The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
JERE G. KING
For Mayor

ignoring the laws, the observation of
which enables him to reach the ripe age,
drop out of existence, or he can contln-
ue to live on indefinitely. This remark
able doctor very complacently announces
that he intends living to the age of five
and one-half centuries. He calculates
that it will take about that length OF
time to make the people of the world be-
lieve In his discovery. Should 1t take
longer to ineulcate his doctrine into the
minds of the masses he is willing to live
until he reaches the thousand-year mark.
The name of this doctor is John Fair
New. Doctor New was born in New
York. His father, a pious old Quaker,
on the day of his sons birth, inspired
by a premonition, made this note in a
diary:
MY sons surname shall be more to
him than a mere title. 1t means that
he will discover the secret of eternal
life. Not only to himself, but to all
future posterity will he demonstrate the
needlessness of DEATH
| Early in life the boy showed evil
dences of studious disposition and
evinced a desire to travel. The study of
philosophy particularly attracted him.
No Sickness or Pain
| At q years old he delivered his first
lecture on THE New Life" At that
time he announced that he intended to
look no older when he reached a hundred
than he did at q. He is now eight years
beyond the allotted three score and ten
and does not look over &c.
Boldly to declare, after reaching this
age, that he still has work laid out 500
years ahead, and maybe loco, is startling
He declares he will live this length of
time without sickness or pain and whether
| or not he succeeds in his announced de-
termination he looks now as If he had a
| long period of life ahead of him.
| Doctor New is opposed to everything
that savors of death. If he had his way
he would revise every dictionary and
cast from their pages every word SYM
bolical of the ending of life. Such words
as ancient, old, dead, dying, fading, sor-
row, pain, etc. he would never hear
spoken. and to the mouths of his disci-
pies such utterances are tabooed.
Talk of prolonging life,' he advises,
think of living forever. Believe that
you will exist perpetually. Get ready to
| live"
Doctor New is a staunch believer in
his theory. According to his ideal phil
1 losophy death is nothing more or less
than stupid blunder, and heaven is not
by way of the grave.
Doctor New was interviewed concern
ing his pet theories a day or two ago
in his cozy little office.
Dresses All In White
Personally the physician is a great big
blonde Hercules. He was dressed en-
tirely in white. white flannel froek coat
and vest and trousers of the same ma
terial. Seventy-eight and Weighing more
than 238 pounds, he looked like a youth
fresh from college, and was every whit
as 1.-THE and graceful In his movements
When Doctor New looks at you 1t is
from out of a pair of laughing happy,
brown eyes. His chubby face is almost
devoid of wrinkles except at the corners
of his eyes and his pleasant mouth.
One of the most important principles FOR
the student of the new life to observe
Is strict mo meat diet. Doctor New
has never tasted meat.
Another requisite is that disciples of
the belief dress entirely in white. "If
saying, when he arose in the morning,
would dress entirely in white from the
skin out and would go about attired thus
for a single day, the wearing of such
raiment, even this short period would
increase his longevity by a whole year
If had my way laws would be enacted
making 1t punishable offense to dress
in black or any dark material"
Doctor News doctrine Is being widely
talked Of Among his disciples are the
Countess of Warwick. Madame Bern
hardt, the actress; the Czarina of Rus
STA, and the beautiful Princess George OF
, Greece.