The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-28
From The Daily Item. April "a.

The third night of Chautauqua was
night and nearly fifteen hun
dred people sat spellbound while Will
liam Owen and his wonderful COM
pany OF actors produced that great re-
ligious play The Servant in the
House." Charles Ram Kennedy's best
known work. The play was all hat it
was expected and there was hardly a
person in the audience who could not
feel the appeal of the story which was
depicted before them.
There were other excellent at
fractions on the program beside the
drama. however. for DR.. Charles E..
Barker yesterday spoke twice to at
tentive audiences, in the morning on
the science of being happy and in the
afternoon on the rather remarkable
subject How to Live a Hundred
Years" and 1t might be added that he
gave an excellent recipe for doing
this unusual act of prolonging life.
The afternoon oncer by Signor
Giuseppe Bartolotta was much enjoy
ed and the musicians were heartily
applauded.
Last night, acting on the advice of
MIR. Chambers, the audience. collect
ed early. and nearly everybody waa
I'm the tent before the play commence
ed Some late corners had to stand.
as there were not seats sufficient for
all.
DR.. Charles f.. Barker in his morn
ing lecture gave five rules for becom-
ing efficient in the Finest of the
Fine Arts. or How to Be Always Hap
py." as follows:
/. Cultivate the habit of always
looking on the bright side of every
experience.
2. Accept cheerfully the place in
life that is yours. believing that is
the best possible place for you.
8. Throw your whole sou and
spirit into your work. and do it the
best you know how.
4. Get into the habit Of doing
bits Of kindness and courtesies to all
those who touch your life each day.
8. Adopt and maintain a simple,
childlike attitude OF confidence and
trust In God as your own Father.
In his afternoon lecture he discuss
ed at length how to keep the body in
a healthy condition. He suggested
regular systematic exercises, eating Of
meat only once a day and chewina
everything fully and slowly; eating
largely OF cereals and vegetables.
which he said were cheaper than
meat; and keeping always happy. Hia
rules for exercises were:
Breathing Exercises.
1. Bend body at hips, fists at knees
throw arms out and backward as
far as possible while inhaling, and ex-
hale while returning to original DO
sition.
2. Rotate shoulders-inhale rails
ing shoulders. and vice versa.
.. Clasp hands behind back
throw chest out and upward, should
ers back and inhale. and vice versa.
4. Breathing run.
For Kidneys.
o. Keeping knees stiff-lower
hands to floor and return to chest.
For Spine.
.. Swing the arms in a circle in
front of the body. keeping the knees
stin and stretching upwards as far as
possible while raising arms.
For Liver.
Z. Feet apart as far as possible
keeping knees stiff. bend body from
side to side. raising arms alternately
over the head.
8. Gladstonian exercise.
Lying Excrciscs-FOr Stomach
ami Intcstincs.
.. Arms at side-raise chin to
~" u push MINUS along the
limbs; vice versa.
10. Throw body to sitting position.
Keeping hips, knees and feet on floor.
IL. Draw both knees back to chest
and return to floor.
~. Raise both legs from the floor
at the same time, Keeping knees
Important Suggestions.
l. Drink plenty OF water i'm be-
meals. Eight to ten glasses per
day.
2. Get into the habit OF following
the exercise with cool or cold bath.
" one has plenty of blood a cold bath
Is best. otherwise only take a cool
bath after exercises.
.. The best. time to take these ex-
Is upon arising In the morning.