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Show NEW OSLER PHILOSOPHY few years ago the startling assertion as-sertion of Dr. Osier that the usetul-ness usetul-ness of life -mded ,at sixty years of age startled the world. The assertion did not check the energetic young fellows of sixty from golns right ahead and doing things without a thought of the chloroform bug The doctor may have Intended that his utterances should be taken in a scientific sci-entific Pickwickian sense, for In meeting meet-ing him one would never believe him lesponslble for such a grim edict. Now that Dr. Osier iu himself approaching ap-proaching the "age limit" he may modify his original statement, and with the honors of knighthood "thick upon him," Sir William Osier mav take a brighter purview of long life as the sunset of sixty approaches. One bit of philosophy lately advanced ad-vanced by Dr. Osier seems destined to live to bear good fruit There Is no use. be remarks, in worrying about yesterday and tomorrow today Is what we must take care of When one stops to think of It, most of our real worries come from regrets for misspent yesterdays, or from apprehensions appre-hensions of possibly unhappy tomorrows, tomor-rows, little realizing that between the sunset and sunrise of today )ie all-important all-important and Imperative duties Dr. Osier insists that when one starts tho dav with the first two hours going right smooth sailing for 1 day Is forecasted This reminds me of the admonition of dear old grandfather, w ho used to say "Never get up in the morning without a hearty launh. If you can t think of anything humorous, humor-ous, tickle yourself" In other words let your dav begin with a temperament tempera-ment -.1 sunrise, for cheerv words and thoughts constitute a radiant dawn that glows on Into noonday brightness bright-ness whether the weather outside be Indicative of gloom or a threatened tempest -"Affairs at Washington Joe Mitchell Chappie. In National Magazine for July- J |