Show I 1 0 YOUR go ulu by dr alas W barton Ine leased by western newspaper union ON BECOMING OLD now that th of life has been lengthened and the average Is now about 68 00 years of age it can bo be seen that there aro arc more older individuals in proportion to tho the general population than at any time in tho the worlds known history this means that many men past 63 active X mentally and physically are ara being retired from their positions in industry what to Is going to dr hatton barton become of these the se in individuals divi duals physically aside from any financial consi considerations d era many of 0 them arc going to become old almost immediately be ba cause they ore are removed from their everyday every overy day habits of life somo some of 0 our older folk are arc wise in that they have prepared themselves previously to meet their day of retirement by some definite nite dally daily occupation or hobby dr E in his book text of psychiatry states senility old ago age often becomes a disease only as a result of the sudden stopping of the ordinary attractions of life postponing old age there is a worker in a coal ya yard rd ta in pittsburgh who at the end of 50 years a rs service with ono one company was called to the office and presented with a suitably engraved gold watch a present of and told that from that date till he died his wages would be ba paid but he need not report for work any more ile he told his employers that ho he would accept the watch and the money but that he would report as usual for work every morning this workman knew that his whole ufa life was bound up in that coal yard and his fellow workmen to remain in bed in the morning have a late breakfast or irregular meals would upset his normal mental and phy physical sa s1 cal habits Indigestion constipation depression of spirits and bring on real old age the thought then is that while some who are retired may have to find work of some kind those that can live in their own home or with their children should establish regular daily health habits as to food exercise and sleep |