The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-30
DO YOU WANT TO ADD
20 YEARS TO LIFE?
SAVANT TELLS HOW
Don't Worry, Make Moderation Your Life Rule Eat SlOUy,
Sleep Long," Says Professor.

Do you want to live 10 or 20 additional
years: OF course you do There is NOT
one OF Us. IN spite Of all pains ana gnr-
rows, who would not snatch eagerly af
every second Of palpitating life the gods
are generous TO beStowt Follow tho
IAshdates OF DR.. George s. Meyau. pro-
lessor or Physical education and med
,caI director Of the gymnasium at Co
~ 1, university. who conducted
~ exhaustive research in$Nc relation
snip or hygiene and worry 10 longevity
omit no link of the chain Of daily he
haVor he propounds and YOU shall drink
OF the fountain of life for many a moon
longer than your present mode OF living
destlnes you for He says,
with the knowledge we have today
We could add 10 or 20 years to the life
of every individual II We had the cour-
age TO act upon that knowledge by
continually swimming against the tide
constantly eSerting every ounce Of our
VIII power and persistontly battling with
our Appeutes and desires"
pr. Meylan feels convinced that the
evidence of all the long-lived iudiVid-
uals from Thomas Parr, who lived TO
be l52, through the reigns OF 10 Eng
OF Harvard college IS, and In perfect
health, proves conclusively that the
open sesame" to "A long and active life
u UioueldtlOn IN all Things ana the Dan
tshment Of Dame Care.
THE striking thing about every man
] meet who is an exception In health,
vitality and long life Is that each men
lions moderation as the reason for his
long and active life. Charles w. Eliot.
S. and his long. active working still
continues without the slightest bit OF
slowing up He still works as hard as
ever. but also stu takes his early morn
Ing exercise, ] remember Or Eliot many
years ago. In rain or shine, sleet or
snow, the bitterest cold, each morning
found him cycling. horseback riding or
walking. DR. Eliot is as hard walker
as ever"
Exercise. however Is only one of the
links IN DR., Meylan's chain. His friend,
Ut. Eliot. was always sure to get as
much sleep every night as his system
demanded; enough and yet not too much
10 eat, and, above all, 10 refrain from
eating between meals; To get enough
ana proper recreation, and TO battle and
dress properly
In other words DR. Eliot was careful
% forge each Ink carefully, The result
is man OF So. who stands splendidly
crect-much more erect than some
young girls we know who have culti.
waited the "debutante slouch.' He Is a
man who has the spring OF youth in his
step He attends committee and bust
ness meetings OF all kinds. makes lucid
and clever addresses and is as active In
hard work as he was at Is.
Worth While Goal.
Certainly that is a AaIworth work
INK for. worth sacrificing the path Of
least resistance for, worth swimming
against the tide for.
There were and are other young "old
men" There are Abraham jacob,
John Burroughs. Lyman Abbott.
Il couldn't give you a better example
than Clemenceau, There's a man of 70
who Is undoubtedly good for Il great
deal more hard work. Do not think
when | say moderation In all things
that | mean moderation in work, There
Is no such thing as oyerwork
When people claim they are over
worked they usually are worried They
have great responsibility than they
have the courage to handle. They have
this obstacle to overcome, II they have
n great deal Of courage and will power
they win out and are happy and con-
tented, and never complain OF over
work But II they haven't got the will
to overcome they lose and start to wor-
~ because they have lost. Then they
talk Of oVerwork.
After you have subtracted time for
exercise and recreation sometimes you
can combine these tWol. for sleep and
nlGdth. MpTh All TIE lt0N VI ANb Nlll't
IL you want TO. and win not be over
working.
Clemenceau Example,
"Clemenceau never worried; that's
why he has done as much rs he has,
feel confident IN saying this about
him, since my father-ln- law knew him
very intimately when he lived In Amer
lea some years ago, and taught IN SIAM
ford, Conn, He has an iron will, ten
acity OF purpose and courage
"Of course he undoubtedly inherits
these characteristics and therefore has
the advantage Of many Of us, but these
qualities would not have meant nearly
as much to him had he not developed
them by practice to such wonderful
proportions--to degree never before
attained by any man.
Worry is. Of course, IA matter OF
temperament and character. There are
some people intelligent enough 10 under
stand the uSelessneSs and the evil OF
continual worrying, but who, In spite
OF that, continue to worry as much as
ever There Is almost hopeless case.
IA possible cure for that form Of
worry and Tor other forms AS well is
To become 80 absorbed In some one thing
as 10 have no time for worry Look
around YOU and find something to do
that will absorb your interest COM
pietrly, aud there Is every likelihood
that you will become much too inter-
ested to worry
Danish Worries.
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