The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-10-06
SCIENCE OF LONGEVITY.
The Secret Of Long Life Told In Short Para
graphs.

SSlENSE Of LON0EfITf.
The Secret Of Long Life Told In Short Para
graphs. |
NirchOw at the recent interna-
tional conference at Moscow, preii
dicted that "the final mystery of
life, the key to life, the principle
which keeps life alive, will be
solved by the biologists before all
the members of the present Con-
gress are dead" thus saying, in
substance, that !aow to keep life|
alive for Oh indefinite term extend
ing over centuries will be discov-
cred before the passage of the
present generation, and Tesla con-
curing in the belief, says it is to
be done by the destruction of the
microbe against which war is now
being waged in every scientific
laboratory in the world. It is not
improbable that a century may
not be considered q marvellous
time to live.
Recent Investigations disclosed
the fact that London has 81 CEN
tenarians, and that 1000 persons
i'll England had lived from 100 to
no years, 60 scoring between 10
and 120, 20 between 120 and 130,
Is between 130 and 14O, 6 between
l40 and $50, and one reached 160.
The United States census of 1890
recorded 1000 persons over 100
years old, and statistics show one
Massachusetts, centegaraan to ev-
cry 1900 Inhabitants. The aver
age duration of life is steadily in
creasing as the laws of sanitation
and medicine are better under
stood.
Neither tobacco nor alcoholic
liquors are conducive to long life,
despite the fact that one hears of
many cantanarians WHO Iilaye used
both to excess.
Proper food at proper times,
sufficient sleep, pure water, prop
er clothing and plenty of fresh
air are necessary to insure health
and long life.
A man can live 40 days without
food, three days without water,
; but only five minutes without air
| The relative Importance of these
/ three things is thus plainly illus
r trated. If examinations shoult
: be made of the size, capacity ane
/ power of the lungs of people whc
! live to an advanced age it woult
be found that lung capacity il
k proportion to weight is the great
0 est factor in producing long life
Y People who have attained grea
: age despite the use of tobacco an
alcohol have been blessed wit
t large lung capacity, so that thei
v blood has been thoroughly aerea
t ted and oxygenized and the evi
e effects of the tobacco and liquo
neutralized.
f Longevity is by many deeme
n an inheritance. Until recent
@ consumption was believed to /
te an inherited disease. Today it
known that in the first case IL
= inheritance is of large lung capa
ID ity primarily, and then the result
or that follow, and in the secor
IN case, of small lung capacit
which gives the natural pfeaisp
III sition to consumpti@ai.
A person who has good lung C
e! pacity, whose blood is pure al
we'll oxygenized, will natural
nd have good digestion. But shou
is the blood be impure and not pro
erly oxygenated the likelihood
p, good digestion is not great.
,so fact, there are no organs of t
80 body whose perfect action has
nd primary and essential an effect
:, health as the lungs.
)o- Pure blood is necessary
we health, good digestion, good slee
ars good thought and good vital 1
ng tion, WithQpt Jung power a
,ut capacity in proportion to
weight of the Rars4p qs the qus
nat tity Ct the; blood to be oxygenat
ere it is impossible to have: e:nrre bio
Tharaffare all persons who. are d'
We rous of goQf .lheesa. health and the
ask tanning .af the fas:aeainssl fas:aeainsslties ,sho
,ss. have their lungs tested with a
liable spirometer. If their I,
an capacity is below the 4prmal t
she should at ono, begin exercise
her the development of the lungs.
hat Sleep is natures great resto1