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Show What Of Old Age? While not a pleasant subject to dwell upon, an occasional look ahead to the condition which may surround old age would be adviseable, even for those whose circumstances in early life are j ati.-far-tory and whose future seems secure. We may well be reminded that nearly near-ly 80 per cent of all old people are dependent de-pendent upon others for support. Yet many of these is early life were prosperous; pros-perous; some even wealthy. Who can look about him and see acquaintances who were once the envy of tlnTr neighbors, but who through business reverses, accidents, illness or extravagance are now brought to feel the- stint; of poverty?. Usually such disasters might have been averted by a reasonable exercise of prudence and thrift. Keeping up wilh one's neighbors in a false display of prosperity is one fruitful source of old ai;e poverty, and there arc many others. Much of the misery which usually us-ually accompanies old age might be avoided by looking ahead before it is too late. |