The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-23
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 A man is as old as he's feeling, a woman as old as she looks. One is as old as ones heart. A man is as old as his arteries. Aage is q matter Cf feeling, not of years. These and similar sayings contain some truth as well as poetry.
 This is one of Q series of talks on the prevention of premature sem iIity. When does senility or old age begin? Have to decide on that be- fore we can apply preventive meas ures. Old age begins, according to some doctors, about a hundred years before you are born. But, shucks, so does everything else that may happen to you. Oh, certainly, some persons are better born, bet ter material in them, better stock, no disease handed to them at birth. But at worst this is a minor factor so far as longevity is con- cerned. How long you live and how well you retain your youthful vigor and faculties and capacity to lead a useful and happily life depends almost entirely upon your indivi- ddal conception of how to live. whether you choose to follow the ways of health.
 The preceding talk opened with some morbid statistics only 4 out of 1S6 overweight adults whose hearts were carefully studied P. M. (after they were through with 'em) had attained the age of 70 years, and the average of the needless ones had been 52.l years. But I always endeavor to inject 8 cheer full note somewhere, so the talk closed with the happy suggestion that besides an annual physical examination, every one over thirty years of age ought to tru and run 6 mile each birthday.
 Of course there are other forms of effort equivalent to a mile run if you're afraid the neighbors will think you're nuts, but we can't stop now to define substitute tests. The idea of this mile run as a birthday celebration is to prove to yourself that you still are as good a man or woman as you were when you were in your prime. If you can last full mile at jog trot or any gait you like 50 long as it is a run, you may throw your weight about among the best of 'en, for you are surely it and there's noth- ing whatever the matter with your circulation. However, do not feel discouraged if you find yourself before you reach the quarter mile post. Just take it easy and keep your chin in. Your cue is to do, say, 8 quarter mile or perhaps a bit less, in the same way, every day, or better twice daily. Inside of 8 month you'll go sailing past the old quartet mile hitching post in fine fettle, for no doubt all that atled you was habbiness of the right ventYicie Chats the side of the heart which pumps the venous blood through the lungs for oxygen ation) )-fiahbiness with maybe 8 touch of fatty infiltration, from disuse. A few weeks of intelligent training will do wonders for you Not merely restire your wind, make you more capable to fight or to run away as the exigency may require but you will be distinctly invigorat' ed in Spirit too, for there is nt question that physical fitness give man or woman more character poise and personality, more self respect and real dignity.
 If it is not practicable to trai1 running, then at least do some kint of regular daily calisthenics 8 home, such as The Last Brad! Symphony (booklet for ten cent coin and stamped envelope bearing your address, or any system O varied exercises you prefer.