The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-23

To gain a happy old age, we mus.
guard well our physical powers to es
cape blindness, rheumatic pains, ner
~vousness, kidney troubles and tbs
like. | have escaped all these, anC
you want TO know now it can be done
When | was twelve years of age
some one told ms how 70 save nv eve
sight and l never saw the day when
could not write my letters and read
the news papers without glasses.
Read or study with your back turn
ed toward the light, and let it shine
over your left shoulder.
To preserve your physical powers,
every evening just before retiring
take an exercise in calisthenics or
light gymnastics. Rub your lower
limbs from the hips downward, then
rub your arms, shake your hands till
they glow, and draw the nervous
forces from the brain; stretch your
hands and arms as high as you can
and then bring them down to the floor
a number of times; place your hands
on the small of your back and swing
several times to the right and to the
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and save you from those distressing
kidney troubles incident to old age.
| have practiced the above for nearly
sixty years and when | stretch my
hand, it is as steady as a post. Not
long since | sent a bullet through the
heart of a cat, fifty yards off, with a
rifle, off hand.
In the second place expand your
intellectual powers to the highest de-
gree they are susceptible. Store
your nina with useIul knowledge. 1t
is so much capital to draw from when
you are old. Avoid reading much
light literature, It weakens the mind.
Do not study or read too long at a
time, but change to some physical
exercises or play. 1t will rest you
like changing a bucket full of water
from one hand to the other. You
will live longer and feel happier if
you balance mental exercise with
physical. Eliphalet Mott was presi-
dent of a college till he was ninety
years old. He had a work shop in the
basement of his college where he
worked in the afternoon. He claim
ed that it added thirty years to his
life.
Our third talent is the social one,
us to be sociable. 1t not only adds
to our pleasure as we journey along,
but cultivates a social disposition for
old age. Counting is a pleasant
exercise and we should not wonder if
some of the young people have found
it out already. 1t means to be kind
and courteous to each other. Court
the girl you want to marry and keep
it up as long as you live. There will
ever be any divorce if this advice is
followed.
Perhaps you have read the story of
Betsy and | are out" Jim and
Betsey got along splendly as long as
he courted her, but after they were
married for some time, and in the
busy battle of life, they overlooked
chose amenities of life which should
exist in a family that Jim thought
they must have a divorce. He went
to a lawyer to get advice. The law
yer asked Jim whether he courted his
wife before they were married, and
whether they did not get along then?
Yes, said Jim, "splendidly" Then
''safd the lawyer, go and court her
again for a while and then come and
give me your report" In due time
Jim came and reported that he would
not have a divorce for the world.
The advice worked like a charm.
The fourth talent is our moral at
tribute. Morality refers to the rela-
while religion refers to the relation
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essence of morality is justice and
and is so stercely expressed by
the Savior in the dictum, "Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself," and in
practice conforms to the golden rule,
do unto others as you would have
them do unto you" If this rule
observed among civilized nations,
war would be impossible. If observ-
ed by capital and labor and in daily
there would be no strikes and
lockouts, society would be more
united, families would be
Honesty is not only the
best principle, but the best policy. 1t
IS that which gave Abe Lincoln the
sobriquet of Honest Abe" and had
much to do with his success in public
life. "A good name is rather to be
chosen than great riches" A strict
Y moral life will add length of days
and lead to a happy old age.
The last and the highest and best
,alent we possess is our spiritual
1t is the golden chain that
inks to the Deity. In proportion as
We exercise Jul spiritual nature, we
purer, holier, and happier.
We are constantly beset with con-
1icts within and without and need
assistance of One who is
nightier than we are, who is "a very
help in time of need" This
lelp is promised US and is ever avail
ng if we ask it in the right spirit! 1t
S possible, even now to walk with
God as Enoch did. To gain the high
,st attainment in spirituality we must
avail ourselves of all the religious
lelps within our reach. Store u
minds well with the contents if the
Sacred Book. Then if our lives are
prolonged to a good old age, our eyes
grow dim, our hearing fails and Jul
limbs grow lettering, we still have
he joy of a life we'll spent, a con-
science void of offence, a mind we'll
alfred with gracious promises and the
joyful communion of One who stick
eth closer than a brother.
That you may employ well these
God given talents and reach a happy
I'D age and a bright hope of a glori-
Immortality, is the wish and pray