Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
WI WOULD LIVE 200 YEARS
Chinese Diplomat Explains How
It Can Be Done.
Got His First Ide1 When lie Gave In
Flesh Food In Order 10 Cure Rhru-
matisn-TwO MenIs II Day
and Keep Windows Open.

The dietary system by which Mr.. WI
TinG-fang, the Chinese minister, expects
70 live to be 200 years old is perfectly
simple and there is no secret about H.
Since so much publicity has been given
to this matter Mr.. WI has received no
end Of letters from persons In every
part of the United States Minister WI
was asked to tell The New York Sun
something in detail about his new man
ner OF living, whereby any man. be he
Christian or Corfucisn, rich or poor
may live and feel young at $50 or So
Certainly" said Mr. WI. his eyes
Frightening With enthusiasm "Of course
I'm not selfish. expect to live 200 years
wish others to live as we'll myself.
It will be a pleasure TO endeavor to in
duce others TO adopt my plan"
Mr.. WI FASTENED to give to an Ameri-
can due credit for starting him on the
road to an indeternninate longevity, and
he distinctly says that there Is nothing
mysteriously Oriental about his amiable
doctrine. which for the worn and some
what convivial while We live let us
live" substitutes live as long as you
like"
TIE minister was seated In the draw
ing room OF the legation. at Nineteenth
and l. streets, wither he had proceeded
the dining room after hiS first meal
OF the day (about noon) and whore he
expressed his cheerful readiness to tell
The Sun all about his theory.
Three years ago. ne began. when
was inthe foreign office at Pekin, re-
ceived a suggestion from a lady friend
OF mine residing in Washington as to
course OF dietary treatment. had
sciatica. Have YOU ever had sciatica' 7
also suffered from dyspepsia. but the
rheumatism was worse. 1t was terrible.
I wanted to die what was the use? MY
life was sedentary, sitting In chair all
day, very little walking or other ex-
ercisc Why. you know. the sciat'ca was
like a barometer. the worse attacks of II
were always forerunners Of weather
changes and storms. Bad weather sue
ceeded IA bad attack of sciatica just as
surely az sunshine comes after rain,
Well, the advice Of this lady in Wash
ington, who had written n book on the
subject, caused me to change my diet. ]
gave M all flesh food on. flesh foods
are bad, YOU know; they contain uric
acid; uric acid In tho blood. YOU know.
II means sciatica or rheumatism J began
to feel better became interested in
dietary subjects and wrote 10 various
doctors and authors Of health books.
Many Of them wrote letters to mo rec
ommending this thing and that, and
such advice as appealed to my judgment
! tried. or course not all Of II appealed
to me exercised my own Judgment and
acted carefully my experiences. I gave
up all meats Of every kind. tea, coffee
and spirituous liquors. didn't smoke.
so ! didn't have that 10 give up, What
did take In place Of these things?
EgEs, milk-they contain the necessary
elements ~ food. many vegetables,
especially rico. which contains much
starch. you know: nuts, which are n
hne thing Then. drink hot water, al
lowing It to cool TO comfortable
temperature after It Is brought 10 tho
table.
IT was wonderful. Before I loft Pekin
10 return to the United States I was
feeling much better. No more sciatica.
no moro INDIGESTION And 7 have Guilt
waited new taste for food. At first
was tempted to eat flesh foods. but now
have no desire for them. Why, meat
now seems 10 me actually repulsive,
look upon II merely as piece 81 carcass.
Of dead body. NV appetite Is fne.
relish my food, eat 1t eagerly and enjoy
1t.
I eat only two meals a day, the first
ut about II o'clock In the morning and
the second at In the evening. What