Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-08-23
.LONGLIFEFORO|LKING
Sure Of twenty-five Years More,
Says His Physician.
WILL LIVE TO BE OVER "a.
Best Trained SIXTY -yesr-old Athlete
Living. Declares Or. n. =. 5issar.
Cost Him 5000 900 He Lost By
Dropping Business When Run Down.

Living. Declares Dr.. X. =. sissar.
Cost Him s5.oOo.Ooo He Lost By
Dropping Business When Run Down.
That John H. Rockefeller Will live
10 De more than uinrty-tour years 0f
age Is the prediction nt Or. II. r
BigEar. his family phy,i an, accord
ing TO a cleveland sprris' dispatch t.
the New York Times. pr kigcar
watched Mr. Rockefeller play over the
Forest Hnl links the other day aud
at the finish declared that the stand
ard oil mlguate was certain to live
for more Lan quarter Of century
longer
MIR Rockefeller who looked particu-
larly Well, said hr had never felt bet
ter in his life and that he could eat
anything
Longevity in the Rockefeller family
has long been matter of comment
William Rockefeller John Eockefel,
ler's father. Is still living and is nine
ty-fouT years old Dr H. +. Bigsar.
Mr. RockefelIcr'S physician, said re-
Gently that he saw no reason why the
master Of Forest Hill should not live
longer than his father
He Is the best trained athlete in the
sixty -ycar-old class in the world TO-
day, and he's siXty-eight at that"
he said Hell live longer than his
father. I'm sure. Did you see his
strokes on the links this morning:
Did they look feeble
II tell you Mr. Rockefeller has been
born twice physically. and he Is only
fourteen years old now. He is grow
ing up again. and growing up scien-
tihcally adding To his muscle. 10 his
lungs TO his heart power, with every
breath Of fresh air he takes on Forest
Hill and with every drive he makes
with the golf club"
And it cost Mr. Rockefeller 5000
600 for this second life These are
his own words. 1t happened this way.
according - Or Bigg0r:
Mr. Rockefeller came 10 Cleveland
in 1893 in the middle OF the panic
period completely broken in health
and spirit too, He could eat nothing
which would nourish him. His uppe-
tlte was gone. and his nervous system
was a wreck.
Doctor. I'm a sick man. I'm afraid
I'm going to die. But Ii is not on
account OF the financial situation that
am sick" he told the doctor 1T
is through disappointment Of my
friends" And he asked the doctor 10
help him.
After few days Of close study Or,
BgCar went to Mr.. Rockefeller with
this prescription. Drop all business
cares, take regular exercise. keep in
the open air. forget everything but
play, and play as though your life de
pended upon IT,"
And his life did depend upon II. Mr.
Rockefeller carried out the doctors
prescription and dleted religiouSly. He
commenced TO look over golf books
He stopped In Cleveland for a month
and then began 20 look up the maps 10
find out where New York was. He
had forgotten almost that there was
such q place. When he went east he
was n new John u. Rockefeller.
II was happy at the result" said Or.
Biggar "Mr. Rockefeller made a re-
markable patient, an ideal one. Al
though he had terrible weight Of re-
sponsihility then. he dropped every
thing to be healthy A few years later
we We're talking Of his recovery. Mr.
Rockefeller said 10 me. Doctor, do you
know how much il cost me TO get well|
told him Of course didn't.
"'Well. doctor he said, ii cost me
Just S5OO0.OO0 | lost that much by
dropping business
But he never for a moment regret
ted that, and neither have |. for it
gave him a second life. He's stronger
now than | am. He is stronger than
any business man in the city of Cleve
land today who is anywhere near his
age He Is a wonderful man, full OF
vitality. He never touched a drop of
liquor in his hfe. He does not smoke
He is leading the most simple life i'm
aginable, and yet it is the strongest
life. He can swing an ak rs easily as
he can a golf club. Why, Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter is husky, actually husky He'll live
to see all of us in our graves"
And Mr.. Rockefeller himself seemed
the other day to feel that he was pos
sessed of more than ordinary vitality.
81 have never felt better, gentlemen,
| think. In my life than | feel this
morning" he remarked TO the party Of
golfers on the links. 81 can eat any
thing. drink milk and cream and sleep
well. | like Forest Hill for the lake
breezes, and these have made me feel
like a new man"