Year: 1868

"Pio Nono," according to newspaper writer's
has been periodically his last legs for at least
half an age, and yet, although born in 1892, and
has had stormy reign, Plus the Ninth still
lives because he is philosopher. In the first
place, he has great benignity of disposition
writers agree in saying that on the very first in
slant the eyes light upon his features an inde-
scribe winning effect is produced from the con-
viction of an inherent kindness of nature dwell
ling within. In the second place the venerable
Pontff has an extraordinary prediction for the
greatest cleanliness of person, which is said to
be next to godGness. In the third place, the
simplicity of his diet is model for all mankind.
His breakfast is made of piece of bread, and q
mixture of chocolate and coffee; at about nine
o'clock in the morning He dimes alone, takes
short nap, and takes drive at four O'Clock in
the afternoon to the country, here he walks for
an hour and returns home at six o'clock and
works about four hours and goes to bed, thus
not eating but twice day. In Summertime
the former Popes used to order refreshments,
sherbets; ice-creams and various cooling drinks
and pastries, but the present Papal head takes a
single orange, cuts it and squeezes it in glass;
and indeed there is nothing better to cool per-
son off in warm day than an orange or a
lemon, not only possessing considerable nutri-
ment but containing acid, which in its action
on the general system is the very best antago-
nizer of fever 1t is said that the 'Holy Faith





was an obscure priest, that then one dollar day
supplied his table, and so it does now. The
practical result of such abstenious life is
that His Holiness" at the age of seventy-hye
wears possesses an excellent constitution, is
above the middle stature, has full, broad chest
and bids fair to live many long day to come


If any mar or woman of forty-fve or over nos
engaged in hard manual labor, especially the
studous, sedentary and indoor liYers, would
take but two meals day for one month, the
second not being later than three in the after
noon and absolutely nothing afterwards, except
it might be in some cases an orange or lemon
or cup of warm drink, such as tea, broma, sugar
water, or ice-cream, there would be such a
change for the better in the way of sounder
sleep, feeling on waking of having rested, an
appetite for breakfast, buoy ancy of DISPOSE
ton during the day, with geniality of temper
and manner that few, except the animal and
glutton, would be willing to 60 back to the
g hesh-pots of Egypt"


cold Ben Wade" as he is called, eats but
twice day, is tough leather and no doubt
feels young enough to be the next President of
the United States, although he has already
reached his three score and ten. Gormandz-
ing and gluttony the Dane of the age half
the people met on Broadway in any afternoons 5
walk are dyspeptic and large number of them
have been from childhood, brought on by the
early drinking of tea and coffee, by premature
dosing with soothing syrups, brandy toddy, and
stuffing with cake and other trash whenever
little hungry. At least ten years would be ad-
ded to the average of human life in this country
if single rule were adopted for children eat
ing after ten years of age: To eat but three reg
ular times every day by sundown, and not
atom between meals.-HaUs Journal of Health.