Evening journal., 1913-07-08
ROCKEFELLER,
RICHEST MAN;
IA YEARS OLD
Multi Millionaire in Good
Health, Receives COngrat-
ulatiOnS From Many
Friends
ALWAYS FOLLOWED
SYSTEM OF LIVING"
By rhe united IPress.

BY The United Press.
CLEVELAND. o., July s.-Seventy-fom
years old and the richest man in the
world'--worth upwards of half bill
lion dollars, according TO his business as
sociates-John d. Rockefeller celebrated
his birthday today There was no elabo-
rate program planned Tor the anniver-
sary The Oil King spent the morning
at Forest Hill. He received hundreds OF
messages OF congratulations from busi-
ness and personal friends
Rockeiellers health is better today
than It has been in years and Dr. H. +.
Biggar, his physician for many years, has
assured him that he may count on many
more birthday A game of golf, an au-
tomobile ride in the country and calls
from relatives and friends made up the
birthday program.
Despite many stories to the contrary,
Rockefeller is unusually healthy for
man of his age, especially when his early
business worries and work is taken into
consideration. For his physical condition
OF today, Rockefeller gives credit TO his
personal physician and friend. Dr. II. r..
Biggar, aged seventy-two. Rockefeller
has kept his health and strength while
men his junior by many years have sue.
cumbed after winning business laurels
not nearly as great as those the Oil King
has won OF these perhaps. f. H. Harri-
man and the late j. F. Morgan are the
most prominent. He has survived his
onetine partner Henry NJ. Flagler, who
| recently died at the age OF seventy-two.
DR. Biggar attributes the health OF
both his wealthy patient and himself to
his always followed System of living. !"
This system he describes in a recently is
sued pamphlet which he has distributed
among some OF his friends. It's keynote
Is simplicity. Strict study of personal
needs and constant watchfulness. also
are among the essentials OF longevity ac-
cording tc the pamphlet.
Two meals a day. one entirely of
luncooked fruit; an occasional day of
fasting from all foods, but fruit
iepsom salt baths frequently and a few
/ Turkish baths with vigorous massage
at least every two weeks are some of
the recipes offered with the solid
backing OF their eminent success in
the case Of the doctor and his fam
Gus friend and patient DR.. Biggs
| is a sworn enemy of pneumonia, the
absence of a practical known specific
for which he deplores as a failure of
the medical profession.
"A draft on any part of the body
arresting superficial circulation may
result in cold, and if the body is not
in a healthful state. pneumonia and
general catarrhal conditions are likely
tc develop, said the physician. "Spra,
the mouth, nose and throat with anti
septic solutions if you would avoiC
these dangers. Breathe pure an,
keep the lungs clean. OF all poisonl
that Will produce a cold, lung poison
are the worst. More than a quarter
lof all the waste and cebris throwr
off by the body is exhaled from tht
lungs DR.. Biggar advises massage
OF the muscles of the neck. spine. bach
and chest as a likely method of re.
liew from cold or diseases originat
ing from a cold. Baths are very
essential" d" says DR.. Biggar. "Twict
or three times a week take a full ! atl
with epson salts. one pound to the tut
of water II leaves the skin smooth
and velvety, making the muscles elias.
tic and pliable and relieves the nerves
of tension. Nature now and ther
needs a housecloaning- devote a Ia,
ito her by an occasional fruit fast
eating all the fresh fruits you may
desire. There is no doubt that menta
and physical activity conjoined viii
rational temperance and regularity il
eating is generally conclusive tC
health and longevity"
Rockefeller's health counsellor con
demns the three-meal-a-day habit al
not always conducive TO good heath
A good rule, he says. is to eat wher
hungry and then not to repletion
Only ripe fruits should be eaten" h
says "and whether foreign or domes
tic only after cleansing and steami 2
Avoid the banana with the clear vel
low skin; it is unripe and unhealthy
Select oranges with a deep colder
yellow and yielding to pressure. Th
grape fruit should be dark and yield
ing and eaten without sugar. A mea
, of ripe fruits is virtually cooked b.
the suns rays and practically predi
gested. Normal persons are not in
, lured by the moderate use of tea o
coffee; both should be drunk withou
cream or sugar. The parties for thei
excessive use are dyspepsia bilious
ness. constipation. insomnia. irrita
bility, irregular and intermitten
pulse, hardening of the arteries, ueul
asthenia and bad heart"