Evening star., 1926-06-03
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES T.. TRACER ELL.

lieve that his methods would induce a
| long life in all who put them into
practice, the gist Of his teaching lies
rather in the beauty. the mental and
spiritual satisfacti0ns of temperate
| living.
His first essay WAS translated into
English In 1858 and ran through 30
Or more editions. Each new genera
tion imagined it had found something
unique, so there have always been
those to sing the praises Of the man.
Lord Bacon in his History of i.ife
and Death" which has always struck
us as most intriguing title. spoke
Of our subject In this wise:
! A pythagorical or mOnastical diet
according to strict rules. and always
exactly equal as thai OF tornaro
was seemeth TO be very effectuat for
! long life" He speaks again OF Cor
| naro. the Venetian, who did eat and
| drink SO many wears together by
| lust weight, whereby he exceeded a
hundred Years of age. strong In limbs
and entire in his SENSES"
Joseph Addison mentioned CornarU
In his Spectator paper Of October lJ
| l7ll, saying: '"rhe most remarkable
| insta nee Of the efficacy Of tempera nee
toward the procuring OF long life In
|
published by Louis Cornaro. the Nene-
tian; which | the rather mention, be
| cause II is of undoubted credit. M the
| late Venetian emba sSadOf. who was
of the same family. Httested more tina n
once in converse tion when he resided
In England.
| "CornarO, who Was the anthor OF
the little treatise | AIN mentioning
was OF an infirm constitution till
about ~, when, by ObstinateIy per-
| Stating ia an exact course OF temper
ance. he recovered II perfect state OF
health, iusOmuch that at fourscOre
lie published his book. which has been
tra nsiated under the Title Of A Sure
| and Certain Method VI Attaining a
Long and Healthy life.
He lived to give a third OF fourth
edition vf 1t, and, after having passed
his hundredth year. died without agony
or 20 In and like one who falls asleep.
! The treatise l mention has been
| taken notice Of by several eminent
authors. and is written with such n
| spirit VI cheerfiilness, religion and
good sense as are the natural cOncomi-
| tants OF temperance and s0briety.
| The mixture of the Old man in 1t is
rather u recommendation than n dis
credit TO It,"
| Today equally eminent men count
! themselves hOnVred to follow the pre-
cepts OF Louis C0rnaro.
| Thomas Edison In among those who
| have made public attestation to bene
| fits received from COrnarv. and the
| life Of the great inventor Is a testl.
/ nUnial stronger than words.
MIR. Butler. In his Introduction 10
| his volume. said. For u people of
whom less than q two.hundredth part
| Of per cent reach an age that nature
intends all should pass. the words Of
the aged author Of la Vita Sobra
fThe Temperate IifeD possess a deep
import. TO them this volume is ad-
dressed"
The publisher also says and this
will be of interest To many. While
there are some who, though OF the
number Of Cornaros most jealous
pupils, regret that he permitted wine
to form a portion OF his abstemious
| diet. yet when his position on the
question is cOntrasted with the pre-
vailing custom Of his country and age
his life is none the less recognized by
all as one of the most salutary exam.
pies Of truly temperate career the
world has yet wit