Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-13
the eXhalatioDS of

| again the exhalations of former
breathings, which is carbonic acid gas,
rank poison. if it is nothing worse.
The three wide windows Of my sleep
| ing room are open every night.
1T is necessary, too, that sunlight
should have free access to the sleeping
room during the day. Sunlight is ma
lures disnfectant. 1t destroys all
noxiOus germs. You know how fresh
and invigorating bedclotnes feel after
they have had good sun bath.
mo two persons should sleep
together in the same bed. This applies
to husbands and wives. as we'll as to
| others. | have made some very sue
cessful experiments with hypnotism
and have come to the conclusion that
every human being is charged with
fluid. magnetism or electricity, which
is essential to his well being. The
charge of one person is positive and
that of another negative. Contrary
fluids exhaust or neutraliZe each other,
and thus persons sleeping together are
mutually harmed. Put a child to
sleep constantly with an old person
and the old person will gain in
strength and health while the child
will dwindlc.
Man should live as much as possible
outdoors. Exercise taken indoors,
while better than no exercise at all. is
not as invigorating as outdoor exercise.
Man needs the air and the sun.
Public speaking, both indoor and
outdoor, has. I believe. had much to
do with keeping me young. l get the
air down into the remotcSt rccesSeS of
my lungs, | get into perSpiration. I be-
come excited. exhilarated. and al
together making good, long speech
acts on me like a tonic. Frequently
have begun Il speech of three quarters
of an hour or an hour feeling a little
out of sorts, and when it was finished
felt like Il new man.
Keep away from drugs and medi-
cineS if you want to live long and stay
young That's not IL religion with me.
It's 4 philosophy. l believe there are
certain laws Of life ana health.
physical. mental and moral that must
be observed and that can not be vio-
lated without punishment following.
We are punished in this world for our
wronEdoings. and whether or not We
are in the next I do not wish to be
churches They have a good influence.
! have always taken an active part in
education The government expert
ment stations are my idea. was a
| member Of the Board of curators of
the Missouri State University for six
| teen years.
THE human stomach was not made
! to be a drug store. When anything
goes wrong with me I fast. do with
out a few meals and | get right. AS
much sickness and death is caused by
| ovcreatiuG az by any other abuse.
| Men who would not think of indulging
| intcmpcratcly in Intoxicating liquors
| will overload their stomach three
times a day and think they are doing
no wrong. American housewives
/ furnish too rich food-too much lard
and grease. | do not avoid animal
! foods | think man was intended to
eat meat.
For the past forty years. regularly
once or twice a week. | have taken q
| Turkish bath. 1t takes not over an
| hour. / do not wait to cool off, but go
right back to work. The object of this
| is to open the pores of the skin and TO
drain the system of impurities so that
| too much cXCrctOry work shall not be
| thrown on other organs. / believe this
bath will do much to keep from me
Bright's disease. which carries off vast
| numbers of men advanced in years.
ANY organ overworked wears out. An
organ is different in this respect from
a muscle.
Il do not use tobacco In any form
and / usually take u glass of pure
Virginia wine with my dinner-the
last meal of the day, at $50 7. NJ"