The sun., 1908-07-19
sWUS PLAN TO LIVE 200YEARS
CHINESE DIPLOMAT EXPLAINS
HOW 1T CAN BE DONE.

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Got HE First Idea when He Gave UP Flesh
| Food In Order TO Cure rheumatism
| Two Meals a.Day and Keep Your VIM
dows Always Open-Other Rules.
! WARRINGTON. July 22--The dietary sys-
tenn by which Mr.. WI Ting g-fang. the Chinese
! Minister. expects 70 live to be 200 years
old 10 perfectly simple and there 10 no secret
| about 1t. Since 30 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 TIE Sun something in
detail about his new manner of living
whereby any man. be he Christian or Con-
fucian. rich or poor. may live and feel young
at $50 or So.
Certainly said Mr.. WI. his eyes bright
ening with enthusiasm. 'Of course; I'm
not selfish I expect to live 200 years. l
| wish others to live az well as myself. 1t
will be a pleasure to endeavor to induce
others to adopt my plan"
Mr.. Wu hasteped TO give to an American
due credit for starting him on the road
to an indeterminate longevity. and he
distinctly says that there is nothing
mysteriously Oriental about his amiable
doctrine. which for the worn and somewhat
conyivial while we live let US live substi-
tutes live as long as you like
The Minister was seated In the drawing
room OF the Legation. at Nineteenth and
U streets. whittier he had proceeded from
the dining room after his first meal Of the
day (about noon) and where he expressed
bis cheerful readiness to tell THE Sun all
about his theory.
"Three years ago. he began. 'when was
In the Foreign Oflce at Pekin. received
a suggestion from lady friend of mine
residing In Washington as to q course Of
dietary treatment. had sciatica. Have
you ever had sciatioaf also suffered
from dyspepsia. but the rheumatism was
worse. 1t was terrible. wanted to die;
what was the use2 My life was sedentary.
sitting In q char all day. very little walking
or other exercise. Why. you know. tho
soiatica wds like q barometer. the worse
attacks Of It were always forerunners Of
weather changes and storms. Bad weather
succeeded bad attack Of sciatica just On
surely az sunshine comes after rain.
well. the advice Of this lady in Waoh-
ington. who had written a book on the
subject. caused me to change my diet.
gave up all hesh food. Oh, feeh foods ere
uric acid In the blood, you know. It means
sciatioa or rheumatism. I began TO feel
better. I became interested in dietary
eubjects and wrote to various doctors and
authors Of health books. Many Of them
wrote letters to me recommending this
thing and that. and such advice as appealed
to my Judgment tried. OF course not ell
OF y appealed to me. exercised my own
Judgment and noted carefully my expert
ences. / gave up all meats Of every kind.
tea. coffee and spirituous liquors. didn't
smoke 30 I didn't have that to give up.
What did take In place Of these things2
Eggs, milk-they contain the necessary
elements Of food; many vegetables. especially
ice, which contains much starch. you
inow: nuts. which are fine thing. Then,
l drink hot water. allowing IL to COOL to a
comfortable temperature after It is brought
to the table.
1T was wonderful. Before L left Pekin
to return 70 the United States was feeling
much better. No more sciatica. no more
indigestion. And have cultivated q new
taste for food. At first was tempted to
eat flesh foods. but now I have no desire
for them. Why. meat now seems to me
actually repulsive. look upon II merely
as piece Of carcass. Of dead body. My
appetite is fine. I relish my food. eat it
eagerly and enjoy 1t.
II eat only, two meals q day, the fl rst at
second at . in the evening. What time do
I riser Six O'Clock or $50. drink hot water
in the early morning, but eat no food until
II o'clock. Each meal takes full hour. As
far as possible I conform to the doctrine of
Horace Fletcher, masticate my food, take
vy,f,Oh tinna on tin0 rerner,barin that ha
saliva Of the mouth is an important factor
In the digestive system. No. one meal ia
much like the other. although the evening
meal would probably be considered the
more important.
aThen there is physical exercise to be
considered, and take exercises and prac-
tise deep breathing
Mr.. WI rose to open one Of the windows,
remarking:
And always keep all the windows open.
These are closed just now because the dust
Is coming in clouds from the excavation
work across the street there. But always
have the windows open wide, both night |
and day, summer and winter. Now. in
colder In winter than It Is here. The win
dows In my house were kept open Just the |
same, night and day. OF course more |
covering was required at night and more |
clothing in the daytime; but the windows !
must always be kept open, Even when 1t |
showed the windows were open wide"
Mr.. WI evincod much enthusiasm on the
subject Of open windows In winter and on |
every other branch Of the health doctrine |
which he expounds. His manner was |
almost that of a young collegian discussing |
the athletic victories OF Alma Mater.
This matter Of ones age, or rather OF |
youth, which sent Ponce de Leon on a |
search half way around the world before
there were any maps 10 as simple az can be, |
says Minister WI. The discussion became
30 interesting that Mr.. WI was reminded |
that he had In his American residence
acquired reputation for asking questions,
as to folks ages. How Old 1
was her
Il have never answered. said the diplo-
mat. Not that IL matters; but what II
the use2 Sixty years., 10 years, 80 years
II Il nothing. 1t means nothing. am
20. We will say. A man says. I am growing
DID, How foolish; 1t Is merely habit. GUS
tom. Let him say. I am 49, A man Is as
old az he thinks he il, o. as young Why,
| heard of q young lady Of 70 who had
been In an insane asylum since she was rs J.
Or 30. After all those years she looked as I
young as ever; not q wrinkle on the fair
skin OF her face a fine color, sparkling eyes,
not streak Of gray in her hair. What was
the reaSonf When she was a very young |
ady the young man she was to marry died
rroyn an aAoidant and the tra Oodv ,tpaat |