The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-03
THE PHILOSOPHY
OF RIGHT LIVING
Cardinal Gibbons Tells How He Has
Lived So as to Still Be Young
at Eighty.
Recommends Activity of Body and
Mind as Means of Greatest
Happiness
A Sunny Disposition He Considers
a Valuable Asset For Any One
to Possess.

An exchange gives the following
very interesting sketch of the daily
life and habits OF his Eminence Car
dinal Gibbons:
In reply to an inquiry as to the Sc
cret of his wonderfully preserved
vigor, His Eminence said, with gem
tie smile:
There is nothing wonderful about
it, Try to preserve an equal and tran
quill disposition. By so doing one is
enabled to overcome those hindrances
in we'll doing which frequently arise
from a turbulent mental condition.
Avoid anger and meet the many vi
cissitudes of life calmly. Nothing con-
duces so much to wear and tear of the
human body as worry. Worry is gem
orally recognized as deterrent in
physical progress.
Another important thing to remem-
ber," he ran on, "is to eat and drink
moderately and regularly in order to
keep the mind and body at the high
est standard of efficiency. Avoid ex-
cesses of all kinds. Eat generously
Of the palmer foods. Good green vege-
bles anu the substantial sroasts are
best. Eat sparingly Of, sweets. Late
20 10 hor
than the rule, and irregularity in
meals is not consistent with good di-
gestion. Moderation in drinking is es-
pecially essential to good health
The third rule which His Eminence
gave me-"Take a reasonable amount
Of outdoor exercise daily'-made me
ask him what he thought the best
form of exercise. TO this he replied:
Walking, l consider the best There
are many other excellent forms, but
there are those who cannot afford to
ride or indulge in other means, while
walking is within the opportunity of
all. The man confined in an office all
day should walk to or from his busi-
ness, il possible. If he finds he can
not do this then let him start earlier
and take the exercise before boarding
his car. Three or four miles a day is
not too much to walk, and in the good
air and sunshine it cannot fail to bene-
fit any one who does it. Overcxer-
ton, OF course, is not good.
Another thing, it is as necessary to
exercise the mind as it is to exercise
the body. The mind must be kept ac-
tive or the mental faculties will de-
terio-ate."
ner the Cardinal may be observed any
fine day walking briskly in North
Charles street, through the boule-
wards or in Druid Hill Park. In this
time he covers from three to four
miles, and returns usually with good
appetite gained by his constitutional.
Sometimes he takes another stroll lat.
or in the day. Walking is his tonic,
and the good health which he enjoys
| is mainly due to the regular exercise,
his love Of fresh air. and his almost
unbroken regularity of meals.
The Cardinals mind is always ac-
tive. He keeps informed on all the i'm
portant topics Of the day.
Keep occupied" he continued. "A
man or woman without occupation is
but derelict in the path of those
whose lives are engrossed by the nee
essary effort to benefit themselves or
those in whom they are interested, and
nothing tends more to longevity than
activity.
Work is essential to good health
Iron is more wasted by rust than by
wear. Activity should be a marked
part of every ones nature, and in
! varied activity will be found the best
| means of usefulness and success.
always make provision for a suffi
! cient amount of repose and sleep. Late
hours to bed and laggard habits in
the morning are the causes of many
| failures in the attainment of a vigor-
Gus old age. Eight hours Of sleep are
an important factor in the repair ot
, nervous expenditure, and those who
begrudge one third of the "a hours tc