The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-20
OLD AGE.

We should welcome the advancing
years as did Fleming In LongfeIlow's
Hyperion" when he says: For my
part I am happier as 1 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 is over.
The world and 1 look each other more
self-possessed. It has done me good
to be somewhat parched by the heat
and drenched by the rain Of life"
Take heed unto myself" may be
addressed to the old man with scarce
~ less force of application than to the
young man. An old man should avoid
all sudden and extreme changes in oc-
cupation or 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 to 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 be paid to the matter Of feed
ing, as to the quantity, kind and quail
ity Of the food taken. Eat moderate
~, not too heartily.
Nothing Is more desirable than to
keep the brain active. Don't be 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
As we grow old, we need to know
that We will remain young If 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 it 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 It. 1t
is astonishing how much good there is
in the world if you look for it resolute-
~. Your own mind will keep sweet
and serene and your friends will vel
come you with a smile. The man who
has sought the good all his days has
stored up enough virtue to help him
out Of his hole. Such a man does not
stop to bewail his failure-he does not
know the world. Optimism Is the
foundation and crown Of ali 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.
It 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 baby's, muscles that do the bid
ding Of the brain, and nerves that
never go on a strike; to become old In
years yet have the freshness of per-
petual prime; to 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.