Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03
YOUR STACK OF YEARS
Doctor offers some Suggestion on
Stretching N Length
Of Life.

A New York doctor has several sugges-
lions 10 offer for the promotion OF long
evity in an article on The Human Body
Viewed az a Machine" which appears In
the New York Medical Journal.
1T IL said that q sure way TO proionR
ones life Is TO contract an incurable dis
ease" he says. There 10 a germ OF truth
In this Jest, for II has been observed that
a person affected with enc Of the diseases
commonly believed to be incurable is so
concerned for his safety that he follows
without hesitation the strict rules Of health,
and thus Unexpectedly prolongs his life.
II is fair to infer from this that II one
in good health will observe voluntarily the
restrictions which he Involuntary submits
TO. through fear Of being untimely cut off,
he will be almost sure to achieve extreme
longevity.
This average duration Of human life is
said to be lengthening. Methods Of still
further ~prolonging It may perhaps be Sus-
Eested by viewing the body a. an ingenious
piece Of mechanism more or less under our
control. The body and the machine con-
sumo material known respectively a. food
and fuel The fuel used must be that which
produces the most power with the least
wear and tear. but there u no very strict
rule In regard to food.
"A competent continuous diet might In
oluds starchy vegetables. tat meat bread
and other cereals. milk. plain cake or pud-
ding, fruit and the customary liquids, Such
food should carry one q long way toward
the desired goal Of q late and happy old
age. Striking = Just balance, the vain de-
lights Of e-Ktravagant variety may be set
over against recurring bilious attacks. dys-
pepsia, abnormal introspection. III temper,
a bightsd complexion, rheumatism, and
other complaints due, In part At least to
the dietetic follies Of mankind.
'Fusl Is prepared for the engine With the
greatest care. 1t Is broke up and screened
till the size Of its particles Ia adopted TO
the wants OF the machine II the same
attention were paid to the preparation Of
food there would be less trouble from the
early decay and loss of teeth
1T were almost a sacrtleEs to try TO dis
credit the family table In q well ordered
household, where the days routine Is con-
trolled by the conventional succession OF
meals, IL would be impossible to serve
more than the customary three or four
daily meals at the family table II may.
however, be fairly questioned whether the
prevailing routine provides accurately for
the gross wants OF the body. 1t IL related
that the dining room wa wanting In the
homo OF q certain family whose members
were In thu habit Of satiSfying their APP
petites b. occasional visits to the pantry
stored with booked VtAnds and furnished
with appliances for warming food
TN place Of this Bohemian scheme, II
may be suggested thA the fast which
goes with sleep be broken 81 the hour OF
waking by q small repast p~rSarranEsd In
anticipation Of the formal breakfast An
other slight repast may intervene between
breakfast and luncheon. The afternoon
hours may be interrupted In q similar man.
ner without interfering with dinner, which
in turn should not forestall q supper before
retiring. Finally. II sleep Is unduly broken
It nay be invited to return by levyinG on
the food provided for the hour OF waking.
"The frequency Of these meals would
prevent any one OF them from exceeding
the bounds OF moderation, and the day
would end without the uncomfortable sen
sations which so often precede and follow
customary ingestion- The extra meals here
suggested would not, as q rule, be eaten
at home. Some OF them, II desired. may
be made very formal and elaborate but
many are likely to be informal and eaten
from the hand and standing. Good food
and sufficient variety may be found In the
dinner pail, q bottle Of milk may be left
at the door OF the OffIOa crackers and
cheese may be uncovered In the offlcu
desk, a sandwich may be extracted from a
coat pocket, luncheon may be ordered in
q tray, a visit may DO made to q dairy, or
fruit and nuts nay be purchased from q
convenient vends
In the uncertain future tabloid food may
cease to be a cause OF merriment"
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