Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-23

tween good and poor health almost equal
to the one that is represented as lying be-
tween the rich man and Dives, as unlike
as heaven aud hades. Other things being
equaI-such as environment, inherited
constitution-good health would have
much to do with the vigor Of the old in
years. 1t has been said that ga man is as
old as he feels and woman as old as she
looks" As a matter of fact, about all
have TO say should be prehxed with cit
has been said" Not much new under
the sun, and new ideas are not 80 much
needed-by most OF us--as the doing of
the old and familiar duties. To do the
best one already knows goes long ways
towards flling up long and useful life.
What most OF Us need is line upon line
and precept upon precept; continual re-
mindine of what is best; continual jog
ging or iarring into line-to keep us from
drifting down the stream Of our lives
instead OF stemmng the tide against in
dolence and Indifference, and breasting
the current, struggling up to higher and
better conditions. Work is one of the
very best means and helps to good health
and long life; physical as well as mental.
Work with the muscles as well as the
mind; work with the hands and arms as
well rs With the feet and legs as in walk
ing.
Walking is good as far as it goes, il
you go far enough, better than no exer-
else. Many think il they walk il is all
the exercise they need, but the best part
OF the Dody is left out IL we do nothing
but walk. Work is what we need to be
vigorous. Real muscles on arms and
ali M h., ss l. -
get the best result. Exercise the whole
body, get busy and keep at it, Time
does not drag with the busy man; the
days go swiftly by and pleasantly when
We are conscious OF having done our
duty; yes, duty, a small word but big
with Importance. We may shirk it and
think we get around il but we make Q
mistake. II stands against us as firm as
the granite hills, debt that cannot be
bought OF nor cancelled in any other way
except by doing 1t. We have received
much and have something to pay now or
later. Nothing hard or impossible is re-
quired IL we keep our work up and not
let ii accumulate on our bands-if we
drive Il and not let il drive us, duty
ceases TO be irksome. busy life lie the
safest; an idle life and mind, il hath been
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shop We all want to keep out OF il we
would live long and have a useful life.
useful life should be prolonged One
that is not useful we are not interested
in. "fhat life is long which answers
life's great end" To me, health Is the
great capital IN stock that We need to
draw on, young or old, to keep up our
strength and vigor always, more especial
ly az We get along in years and from my
standpoint work, good, strenuous, man
nal work, such work that brings all your
muscles into action, such as gardening,
farming, chopping aud saving wood,
helping run home, here is work that
many neglect and there are all kinds OF
work in keeping up home. You young
men viii dnd this 80 later.
Right here let me say something
shout how 10 90 at work. Those Of us
who exercise for the good there is in il,
those Of us who love work but are not
obliged to overWork, our very existence
not depending on manual labor such as
students, professional men, business men,
many quit this kind OF exercise because
they DO not begin right. They get their
clothes soiled, their linen wilted II they
do anything along the sweat line.
Speaking OF sweat someone has said thaf
genius is one ounce Of inspiration to Is
ozs. Of Precipitation. 10 exercising, fret,
Il possible, have something to do; in the
next place, prepare 10 do it. Change