Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-09
How to
Live
Common Sense Comments on
Health. Happiness and
Longevity
BY GEORGE F. BUTLER
A. M. M. d.
OLD AGE.


part / am happier as ] grow older.
When i compare my sensations and
enjoyments now with what they were
ten years ago, the comparison is vastly
In favor of the present. Much OF the
fever and fretfulness of life Ia over.
The world and look each other more
calmly I'm the face. My mind is more
selfpossessed. 1t has done me good
10 be somewhat parched by the heat
and drenched by the rain of life"
Take heed unto myself" may be
addressed 10 the old man with scarce
ly less force OF application than TO the
young man. An old man should avoid
all sudden and extreme changes in &C.
cupation orN modes OF life. Regularity
and moderation must be observed.
Discipline Is very important Spas
modic industry prevents that develop
ment OF self-regulating automatic
generation OF energy which saves the
brain so much. He needs 10 know the
Importance Of proper exercise, and of
sleep, rest and recreation He should
live simply. being temperate in eating
and drinking. Too much attention
cannot he paid 10 the matter Of feed
ing. as 10 the quantity, kind and quail
fly OF the food taken. Eat moderate
ly, not too heartily.
Nothing Is more desirable than TO
keep the brain active. Don't he has
been" Keep in the game and live In
this living age. drawing fresh mental
vigor from your daily intercourse with
the young thought of the acting world.
Every one needs the quickening infiu-
ence OF the stirring world on every
side of him TO keep his mind awake
and vigorous.
As we grow old. we need TO know
that we will remain young II we keep
the heart young. and this we can do by
mingling with the young Nothing
will contribute more toward protract-
ing the period Of old age and render
ing II healthy than the possession Of a
contented, cheerful and hopeful state
OF mind. Cultivate the habit Of look
Ing for the best side OF things and
keeping your attention fixed on IL. II
is astonishing how much good there is
In the world II you look for It resolute-
". Your 6Nn mind wifi keep sweet
and serene and your friends will well
come you with a smile. The man who
has sought the good all his days has
stored up enough virtue 10 help him
out of his hole. Such man does not
stop to bewail his failure--he does not
know the world. Optimism is the
foundation and crown of all success.
AS you grow old, cultivate a sympathy
for the world at large, for its weak
ness, for the young, and the return in
health and happiness will come to you
a hundredfold.
Old age and decline may be as gen.
tie and sweet and grateful as the Sc
quence Of blossom and fruit and har-
vest. Old age is the harvest Of life Of
which youth and early manhood are
the spring and seedtime, the fruitage
of other years; the storehouse in
which is gathered up the product and
result of our past labors, experience
and trials.
II is possible for a man with winter
on his head TO have eternal spring In
his heart: To have no hate. no crouch.
no prejudice; to have a breath sweet
as a hahy's. muscles that do the bid
ding Of the brain, and nerves that
never 90 on a strike; to become old In
years yet have the freshness OF per
petual prime; 10 so live that when he
drops the debris OF the past he will
breathe the ether OF Immortality and
his cheek mantle with eternal bloom
LEARN HOW TO LIVE.
II should be your aim 10 make OF
your life a Journey toward the ideal
10 live with gratitude, with devout-
ness, with gentleness and courage.
Then add TO IL the humility which
kneels. and the charity which gives.
and you have the whole wisdom Of the
children Of God.
The way TO grow old gracefully is
the way Of self-control. the way OF
sympathy. the way OF unselfshness.
The grand essentials OF happiness In
every stage of life, but particularly in
the last. are having something to do
something 10 love and something TO
hope for.
Anyone who is anxious 10 live long
and preserve his youth should spend
as much time as possible in the open
air After the days work is finished
we should always let out into the air.
the park or ir the woods. IL pos
Sble.
Against OLD age sunlight Is an excel
lent protection. 1t is best used In
combination with exercise. such as
riding. gols or some form Of sport. and
n daily srn bath BY such means both
youth aut life may be prolonged.
BE ngihcr the slave Of your i'm
pulses Ind sensations Of the moment.
nor OF IN abstract and general plan.
Mnu'uecds huf little here below. His
necessities ale r"w indeed: his wants