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"A HEALTHY MAN.
Here Are the Points That Go to Make
a Centenarian.

Here Are the Points That Go to Make
a Centenarian.
Here are the points Of healthy man.
If you have them all you may, barring
accidents, count on being centenarian.
IF you have most Of them, you'll reach Q
ripe old age, but even If you have only q
few don't be alarmed, for many apparent
ly crazy human machines last surpris-
tngly long time.
First, your body and limbs should be
plump, but the plumpness should be OF
the firm and muscular, not the asshy type.
Your figure ought to be erect, and, whether
you are tall or short, well propertioned.
Length without breadth Is very bad
thing in man, for there Is no room for
vital organs large enough to thoroughly
perform their duties. ..,
Your step should be springy and elastic,
your gait firm and easy. These things In
dicate muscles OF good quality and nerve
Of good tone. Your eye should be bright
and neither prominent nor hollow. Bright
eyes show that the circulation Of blood In
the brain is good. -l.
Your complexion should be clear and
fresh. 1t is usually not well with you
when your face is pale, sallow, ford OF
subject to sudden fushings. But In this
matter your occupation has great inf1u-
ence, and you might have the worst posi-
BILE complexion and be in perfect health.
But that, Of course, Is the e1ceptionSnot
the rule.
Your head should not be very large, on
at least If it Is large your neck, shoulder
and chest ought to correspond In size. Il
you feel your pulse, 1t should be regular;
il 1T drops beat now and again or beats
very fast and excitedly after the least e1'
ertion or emotion then the heart is weak
Your breathing should be tranquil and In
audible. Any sounds mean that tho pas.
sages are more or less elogged.
You should not know you have . stom.
ach-that Is to say, as rule. OF course
there are times when THAT organ gets Lpt
of order in the healthiest' individual, and
then it Is always sure to make It's ownea
aware of It's existence. You should al
ways, except when the weather Is bitterly
cold, feel comfortably warm through you1
whole body, even to the tips OF the fngeri
and toes. Otherwise something ts wrong
with the circulation or the heat producing
apparatus.
You should have sound sleep, without
dreams or Nightmares, and tt should not
last too long or too short-say, eight "a
eight and half hours every night.
Your voice should not be hoarse, and
you should be q stranger to sore throats
Your appetite should not be too great o,
too small, while you should not be . SUIT
ferer, from headaches, giddiness or neu
ralgia, and, Of course, you should not haV'
palpitatiens or Paintings or varicose veins
II you answer to the above description
you have neither disease Of the brain
spinal cord, heart, lungs, liver, stomash
muscles or nerves, and you are In as Per
feet health as 1t is possible for human be
ings to be.
But at the same time many rount
shouldered, narrow chested, thin and sal
low man is as tough as steel, works hart
and lives till he is almost tired Of th'
world, and, Of course, even the healthies
of us must go through course Of colds
coughs, headaches, dyspepsia attacks ans
the like.
Still, If your chest is Eman In proportie,
to the rest Of your body you arc Likely :.
have less stamina, and you should No
oyerdo such things as football, cycling q
even brain worE-Naw York Werad.