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TO BE TO LIVE
HOW TO
CCORDING to my book of statistics, you will die at the age of 99," That is what an insurance man might have said to the bouncing baby boy that was born to Mr and Mra T. Micklem ono day in November 1859.
The insurance man was right with his figures statistics show that a child born in 1869 should have died in 1892. But how wrong wrong, wrong was the insurance man in fact,
Last month that bouncing
baby boy. now white w bearded Mr NATHANIEL
Q0,
his 100th birth- day. And
ho
looks to be go- ing on to the lighting of more birthday candies yet.
Unique the M
caso
of
Micklem, you say? Never be- llevo it. He is only one of an army of cen- tenarians. The Just census showed acarly Ave thousand of the popuin- tion were On or near tho
century mark.
And there are many, many thousands. who although not yot in the final lap for the century, are approaching it. Approaching it not in a wheel- chair-but with full health, vigour and mental clarity.
Take a look at some of the At still very active VISCOUNT SIMON. for example.
On his eightieth birthday this year he quoted Bismarck: "The first eighty ucare of a man's life are the best." Then he declared: "intend, henceforth, to prove
that Bismarck is wrong."
At the House of Lords. Lord Simon expounded his doctrine of life.
Ho handed
over a pamphlet
He has 96
years to go
What is the future for Little Willy T. His chancen of reaching his century are better than thay bave ever been. If ba had bean bom In 1853, statisticiana, would have said he had 39 years to live: in 1903, they would have given Mon, 45, 71476. Der ha a EnaAY." Boys kom forday havə an expectation of life of 65 years. thoŋ giets it lu T3.) by the time they are 30, say the insurance propis, men can hope to live to 72, woman to 76, EME Those who follow the health rulņi san do better than ghat ver
y
There is no doubt of Lord that are in tune with her activo Simon's own subscription to way of life. At present she is this approach to old age. He on tour with "Anastasia," in preserves his mental energies which she plays an exacting, by learning. Shakespeare tiring role. She also appears on heart.
television, spending long days rehearsing under the lights at Lime Grove,
What is her recipe for life? says, "lots of
Gin
every day
work."
she
FROM jaw and polities, turn "Work,"
now to the stage. Is there helps men and women to scorn
in the footlights that The marathon man the advance of age?
magic
Last month autor
four aro A. E. DUT if these
still MATTHEWS cclebrated his 84th В striding through life, there he has just published on The birthday by going riding. Is Stature of Mr Gladstone.
one octogenarian who has run practically all the and is still running. He is -80-year-old MIR CHARLES HART, of Twickenham. A pro-
It contained Lord Simon's essential dictum on how to live: "Every public man of the first rank needs what the Greeks
called a parergon-some second ary interest which can occupy his mind und give it refresh- ment."
Acting is süll his life—and he is making more money by it today than ever before in his 65 years on the stage.
way-
day. He drinka a regular quota miles over the years.
Ha sunckes 30 cigarettes, fessional runner, he claims to have run a distance of 750,000 of about half a bottle of en ́ daily.
Tiring role
And it listed some of the out- side interests of famous states- men; Winston Churchill, paint- ing; Lord Sallsbury
THEN there is actress IELEN (the THE grandfather of the present Lord HAYE. At 79, she must be Salisbury), chemistry; Law, chess; Joseph Chambone of the sprightliest, spryest women of the age in London. lain, orchids; Neville Chamber- Hor off-stage recreations are re- Iain, the habits of birds and gular golf and playing bridge. Ashing,
of
She smokes a cigarette and Beethoven.
talks with snappy, alert gestures
FYS
F
and.
the music
.
Only a month or so ago he TOI the eight miles from Kingston Market to Twicken- ham in 102 minutes.
And he is still contemplating further fabulous running con tests to show how vigorous and alive he is.
How many will be doing that at the age of 807 Or acting, for that matter, or giving legal opinions? Will you?
D
O you want to live to be 1007 You have read about one man who has already cut the cake with a hundred candles, and four more
people who are well on the way to do ing so.
Many people will say: "I only want to live to a great age if I remain in possession of my
faculties, lead 巍
100
...But WHAT
ARE YOUR
CHANCES?
useful life, enjoy myself." Viscount Simon is the out- The China Mail has therefore
life as full of energy and grim responsiblities which were physicians and
ຄໍາເປ.. ** Chancellor of the will attempt to lay down the
A.
specialists who
regimes
for
of peo
people. It is a board of con- includes a general practitioner, siderable medical eminence, It
a specialist in respiratory dis casca, one of Britain's top con sultants, and a leading expert. on nutrition.
If, in fact, you can lead a landing example. Consider the appointed a medical board of interest as that of Nathaniel Exchequer and
suitable Foreign most Micklem, Viscount Simon, Secretary between the wars, the various classes and age groups
E. Matthews, Helen almost intolerable stresses to
which such a man is subjected. Haye, Charles Hart.
What a cheerful, encouraging How has Viscount Simon picture these ave young "old" friumphed over these stresses, so that he can siride terenely for- people presentl What an invigorating answer to the ward into a still vigorous ninth " gloomy Jeremiahy who tell us that the pace of mid-twentieth century Ufo is ageing us beyond our years!
decade?
But this is to be no dry-as- dust, theoretical affair, The It cannot be emphasised too recommendations of the board often that there is no single or will be based on the actual sure royal road to a healthy and examination of the way of life But given an old age filled vigorous old age. But what can and health records of ive mon with such advantages, you may be emphasised, and should be
be and women carefully selected 7 emphasised, is that each man or a broadly typical of large
woman has it in his or her own vital cross-sections of the popu- keeping to live the sort of like lation, representing the go most likely to promote the pro- groups 20-30, 30-40, 40-80,. Sind. Бросі
of
long and healthy life. 00-70, of us have to adapt our
stil usk: "Can I nehleve CAN I live to be 100?"
Escape
Most
ways of
of life to the demands The five members of the pinel made by our careers and our have seen the doctors. They have
IN spite of smog and sulphur years. It is necessary to estab- answered questions about their lions of nuclear fission and the regulate our existence, and it is problems, and agreed to take.
fumes, in spite of the implica- fish a discipline by which we medical history, discussed their
older in health and fitness.
et age, in spite of crime waves, possible to base this discipline pana in what amounts to a con- the toll of the roads, and the upon certain broadly accepted tinuing experiment in growing prevalenco of somo much medical principles, publicised
discases, cancer, our prospects as a nation
such S
are, medically speaking, out- standingly good.
You stand a better chance of reaching your century than you would if you had lived in any other age. Statistics prove It.
But you may still object that the attainment of a really great for others who age is not for you, but rather lead a moro placid, humdrum existence.
You have only to study the article on this page that this is not the case. The to realise
five active people who aro dis- cussed-their ages range from 79 to 100-have very little in
But
fact does ono common. stand out with the greatest Four of them at least clarity. have led lives of the utmost
and stress
strain, following careers which might have been expected to produce all the symptoms of hypertension.
DON IDDON'S DIARY *
AMERICAN BUSINESS
in
ALE, MATTHEWS ... Zest at 84.
MOBILISES
THE SLUMPLET
New York, Tuesday, posi-strike newspaper come back on the insults that were After prodding by myself and Claude Rains to T. S. ROM the board-rooms out with issues tong 500 being flung at him, particularly and come friends, Luce received Eliot's "The Confidential Clerk,"
instances, in Europe. And look at Vice British correspondents and for of big business this ca
blanketing and boring the President Nixon and the an hour and
Sarah Marshall, daughter of а half put up order is being issued: public and giving me indiges spectacular success of his tour performance of alibis and ex- Edina Best and Horbert Mar- "Get out and sell." The ion.)
of Asia."
cures before finally agreeing to shall, plays Amy in "Charley's campaign called here
print a reply to the offensive Aunt" During the past week the By taking on the role of open letter. And over the "souped-up selling" bus mail at both my apartment and crusader for world peace and years there has been constant begun. Its purpose is to my office has been heavy with tho cloak seems to fit iping and needling..
pamphlets, arrest decline in industry selling
brochures,
Eisenhower has captured the "bargain"
American lotters, and commerce,
stage. By and pass-
com- cards. Salesmen cali inter-
parison Senator McCarthy's bid of dollars minably, blocking the telephone
for leadership
appears vulgar posturing. aro to be spent on high- ines. pressure advertising
Tens of millions
promo-
tion and publicity to beat the upplos
I dined the other night with a group of bankers and busi- ness men, to whom I put the question: "Is there going to bo
a recession?”.
Mr Frook Wood, one-time president of tho American Bank Note Company, told me: "Don't fool yourself, Recession is here ́now' and American business has robilized, to lick
Production down
Some Americans tell me that Solution and cure? Ike's galvanic gesture of flying
au-
LONG Broadway the 4tomobile firms bave slash ca their pries,, and no wonder, fer the show come
are clut dered with 1953 models that the salesmen struggle to sell to make room for tho 105-4 models.
from the Big Three conference to speak at tho UN. Forun blacked-out Bermuda and put Sir Winston Churchill in the wings. I doubt that.
Under scrutiny
I
Co-operative
FIND most newspaper and magazine publishers here friendly and co-operativo in and out of print.
The other night I had a talk with Jack Howard, general manager of the Scripps-Howard newspapers. His faith in Anglo- American partnership is strong. And I am glad to teo ho Is giving plenty of space to ro NYWAY, the Democrats, buttals of the charge that balt- who thought the Re Ing of Americana is a popular reason for
I cannot help thinking the Dublicans were coming apart, sport in Britain
by the resur- the recession is ate discomated
The Hearst nous aro much parts.
psychological,
Administration, more mellow and friendly in For Fence of the months now
the country has And now they are hitting out this approach to Britain now been fooling its own pulse, tak- recklessly.
that William Randolph Senior Inz its
dead. temperature, measuring
So, Anglo-American, relations are
top, is the its_caribeat,
and undergoing coming into closer scrutiny Captain Patterson passed
New York Daily News since a psychoanalysis in a national since the Elsenhower speech and Richard Clarke, the execut WALL STREET is not delud- ontbreak of hypochondria. And hut why does the Honry Lico live editor who so often ap Wing itself, nor are Detroit now it has discovered it really Press always seem to try to and Pittsburgh The simple is ack and has docked that hamper and harm rather than peor at British-hosted parties fact i that production of allout selling is the solution afd the partnership?
runs the paper. Why not doin nearly everything + is down and cure.
the team, from the peak.
A The current issue of Time. It is fortunate that Frouident magazine has a map of the The production of iron and Elsenhower hag: come back: Middle East marked "Crumb steel in off 11.1 percent., of from Bermuda in mich good lingampire". rund n tuxtone, gt, has been a fine week for other metals 11.8 percent, of form to face the economic prob titled "Deciles or Fall, which the Brush on the Amerl- machinery. 4.9 percent of fex-lems. He is a new man, or aska - Cange Hellish succoed en ringe and on, the American tiles 20.3 percenk, of manufac- rather the old milling, con- where all others have failed!" serpon." turod
OG "porcent,of fident Ike who let
the Western The answer, of course, la "Ye?" chemicals 3.1 percent of armies.
........... Herinlone Gingold" la superb I have always had the ime, in John Murray Anderson's After nearly year of heat-pression that the Lices, Honi, hilarious and handsome revue notocours. $11.0 percent, of Plumber 12.7
perosak, of rubber tation he has mapped into
of fumiture 7.8; vigorous" leadership,
The and Clare, havoja 'complex of "Almanac " Percent of petroleum
0,3 White House staff are Jubilang
Opce, They Bay:-": "Look at the was in before the US The Conquest of Everest
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Life" an outstanding; miontum at the wonderful - Prass tha: Bows is murazing printed an open letter Fine -Aris cinema mnally Only, the paper Industry and gatting Liner his Uniisa ® Hand to the english, demanding-thele ils products.femain. at pinnacistons atom pool, anarchy Zook, maki aine Bedente Kwas who production and newsprins men, at the walid Agrosze o Soco Britain was being pounded b
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It is an experiment in which all roaders can take part.
Who are the panel? Who are to submit themselves to a medically. prescribed regime? "
Their ages range from 25 to 04. Threo of them are well known in public kid and world of entertainment..
Two careers
the..
MEKPEY
THERE are a grandmother, who leads a. more energetic te than most women half nër hge; a middle-aged business man whose talents have brought him to the forefront in:two distinct careers simultaneously, a house- wito with thrée
rés children; young business executive, trying to acclimatise bimself to dosk and oilice after an active out- door lite, asci a carcer girl- un actress---who bus to combine ‘a' brusy social life with the do mands of her work,
on
On Saturday January.2.wo troduce them to you, and succeeding days the medical board will invesilgate the lives
licy are loading, and preECTIBO? for tiem (and for you), a rõng rime which will remove many of the dangers of the passing years,
Next week: meet the Panel
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