| Show l i r Scientists Agree With Dr Depew That Men Ought to Live to BeBy Be 10 0 By Observing Health Rules I k Prof Fisher Has Fifteen Rules to Prolong Life and Holds to Centenarian Theory For Those Who Shorten Lives by Worry Heres Here's a Dont Give a Hang Prescription to Be Mentally Applied By Nixola Smith Greeley Chauncey M. M Depew told the the members members mem mem- b bers rs of ot the New York chamber of ot r i medicine that thousands of ot people have died prematurely just because King David fixed the duration of ot human life lite at three score and ten Mr Depew who at 82 Is as alert aler physically and mentally as he ho was twenty years ears ago said King David died in In the early seventies because he had led the life A inan man can can a lire liTe to be hA loo Mr Depew added Prot Prof Irving Fisher of ot Yale lini uni ni o r verity who la Ia chairman of ot the hygiene hygiene hy hy- giene reference board of the Life Extension institute of ot 25 5 West Fort Forty street told me that he agrees with Mr w Dep-w that p persons persona s who lead fad simple healthful lives shoud live to b be and ultimately may do to s I But I have no opinion as to King KingI David add added the Yale professor o of political economy who is regarded i generally en lly as the ablest lay authority on health problems in the country today We V Americans h have ve inherited mediaeval mediaeval mediaeval me me- indifference to the human body Professor Fisher continued For that reason the average duration duration dura dura- duration tion of life lite in the United States Is fifty years years This is three years more than it was eight years yearn ago when I Iwas Iwas Iwas was a member of Roosevelt's conservation con con- conservation board and made a report on national vitality Then I placed the average duration of ot life Ufe in United States at forty s seven forty ven years The life Ufe of mammals other than man manis Is Js five times the period of growth Now man attains his full growth In about twenty-five twenty years It seems reasonable therefore to hope that our life Ufe period may be prolonged to years at least when the rules of ot mental and physical health are generally generally generally gen gen- understood and followed Professor Protessor Fisher had come to New NewYork NewYork York for tor a meeting of the Life Ex Ex- tens which has William H. H Taft for chairman of its board of directors and numbers on its ad advisory ad- ad board th the leading and he health authorities of ot the United States including Maj Gen C. C Gorgas Surgeon Gen uen Rupert Blue of ot the United States publio public service ser ser- vice lice Herman M. M Biggs health com commissioner missioner er of New York Alexander G Graham h m Bell and C. C B. B Davenport director of ot the record office office of of- fi fice e at Cold Spring Harbor The institute in- in was founded b by Harold A. A Ley y a millionaire philanthropist and Fr Professor f or Fisher Its purpose Is to diffuse knowledge of the principles i I Ii of i hygienic living throughout throughout the he country Professor of Fishers Fisher's Fifteen teen Rules to Prolong Life In collaboration with the Ji n. n s. s w who ho o are our boar bar 1 Professor FI Fisher her said Dr Lyman FIsk and I have pr prepared a cl book of which the title Is How u to 0 Live In this book we place he rules of health at att fifteen een Trie They I are J 1 y Ventilate every room you ac oc c- c cupy i 2 Wear light loo loose e and porous clothes clothe 3 3 Seek out out-of out of door occupations and and recreations 4 4 4 Sleep Sleep out if you yon can A 5 Breathe deeply 6 6 8 Avoid Avoid ov overeating r at ng and overweight overWeight overweight over over- weight 7 Eat sparingly of meats meats and eggs 8 Eat some hard hard some some bulky some raw foods 9 Eat slowly 10 Cleanse the body thoroughly regularly and frequently of its waste 11 Stand sit end cud walk erect 12 Do not allow poisons and infections infections in in- in- in to enter the body 13 Keep the teeth gums and tongue clean 14 Work play rest and sleep sloop in moderation 15 Keep serene 4 At the risk of ot being a joy killer kUler killerI I 1 must add that Professor Professor- Fisher Includes in includes includes In- In alcohol among poisons w which must not be allowed to enter the body And remember remember that his opinIon opinion opinion ion Is not one man power but has the bac backing of o of th the leading scientists of the country behind it ft Alcohol Is not a real brain stimulant stimulant stimulant lant Professor Profess r Fisher said but acts by narrowing the field of ot con con- The man who wakes up under alcohol is really going to sleep as far as his judgment and reason I are concerned Complete abolition of ot consciousness is brought about by chloroform is taken Under moderate doses muscular efficiency is at first Increased at UttIe little little lit Ut- tle tIe and then lowered the total effect effect effect ef ef- being a loss in working power You have a good deal to say about eugenics in How to Live I reminded the advocate of ot life Ute exten exten- sion At what age do you think it most desirable to marry Between 25 and 30 when the period period period pe pe- of ot growth has been attained Professor Fisher replied I believe that as soon as men and women acquire acquire ac as quire the knowledge that their choice of a mate will determine whether or not their physical and mental faults and virtues will reappear in children they will feel a sacred responsibility toward marriage Here are some of ot the rules for the selection of ot a mate put forth by the Life Extension institute Learn to analyze Individuals into their Inheritable traits traits physical physical mental and moral Differentiate between socially no no- ble and ignoble traits between social social social so so- cial and educational veneer and sterling sterling sterling sterl sterl- ing inherent capacity Do not expect physical mental and moral perfection In any anyone one individual individual individual ual but look for a majority of sterling sterl ing tag traits Join your family line to one h hIs is strong In respect to the traits in which yours Is weak But remember also that injuries can be inflicted on on offspring by unhygienic unhygienic un un- hygienic living In addition to the rules of health and of eugenics Professor Fisher told me people who want to livelong live livelong livelong long should avoid the hurry habit should cultivate a religion of healthy mindedness should learn to moderate moderate moderate ate their desires and should cultivate cultivate vate the habit of ot happiness I know a very wise physician who prescribed to a busin business s man worrying worrying worry worry- ing over his financial responsibilities ties that he start each day by saying over overto to himself for tor minutes I Idon don dont don't t give a hang I I. I don't I-don't dont don't give a hang Professor Fisher concluded So h here ere we are are all all together now If we want to live long and prosper hygienically We Wo dont don't give a hang We dont don't give a HANG |
