Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-26

The Washington Post has discovered
the Oldest woman in the Middle states.
She lives on Long Island, has reached
the advanced age of 1O5 years, and at
tributes her longevity to the observance
Of few simple rules and to doing
without servants. Mrs. Hunt for that
is; the name of this vigorous old lady,
says:
IF women would spend more time at
housework and devote less time to nom
sense. they'd be better oF. I worked
hard until was 80 years cid. 1 never
could abide servants. They cause more
worry than they Offset by the good
they do"
The Post has also discovered the old
est old maid in the United States, Miss
Eliza Williams. who cOnfesses to 101
years, and who is described as delight
fully young. Miss Williams, who IS
visiting with her nephew at Kokomo,
Ind, attributes her old age to 'obedi
ence to my parents ana not meddling
with other peoples business when it
would do me no good"
But now comes the New York Even
secret of health that is even more re-
markable:
Sir: was born and raised in Yer
mont, OIL corn bread. l can remember
that avon tho ~ icad biccuitu for tho iu
dies of the sewing circle were always
allowed to cool before being offered to
the guests. I was for several years a
sufferer from dyspepsia. Very soon
| after circumstances had led me into the
habit of eating hot bread one or two
| times day. l recovered from the dys-
| pepsia. This is lovely non-sequitur.
| know; but 7 don't offer the fact as a
serious argument for hot bread eating,
as "P @. r. does his mortality figures
| for the cold bread nabit, in the Evening
Post for July q. do think. however,
that well made hot bread is very
wholesome.
August s. J. c. d.
Meanwhile Missouri. comes forward
with the claim that "Missourians are
born more numerously and die less fire.
quently than the citizens of any other
state" and attributes this again to hot
bread. Why is it better to live in
Missouri" asks the writer, and then he
answers:
Hot biscuit is one reason-indeed it is
several. Bread is the staff of life.
Man may live on toast, crackers corn
bread, crullers. anything into which
cereal enters as the chief constituent
Mere living, however, does not satisfy
the Missourian. He insists on hot
biscuit. Three times Il DAY is his ac-
customed average. though by the per-
versity of cooks and because of other
reasons he does not always attain the
average. The editor of n great eastern
magazine visited the home Of rural
Missourian this month. The editor has
been born in Maine and brought up
raised in the Missouri yernacular-in
Massachusetts,. The coed housewife
thought 10 please ner guest. so beside
the usual hot biscuit she placed a plate
of light bread-or simply Tread, as he
called il. It was observed, however.
that the editor ate only hot biscuit.
while I am a New Highlander" he said
in explanation, my soul loatheth that
light bread >. 1. U.
Columbia, Mo-, Aug. ..
There are a great mary theories Of
longevity We commend these given
above to the hot weather consideration
Of our readers. A combination may
readily be perfected. Do without SER
wants, do not NEEDLE with other peoples
business. and eat hot biscuits. There
in is the secret Of long life.
The washington Star remarks that