The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-25
KANSAS COMMENT
HOW 10 LIVE LONG.

Mark Twain looked at the twon
clock the other day and saw that he
was seventy-three years old, and then
contemplated with much satisfaction
the fact that his health is excellent.
Like many other venerable men, he
likes to talk of his method for pre-
serving his youth. His prescription
is not entirely alluring to those who
look upon bill of fare as master
piece of literature.
When he feels seedy he immed-
lately 1naugurates a fast, lasting two
or three days; it is a real fast, and
a Vl heatb are barred even the stapd
restores his health, and he returns to
his work a giant refreshed.
Chauncey Depew is also we'll
stricken in years. but he refuses to
acknowledge that he is old. He con-
templates living an indefinite time,
and has found out how to make good.
He is a strict vegetarian; he screams
when you mention meat, and even an
egg causes him the most acute dis
treSS. It's the Succulent cabbage and
and blushing beet and the helpful
hominy for your Uncle Chauncey.
A rich New Yorker, whose name
has escaped the Gazette's memory,
was recently quoted as being an en-
for i'll human ills. A reporter in
terviewed him in his luxurious home,
and he told how he used to suffer
from govt and rheumatism, and poll
evil, and foot and mouth disease, and
all the other maladies which dis
tress m1llionaires. He spent hundreds
of thousands of dollars doctoring
and was being railroaded to the tomb,
when he was told about the milk
cure. He was desperate enough to
try anything, so he took it up, and so
for a couple of years he has swallow
ed nothing but milk; 1t is his food
and drink and medicine; and he is so
absurdly and preposterously healthy
as to be menace to the medical
profession
There are dozens of other infall-
1ble schemes of which you may read
from time to time. Each man swears
that his is the only one that cannot
fail; but in this, as in other matters,
the free-born American citizen retains
his right to pay his money and take
his choice.-Emporia Gazette.
ANOTHER SAFEGUARD NEEDED
Within the past few years congress
has passed laws governing the presi-
Dental succession, in case both the in
cumbent and the vice president die in
office. In such contingency, the execu-
tive duties would devolve upon the sec
rotary OF state, and so on, through the
cabinet. There is now entire safety on
this point. But there is still possible
situation that is entirely unprovided for
by law. A means of filing the presiden-
tial chair in the event of the death of
president-elect at any time between
the date of his election and the day OF
the quandrennial nauguration-March
Ais therefore provided in a resolution
introduced in the house by Representa-
tives James Francis Burke of Pennsyl-
vania. AS things stand, it is declared
a state of chaos would result should
a president-elect die before the 4th OF
March, as there is no law under which
the vacancy could be filed. It is held
by good lawyers that the vice president
elect would not be eligible to the presl-
dency should the president elect die be-
fore inauguration. oTG
The resolution proposes an amend
ment to the constitution to devise a
means of filing the presidential office
should the president-elect die before
the beginning of his term. Mr.. Burke
considers this proposition of the high
est Importance, as there is no auth
ority in the constitution or in the laws
that provides for filing the office OF
president should the president-elect die
before inauguration" Though the act
ual condition may never have to be
faced, it is well to be prepared for such
an emergency. In fact it seems strange
that the proper steps were not taken
long ago.-Leavenworth Times.