Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
LOVELY OLD AGE.
A Few Suggestions as to How to Defy
Time and Remain Young
Hearted.


As we grow older there are certain
things we should avoid with especial
Pains, and other qualities We should en-
phasize IN our daily life
First of all should we try and cultivate
sense of liberality and justice in our
thoughts of others. Fault-fnding and
carplng criticism of the conduct of young
er people is one of tine most usual charac-
teristics of the old. So common is this
/ trait that we almost invariably see it rep
resented in books or on the stage as typi-
cal of old age.
An eXacting spirit toward friends may
be tolerated in the young because of their
youth, which is a becoming cloak for
many faults and an excuse for many fol-
lies. But the older we grow the thinner
wears this cloak and the less attractive
its color and form. Therefore it behooves
US TO hide as few disfguring qualities be-
meath it as possible.
Learn the truth of the Masters words,
that 1T is more blessed to give than to
receive; and apply it to the attentions of
friendship. Be satisfied to give more than
you receive. and once you bring yourself
INTO subsection in this matter you will find
Your receipts steadily advancing.
Remember that oyer-sensitveness is
over-love of self. When you observe con-
duct In the young which shocks or an
noys you, try and cast your memory back
! to your own life at that age Tell your
self honestly if you behaved in a better
manner. If You did n that particular re-
I spect, did you not fail III some other i'm
/ portant item?
Not that your own failures and follies
make those of others commendable, but
! they should make you broad and gentle III
your methods of giving advice.
I Instead of saving ssXnunp naonla nf
my day had better manners and morals
say, Il know all about the temptations
ana the weaknesses of youth. / have
been all through them, and because
> have, would like you to avoid some
errors / committed, and make better use
! time in my mistakes | would like TO see
you ginning time and power"
( This is the attitude for older people
( to take toward the thOughtless young
not the attitude of the austere and per-
! feet being who is Mortified at any evil
dence of human weakness.
( Another desirable quality to cultivate
as we grow in years is that of sociability
/ with our fellow men, We may not find
I 1T possible to keep the late hours or
cultivate the long social list of early
years, but let us not settle down in the
( chimney corner and live on memories
until we must.
/ Let us make new memories, form new
/ Ties and keep close to the old; for only
/ so car life hold much pleasure or can
we hope to bestow pleasure on others as
we go down the valley toward the west.
/ Then there is the inclination to neglect
the care and the adornment of the per-
! son which we must fight against In
youth we choose becoming colors and
/ fashions, and we love to care for our
young bodies and make them attractive.
/ But how ten-fold necessary is such care
and thought as we pass out of the morn
ing light into the afternoon shadows?
If the young man is careless in dress
or habits, his radiant youth often hides
the fact from the casual observer. We
see his brilliant eye, his glistening teeth,
his fine color, his erect form. and do
not notice the flaws in his attire. But
the ageing man with dusty collar and
spotted waistcoat and generally neglect
ed appearance has no illusions to cover
his faults frem our eyes. Neither has
the middle-a%fI woman with unbecom-
/ ingly arranged locks and ill-ftting gown
and poorly CHOSEN colors.
Cleanliness is important at any age,
but it is imperative in advancing years.
| The middle-aged man and woman
/ should radiate cleanliness and freshness.
Every care and attention should be
/ given the body.
/ Only by such thought and attention
and care can advancing years be robbed
of their unattractive and unpleasant
/ phases. Let us be willing to lose little
sleep, and take little extra pains, and
use a little extra self-control and effort,
to be mentally, spiritually and physically
! wholesome as we grow old.
lll-temper, always an unbecoming and
vulgar trait. is hideous in old age 1t is
well to train the mind toward liberafity
and patience as we encounter the many
| vicissitudes of life, instead of indulging
it in useless wrath over each annoyance.
And today is a good time to begin
/ Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin.