asking him one day to what he attributed
his wonderful good health and good spirits he
replied:
well. one thing that has conduced to nv
long living is the fact that whenever have
stubbed my toe have not hurt myself mourn
ing about it, but have gone on. thanking God
that did not fall down and break my head
i wrote Mr.. Watterson a short time ago and
asked him to give me his advice as to longevity.
In his reply from Louisville he said: Thanks
to the Great Author Of my being, He gave me q
sound, robust constitution and a calm, philo-
sophie temper. II any man ever saw me angry
it was only for q moment. / have had my dis
appointments. but never cried or swore over
split milk. To this happy faculty attribute
in no small degree my preservation. Men have
been known to fret themselves to death. l
shall never die from worry. Again, have al
ways been temperate eater Ny opinion Is
that among the well born more men kill them
selves eating than drinking. Two of nv dis
tinguished and intimate friends died in
Washington within the past year, and shall
ever believe that their untimely deaths
were produced by overlooking their stomachs
with indigestible food. My advice to young
men is to be temperate in all things, especially
in eating and drinking. NY observation and
experience have impressed me with the belief
that when a man reaches the age of sixty years
and is still in a good state Of preservation the
length Of his remaining days will depend very
much upon himself. He should bear con-
stantly in mind that he can't stand what he did
thirty or forty years ago. do not believe that
the moderate use Of liquor, tobacco, tea or
coffee affects age" FRANK G. CARPENTER.
II We Could Know.