The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

lar rules Of diet. except that Of general
nodera ton. ] have always avoided work
ing ate az night. l have always taken
a good deal of outdoor exercise Wheh
young ! wandered on the Alps, went out
shooting. rode with fox hounds. per
haps owe something TO having been IN
early boyhood al school where work was
light. In my later years l have owed
great deal TO the care of a loving WHe.
Advises "SOup and sympathy"
Charles Salarnan. the octogenarian com
poser, is an example of a hale old age.
Il wore glasses for about fifty years,
he said in answer 20 the questions, and
then, when ! got well into the 70s, 1
thought | had worn them quite long
CROUCH. so / left them off. can still
shave myself and calculate that / have
performed that operation altogether about
p COO times. l keep an interest in all my
old friends, and although ! cannot get
about outside now, like young man,
know and rejoice over all their doings and
successes
IF there is any secret of doing this, it is
to live simply. quietly, steadily. A few
years ago, when people asked me what l
lived on, I tod them love and new laid
eggs Now, I say soup and sympathy, or
cocoa and comfort; for l have not eaten
ANY COi4t lbOI ADi Il lew SSdi9 past ObN
was never a club man, with all that
club life means. OF course, l went freely
about among my friends, and did not shut
myself up, hermit fashion; but l did not
go in for that rapid rate of living and
about town mode of life which wears men
out sooner than anything Then l was
never a smoker. Once. il is true, smok-
ed half cigar, bat that experience was
quite enough for me. l have not repeated
it since"
Sims Reeves Commends Daily
Tub.
Il was singing last night for charita-
bic concert" Sims Reeves told the inter-
viewer, "and at the end some one came
20 me and said. Mr.. Reeves, 1 heard you
sing in public fifty years ago 1t seems
a long time to look back on-fifty years
a pubic singer.
1.-THE question as to how long life is at
tanned is not to be answered in a mo-
ment," Mr.. Reeves continued. But l be-
heve the great cause, not only in my own
case, but in nearly every instance, is con-
stitution. The man who has a good, sound
constitution, and no functional disorders,
is able to bear many strains and even ex-
cesses that would quickly kill another. If
you look at the lives of old men, you will
see that not all were abe to live quiet,
iFS uidA t|AioANtltIoI Jul NAAC9 fftiG dDiN ~
ward off possible evil effects by their own
inherent strength.
Coming to exact rules for maintaining
long life, regularity and moderation are
great things. I have found the greatest
benefit from the daily tub, and from
thoroughly good rubbing down every day.
AS for hard work proving harmful that
is not the thing to hurt any man"
Jules Verne Gives His Advice.
From two veteran authors Characters
tic letters were received. Jules Verne, who
still rises at in the morning and works
steadily until II, although il is more than
forty-ive years since his first story was
published writes:
"I can but reply to the various questions
put to me: Work and temperance.
There Is the whole motto of life; work
always, be temperate in all things. And,
above all, do not overindulge in sleep. Obey
the precept of the School of Salem, which
runs, if l am. not mistaken, thus:
Six hours of sleep suffice for old and
young.
Seven for the lazy, eight we grant to
none. jules Verne
A Letter From elk Marvel"
The second letter said
your subject Is an inviting one, but 1
cannot do justice to IL; nor indeed have I
exemplar
Regularity and system are-I should
sav-the great essentials for living long
and keeping strong. To them l might add
out-of-door exercise, and country air; and
to these-yet again wherever one lives)-
evenness of hours. evenness of work,
evenness of temper, and evenness of pur-
pose. Donald u. Mltchell.
"Heredity,'' Says the Father of the
House of Commons.
Sir John Mowbray, father of the
House of Commons, says that he attrib-
utes his longevity mainly to heredity.
my father was SO, my grandfather "a.
My mother, when she died, was close upon
So 1 had a great-grandmother who lived
to 49, Three generations of our family
kept golden weddings in SO, "a and '9S
AS regards my own habits, moderation in
eating and drinking has been everything
take little meat and no beer or tobacco
have always been used to wine in reas-
enable quantity and lately mainly whisky
In younger days, 1 remained at the House
of Commons as long as it sat. never
do this now, and rarely return after din
ner. l am one of those who require q
great deal of sleep. and am always ready
to take It, l was a walker up to very
recent date"
Representatives.
Congressman Galusha A. Grow who oc'
cupes a similar position in the House Of
Representatives, gives very similar testi
mony. Inherited health and a boyhoot
spent largely in the open air. he says
gave me a fund of strength and vigor tC
| begin with have been careful not e
| draw too heavily against this valuable
| bank account. AS for habits of eating
| regularity is the great thing to be observ
! ed l do know that tobacco works either
for or against a man; it is a matter o
| personal liking. l don't believe tina
work, merely work, Is any foe to Ions
| years-rather an aid should say"