New Britain herald., 1922-11-17
TELLS HOW OLIVE
 ITO BE A HUNDRED'
Speaker at Y. M. C. A. Makes
 Some Interesting Statements

|
 subject of the address given by Dr
 c. F. Barker. of the National Rotar,
 club. who addressed the members ol
 the New Britain industrial council las
 evening.
 He stated that to keep we'll and
 live century one had to follow four ] methods: namely: By the process of | elimination, which nature has provid.
 ed. seventy-eight per coat. of men
 and 92 per cent ~ women over 35
 years of age have sub-normal chest
 expansion. When lungs are not up
 to standard expansion, poison carbon dioxide remains In the system. similar to the exhaust from the automobile
 engine. Five minutes Of breathing
 exercises every day for five minutes
 will produce normal chest expansion.
 The skin gives of precipitation every day and in the winter time. clogs the
 pores, thereby causing trouble in the
 form of colds, grip. influenza and
 other diseases of q like nature.
 Many people upon finding that a
 cold or grippe comes on, rely upon
 old fashioned remedies. Taking warm
 drinks, bundling up well and perspir-
 ing freely Inside of 4s hours. if
 prove effective. Another method is taking exercise inducing increased ac- tivity of the pores A rough Turkish
 towel, a bath brush or some rough substance rubbed well over the body for two minutes every morning will keep the pores well opened" he said.
 Most people today buy laxatives such as oils. pills and many other pat ent medicines on the market. You think you are wise in pursuing this policy. because they remedy your troubles for the time being. But that does not cure constipation but only prolongs your troubles. and then they become chronic. don't believe there is patent medicine on the market today that will cure constipation. There are many patent medicine manufacturers who buy their testi. monials from poor people who are ir many instances unable to read orr write. Some times they give free medicines just to use the name of the individual for advertising purposes" Dr. Barker stated that he has been making investigations for many yearr as to how they spread propaganda and purchase signatures for use in testi- monial advertising. He stated that in many instances patent medicine agents have paid southern darkies 2E cents for the use of their names.
 -Four years ago well knowr athlete was paid $500 for the use O his name in connection with an ad of a well known paten' medicine. He never drank one drop of this medicine, and yet. today peo pie are purchasing this same product that they will become cured by its use. Nine out of 10 patent medicines are faked.
 There are five things that will cure certain abdominal ills if followed in two years time. First upon rising drink one gass of warm water. fol, low later. say five minutes with drink of cold water. Second, takt | abdominal exercise. Third, diet. Eat plenty of cereals such as whole wheat corn cakes and dry cereals. Don't eat white bread. That alone increasef Whole wheat bread I, Third, eat plenty O -ruit, such as apples, oranges, grape 'ruit, pears, prunes and rhubarb. Also .at raisins and fruits containing seeds It Is fallacy that seeds will cause ap- pendicitis. Little seeds SCOUT the in .estines. and help to keep them clean. Eat few nuts every meal time. Don't I' sat whole bag at one time. Fourth irink from eight to 12 glasses of water every day.
 Don't drink fee water at meal time.
 Fifth, eat an apple. orange or a lunch of grapes before going to bed.
 Kidney trouble is caused by clog ;ed pores of the skin, constipation and chest
 "Dr. Mieczkopf of the Pasteur in- titute, has made a remarkable dis overy. He has found, in Bulgaria. country of 5,ooo,ooo people. about vice the size of Connecticut, that here are more than 5000 men and vomen over 100 years old. Three hundred of the people are over 125 ears old. In America today we have wo people overs125 years of age. One s an Indian in Oklahoma and the ther a negro in Alabama. People f Bulgaria live an average <, of 2oI ears longer that the people of Am rica.
 Dr. Mieczkopf attributes this to hree reasons, they drink more water ger capita than any other people in he world. Children are taught in to ,,,,1- lo~ Ia Co. | {, hey do not eat meat after they reach { 0 years of age. Most people eat ereals instead. They eat plenty of auerkraut. Dr. Mieczkopf thinks that ( ating sauerkraut alone will prolong fe. Every man and woman over 100 ears should drink from two to three