The New York herald., 1922-09-13
96 YEARS OLD With
60 CIGARETTES ADAY
BritOn. Just Made Citizen
Inhales Every Drag,
What's More.
LOATHES PROHIBITION
Doctor Patiently Waits for
Day When He Can Have
Booze Again.
COFFEE? 8 CUPS DAILY
Eat Two Meals, Don't Worry
and Walk Much, Adven-
turer Advises.
COFFEE? 8 CUPS DAILY

The oldest alien who has become
citizen of the United States within the
memory of the present guardian of
that privilege took the oath of al
legiance in the Federal District Court
yesterday.
He is DR.. James Rosedale Wadel
Ward. 90 years old. Ruddy, dapper,
straight backed, he stood before Judge
Martin T.. Manton and fervently re-
nounced the King of England. Then
he stepped outside and lit cigarette.
"What?" cried a startled stranger.
Cigarettes as your age?"
"Sixty day." said DR.. Ward, blow
ing smoke through his white mus
tache.
Il suppose you stand it because you
don't inhale"
Watch me, young man. He drew
such u lungful that the fire could be
seen racing down the rice paper and
exhaled gently through both rlouth
and nose.
"How's that?" he asked.
Incredible If hadn't seen 1t myself"
the stranger gasped. Probably you're
able to do this because you don't drug
yourself with coffee"
"Ah." said DR.. Ward. Never fewer
than six or eight cups a day. AS much
as | want. Strong. too"
After your meals?"
Longs ror beer.
with. after and observation-disclosures
feel like It, If / drank coffee only at
meal time ! couldn't get enough. for
eat only twice a day. That's the way to
live to be over hundred. as l shall do
eat only two meals and don't worry.
Let the other fellow do the heavy eating
and the worrying"
The inquisitive stranger was groggy
but game. He suggested that the secret
of DR.. Wards longevity undoubtedly lay
in abstention from alcoholic stimulants
Say" the new citizen sighed, do you
remember that fine, foreign, heavy, rich
beer we used to get before prohibition?
All, ah. ah-h -h-h.'
Court attendants and commoners
sighed with him-ah- n -h-h-h-h-h. For
a moment memory's chains bound them
to silence. DIR. Ward broke the spell by
saying briskly, Well the stuff we get
now Is intolerable and l am through
until prohibition is through" This so
encouraged the inquisitor that he hurried
away with what was left of his morale.
DR.. Ward said he was born August 26.
1926. in Jerusalem. Palestine. where his
father, Charles Wadel Ward. was British
Consul. He studied medicine at Kings
College. London; the Sorbonne, Heidel-
berg Vienna and Naples.
Il came out without knowing any
thing, and every year since then I've
realized how much less know" said he.
Il made little trip to Africa with
Henry NJ Stanley. but didn't like him
and CAME back from Lake Tanganyika.
Came to this country in 1880 and took
out my first naturalization papers at
once. During the period for getting final
papers I was In Alaska. That's the way
II was all the time. When the moment
came 1 was somewhere else rambling
around. Before. | came to America,
along about 1862, 1 was in Mecca
eighteen months and became a Moham-
medan. In 1857 ! was an interpreter for
the Empress Eugenie in France.
Advocates walking.
'T was married in Germany. One of
my five children was born in Colorado,
another In Maine and the rest in New
York. Retired from active work some
time ago. but still moving. IL seems. Two
years ago. when I applied again for
citizenship-it had to be done over
again. for the seven year term had long
since expired-I was living at 346 West
Seventyfirst street. Now the address Is
Ga Elizabeth avenue. Newark, but at this
very moment my wife is out looking for
an apartment"
What's the best form of exercise for
young fellow?" court attendant
asked.
walking. A while ago walked from
Jersey City 10 Montclair and back. /
walk miles every day. I've often walked
from the Battery to 147th street. about
eight miles. and enjoyed every step"
And why were YOU so anxious to be-
come an American citizen?"
Because" DIR. Ward said. emphasiz-
ing every word with a tap of his fore
finger. this is the only country in the
world that has every resource and that
has real liberty OF thought, education,
movement and aspiration ! say this de-