Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
Health and Right Living
BY ROYAL S. COPELANO, vi. I'd.
Former Commissioner of Health

No n wants to be old. It isn't
nice to be old. But the worst of it
Is, we just have to get old.
Suppose I had a sure process for
keeping young. What would YOU
give for the secret? If you are past
sixty years you would give me half
your fortune. / know a man who
would give me a million dollars for
every year I could add to his life.
It is an interesting fact that bows
and girls are not excited over the
idea Of living to be a hundred. But
after middle life it is a matter of
great concern.
OF course we don't want to be old.
but isn't it foolish to attempt to fool
our acquaintance about it? I say
attempt to fool them, because it IS
only an attempt and a useless one.
we just can't fool them. Age will
tell with most Of us.
One way or another everybody
knows the age of everybody else III
the community. Gossip fixes the
date anyhow, but the worst of it is
the face is very likely to tell its own
story. 1t is only an occasional per
son who escapes the verdict. A
shrewd observer rarely misses in the
estimate by more than two or three
years. We can't escape the truth.
The trouble about the age bust
ness Is a silly belief that nobody
loves you if you are past forty. That
is all nonsense
We love children for their in
nocence. We love boys and girls
in their teens for their sprightli-
ness and vivacity. We love young
people in their twenties for their
ambitions and their self-conscious-
ness.
1t is not until thirty years is
reached that life becomes really seri-
JUS From that birthday forward
YOU feel you are odd. To every
body under thirty you are old. To
everybody above thirty nobody is
old till he really is old-eighty or
more.
We never begin to tell stories
about our age till we are past thirty.
Since we can't hope to fool the
young folks, it will do us no good
to yarn about it. The rest Of the
world won't care what the real age
is, because it does not regard thirty
plus as really old.
The cold fact is, we are absolutely
wasting our time and Dur reputa-
ton for veracity by all the vain
tales about youthfulneSS. We fool
nobody.
BY right living, fresh air, exercise,
cheerful thoughts, kindly deeds and
particularly by simple eating you
can preserve your figure, your clear
ness of complexion and the avoid
ance of wrinkles. Then they will
say to you: She is every bit of
forty-two. but isn't she a wonder?
She doesn't look a day yer thirty"
Let us not worry about age. We
are as old as we feel and really no
older. Let us govern our lives SO
that we can continue to be active
and useful, no matter how many
years we have acquired.
When 1 look at Senator Warren.
one Of the most active men in the
senate and recall that he is past IS,
the fear of age leaves me. There Is
no good reason why good sense In
the observance Of the rules Of llv-
ing will not permit most Of us to live
to be really old.
ANSWERS TO HEALTH QUERIES
Mrs. E. A. N. Q.-What treat
ment do you advise for gall stones?
Can they be dissolved? The X-ray
picture revealed four and I have an
attack about once every six months.
A.-The treatment depends upon
the severity Of the attack. Careful
dieting and general care will some
times bring about relief, while In
other cases more drastic measures
are necessary. Follow your doctors
advice.
"A. T.. Q.-What should a girl
weigh who is q years old and 5 feet
and 5 inches tall?
2.-How can / reduce?
A-For her age and height she
| should weigh about 1872 pounds.
2.-Weight reduction is purely A
matter of s~elf-control as regards the
diet. Exercise Is, of course. essen
tial.
3. M. Q.-What are the symp-
toms Of low blood pressure?
A.-Lowered vitality, lack of en-
ergy. headache. depressed spirits and
GOODNESS Of hands and feet are
among the common symptoms &C
companying low blood pressure
Mrs. G.. Q.-How can I find the
cause Of infection if 7 am troubled
with arthritis?'
A.-The teeth, tonsils. sinuses.
glands, intestines and kidneys are
all possible points of infection. Con-
suit your family physician for q
thorough examination.
Helen D. Q.-How can 1 bleach
the hair On my arms?
A.-Fresh peroxide of hydrogen
frequently applied, will bleach the
hair, thus making it less c%onspicu-
GUS and, it is contended by some
peroxide will retard the hair growth.
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Samuel D. Q.-What causes a
peculiar feeling around the heart?