Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-02-19
HEALTH IDEAS
and new STORY
BEFORE A CLUB
Mrs. S. A. Pelton Tells How to
Live a Hundred Years and Jack
Boyle Reads Unpublished Tale


"Of all the problems which concern
humanity, perhaps none is more inter-
esting than that OF achieving long
life," was the opening sentence of
Mrs. s. A. Pelton's paper on "How
to Live a Century before the Fort
nightly Literary club on Friday night
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. e.
Cole.
She discussed some OF those who
have endeavored to find an elixer OF
life. the conclusion being reached by
one that before men will attain their
centenaries in considerable numbers
scientists Will have to inoculate them
with the bacillus Of patinet labor, OF
simple ideas, of placid emotions.
Mrs. Pelton found In her investi-
cations that climate and environment
had much to do with longevity. One
race that is more decidedly long lived
is the Jews. No plant grows exactly
from the same soil as others; no
human being can do what another
can. Self knowledge supplemented by
self-control is imperative. The chances
of a person belonging to a long-lived
family are much better than those
belonging to an ordinary family, but
it is a dangerous falacy to rely too
much on such q situation. Disease
constitutes great bar to human pro-
gress.
In a group of men fifty years of
age. several will look scarcely forty,
while others will look close to sixty
and some not far from seventy. Some
people become aged before they have
lived long enough to be old.
Rules to Prolong Life
Some of the rules to prolong life
were the following:
An intense desire to live long.
Work. play, love, the care of the
b0dy--to rest is to rust.
Observe the laws OF health.
Pure air and pure water.
Shoulder the fire of disease as soon
as it starts.
Eat slowly, moderately, and masti-
cate we'll.
These of the present are living much
longer than those of the past, due
largely to observing sanitary laws and
the rules of health.
An Unpublished Story
Besides the excellent paper by Mrs.
Pelton, the club enjoyed feature of
uncut 1eaves-the reading Of an I'M
published story by Jack Boyle, the
author of the Boston Blackie stories
Its in the Air" was the title, the
story of a strike on the part Of the
Housewives in town. They had griev-
ances, formed union, took up their
quarters at a hotel, and had their trou-
bles. The husbands, too, were in a
sorry plight before the matter was
settled AS a result of the strike the
social and domestic circles in Nestle
ton were in distressing throes, but
the whole ended tremendously, to the
perfect satisfaction of the leaders, an
old bachelor and spinster-they were
married.
A successful story writer must have
Two tctISudS3E c1uu A1l1c1S9AAAo11o1.
Mr.. Boyle has both of these to a. sup
erlative degree. Added to these ex-
cellent attributes he possesses an album
ance of wit and the story read spark
led all the way through.
His characters were sketched with
wonderful ciearness and with few
words, their actions bringing them
boldly out.
Mr.. Boyle reads well, an exception
with authors. His voice is pleasing
and meditation distinct. There was
zest of spirit and freshness of thought
to such degree the company was
exceptionally entertained
With Miss Zura Fricke at the piano
L. M. Forman, returned soldier do
ing special work at the University of
wisconsin, sang two numbers. This
was an added pleasure for the members
The next meeting will be with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. B. Griggs.