The Meeker herald., 1904-06-11
The Secret
Of Long Lie

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Though 1t Is generally true that II the
years OF man be extended to fourscore
they become towards the end n burden
and veHrisome. there was u notable eS-
ception in the long life of the late pope.
His serene and lucid enjoyment of exist
ence was as remark abic as his heroic re-
sistnnce to death. Plain living and high
thinking achieved yet another triumph ln
his ninety-four yenrs. His simple life and
unclnuded mind have been too recently
set forth to need exposition. A shilling
a day covered the cost of his food. which
cnsional chicken. a few vegetables. and
n little wine. Every morning he rose at
9. and 4 was midnight or Later before %d,,re
were niied with the duties OF his high Of
fee and literary composition, IT there
te any Highway to a long IRE n,a,,, ana q
So Cornaro. the Venetian nobleman. who
lived TO los discovered, At forty-tive he
to ease his Ills. he drew up a strict
dietary. Twelve ounces of solid food per
diem. with three-auarters OF a pint Of
food. Upon this he recovered vigorous
health and enjoyed his life for half n
century after his physician had pro
who died few years ago at the age OF
ninety-one. was ninn of similar theory
and action ns so 1 81. HIS tn Tst nd rMs
in the open air When he entered his
first situation he asked his EMPLOYER for
an hour = abscnce every hIteInoon. usree-
this privilege. Thus every day Sir Isaac
had his walk In the. matter of food; he
believed a,rs In T a w asa not "a yexearan
but. on the contrary. abstained from
bread. His bill Of fare was made up as
an orange, twenty cranes. and blseui;
made from bananas. The midday meal
consisted Of three ounces OF beef or nut ,.
snnnsih vas wne lie Never but
smoked two or three cigars ana day to hs
from the house of commons at night he
had a tumbler of whisky and hot water
before vG,nF is to Ssd excuse s a4
but on 1t Sir Isaac reached the age of
ninety-one. active and vigorous to the
Though Mr.. Gladstone had no peculiar
hygienic tAory. similar abstemiousness
OF which he gave thirty-two bites. thus
insurinE thorough mastication, and re-
daily walk In all weathers he regarded as
also conducive to the Ereenness of his CID
age. Moreover. though attendance AZ the
like. early retirement yet MIR. Gladstone
made early rising feature OF his routine
the c es ot Its near
years on a frugal diet. Two eggs and
some chicken formed his breakfast and
Tor u1nNeT lie h'hp. q tp''Ns'
bunch of grapes. cheese and three
glasses of water. Fish and wine he never
touched. In so far as instances OF long
evity have common feature. II is this
principle OF moderation in eating The
Chinese proverh that most men dig their
graves with their teeth Is n truth especial
iy applicable to this generation. which es-
teens quantity rather than quality, and
forgets that 1t Is the food assimilated and
Nearly Me- ali people over forty eat far too
much. and moreover eat the wrong food
In the distaries Of ong,iiyed men o outlined ned
the prominence Of fruit are notable They
were not vegetnrians; but simrly most
mirab!e In youth. Is unsuitable for the
aged. All foods rich in earth salts and
starchy matter are to be avoided as ossi.
the pre-eminent virtue IL moderation No
special dietary can be commended as a
tenarians give the credit of their long
lives to abstinence from meat. alcohol,
tobacco ard what not, AS many point to
Ba con commended "a sufru,nigation Of
tobacco. ling. aloes. dried leaves. of rose
ing; s and at the famous old Parr. who mar r.
ried his second wife at the age of 100:
could thresh corn ten years later. and
deciaraii6m Of i latter-day American pro-
lessor that human life would average
people would eat their food raw, AMI
mails and fowls live much longer than
man in proportion to the period OF full
development. and this. he argues. is due
To rIan's consumption Of dead cells
cooked cells, 10 replace the dead cells of
the cxhaustc" body. Apart from NIL indi-
.'dual idiosyncrasies srare eating can
be s'scerned rs the golden rule Of long
evity. Eat what you like. and what YOU
have bey,r accustomed to- says noted
rfyie.an: :'tt do 20 sparinsly. Fadd,sm
Is bad. ReguI-rtty IL sound principle:
but II should be regularity from year to
year. and not merely from day to day
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