The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-06
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Eyer1iing Chat

&4N'S4AA4AS AAGsSAl II
What profiteth q man that he gain
kh6 whole world yet lose his health7
Natnralists say that long ago the
prehistoric waters were infested with
Q Species of enormous shark which
finally became extinct by reason OF
the, workings of It's voracious appetite
Thus Nature Eliminates the over
fed.
The, desire for ease Of life and
plentiful diet IL universal and Is the
great stimulus Of man and animals
! alike. When man be comes greedy
and takes more ease and food
and drink than 10 his share, Nat
ure discardB hi /.
In the race for power and place
for ease Of circumstance and relief
sGom the stimulus Of hunger, the mod.
eyn man 10 apt TO forget that unless
he 10 careful Of his body he will soon
be made to suffer for the infraction
of Natures memorable physical law.
With the loss in body tone comes an
s equal loss in mental activity and the
brain which for a time was able to
operate despite the complaints Of an
Inverted, under-exercised, self.poison-
ed body, stops working.
Statisticians have discovered that
the mortality rate of persons in the
4 United States over 45 years Of age
lis increasing. The strenuous life OF
to-day is not alone responsible for
this. Lack Of health.giving exercise,
= superfluity of diet, lack OF restoring
Z sleep overstimulation, the high pre-.
! ssur Of the race for power, wealth
Z and position, plus physical neglect,
these bring early decay. Tho goal
is reached, wealth Is amasscd, honor,
1 position and pow r are just being
grasped when the apple of accom-.
I plishment turns to ashes OF dissolu.
ton. The brilliant mind becomes
clouded, the steady hand is no longer
! accurate, the eye which once gazed
4 fearlessly on the whole world Is
adtmmed and 1t is not long before the
final break up occurs. All Of this
{ was entirely preventable.
Other things being equal 1t is the
man who leads the well-balanced
4 life who lasts the longest. whose work
Z TO the end is uniformly the best, he
who neither over.works nor over.plays
/ neither over.eats, over.drinks, nor
oyer-sleeps, he who maintains stand
ard Of simple healthy diet in modera-
ions, who offsets mental work with
physical recreation, who Is as honest
with his own body as he Is with his
/. own business. When success comes
Ito such an one his physical and mental
condition Is such that he can enjoy
In peace Of mind and contentment Of
body the fruits of his ilbors.
The regulations of U. s. Public
Health Service state:"It is the duty
OF officers to maintain their physical
a. we'll as their professional fitness.
ITO this end they shall be allowed
time for recreation and study when
ever their official duties will permit"
Z II the Government regards 1t as essen.
.ttial that its sanitary experts shall be
safeguarded in this way, is 1t not
equally important to every citizen
that he similarly maintain a high
standard Of physical integrity.
Many persons II given the honor Of
Representing large party of voters
lin the United States as a vice presi-
Adential candidate would assume more
dignity than usual and would have q
Tendency to be bit stiff and priggish
even II the party did not at present
have enough votes to make the elec-
! ton Of the candidate probability.
&s In fact we think the average per.
son II suddenly elevated to high rank
! among his fellows and set up as a
4prophet and leader would have a GER
tain tendency to swell up and consid.
er. himself rather important.
"A man who has received all these
honors and yet is without the slight.
est affectatfon Is George R. Kirkpat.
rick, Socialist candidate for vice presi.
dent Of the United States, who last
night delivered speech in the court
house. We are not Socialists and are
mot advertising that party or its can.
didate, yet Mr.. Kirkpatrick Is very
remarkable man Of q plain, unassum-
! Ing nature, and It Is very refreshing
to meet such a man whatever his pc.
Htica1 views may be. Mr.. Kirkpatrick
4 10 an excellent speaker and It Is espe-
scially easy to listen to his talk because
%of the deep interest he takes in PEG.
z pie and their lives and problems.
I'VE hold no brief for him as a can.
7SNbotS, Jul must CTeulI uiIu Will b Bill
lcere personal interest In all Of his
audience. A number Of women and
children were present last night to
hear his talk and met and shook hands
with him afterward. He made friends
with every child present and one lit
tie girl at least win go home and tell
her playmates about the great man
with whom she talked for more than
i've minutes while many important 10.
soal percentages waited for him to find
time to consult with them.
His interest in children and the plain
4 people who compose his party is not
mere clap trap and hypocrisy on the
( part OF Mr.. Kirkpatrick and one could
not see him as he met those present
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