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BOSTON SUNDAY POST, AUGUST 13, 1916 29 MEN TELL HOW TO LIVE TOBE 100 YEARS OLD John D. Rockefeller Says WorryHorace Fletcher Secret Is Count Okuma just Keeps Young worry and take plenty of advises John D. Rockefeller, you w'ish to live The oil king is 77 years old and still rides a bicycle, plays golf and goes on long walks. (C) by L. Van Oeyen, from Underwood Underwood, 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4i.

John D. Rockefeller, who at 77 Is still a pretty spry old chap, and getting younger every day. He swings out every morning for a long walk and then, while resting, shoots 18 holes of golf and rides a bicycle a couple of miles. Restful Rule Ing the right thing to attain longevity. plain food, nutritious rather than appetizing; drink all the water you can least three quarts a day.

strive for overweight. It is better to be thin than fat. "Be moderate in all habits; acquire over-indulgence in sleep. people die of laziness than of Is motto. Even If the butcher has a wistful air and the grocer quite respectful Good living lost Mr.

Rockefeller the full enjoyment of health early in life, I work. and the children need new shoes and 1 he was brought up short in his if you get angry when you arrive all live to be 100 years or so old. Well, why not? just as easy. Ask John D. Rockefeller, or Horace Fletcher, or Alexander Graham Bell, or Count Okuma, premier of Japan.

Now, in this advice on how to live to be 100, the Sunday Post going to pay any attention to the young men who tell us to drink buttermilk or milk, or to do any of the thousand and one other things. The four men mentioned are all above 70 years and are the first rule of health. de- leading members of the Lue-to-be-a- gfrgys blood corpuscles as fast as the Club, They are all very i blood can turn them out. inn I plenty df exercise walk, serious about lumg to be 100. So before midnight is all you have to do is to lump their worth two but this mean i over in Belgium teaching the Inhab- fnllnw it and nut well i that if you turn in as the dawn is Itants how to get the most out of what 1 streaking the east, and arise when the i food they have.

Can you imagine a above the century mark. shades of night are lowering, do- i more Ideal place to put his theories into practice? There much to eat the people have plenty of time to chew; they anything else to do. According to this authority, a small piece of bread and butter chewed until It slips down throat of its own accord is the tastiest morsel imaginable. If you have a limited time for lunch, rush to the nearest beanery and gobble down a large quantity of food. Go in leisurely and order a slice of bread and butter and spend 10 minutes chewing it.

Then go back to the wife a thing to wear, worry. the old wolf holler his head off at the door while you sit inside con- tendedly chewing a crust qf bread, happy and blissful, and you will have achieved the first and most important step toward living a century. Mr. Rockefeller had a birthday a few days ago, and then gave out his rules for a long life. Above all.

reads John eating proclivities. So he simply had tome and find supper not ready to work out a diet that would put him on his feet again. And we have to grant that it has worked out pretty well. Horace Secret Now, look at the advice of our cld friend, Horace Fletcher. chew, is his biggest piece of advice to suffering humanity.

The more you chew your food the longer live; a little food well chewed will do more good than twice the quantity less thoroughly masticated. Just now IGetcher is in his glory; clipping a year or two off your life. only recently turned 70, but It is quite likely that he could take the other three members of this long-lived quartet and turn them inside out without half trying. a great big nmn and remarkably well preserved. Certainly going to live 100 years.

going to do it by drinking lots of distilled water, thereby continually flushing his system of the salts which cause disease and disintegration. Dr. Bell has spent a great many years, when he could spare time from Inventing telephones, flying machines and in studying the things which lead to a long I He, like Rockefeller, advises us not i i)r. Alexander Graham Bell, alert and robust at 70, advises drinking of large quantities of distilled water as the panacea for all ills. (C) by Underwood Underwcbd.

Keep your mind in a state of tranquil- to worry, but he knocks to smithereens ity while eating, for while happy, digestion goes on merrily ana unrestrained. the oil caution about an hour of sleep before midnight being worth two after. Dr. Bell retires at 2:00 or 3:00 i Take your milk or soup slowly and i a. and arises about 10:00, He says thoroughly masticate a bite of brea 1 he likes to work In the quiet hours of or cracker between swallows.

And the night. drink too much water; take only! He sleeps out of doors in all kinds i a few swallows when you feel thirsty. of weather and advises the same for all Right there, there seems to be of us who desire a long and healthy I thing gumming up the wheels of life. Smoke, if you want to. according! longevity.

We have consulted two au- to his theory, but smoke a pipe rather I thorities and they agree on the than anything else as then the tempta- i water question. tion to overindulge Is not so great. Roll more than all, he advocates the Distilled Water for Bell drinking of distilled water. He has i Alexander Graham Bell just slips into i learned this health secret by painful the three-score-and-ten class, haying experience. 'Some years ago, he was laid up by an attack of sciatica and the doctors failed to give him relief.

he called upon the knowledge he had gained in his study of longevity and decided that he was constantly taking in damaging salts in his drinking water. The remedy was simple; years of life; going to live 125 years and maybe more. get is philosophy. Keep yourself young by thinking young thoughts and above all things acquire riches. For the rich man has a lot to worry about.

liable drink distilled water. He tried it and to collect valuable things that keep him was soon up and around. His present in a constant state of apprehension, robust health he attributes to drinking But Okuma is poor so anything water free from salts. to worry about. -4X7 you want to live the Count wants to Keacn IZO advises, not get old.

Keep young; And now we come to the daddy of i keep in touch with present conditions them all, both in point of age and of i and progress. Always feel that you ambition. Coqnt Okuma, premier of are up to the minute. Be moderate in Japan, is 79 years old and says he all things and observe the simple going to be satisfied with a paltry 109 rules of heaHh. "The members of my cabinet are all about 20 years younger in years than I am.

They should be my children, but they are old men. am the youngest of the lot by far. They kept themselves young and I have. You see, I am In an Ideal condition to attain long life. I have no wealth or treasure to bother me and I have no worries.

I am always Jiap- py. I am not old yet and I shall not be old for a good many years to So there you have it. All you hav'e to do Is to reduce these rules to an average and follow it. And live to be a hundred, if you think It worth the trouble. Lotta Crabtree Now an Enthusiastic Painter Tells of Her Interest in Birth Control and Movies Lotta Crabtree, actress, recently I conceived the idea that all Art is i searching for she i has answered the call.

As a result, she is now intensely interested in art, in the and in babies! No, she is not interested in babies for sake, but she has become an ardent advocate of birth control. More of this later, however. At present, the versatile Miss Crabtree is an enthusiastic apostle of beauty. One must consider her just now as an of the boards, but the kind that paints good pictures, at that. Most persona can do a few things well, but Miss Crabtree is one of the few who does many things well.

i daughter, actress, financier, real estate operator, theatrical mag- i nate, owner and racer of blooded horsies, vegetarian, and art- i 1st of unusual ability, no one but the i irrepressible Lotta could have demon- strated such all-around genius In one i lifetime. i In Shore Art Colony 1 Fired the resolve to prove her i artistic ability to an unbelieving world, Lotta Is now exercising her talent in i the exclusive art colony at East Gloucester, Mass. i When the Post reporter called on her i last week he found a woman who still retains her physical attractions and the vivacity of manner which proved i BO charming during the days of her theatrical career. Domiciled in a quaint little bungalow i at Rocky Nook, Miss Lotta employs her time painting pictures of the beautiful scenes along the waterfront of I historic Gloucester. To many of her old friends, who i member her for the extraordinary I ability she showed in "Bam i i Little and other plays, her talent as a painter of pictures will come as a complete surprise.

I We have her own word for it tbat; she herself was surprised to discover that she had talent of this kind. As an artist on canvas, her career has not been long, but her ability is unusual. Always gifted with the faculty of Instantly choosing the salient features love this she vouchsafed, with a gesture typical of the days when she was much in the public eye. is so delightful to wander about at tvill and with my brush the many beautiful spots I find. has, indeed, been good to man and given him many beautiful things to see.

In my humble way, I want to paint some of them that a few of these wonderful scenes may enflure. is hard for me to tell whether my pictures have merit or not. My friends are kind enough, to say that they do, but I know practically nothing of the technique of painting. Tt is hard for me to follow the restrictions laid down by others. My perhaps It is the artistic temperament- tells me when a thing is beautiful and I cannot rest until I have expressed my appreciation of that beauty.

am a faithful apostle of whether in painting or in other lines. Perhaps that is why I admire the motion pictures so much. Movies Demand Beauty "Oh, yes, a fan! I think motion pictures are They call for so much real lability. One who achieves success in this work must he a real artist. Also, they must be beautiful.

great regret is that the cinematograph did not exist in my day. I should have liked to take a part In the would have been so helpful to me in learning how I appeared to others. motion picture is like a great spot-light, thrown on the stage of life. It picks out and Illuminates the dramatic elements in the human soul. Its art is essentially Impressionistic, for it portrays the hlgh-lights of life.

I forgotten the legitimate stage. I still have all my old love for it, and, as I look back, I feel that If I was at any time able to bring the light of laughter to some poor man or woman struggling In the darkness, I have been amply repaid for any effort it cost me. Lotta Crabtree, the old-time actress, owner of lilooded nor.ses, real estate -i still like to go to the theatre-and operator and financier, is now an aspiring artist in the exclusive colony I like to see talented actors and ac- Until this sumrher she has found this lY a book store in Nassau street, almost impossible, but early this year io 1851 he sold out his business to she made her nlans to soend the season ISO in search of gold in the mountains of California. His wife and child followed him, but he did not make his anticipated fortune as a gold miner. That little Lotta ventured forth upon a stage career was purely accidental.

When she was eight j-ears old she appeared In an amateur performance at LaPbrte and showed such evident histrionic talent that her mother her training for the stage. Eyentually she secured professional engagements and from the start showed Unusual aptitude for theatrical work. Inmates of Worcester Jail Are Patriots she made her plans to spend the season near the salt water and have a complete rest. Today, whole attention is occupied by her painting and she has banished all thought of business. She deplores the European war and expressed her thankfulness that this country was at peace.

Her sympathies lie with the mothers and orphans left desolfifte- by the ravages of war and it has been with great sorrow that she has heard of historic towns and villages, quaint and moss- grown castles In scenes with which she During the years from 1860 to 1864 she once -acquainted, that have been destroyed by shell-flre. Tier plans tor the winter as yet, unjcbrtalili, said. At present, her b'eautlfUr home at Lake Hopatcong, N. is occupied by an intimate friend of hers Who Is strongly urging her to.return ther6 for the winter, but she Ife; not sure that her business Interests will permit it. Favors Birth Control She takes an absorbing Interest in the news of the day and is strongly in favor of birth control.

want to go on record as saying that I believe In birth she exclaimed with fiery energy, emphasizing her remarks with the quick, ani- pmated gestures which characterized her when on the stage. control is a more important subject than the European war! The men and women who are engaged in spreading this knowledge are doing a great wonderful work for future 'generations. It is to these future generations- that civilization must look for its advancement. of the poor children who are brought unwillingly into the world to eke out a miserable existence in ouv hospitals and asylums, or, worse yet, to suffer untold physical tortures through no fault of their own and live often in the theatres of San Francisco and her inimitable mannerisms and catchy laugh quickly won the hearts of the rough and ready miners, who demonstrated their admiration by showering her with gold dust and nuggets whenever she appeared on the stage. It is said that it was not unusual for her to receive as mucb as $1000 In a night in this way, all the gift of admiring friends in the audience.

Coming east in 1864, she made her first appearance in Garden, New York, where she took small parts in spectacular plays. She first attracted wide attention in Nell and the and her excellent work jn this production eventually paved the way for her future success in histrionic lines. Always a shrewd business woman and ambitious to make a success in life, Lotta worked hard and saved the money which apparently came so easily for a while. Eventually, she bvd enough capital to spare money for investments and again she showed good judgment by putting her money into real estate. Since those days she has made other investments.

but always of a conservative nature and almost invariably profitable. Today, she owns much real estate Boston and other cities and is the proprietor of the Park Theatre. She is. reputed to be one -of the wealthiest women of the American stage and, al- in squalor, deprived of the necessities though long retired, she follows the Can a convict be a patriot? The prisoners in the Worcester county jail believe they can be even greater patriots than the man in the street. And they have found a way to prove it.

Under the leadership of Miss Katherine L. Edwards, they are proving their patriotism, and doing something for their country as well, by rolling bandages for the American Red Cross Society. of life. people who cry out against birth control are Ignorant, they know noth- at East Gloucester. of anything that came to her attention.

is simple in composition, but rich In this gift stood her in good stead when she was an actress. Since she has turned her efforts towards painting this faculty has again proved useful. Of Impressionistic School life and coloring, and. by the magic of the brush, transferring a real bit of nature onto canvas. The walls of her studio bear evidence tressos.

But. If we have the tal- Ing of the subject. False modesty ent, then I want to see the beauty. All actresses should be beautiful and all actors fine-appearing men. Given these things, and we can overlook many short-comings in Miss Crabtree is as full of life as a worse than none at all because careers of present day stars with keen interest.

She has owned many trotting horses, Sonoma Girl being probably the most famous member of her stables, and In harms the innocent. hope the sub- days of the Readville races en- Ject of birth control will awaken widespread interest throughout the country and will keep that interest alive until our legislators are compelled to take that she has the necessary magic in 1 debutante. She moves about as active- favorable action on brush and hand to picture the many i ly as a girl of 16. and takes a lively Mias Crabtree is of the beauteous spots nearby. Garden gates.

i interest In all of the affairs of the school. Not the type that slaps a daub fishing vessels, synny coves, surf-clad day. In spite of advancing years, she df paint on canvas and calls it a rocks, flowers arid little children all turo, but of the type ithat believes in i yield their beauties to her skillful and picking out a bit of landscape, which artistic touch. is still capable of taking an active part in her many business Interests, but wishes to be rid of them. Her Eventful Career 'The career of Miss Lotta Crabtrpe is stranger than fiction.

Born in New York she went to California when about 2 years old. Her father former- joyed the zest and excitement of a race fully as much as she did the frenzied applause of the audiences when she was the reigning stage favorite. She spent considerable time abroad and proved a great success in ICurope, but nothing could take the place of the United States, to which she returned, happy with the plaudits of royality, but thankful to be again. In the land of her birth. When the prospect of war with Mexico seemed imminent and the call went forth for the militiamen of Massachusetts, the boys in the Worcester County jail were keenly disappointed at the prospect of being unable to serve their country in time of rfeed.

Many of them would have been willing to allow the courts to add a year or to their sentences if they could have gone to the border with the troops, and, therefore, when Miss suggestion about finding the Red Cross work was placed before them, it was seized upon with avidity. Inmates Glad to Help Sheriff Richardson explained the plan, but also told the Inmates that there was nothing compulsory, about this work and that it would have to be done outside of their-regular working hours. In spite of the fact that this meant additional toll to men who had already spent a hard elght-hour day in labor, a dozen instantly volunteered to take up the work if Miss Edwards would instruct them In it. Miss Edwards would, and did. She has since spent many afternoons of ratient effort with them, bringing the raw material from which the bandages are rolled and showing those new at the, work the fastest method of handling it.

They learned j-apidly and. although handicapped by lack of winding machines, proved unusually competent in doing the work by hand. The rolls are wound carefully from the rough stock, which consists of a strip of fairly heavy cloth more or less wrinkled and tangled up. In order to roll it properly the cloth must be stretched and pulled until the wrinkles dl.sappear and the tangles are un- The time consumed in making a complete roll by hand varies from 10 to 1.5 minutes. The work is done in the ceHs and has proved a novel change from the monotonous toil of their dally occupation, as well as passins the time antly for those who are tiyed of reading.

This Is only a small portion of the work being done by the Inmates of the Worcester jail, however. They are also doing something for the State. Sheriff Albert E. Richardson is a man of modern ideas. A great friend and admirer of Thomas Mott Osborne, the famous Sing Sing'warden, Mr.

Richardson is firm in his belief that the wrongdoer must be cured from without. To Sheriff Richardson the average criminal is a man whose opportunities for self-development have been ilmlted. He believes that many of can be made-Into respected members of society If their Innate caa be awakened and a sense of responsibility given to them. will do his best if he feels that no one puts any trust in explained the sheriff last week. "Criminals are men, not machines, and subject to the same emotions that you and I feel.

You make a man morally responsible by punishing him and forcing him to do right. When he la forced to do the right thing he may do It as long as you watch him, but he do it because he wants to. "We are trying to make the men want to do right here. the reason we study the individual cases and give each man all the responsibility he can assume. If he feels that you trust him, that you have to spy on him to see that he is doing proper thing, and that he is to get a square deal, that man anxious to bpoil your good impreBslon of him.

"Rather, he wants to augment it. why we can put men on parole here, and the reason we one case in a hundred who break their parole. Putting the man on his honor not to escape or do wrong makes him feel that someone has confidence in him, encourages him in the belief that the world still has a use for him, and makes him take an interest In himself and his own actions. In other words. It develops his sense of responsibility.

is to this personal sense of responsibility and honor that I attribute such success as has so far crowned my efforts to help the Inmates of this The success of which Mr. Richardson Bpeaks is a practical one. He has demonstrated that his theories are not idle ones by putting them into practice and letting them speak by their re- Bults. Today a great work is being done on the State roarls of Wachusett and the town of and it is all due to the efforts of the men from the Worcester and Fitchburg coun-. ty jails, who are out on parole, living and sleeping in the open..