Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-17

ingtOn, Ky, VINO II she lives VIII be IVo
on Feb. 16; Mrs. John Loskoski of La
Porte county, Ind, said to be lO5; Mrs.
Hannah Torrane of Toledo, Ohio. who
was born in County Antrim, Ireland,
in 1897 Miss Larisha Smaller of Ty-
lersville Conn, who passed her Tooth
birthday on Sept n. 1900; Mrs. Mary
Mcdonald, cOlOred, of Philadelphia.
Pa, who says she is 129, and expects
to live at least ten years longer; Mrs.
Celestine MICRO. also of Philadelphia,
who was born in Italy 10S years ago.
Mrs. Mcdonald was asked to give
rule for long life.
The best single rule for long life,
she answered, lis just this: Don't
worry. Ii l added anything else it
would be to be always employed in
some useful work and to take plenty of
sleep" Her theory partly agrees with
that of Tesla, the wizard of electricity,
who advocates sleep as conducive to
longevity. He is quoted as saying: Il
believe that a man might live 200 years
if he would sleep most of the time.
That is the way negroes live to such
great ages because they sleep so
much
Mrs. CeleStine NigrO, who was sc
when she crossed the ocean from Italy,
says ITO insure a century of life live
out OF doors as much as possible, drink
plenty Of grape wine and eat lots of
meat. The best single rule for Il long
life is happiness, which is another way
of saying always keep Contented
mind" To all who wish to live 100
years on earth Miss Smaller sends this
message: Il have always been regular
in my habits. | always take walk
every day, summer and winter, with
my feet properly protected. and have
never taken cold. Then never worry.
I've had troubles. but | trust in Provi
dence, and it never fails me. My
favorite amusement is to read my
Bible and sing religious hymns" AS
for Mrs. Torrane. in her 1881 year she
continued to have perfect use of all
her senses and to enjoy life hugely.
She has never worn glasses. She
passes her time in sewing, knitting and
reading her Bible. Mrs. Loskoski, a
native of Poland, in her youth worked
hard and endured many privations, and
she had mother who lived 10 years.
Aunt Polly Cloud Graves kept open
house on New Years day and received
friends and neighbors. She has always
been of cheerful disposition, even
though she has had her share of this
worlds hardshios.
one of the most remarka BILE cases of
recent record is that of Miss Mary
Yardley. who died last year in Chicago
at the age of 100. and left behind her Il
carefully prepared set Of rules to the
observance of which was ascribed
large share of credit for the green and
vigorous old age that she attained.
At the age of Is she was of such deli
cate health that n doctor told her she
could not live more than six months
longer. The doctor may have told her
the truth Living in the ordinary way.
with weak lungs, she might have died
as he predicted. but from that moment
she began to live according to system,
and held death at arms length for
eighty-seVen years. She lived SenSi-
bly,. protected her weak spots, avoided
colds. ate regularly and moderately.
Especially noteworthy was her state
ment that she owed much to having
always preserved an even temper and
a cheerful disposition. and that she
never worried about her physical con-
dition. She trained herself not to look
on the dark side of life. She made it
a point always to be occupied with
something useful and cheerful. thus
utterly banishing worry from her
presence. AS to her diet the main
thing with her was to have the food
suitable in kind and sufficient in
quantity to meet the needs of ner
o,I,- i; MI, To
her was more important. moderately.
70 these things she attributed the
secret of her health and long life.
Dr. r. X. Pelrsons of Chicago, who
within the last few years has given
away millions of dollars for the aid
and endowment Of small colleges in
various parts of this country, es-
pecially in the West recently told how
a man could live to be 100. 1t was on
the occasion Of the celebration Of his
e.ghtieth birthday ut his home in
Hinsdale. a suburb Of Chicago. that
he gave out these rules for longevity:
NO PICS or cakes: no pains or
aches
Most men dig their graves with
their teeth.
IF YOU overwork your liver it will
soon tell on your brain.
Live like n farmer, and you will
live like n prince.
Men can live ten days without eat
ing: they can't do without pure air for
five minutes.
Don't get angry ana don't get OK
cited: every time you fret you lose a
minute of life.
Let n man abuse his stomach, and
he'll get fidgetty, cross to his family
and go to the devil.
Doctors say don't sleep on n full
stomach; ! take my after-dinner nap
just the same. and I'm so years old
You can't believe all the doctors say.
II cured a man once by telling him
he was q damphool for imagining that
he had a dozen ailments.
IF you catch cold lose your
qunine and eat an onion.
Give away your money; it's ex-
hilarating and tends to longevity.
THE idea of giving while one is
alive will become epidemic as soon as
men discover what fun it is"
John Overton of Long Beach. Cal.
was 1903 when he voted for Mckinley
at the last Presidential election. He
was then hale. hearty little man, so
well preserved that his face was free