The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-01
POPULAR MEDICINE
BY DR.. HIRSHBERG
intelligent Observation of Rules
of Hygiene viii De-
crease Illness.
By DIR. l.. k. HIRsHBERG.

BY DIR. L. k. HIRsHBERG.
The health of vigorous human
above forty, if carefully conserved
and held in the reservoirs of his an
atomy, should carry him efficiently
TO par. Unless there has been q fog
and a miasma in the lowlands of his
spring and summer, the fair banks
of his stream of life should support
him firmly through the gray autumn
and bleak winters of his wayfaring
life. Happy is he who can hasten
with the key to his safe deposit vault,
at any crisis for the coupons and
dividends upon health and strength,
saved in the heyday of his spring
time.
know a man who by times mex
orable reckoning should be bent, de-
crepit and gray-looked. Six and sew
enty are his years, yet smart judges
agreed, until correctly informed, that
he was not past nifty. There is no
reason why such a spry, useful and
youthful man should be phenomenal
enough to be interviewed. What one
"young-old' man does might mislead
you into fal1acy, a sweeping moral
effect" of generalizing. You might
fall into the common error Of think
ing and doing what he does without
regard to many other more important
things he did long ago and your pc
culiarities of the present. Mr.. Winston
Spencer Churchill, the English phil
osopher, admiral, soldier, and politi-
clan, says that many good people sui
fer from this influence of moral ef-
feet"
You Must Know Yourself
A ''moraI effect" is an impression
you ought not allow yourself to sus-
tain. 1t is an unwarranted extension
Of small or long physical effect to
regions actually far outside it's scope
It is an exaggerated deduction from
one incident. 1t is an error OF gener-
alization of a few facts. 1t is the
wrong application of what is good for
ninety men is good for the whole. hui
man race. In the end this is why we
allow ourselves to be Imposed upon by
an interview with a chancellor or an
emperor. 1t is a sham to deceive you
into giving up "a solid advantage,
which you have.
When a middle-aged man who
smokes little or not at all is in excel
lent health and reads that King Con-
stantine of Greece expects to live to
a hearty old age by fasting and smok-
ing, and then initiates the Greek
bringing gifts" he gives up a solid
advantage and falls for" a lot of
moral effect"
Don't BE SeIf.InduIgent.
THE middle-aged man, to be Sin the
pink of condition." must "stay put"
and be content with little, here below.
He must not be too quick to run to
seed" Let him not be lazy, hungry,
easy on himself, and without muscu-
lar ambition.
The besetting sin and aging venom
of the man about forty is too keen
appetite" and disinclination to
physical efforts. On the other hand,
those malignant menaces of the mid
man-heart disease, Brights
blood vessel troubles and
invited to their dance of
Leath if the middle-aged man be-
comes too strenuous or "overdoes"
the athletic craze.
The seven muscular ages of man
may be indicated as follows:
THE age Of pulling locomotive
nd wheel toys.
2-The age OF throwing balls,
sticks and stones.
37-The age of spinning tops and
shooting marbles.
tThe age of leap frog; fence
and baseball.
5-The age of swimming, football,
lacross, and tennis.
6-The age of the gymnasium and
golf.
THE age of bowling, quoits, and
croquet
II man will learn, remember, in
wardly digest and apply these seven
ages of athletics he will have a modi-
cum of strength, good health and little
strain on his blood pressure, kidneys,
heart and tissues.
No more is it a necessity to be
bald, obese and fiabby of flesh at the
these, to beIch, hiccough or feel full
after eating" is a sign that colts are
not the only creatures that need to
their appetites.
II you are bald you kept the sun
light and other, of natures disinfect-
ants from your scalp.
Are you middle-aged and fat? II SO,
you take your ease too seriously. Be
less indulgent with yourself. Seek a
hard chair instead of an unsanitary,
upholstered one. Walk upstairs occa-
instead of riding in an eIe-
vator. Take your meals in a penny
and not in a lobster pal
ace.
On the other hand. those who lose
much sleep, indulge themselves exces-
sively and otherwise drain the cup of
pleasure and comfort to the dregs
will find only gall and NORWOOD
long before forty.
CCopyr't 1916, by Newspaper Feature Serviee)