Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
How Energy
KeepS0|d TIMERS
On TheJ0b.

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shown during the recent Cour-age controversy in
] Washington when reference made to two human
dynamos beyond middle who were still at the daily
grind .
one was veteran of the 18th Infantry in the
Civil War the other, a who has worked 81 years
inspecting meters for the Government and VINO wants 10
retire a the ripe age of IA.
Young still holds Government job Age is apparently
no handicap old soldier who for the past eight
years been doorkeeper at the diplomatic gallery IN the
House of Representatives cheerful bearded little man.
Youngs job is to examine the credentials OF foreign opo
visit the House and then politely usher heln IN
to Expecting to celebrate his Tooth birthday
in good health Young advises those who would like to see
the go by for century to watch their diet ana
keep breathing" 1t simple recipe to get such sats-
factory results
committee Meter Inspector H. O. Bailey revealed that he
took Office on 1886 and had served continually
ever since During years he had been inspecting Gov
eminent gas meters he had been constantly on
duty without vacation of kind Bailey mas no
assistant he claims the only day he ever ost was In
1895 when sickness made 1t necessary for MIN 10 stay III
bed which mighty near to being some kind OF d
check over the roster OF the worlds great men and
they all had this quality in common-terrlhc energy
After the last battle of the first World War Cemenceau
the Tiger Of France the country TO announce
the victory old friend Monet the artist They Tell
into each others and withdrawing, Clemenceau
laughed: Well old fellow what is the next thing TO be
done?" 70 he thought only of new worlds 10 conquer
Edisons energy like sNapoleon's legendary. He
slept regularly only five hours out of the "a Inc
rest of the worked increasingly Kant wrote some
of his greatest philosophical works at 20 and over hum
boldt began work his "kosmos' at 10 competing
al 90 Goethe the second part of Faust AFTER go
and Victor Hugo astounded the world with Torquenada
al the same age Rembrandt painted with undminished
energy until death at SO. Titan painted MS incom
parabe Battle Lepanto" at o. Mcheangelo was still
producing masterpieces at 80 while Monets greatest con-
trbutons art after he was SO,
Such instances Of longevity not rare, even IN the
DAYS before vtamins were and hygiene
considered an important adjunct health Take for ex
ample Henry Francisco died in 1920 at Whitehall,
NJ tho aOf1
beat the drum at Queen Annes coronation He did not die
of old age but of fever and ague John Hghtower OF
Marengo County, Alabama, died in January 1s45 at the
ace Of 1876 william Prigden of Baltimore, Maryland died
in October of the year at 1913. James SyphaX,
Negro vigorous health was living at the same time IN
Cumberland County Virginia at H. and Dr. Thomas Har-
vey Baptist minister, living in Frankfort New York was
still active at Ill
II isn't necessary to go 100 years to find who
lived bevond the century mark Michael Moore, of
Manchester England just been declared of the
oldest He is 124 and apparently good for
many more wears stomach troubles me, less It's
emptvo Moore says L like my food and plenty of it
When through days work he particularly likes chops
and always cooks After every meal he enjoys
smoke black twist, an exceptionally strong Tobacco
Not so long ago an oldster of 12O died at Wexford
Canada named Daniel Atkn. During his life ne had
contracted seven marriages and had Incredible number
of children grandchildren and great grandchildren IN all
about $40 which $40 boys and 200 girls And II
was energy years that sent Henry r. Cutler
Of Mount Hermon Massachusetts, TO the University OF
Paris the age Of 75 after he had graduated from three
American colleges In he regularly enrolled
student at Faculty of Medicine received no favors and
followed the regular curriculum TO earn his M D.
AS there is no this list of energetic septuagen-
arans science il difficult 10 determine mans life span
and usefulness At what age may this be expected TO
terminate? The may lie in the axiom OF the
Hebrew poet days Of are three-score and
ten and though strong that they come to four
score years yet strength then but labor and sor1
row; so soon passeth away and we are gone
We may add years 20 the fourscore the wear
and of life being less in these temperate climates
than beneath glowing Of Palestine Bumenbach
IN his Physiology" the limit Of human life on
hooking over European mortality he found that
considerable numbers this age but few went
beyond IT,