The New York herald., 1921-05-23

watched the white ball soar down the farway-
straight and long with the graceful rise that told OF
infinite power behind the club Thirty yards beyond
my drive it to earth, bounced twice, rolled
and was still.
Once more stared in admiration at John Morgan,
just as ! had stared dozen times that afternoon a
picture for artist he made poised perfectly at the
end of his follow through. Tanned TO rich mahogany
eyes bright and clear, his body graceful boys, he
the embodiment of health and strength.
To me the marvel, for knew that his
rapidly graying hair proo-and the only proof
that Morgan ten years my senior man well
past his prime, his vigorous, useful lite mocked time
and age. AS made for the showers determined to
pry from him the of his seeming perpetual youth
"John,' said slowly undressed, i've always
believed that the fountain of youth was myth
But when look at you I'm not sure about it. Let
fellow in your secret, won't your:
Pausing halfway in the act of pulling Oft shoe, the
old fellow looked at me and smiled.
'You're not the first who has asked me that,
Tom. Eighteen holes in eightytwo doesn't tit with IN
my gray hairs and there few who do not look
suspiciously when tell them my age.
GAS matter of fact, my present physical condition
is more matter of luck than anything else. It's
rather odd story.
Give years ago the verge of collapse
At the time didn't know it. My business growing
faster than and was giving it everything had
to catch prosperity the flood worked like horse
and enjoyed every minute OF 1t.
"It's true did lot of night work and did my best
off nights to keep with my wifes social activities
Felt bit tagged sometimes in the mornings, but 1t
always off and thought nothing of it. always
had been in good health and simply took 1t tor
granted that l always would be.
"I SHOULD have known better. One morning after
particularly late night the office woke at the
usual hour, took my watch from under the pillow and
put it on the bureau preparatory to dressing. lnad
vertenty l glanced at the time and noticed that it
way 7:2I.
"As turned from the bureau the thing happened.
Without instants warning sort of gray mist came
before my eyes-the floor rocked under my feet and
pitched forward on hands and knees.
whether / lost consciousness not don't know.
In few seconds the mist had passed, my head cleared
and pulled myself my feet. AS did caught sight
of my watch agan-it was 7:,2.
Thank goodness | had enough to be scared
With the cold sweat standing on my forehead fin
shed dressing and managed eat breakfast without
attracting my wfe's suspicion.
"It's funny how little thing will open a mans eyes
Reading my paper that Sunday morning my
ton caught by article published by the authority
of the Life Extension Institute. Probably had seen
a score Of similar articles and passed them by, but
this morning | read every word.
Briefly, it plea to busy like myself to
pay some regard to their physical condition. com
mon sense discussion of the preservation of health
and life and the need for regular physical examination
by expert physicians The sort of thing you sup
posedly healthy men pass by with sniff of contempt
"But in my case the seed fell fertile soil that
morning. That very day | filled that familiar
coupon and sent II to the Institute
urc that me by return mail the character
of men behind the Institute. Men like Ex-Presdcnt
William Howard Taft and Professor Irving Fisher of
Yale-progrcssivc leaders of thought and action like
Robert w deForest, Harold A. Ley Henry Fl. Bow
man. Arthur W. Eaton, Horace A. Moses, Edward l.
Pierce and Charles H. Tenney.
$50 arranged for examination at tho Institute
And such an examination il was! | have never
had anything like it in my life.
uT-HEY examined me from tip toc-nosc, throat
cars lungs, heart, abdomen.
What learned about myself that day exactly
what ! should have expected-what many who
think they arc in good health would learn from
similar examination
Il had been consistently ovcrworking perfectly
good set Of vital organs. Too much work, too much
food not enough sleep enough exercise. The
program that ninety out Of every hundred men
following today.
"What was the RESULT The same thing that would
happen if you never had the engine in your
hauled. never had your watch repaired, never had
your business audited. The delicate machinery of
my body, constantly carrying overload and
examined for flaws, wearing out In another year
I'D have simply gone to pieces like the famous One
Hoss Shay
"Thc dizzy spell had that morning the first
warning OF disaster. lucky in being sufficiently
frightened and twice lucky to have read the Institutes
article at opportune time.