Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-04
Aids TO LONGEVITY

Long life Is not an accident, declares
/ a writerain Health Bulletsn II Is not
even an inhet.tanca; for the inheritance
of pllysica! vitality sufticientto make a
lcetltsnarian may be dissipasea away In
; I've 7' MY years Of riosous aising. The
scion of long lived race may lie early
las ne often has) ofdebiiity or wasting
disease induced by unhygisnic living.
on The other hand a small stock OF
vital force husbanded carefully may Of
ten prolong life TO a healthy and EN-
6cient old age. The statements 81 this
writer are worthy Of a careful study:
\ careful Examination VIII show tina,
cert ain physical Characteristics are#us-
ualiy associated With longevity. Per-
maps the most noticeab3e of these il
carriage. Ntnety-rine out Of i035 pee
pie nave curvature Of the spine The
octogenarian is the hlndredth man.
His spine Is a straight line his head
erect, his Chest broad and deep This
means that the vital organs ara prop
erly supported by the attachments pro-
yided by nature, and that they do NOT
rest upon and crowd each other. The
heart, lungs, stomach. liver, and kid
neys are thus enabled TO do their work
! unirnpesled; and their activity in pro-
4 viding food for the tissues and IN re.
moving waste mattar (Which is the
prime cause Of disease is a poten,
factor in longevity. A large trunk
VII n legs short IN proportion. a s,raigh,
1 spine, and an erect carriage are among
the most obvious characteristics 81
4 those who attain great age.
4 Another characteristic less eyiden1
/ 10 the unstrained observer, but euuall,
Important is the habit of slow. deer
respiration. The oxygen is the onl.
1 real food, for only the matter oxidizec
lin the system becomes tissue. Deer
full breathing means an Immensely in.
lcreased amount of oxygen ingested ant
an equally augmented quantity Of poi.
lspnous matter eliminated by the lungs
Mental quietude is essential to proper
breathing The excited man, the emo.
tlonal individual who suffocates witt
JOY, palpftates with enthusiasm, chokel
with rage, gasps with astonishment
signs from the Intensity of his attach.
\ merts-the emotional Individual b,
every inequality in his respiration
abbreviates his life.
Another physical characteristic q
4 longevity, most important of ali ant
seldom or ever noticed. is ease and re.
pose of movement. The old person
the hale. vigorous, healthy old man
moves easily, lightly, silently. He ha.
always moved that way. That's tn.
reason he is here now instead OF witt
the others who, with their gasps ant
signs, their clinched broWs and twirl
ing thumbs. their intense emotions AM
little complaints, are gone and forgot
ten. Ease OF movement and grace de
pend upon muscular relaxation. Mus
GUAR relaxation is impossible excep
when the mind Is tranquil.
A fourth popularity of those who lfy,
long is that they are invariably SINAI
eaters Commands die young. Th.
octogenarian is always frugal. Tht
enormous physiological task OF digest.
ing and excreting daily pounds Of food
mot needed by the organism Ii not per.
formed by the frugal eater, and 10 ii
has the more vitality 20 expend L ii
Thought. In WORKING. and III llvine I'D,