Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-09-08
WHEN a MAN Is PAST FORTY.
ts's . rtm~ hen ne >ha.td rake
ssaa. tsrs sf stI. Health and
character.

haFstHSr
When south. nan considers himself
mature. ws.ic othrrs are cailow: az .
later cate hr calls himself yourg
thoagh ~ conicmporaries are old.
a,, d. feary =. Walker. Of New
York. rf hardest thing that hs b.
'eompciled realize 8. 'bat changes
oeeur in lknse.l. thar a thing whicl
he has hcrerbfJre done with impunity
my in'lns, become hazardous in rcpe.
sition. "a n-7ruing cold plunge. N +.
going without an ossrcuai. The re- fusat
~ sxi "a iaosv car--auy or all may be-
e. me hazar,euS 80 health. D. is nftel
quite difficult 20 persuade an sErt per
son or his friends tha, exercise .n the
open air is not absolutely essential TO
well being or that the aresidr 3. more
iavigoratiug than the cutting Wind Of
brilliant winter day. They quots,N-
prrieuce against yon. Having aiN AZ e,
done Thing with sdVautnKs. thss eau
do ii stiii. gnn,indfnl that the prrsonai
rQaatiou he's changed and that la ci--
mert ourr friend 20 huffc, may be
come Zoe that killS. Of the elements
the one most harmful 10 the aged i
cold.
To the old ~ well ~ 20 The verv
yuung a n.ild heat for the sleeping
room l. better than the haphasar ?
Temperature given hy m ops "a ~ indoN
That he has always siep, with ire win
/ iuw open. no matter What The wealth
cr is hoastcd hy a man who demand /.
an ovsreoas and a far cap Ia waking
hours. without seeing his inconsisi-
ency. There Is great deal Of non
sense talked about the need - fresh
| tmeauiHg opcul air Ia the sleeping
room. lsu can constantly cherish a
ca;arrh With Il. Nauseu. in bis sleep
ing bag. has proved that one can sur
viee aud thrive with a modicum % ".
Dr. Walker SAYS that the ehief has.
art's of th" man who ha~ reached ih~
time when he should hr his own ply
stefan are internal rather than rNter-
nal
| The willing worker has always
enough to DO for others. Each YEA.
adds 10 responsibilities which he a.
,umrs through his own or other ne
,rssiiics. or by ghaicr through amhi
fian- Md earh year gives him = bosl5
a li.tle LEES in strength bv which 60
carry them. The change may 10 slight.
bat ii j. actual The consequence @,
that With increased work and weak.
~aed body aid which - harmful is ofieu
/ .eughf There are two things which
threaten saeh mans comfort bali
oT wholly recognized diminished phy--
ica, strength 10 do Increasing work
aus the inability "a get abundant ..erF
or euough sleep for iuii refrrshmcnt
i I think that the greatesf haxars's q
u,an's character are likely "a conn
after he has psss~d - srars ~ age IL
has brcom~ mere f-uI~nt ia HI iuslg
Ins n ~ ofhers aud j. likely 70 b. nner,
induigvut fo himself 70 speak oi
things wholly physical, BE- ha. then
the temptation % both stimulauts and
narcotics tor hyras;iss' IN the highest
degree Md these temptations came
to him When he j. acting chiefly a. hi
avn ph1 .iei4n- IL Young fellow be-
eomss a druuk1ri before be is 5O YOU
can u-uaiis fnd FOR him the plea Of
hereditS. Euf there j. many 4 man
Who has passed 20 years and u safely
who IN the n-Nf decade .uccumbs 10 a .
eohol because hc needs q brace 70 heip
him transact the business which the
close work of previous years has
brought 20 him. lie takes TO 1teohoi.
not in III. cuuvisial way. but to belr
him ever hard place; and be takes II
in just the worst manner. without &C
lcompauNing food. aud when food
wouiG likely h- distastefui or even
harmful. hy nervous prroecupntiun
The afternoon drink TO tide him over
4 weary day joins o itself earlier pota
lions when business presses. and the
morning cocktail before IL has begun.
And all this is due 20 the uverworA =
given - the man whose established
character has brought him 10 the
trout. II a man passes in safety she
time when strength declines without
bis realizing the fact and reaches the
time when he must acknowledge II. he
= al right. II 1t be not alcohol alone
that j. u.ed. II j. alcohol with a subtle
stimulant more deadly, cocoa or a
kola. which ohscurcs the immediate et-
feet 81 he medium.
The other hazard i the use % hyp-
notic~ OF course. these are 90 variou.
degrees % potency and harmlessness
Bet you " IN find that the man who con.
suits You for Insomnia knows the lis
and has tried them all before he ha.
spplied to you.
| In view ot such conditions the docto,
thinks that often the counsel given by
the physician must be rather that
which the priest j. supposed to give
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