St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-03-02

be same effect on other pauente as
On Mr.. Hewitt, and whether II
xould add year. - we'll as strength.
We do not profess t. be able tn say.
But those WHO are nxiOus 10 at
tain . great age vi ! find Is much IS
sistan ce at least in tie advice Of en-
as in the prescriptions II
nostrum. mongers. A number III
people who have completed their
century have been uneartbed since
the Sis, day of December, 1900:
and the natur. ot the IL prescriptions
for comprising such . length OF
years is pretty much alike.
Let us regard what several OF
these censenarians men and women
Who we're born IN the eighteenth
century. lived through the nine
teenth century, and have now enter
ed upon the twentieth century,
think their longevity is to BE- At
sributed to. Miss Larissa Smaller,
OF rylervllle, Conn.,, is the oldest
spjnster in the LAND OF Steady
Habits." and she was born on Sept.
l, 1900. This 10 how she explains
the secret OF her long life to repre-
sentative OF the Philadelphia NORTH
American: II have always been
regular in my hsbits and have 81
ways taken as good care Of myself
as lay in my power. To this day
l make . practice Of going out fo'
. walk every day, SUMMER or winter,
with feet properly protected, and
have never taken colo. 1 don't re
member when had . sick day.
but after Ill l owe my good health
largely to my not worrying about
anything that happened or was like
Iy to happen. I've mad my troubles,
but l learned long ag" not to take
them to heart"
Mrs. Hsnnah. Barlow Of New
Brunswick, n. j., who il l04 yeass
Of age, thus delivered herself u the
North Americans representative
II consider my meeting with Gen.
Lafayette the most interesting event
in nv life. Long life Is hereditary
with me. Ny mother lived 10 I've
ITO years old. Light eating has
helped 10 preserve my health. IL
live just from day to dav, taking ne
heed Of the morrow, is the bes'
single rule for long life"
Both Of these ccntenarians, il
will be observed, are philosophers,
aud they insist that il any "ns thing
has been . leading factor in giving
them an unusual length II yeare,
that thing has been abstinence
from worry.
Here is an Italian woman, Mrs
Celestena NigrO, who came over thu
Atlantic alone twelve years agt
when she was ninety-six. Sue i
now lO8. Up to the Gate OF he'
leaving the sunny skies, she WORKED
| in q -four mill. She regrets her en-
forced idlsness in Philadeipbia, bu
her relatives will not allow her I,
work. ITO insure . century .
life," says Mrs. Nigro, live out .
doors and drink plenty Of graY'
juice. The only single rule for Ion.
life is happiness" ANOTHER phil"so
pier beyond al doubt!
Noah RabY, OF Piscatawa, N. j.
is l2S years old, and claims to By
the oldest person living. Il tlinl
the most important event in ID.
life," says Mr.. Raby, twas my fall
ing in love. But still l never mar
risd. / lost the girl and became
sailor. I believe that l have livc'
so long because never denied my
self anything l wanted. and neve
wanted anything l couldn't get
Contentment is the secret Of Ion!
life" the same elixir still. 1t vii
be observed, il somewhat different.
wrapped up.
The Philadelphia North America
has gathered quite . number Ut in
terviews with centenarisns; AM
every one of them without exception
gives expression to the thought
that in cOntertment, or sbstinenc
from worry. lirs the secret Of
great age. And we may safely la
It to our account that thev come Il
nearer the mark than do tue nostrum
mon.ers. CODtentment, or absti
hence from worry. is in itself an ac
CURED habit or mod. Of mind, whic
mos I people can achieve il they wi
but try in earnest. We often hes
the wail-.'l cant help wOrrying!'
hut il IS wonderful what We can d
wien We really try and persist y
try ing.-1'imes Democrat.