Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-17
At SEVENTY, YOUNG;
DANCES Twice A WEEK
Charles Frances. New Yorker,
Gives Secrets of Fighting
Against Old Age.


factor,lv the question. GLOW to Maintain
outh. Health and Vigor ut an Advanced
Are. but I will try writes Charles
Francis IN Review of Reviews.
All nv life have gwen time to exercise.
Az sixteen | was u successful oarsman,
and for two or three years IN my teens
| rowcd four miles before breakfast and
four miles after six q clock evening meal
Swimming also occupied much al my
lris,,re | enloyed splendid health, and
no amount az work troubled me. rs may
he inferred from my engaging IN hoth
dav and night work for about a year.
sleeping wrck-ulghts on the ieed~hoard
III a press. | took y good long sleep IN
bed SUNDAY nights and felt inc
At IL. rs publisher and printer ot INC
Otago Punch. IN New Zealand. worker
SO continuously rs cumpositor, rrc'sman.
photographer. binder and delivery boy.
that / needed No other rXcrcIsc Later.
u.hcp called Ia the New Zealand gold
folds my cxcrrise. outside of my work.
was horseback riding This seemed IN
sufficient. and | started n dancing class.
which afforded "a delightful exercise that
continue To this day During those carly
.Iays ! also occasionally did Ronc bail
| playing
In london worked sixty hours
week sometimes more and used 10 walk
three mics to business and return each
dav This. with some dancing, maintained
my physique
Marrvinp and coming to America. !
1 did not allow changed conditions 10 keep
| me from some sort nj exercise In thicag"
/ hoes in tho garden. raIred chickens
/ walked and danced in which latter ~
/ compIishmcnt my wife JOINED me Tor
| many wears
At little Rock ! did get 2 little nm
/ down Nv continuous indoor work and
/ Southern climate. So ! l'eright r"whoat
aud uract isrd or the RIVER two" dav.
/ boa,doe dolnq soiuc dancing There
| had the only serious illness 81 my he.
/ hclnr dcspa,rcd ~ for a time but pulled
1 through and was working again ~
| fortnight
| Through tho following wears ~ ouis-
| vic Crucinnatl ard New Work ! always
maintained aome form - everriae. and
recently resumed dancing bought the
/ Swnhu,ia syytrrn ard have used 4 for MANY
wears. giving twenty minutes To exercise
every morning upon arising Now. At
seventy. am still dancing privately, ~
least twice a week and walk wheu It IS
CONVENIENT IN the summer ! SWIM. play
! trunls and enjoy other forms 81 errrr'se
BIIt cxcrclse IS not tho only essential
M health as ! SOC It ! never smoked,
and there iv no nicotine ~ alcoholic roIsnn
n ri, evetcrn Early r,s,ns always seemed
beneficial and hard work was never
detrimental
Much 81 my exceptional health and
strength IS due tn absence of worry
never would carry the annovancos N hlrsi-
ness back 10 tho home and allow them 70
Interfere With home duties and pleasures
As irnnort ami as ANYTHING CLEO was the
attempt 10 hc cheerful IN sTntr 81 set
backs planning tasks for myself and
never hcing satisfied until they were
ACCOMPLISHED and cultIvaInE Fplnt
~ hrlrfulnrgF for others
Nov At seventy wars. I feel as active
as ! did At FORTY and nv phywclan tells
nc that I have the blood pressure of .
man 81 thirty ! r,ae At sax. breakfast
al seven rrach thc Office AZ eight and
follow a vigorous h,raneSs dav. had ont
on schedule unCh IS takrn rs rest
At 4 20 start for hornc and often have
II attend meeting At night ! retire
between 10 and ~ O'Clock after evening
devotion
Tho DAYS work with me- INVOLVES MANY
different businesses These include tho
largo rr7nting house ~ which | am the
head and several sLhcd enterprises
am alan a director or active participant
| IN many organizations 81 a huslncRs kind
| and Others " religious tra'"Tnal or
! rhlanthvoplc character
| attend many meetings of printing
! and alhcd trades unions, endeavorlng 10
promote friendly relations and cultivate
! a night spirit These activities, with At
tending national conventions, writing
! book or two. giving lectures on printing
/ ctr keep me ouIt IL mischief and afford
/ httlc tluc to think of self
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