The Lamar register., 1893-08-19
oaows HARD Wit. Aos.

How Has Faras Froa Gelattn~us Con-
aisisa to an O~Asoas state
Anatomical experience and investi-
CATION shows that the chief character
istics OF old age are deposits Of earthly
matter of = gelatinous and hbrin-
GUS character in the human system
As observation shows, man begins in
. gelatinous condition; he ends in an
osseous or bony one-soft in infancy.
hard In old age. By gradual change
in the long space Of years ossification
comes on; but. according to writer
in the North American Review, after
middle life is past = more marked
development of the ossific character
takes place. OF course. these earthly
deposits, which effect all the physi-
cal organs. naturally interfere with
their functions. Partial ossification
OF the heart causes imperfect circula-
tion Of the bio d, which affects the
aged. When the arteries are clog
ged with calcareous matter there is
Interference with the circulation
upon which nutrition depends. With
out nutrition there is no repair OF
the body. Hence in his work. 1.-The
Physiology OF Common Life" G. H.
Lewes states that .'lf the repair were
always identical with the waste life
would only be terminated by ac-
cident. never by old age"
Seventy per cent OF the human body
is water-nearly three-forths- Not
q single tissue is there in which
water is not found as an ingredient
Certain salts are held in solution by
this water, portions OF which-not-
withstanding the large quantities
eliminated by the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
more or less deposits in the body.
" hen these become excessive and re-
sist expulsion they then cause the
stiffness and dryness Of old age En-
tire blockage of the functions of the
body is then q mere matter OF
time. and the refuse matter deposited
BY the blood, in its constant passage
through the system. stops the deli
cate and exquisite machinery which
we call life This is death 1t has
been proved by analysis that human
blood contains compounds OF lime.
magnesia and iron. In tine blood
itself are thus contained the earth
salts In early life they are thrown
off. Age has not power to do it
Hence. as blood is produced by as
similation Of the food we eat. to this
food We must look for the earthly
accumulations which in time block
up the system and bring on old age
1t is thus seen that in the necessary
elements OF nutrition Iurk the enc
mics OF life. for food contains salts
of q calcareous character. Does it
therefore follow that man. by careful
selection of his daily food. may pro-
long his life? In . measure, yes.
Bathing. pure air to live and sleep
in. exercise and other means of pre-
serving the health must be attended
to, of course; but what we put into
cur mouths to make our blood is
the important matter either in re-
tanning health or prolonging life
Almost everything we eat contains
more or less OF these elements for
destroying life by means of calcare-
Gus salts deposited by the all nourish-
ing food. Careful selection. however,
may enable US to avoid the worst
Paradoxical as it may sound. GER
tain food which we put in our mouths
to preserve our lives helps at the same
time to hurry US to the inevitable
gate OF the cemetery. Earth salts
abound in the cereals. and bread
itself. though seemingly the most In
nocent of edibles, greatly assists in
the deposition OF calcareous matter
in our bodies heterogeneous food
abounds in this element Hence q
diet made up OF fruit principally is
best for people advancing in years.
for the reason that being deficient In
nitrogen the ossific deposits SO much
to be dreaded are more likely to be
suspended. Moderate eaters have in
all cases a much better chance OF
long life than those addicted to ex-
cess OF the table Hence, to sum up:
The most rational mode of keeping
physical decay or deterioration at
bay. and thus retarding the approach
of old age, are avoiding all foods
rich in the earth salts, using much
fruit. especially juicy. uncooked ap-
pies. and by taking daily two or three
tumblerfuls Of distilled water with
about ten or fifteen drops of diluted
phosphoric acid in each glassfuL