The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
Sir Weber Tells How One May
Live to 100
DIET IS ONE REQUISITE
English Authority Lays Down
Definite Rules.

before the Royal College OF Physicians
and Surgeons, made the somewhat start
ling announcement that the age Of 1et
years might be attained by most people
He proceeded to lay down many definite
rules covering the food and exercise to be
taken to accomplish this end Coming
from an authority so highly esteemed the
| advice cannot be taken too seriously. In
discussing the problem, Dr. Weber said:
/ The subject of the pro,ongation of life
is a very large one, especially if consd-
cred with regard to the whole population
from infancy onward. The diminution OF
/ infant mortality and the Improvement
of the hygienic conditions of towns and
houses have raised and will continue to
| raise the average duration OF life. Here
| is wide field of usefulness, and one of
the most important sections Of forms of
! pathogenic microbes, in which men have
| rendered immortal services to humanity.
And, besides, the physical education CT
| the entire population. which ought to
commence in the nursery and ought to
be insisted upon at all schools. public
and private, viii not only contribute
| to the prolongation of life but improve
the whole race. Our grandchildren ought
not to hear any more of the deteriora-
ton in the soldiers. the professions or
| trades.
| We are therefore justified in assuming
| that although life is usually limited to
eighty years it may occasionally be pro-
| lonsed to one hundred and even more
through the operation of careful, training
By carefully studying these agencies we
may sometimes succeed in prolongins life
to the limit natural to the human species.
Some OF the most long lived people have
led injudicious lives, under the most diff
ferent circumstances. After having care
fully entered into the records OF more
than one hundred cases OF very long lived
persons have reason to say that by far
the ma jority of them are temperate, We're
small meat eaters, lived much In the open
air and led an active life. Many of them
liked "a life of toll with great restrictions
as to food and comforts, while most OF
them were early risers ana great num-
Der of them had a joyful disposition and
performed their work cheerfui.y Only a
few were intemperate or. Idle and lazy
persons.
Death from old age is caused By kind
Ol dllODl1ys Ol lfic TISSUES anu OIkailS COil-
nected with the changes in the, blood ves-
sells. We must counteract this tendency
by supplying the tissues and organs with
healthy blood. To do so we must endeavor
to produce healthy state of the blood
and to maintain the blood vessels and
lymphatics in a sound ana vigorous con-
dition. Life. we may say, depends to a
great extent on the state of the organs
of circulation. If we review the different
means in our power to prevent early de-
cay and to keep the circulatory system in
a healthy condition we find that the most
efficacious are given by the different
forms of exercise.
Walking is the most natural form of ex-
ercise. The action of the heart and the
brea athing are accelerated thereby and
more b,ood is passed into the blood ves-
sells, which are obliged to contract more
frequently and carry it with greater en-
ergy to the dinerent organs and tissues
At the same time the number and depth
of inspirations are increased, more oxy-
gen taken UP and more carbonic acid is
given out. Walking. however. does not
only act directly on the heart. but by the
action Of the muscles of the legs more
blood from the heart. and the. efferent
vessels. the veins and lyn,phatics- carry
more blood back to the heart and force
It TO contract more energetically.
1t is of great use for those who are still
IN fair vigor to take regularly. once
week. day of more prolonged exercise
up TO four and six hours, ard those who
live in town ought TO spend this day of
extra exercise in the country. if posi-
BILE, on account OF the purer air anS the
change of scene. The benefit Of such a
long walk is increased II only q very
small quantity of fluid ard food be taken
during the walk-for instance. a sand
wich or few biscuits and an. apple or
an orange. One of the visible effects of
such walk. combined with very re-
stsicted taking IN. is that the body loses
mostly between two and seven pounds
during the walk. The weight lost on the
long walk is usually regained within two
or three days.
One of the great advantages Of several
hours exercise in the country is the ex-
posure TO the open air. which scarcely
10 be overrated: it strengthens the skin
and the nervous system and. through this
the digestive system and the whole or
ganism: il cheers the mind: il increases
the resisting power 10 meteorological in
1ueAces. and difninishes the tendency TO /
chills and other morbid affections, and
this resisting power is one OF the great !
factors of longevity. Life IN the open
air, by itself without exercise. increases |
the resisting power.
Great moderation in the amount OF /.
food, and especially Of the most n3urssh- /
ing articles tissh food aaa uulsesi. ought /
10 he praciiced by everybody particularly ]
BY old people and Is great aid 10 ion
gevity. Almost all authorities are agreed
on the subject that In old age the amount
Of food ought to be very limited. DIT. i
George cheysre. for instance. says IN one /
OF his rules, The aged should lessen. the i
quantity ard lower The quality OF their l
food gradually as they grow cider. even 1
before a manifest decay OF appetite forces 4
them TO III An important subject cor !
s,antiy preached but almost rs constantly I
is thorough rzassication. Many
forms OF indigestion. many states os i'm .
rerfecr nutrition of the whole e0ly. are I
caused hy hcltins the food. Nothing /
ought 20 be swallowed until e has been /
perfectly conan,innIed by raassicztfon ard
by the adrisxture of saliva cornhsned i
With the fsn.e-of bclsing * often that OF
washing down the food before II IS prop
ersy -rassicased. This s likewise a grave
mistake. committed frequently by great
eaters apd -bg those who fake mach rpid
during meals. whsrn IS In itself bad
habit
Alcohol Is n0s necessary 70 healthy pey-
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