The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-22
% wants to live O hundred years?

Who wants to live O hundred years?
Mighty few.
They do not want to live SO long. That
is not their idea. They do not want to
die.
After all. what Ia there to die for:
There is no ASSURANCE OF motors cab
arets and restaurants! SO let us not
consider dying.
Then. wo must perforce think OF the
machine The machine that prevents
us dying IL complex: 1T Is a most dol
tcntc mechanism. It is wonderful
thing.
II is the temple Of the soul. It Is the
abode OF tho intellect. We treat 1t worse
than a coal-hole We do not stoke tho
engines. We bank the fires all the
time. W have the heavy. black
dra,ight We got the sombreneRs. We
never sec the glowing red hot Goals.
Oh, It ia a poor business. We abuse
our body all the time. Yet our CHIEF
idea Is to put Off dying. If wo knew
something Of living we might want to
go on living But We don't We think
we know enough to want not to die.
Most OF us are afraid Of 1t.
Rules for Long Lilo.
Most Journalists have rules FOR
long llre Most Of them look good
for ten years inore-perhaps. l have
watched them. They do not eat. They
throw their food down their outlets
They throw It 60 fnst that 1t holds the
wind in their stomachs. Then they belch
and say beg observation-disclosures.
Women do it too. One Of Thorn once
telerhoned the eructatIon 10 mo. did
not hear It. There was q hiatus In her
talk. Then she said Beg pardon. anu
said Don't mention it, but It nude
me feel sorry. Sho was a very hand
some woman. II IS r very ugly habit;
also II ~ dangerous.
There are no general rules for lon
gcvity. What's death 10 ono is life to
another. If you have been reared on
will probably require TO continue exer-
rising Il little. hut for others It is not
always necessary.
Joseph Chamberlain. one OF Englands
greatest men. told mo that no hated
exercise. He had nevor taken It III any
form. II also told me that he worked
sixteen hours Of the twenty-four. He
told me how many big Havana cigars
he smoked per day. but I have for
gotten.
Chamberlain was tall, slim. perfect
ly-conditioned thinking machine What
he did was his habit. That's all there
iS TO II. But Qunt MAKE lntt All
excuse to gorge and bolt your food
as so many OF you DO. Give the gases
in your stomach a chance to come out
6ecently.
In my practice as q barriseer I onoe
had client. He was An old soldier S6
years Of ago. He was an old rsprobatc.
! remember him we'll. His name waa
James Harp. He signed II always ].
HARP. He had lived IN New Zealand
since the Maori war. He never passed
the whole OF any day without being
drunk At eigllty-s1x he was as straight
as lance, slim built. ruddy-faoed. en-
Jo!-ing himself and going strongly" for
his century when last saw him,
Moderation The Usual Rule.
Those who wish 70 put off dying
should practice moderation In all things.
Even this. however. Is generali1ing.
There IS tho case OF the Rt. Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain and have mon toued Mr..
J. Harp. Neither OF these was modcr-
ate bu. both OF thern put OFF dying a
Ions time.
Recently real half column Of rulos
for long life. Half OF It contrad!ctcd
the other half. The secret OF living
woll IS tho same rs the socrot Of piay-