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Show TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH By Dr. Jas. W. Barton (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) ON BECOMING OLD Now that the span of life has been lengthened and the average is now about 66 years of age, it can be seen that there are more older individuals individu-als in proportion to SJJfc-"""MittS""! the general popula-- popula-- s tion than at any t time in the world's I ' known history. This 8"f-v means that many k V ,J men past 65, active I , mentally and phys- I '' ml . ically, are being I x f "retired" from their Mt" '"ol Positions in indus- Lfc. iSsiJ What is going to Dr. Barton become of these individuals in-dividuals physically aside from any financial considerations? considera-tions? Many of them are going to become be-come "old" almost immediately because be-cause they are removed from their every-day habits of life. Some of our -older folk are wise in that they have prepared themselves previously previous-ly to meet their day of retirement by some definite daily occupation or hobby. Dr. E. Breuler, in his book "Text of Psychiatry" states "Senility (old 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 yard in Pittsburgh who, at the end of 50 years service with one company, was called to the office and presented pre-sented with a suitably engraved gold watch, a present of $500, and told that from that date till he died his wages would be paid but he need not report for work any more. He told his employers that he would accept ac-cept the watch and the money but that he would report as usual for work every morning. This workman work-man knew that his whole life was bound up in that coal yard and his fellow workmen. To remain in bed in the morning, have a late breakfast, break-fast, or irregular meals, would upset up-set his normal mental and physical habits indigestion, constipation, depression de-pression 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 regu-lar daily health habits as to food, exercise and sleep. |