Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEFELL,

Ambitious bakers DESTROYS OF selling
| 10000 900 more loaves Of bread this
year than last ought to be acquainted
with Louis COrnaro's second discourse,
| In which the staff of life" is praised
to the skies.
r0rnaro grows SO enthusiastic that
reading, one Immediately wants to go
! to the corner grocery and purchase a
loaf, and come home munching 1t az
II II were cake.
Il never knew the world was beau
t.ful until reached old age" declared
the venerable Louis, writing at the
age Of Sc.
20 truly Happy Life! Thou. besides
all the aforesaid manifold blessings
thou grantest to thy old disciple. hast
brought this stomach to so good and
perfect condition that he now
relishes plain bread more than he ever
did the most delicate viands in the
years Of his youth.
IAN this thou dost because thou
art reasonable, knowing that bread is
the proper food Of man when accom-
panied by healthful appetite. This
natural company, so long az man
follows the temperate life. he may be
sure will never fail him; since. he eat
ing but little, the stomach IL but Zig hi
"a
short time, IA renewed desire for food.
For this reason plain bread is ~
much relished. This ] have proved by
my own experience To be true. and ]
declare that | enjoy bread No much
that | SHOULD be afraid Of ,incurring
the vice Of gluttony, were II not that
| am convinced IL is necessary we
should eat OF 1t and that We cannot
partake Of a more natural food.
CUrnaro's second, third and fourth
discourses, which Addison mlsts kenly
declared to be editions Of the first,
are productions much In the same
vein as the original Temperate Life,
the first and best OF the four.
The third discourse was written at
the age Of 81 years. and the fourth
when Cornaro was In his ninety.f1fth
year. The way the old man marvels
at himself Is delightful.
lie sincerely believed he had hit
upon the true way to Il long life. and.
since he lived to be hundred, and
enjoyed every minute OF his long
years, we of today can but listen 10
him with the deepest respect.
Through the ages men have lived
long. and centenarians always have
been beSought TO tell the secret Of
their longevity.
The late Alexander Graham Bell
made an intensive study Of the sub.
tect. coming TO the conclusion. we
believe. that long life was hereditary.
In ~ sense.
Every year newspapers crop up In
various sections of the country with
stories OF old men verging on the
century mark, many of whom seem to
have violated all the rules Of health,
yet wax hale and hearty.
We, personally, In Younger days,
interviewed old soldiers stationed at
various homes in this city, and found
them much given to tobacco and
teddy. whence we came to the con
clusion that they lived long despite
rather than because Of these mar.
cotics.
''Oh, how profitable II IL to the old
TO eat but little" cried COrnsro. II,
accordingly, who am filled with the
knowledge of this truth. eat only
what Is enough to sustain my life:
and my food is az follows:
First, bresd: then bread soup or
light broth with an egg. or some
other nice little dish of this kind: OF
meats, ] eat veal kid and mutton: !
eat fowls OF all kinds. as well as
cartridges and birds like the thrush.
| also partake OF such saltwater fish
as the eoldney and the like: and.