East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
JOHN D KEEPS
HIS BIRTHDAY
RICHEST MAN IN WORLD
Is as YEARS OLD TODAY
His Health Reported TO BE Better
Than 1t Has Been in Years-Phy-
sician Assures Him He May Count
on Many More neutrality-suspicious.
cier Eats But Two Meals a Day.

clef Eats But Two MeaiS Day.
Cleveland, o., July S.-Seventy- five
years old and the richest man in the
world'-worth upwards of half a
billion dollars, according to his busi-
ness associates-John d. Rockefeller
celebrated his birthday today. There
was no elaborate program planned for
the anniversary The Oil King spent
the morning at Forest Hill. He re-
ceived hundreds of messages of con-
graduation from business and per-
sonal friends.
Rockefeller's health is better today
than it has been in years and DR.. H.
F. Biggar. his physician for many
years, has assured him that he may
count on many more birthdays. A
game of golf, an automobile ride in
the country and calls from relatives
and friends made up the birthday pro-
gram.
Despite many stories to the con-
trary, Rockefeller is unusually heal
thy for a man of his age. especially
when his early business worries and
work is taken into consideration. For
his physical condition of today. Rock
| elelleT gives circuit " HIS pOiSOHdh
physician and friend, Dr. H. F. Big
gar. aged 70. Rockefeller has kept
his health and strength while men his
junior by many years have succumb-
ed after winning business laurels not
nearly as great as those the Oil King
has won. OF these perhaps E. H. Har-
riman and the late J. P. Morgan are
the most prominent. He has survived
his one time partner, Henry NJ. Flag
ler who recently died at the age of
seventy-seven.
Dr. Biggar attributes the health of
both his wealthy patient and himself
to his always followed system of liv-
ing" This system he ascribes in a
recently issued pamphlet which he has
distributed among some of his friends
Its keynote is simplicity. Strict study
of personal needs and constant watch
fulness. also are among the essentials
of longevity, according to the pamph-
let.
Two meals a day one entirely of
uncooked fruit: an occasional day of
fasting from all foods but fruit; ep-
som 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 famous
1 friend and patient DR. Biggar is
sworn enemy of pneumonia, the alb
sence of a practical known specific
for which he deplores as 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 healthy state, pneumonia and
general catarrhal conditions are like
ly to develop said the physician.
"Spray the mouth. nose and throat
with antiseptic solutions if you would
avoid these dangers. Breathe pure
air and keep the lungs clean. OF all
the poisons that will produce cold.
lung poisons are the worst" "Dr
Biggar advises the massage of the
muscles of the neck spine. back and
chest as a likely method of relief from
cold or diseases originating from a
cold. Baths are very essential"
says DR.. Biggar "twice or three times
a week and take a full bath with ep-
4 som salts one pound to the tub of
. water. 1t leaves the skin smooth and
4 velvety. making the muscles elastic
I and pliable and relieves the nerves of
tension Nature now and then needs
= a Observation-Disclosures a day to her
< by an occasional fruit fast, eating all
l. the fresh fruits you may desire. There
e is no doubt that mental and physical
activity conjoined with rational tenn
r perance and regularity in eating is
generally conducive to health and
I, longevity"
Rockefeller's health counsellor con-
T demns the three -meala- day habit as
not always conducive to good health.
O A good rule he says. is to eat when
!. hungry and then not to repletion.
'Only ripe fruits should be eaten" he
e says. land whether foreign or domes-
tic only after cleansing and steaming
Avoid the banana with the clear yell
a low skin: Ut is unripe and unhealthy.
Select oranges with a deep golden yell
:. low and yielding to pressure. The
: grape fruit should be dark and yield
ing and eaten without sugar. meal
O of ripe fruits Is virtually cooked by
. the suns rays and practically pre-di-
gested. Normal persons are not in
jured by the moderate use of tea or
= coffee; both should be drunk without
i cream or sugar The penalties for
their excessive use are dyspepsia. bill
iousness, constipation, insomnia, irri-
Id liability, irregular and intermittent
X pulse, hardening of the arteries, neu-
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