Show I I I I This Problem Of A. A Aging gin g. g Its It's high time we make a reappraisal reappraisal reappraisal re re- appraisal of the thc wanton loss of both the fruits of oC the mind and learned skills of our experienced experienced experienced citizens who annually are forced into a retirement of vegetation vegetation vegetation b by regulations of both industry and labor With Willi effective control of the thc diseases of oC infancy youth childbirth and faulty sanitation most of the devastations of yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- have been removed with the life span increasing accord accord- In 1900 or 18 percent percent percent per per- cent of the population was over 54 54 In 1950 or 30 percent were over 45 years ears of age Instead of the acute diseases diseases diseases di di- filling our hospitals today today today to to- day it is the degenerative ones that now occupy the beds A broadening of or our objectives objectives tives ti is a must which will include include in in- clude elude recognition of the assets inherent in mature citizens following following following fol fol- lowing years ears of accumulated knowledge and experience For 50 years of the twentieth century century century cen cen- tury we have been youth ori ori- A new orientation is now necessary to recognize human qualities only attained in later life liCe The disregarding of oC the old basic unit family with Father setting in his rightful place has resulted in two major disorders of society society juvenile juvenile delinquency and ind indifference toward to to- ward the aging parents Time can no longer be the measure of individual performance perform perform- ance and capacity rather are assay of the individuals individual's po po- We need a new yardstick yardstick yard yard- stick to measure biological time rather than the customary cal cal- has many face is to a lengthening health healthy matur matur- it ity Hy George Washington retired three times to rise to new heights in each subsequent en en- deavor Ben Franklin retired at 40 to enter a new career in which he hc excelled Retirement for Cor th healthy at 65 should be replaced with plans of a new career The time table for Cor ones one's life lire span is expanding Already weare we weare weare are doubling and trebling the thel l life Ce span of or laboratory animals These proven products will soon be bc made available for lor mans man's use push pushing ng back ones one's biological cal aging many years to where years ears will be a common common com corn mon lion life lire span Up to now barriers to a long life liCe span have been tissue deterioration deterioration deterioration de de- breakdown of oC th the e vascular system together with the skeleton and nervous tem Control of or these at least I Idelar I delay delar of these breakdowns inot i inot s not too far in the distant future Retirement at 65 is a practice which should be bc up for retirement retirement retire ment itself Loss of or a job when a man has reached his l finest fines nest t hour too often oCten shortens his life and for all a humiliating shock By Br 1970 there will be 00 over age 65 with the majority majori majori- ty healthy strong and active e We need a philosophy of of mature potentials This will have an impact on th the e Fetzer performed the marriage Community in business industry industry industry indus indus- try and the professions Members of the healing art whether public or private i in n their endeavors are facing a anew anew new kind of society as it un un- folds Its It's direction will depend d dh upon the goals sought With Wit h h these added years ears man comes come face to face with the purpose e o of his whole existence Are th the e added years to be sterile ve b a taUve ones visited with weakness weakness weak weak- ness depression or to the flowering flowering flow flow- ering eying of his inherent powers powers' This is the major question fo for lor forthe r the leaders of the thc nation to t 0 solve Health is Natures Nature's Greatest t Gift to Man Preserve Man Preserve It I Dr D. D Keith Barnes Barne s |