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HOW TO

LIVE

1OO YEARS AND RETAIN

YOUTH, HEALTH ^BEAUTY

A COURSE OF

PRACTICAL LESSONS IN LIFE

CULTURE

BY

A.

VICTOR SEGNO

LOS ANGELES, CAL., U.S.A.

THE LIFE CULTURE SOCIETY PUBLISHERS

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Man's ambition having increased out of proportion to the number of years of his physical he necessarily failed to

life,

takings before place.

work

To me

complete his under-

the destruction it

of his

body took

seemed unjust that man should

so hard and then never, except in a limited

number of

cases,

have the pleasure of realizing

that he had accomplished his purpose. I

determined to ascertain the cause, and,

sible,

find a cure for

it.

My

if

pos-

investigations

and

experiments

have demonstrated conclusively that

man

is

himself

responsible for the limited

life

he

How

because he has remained ignorant of the forces

lives

which sustain

Having system

I

life

that they

advocate,

I

the

tested offer

it

desiring to

may be of greater

truth

to all noble

of

the

minded

lengthen their lives

use to their fellowmen

to future generations.

By you

and create health.

thoroughly

men and women

and

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to Live

conscientiously following

can, I

these

instructions

assure you, reach at least one

years of age in

the

hundred

enjoyment of youth, health

and beauty. A. VICTOR SEGNO

Contents LESSON To

Lengthen

Life, a

I.

Noble Ambition

LESSON Bodily Renewal

Nature's

to Attain

Long

Method

Life

Attitude

.

to

Focus Thought

.

25

.

.

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IV.

....

LESSON How

.

III.

LESSON The Mental

13

II.

LESSON How

.

47

V. .

.

.

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How

to Live

100 Years

LESSON

.....

Breath Culture

LESSON Natural Exercise

.

.

-87

.

VIII.

of Relaxation and Sleep

LESSON What

73

VII. .

LESSON The Purpose

VI.

105

.

IX.

Eat

to

121

LESSON

X.

......

The Bath

139

LESSON XL Clothing

Its

Purpose

.

LESSON How

to

How

to Attain

Influence of

.

.

.

.

175

XIV.

Love and Marriage TO

161

.

XIII.

Enduring Beauty

LESSON

-149

.

XII.

Regain Lost Youth

LESSON

.

.

.

187

Contents

LESSON XV. Protection Against Accidents

LESSON Points to be

Remembered

.

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.

XVI. .

.

.

207

LESSON

A Noble

To Lengthen Life,

The

desire to live

human

a desire to live,

and

have prolonged our

manhood aspire to.

own

or

destruction.

through

is

image we admire and

the

desire death bring about their

hence,

life

health does not exist,

present. attractive

Accomplishment to

we

Perfect physical and mental

Fortunately,

life;

this desire that

all

pleasures

spring

becomes worth

striv-

Life means health, and health means

for.

Where

is

lives.

Those who

Nature created us with

race.

womanhood

from abundant ing

it

Ambition

the most natural and logical

is

ambition of the

I.

is

life

is

life.

not abundantly

gradually becoming more

man, and, as a natural

result,

a

de-

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to Live

longer term of years in which to

sire is created for a

perfect his

work and enjoy the

capacity to live increases in

with the increased desire to

result of his labor.

The

correspondence

perfect

Nature having pro-

live,

vided a supply for every natural demand. Life insurance statistics clearly demonstrate that the

average length of

it

has been necessary for Insurance Companies to

formulate a

This

is

has increased greatly in the past

This increase has been so pronounced

twenty years. that

life

new

scale of rates for the different ages.

a very important fact, as

ing upon your

life

it

has a direct bear-

The

and upon mine.

future,

how-

ever, holds greater

promises than have been realized

in the past, because

we have

telligence,

arrived at an age of in-

where man has learned that he can be the

master of his

own body and keep

and beauty for an

it

in perfect health

indefinite length of time.

Hereto-

fore people were ignorant of the process by which their

now

bodies were built and sustained, but

learning the

wisdom of the words, "Know

In response to the for a longer

demand

they are

thyself."

of an intelligent public

and healthier existence,

I

shall in these

lessons give detailed, definite and

practical

tions that will enable every person

who

instruc-

follows them

A to live

one hundred years or longer and preserve both

mind and body

in perfect condition.

There are living sands of people

This

age.

are over one hundred years of

or

woman

is

now

doing.

Where

thousands, there should be millions, and

be before another century

is

lic

who

man

now

there are

at the present time several thou-

a proof that people can live longer than

is

the average

will

Noble Ambition

rolls

around.

The pub-

prone to regard the centenarian with awe and

wonder, as though for some mysterious reason Nature

had

in his case stepped aside

destruction. efforts of

This

is

rance of this fact that in

its

stern purpose of

a serious misconception, for the

Nature are always directed toward produc-

ing a more abundant

cles

from

life

for us.

man

It is

through igno-

unconsciously places obsta-

Nature's way, thereby retarding his harmo-

nious progress tow ard health and long r

life.

The men and women who have reached one hundred years of

life

have no peculiar power unattainable by

the rest of humanity.

Consciously or unconsciously,

they have placed themselves in tune with certain principles of life,

and thereby secured the natural reward

health and longevity. I

desire to assure

you that

to reach

one hundred

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years in the full possession of health and beauty veritable possibility.

Consider carefully the

vantages of a longer

life.

dred years

is

To

many

how

full

possession of the power

The

and beauty of superb manhood and womanhood.

and

who

tottering centenarian,

whose

infantile expressions attract the

observe them,

my

is

the direct opposite of the ideal

I

clearly under-

meaning, picture the hero or heroine of a

hundred years as stronger,

healthier, happier

for every year that has been lived,

prime of

tones

childish

sympathy of those

That you may more

present to you.

stand

ad-

the firm intention of reaching the

is

century milestone in the

decrepit,

a

desire to live one hun-

certainly a laudable ambition, but

much grander

is

life

and

useful life ahead,

still

and wiser

as being in the

having many years of happy,

and you

will then

approach to a con-

ception of the condition I shall instruct you to attain.

Some men and some women have

reached the age

of one hundred years without following a well-defined

system of living. in the

But

this

was not due

to chance, for

whole realm of Nature nothing occurs except as

the direct result of a specific cause.

reached the one hundred

Those who have

mark without apparent

effort

have unconsciously conformed to Nature's laws.

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In

A Noble Ambition some

cases they

may even have

ciples of hygiene.

ignored certain prin-

In such cases long

life

was earned In the

not by these peculiarities, but in spite of them.

cultivation of vitality their other habits of living over-

balanced the defective ones and resulted in their favor.

Had

the correct course in

they,

no doubt, would have added many more years to

for

things been followed,

Because a few have lived to the century

their lives.

mark

all

in spite of their negligence,

you

to

it

would not be wise

hazard your future on a similar plan with

the prospects so strongly against you.

You

how-

can,

ever, be absolutely sure of reaching the desired goal if

you earnestly adhere to the principles of

life as

ex-

plained in these lessons.

Ignorance

is

daily leading

men and women

to pre-

mature graves, and nothing can rescue them from

this

destruction but intelligence applied to the daily

life.

The

present awakening interest

longevity

is

shall I live

creased

subject

leading people of intelligence to ask

today so that

life in

I

to ask yourself.

you

live

from today on

This

is

in-

a wise question

The manner

will decide

of

"How

can assure myself of

future years ?"

for

happiness.

the

in

in

which you

your future health and

In other words, you are today sowing the

How

to Live

100 Years

seeds of youth or old age, health or sickness, happiness

or misery, its

kind,

life

Every seed brings forth of

or death.

and the harvest

is

sure to follow in due time.

You, no doubt, have read the romantic story

Ponce de Leon and

of-

and forests

his search in the vales

of Florida for the mystic fountain of youth, that would

enable the discoverer to regain and retain youth, health

and beauty.

He was doomed

to disappointment, for,

while his ideal was beautiful, his method was imprac-

He made the

tical.

ple of today are

serious mistake that so

making

many

peo-

he believed that the source

of health and youth existed outside of himself. Those

who have

learned the laws of health and

that the fountain of youth

is

within us.

life

know

The majority

of people, through a failure to recognize this all-important fact, resort to the medicine bottle for health.

way they limit their life and injure their health. Those who worship at the shrine of drugs will eventually, and possibly when too late, discover that they In this

have been serving a

false

master

that they have been

slaves to a delusion that has destroyed them.

Nature is

a

cures,

fallacy.

mend.

It is

and not medicines. The drug theory

God never made

his

work

for

man

to

necessary that this fact should be empha-

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A sized in order that

all

Noble Ambition dependence be laid aside

false

and the true methods carefully studied and practiced.

It

faithfully

should be a great pleasure to every

and woman, to know that there fountain of abundant

life,

is

man

within each of us a

which,

when

fully recog-

nized and developed, will literally bathe every part of the being in

Youthful decrepitude

its

life

renewing stream.

and beauty

and ugliness so

faithfully direct our

a reality so inviting, and

is

repulsive, that

we

powers toward living the

should

life that

gives enduring youth and health.

In the minds of

women in

all

true and intelligent

men and

there are strong ambitions and desires to excel

some

particular line of endeavor.

the shortness of the average life

is

To

such people

a great disappoint-

ment, because the greater part of their ambition must

be repressed and be

much

left unfinished.

edge of

how

To

of the

work they

desired to do

these aspiring souls the knowl-

to prolong the youthful life of the

to the crest of a century will be a

body

welcome message.

Instead of their grand ideals being laid aside as impossible

on account of limited time, they

up with renewed purpose and vigor. opportunities will be opened

up

to

them

will be taken

What grand for the devel-

How

to Live

100 Years These opportunities

opment of power and genius.

mean everything

to those noble

men and women who

are constantly seeking for a higher and better expression of It is

life.

a noteworthy fact that

the strong, healthy

it is

who most

people of well-developed intellects

sires

It is

life.

prolong to

desire to

the coward and weakling

early

escape

of intelligence

knows

its

responsibilities.

that each

who

de-

The man

added year of health

and strength means increased opportunities for improvement, for the development of character and for living a life of usefulness that will be a blessing to

others as well as

Under

self.

old conditions, just

when

a

man's

forces

should have developed into great power and usefulness, they

began

to decline.

Just

when

the

wisdom

from past experiences should have been of the greatest value,

it

was supplemented by

failing powers, lack

of perception and loss of physical and mental control.

This

is

an abnormal condition that need no longer de-

stroy the usefulness of humanity.

This

is

a century of rapid progress

discoveries.

We

and wonderful

can only dimly foresee the grand and

glorious benefits to future generations that will result

20

or THE

UNIVERSITY

from our present you and for can

The near

efforts.

more wonderful

all

now comprehend. To

possibilities

participate in the

velopments, you, like every other action,

must aspire

and long

future holds for

to gain

and

man

crudities of

of thought and

retain health, strength

intelligence of

man

is

removing the

banishing sickness, poverty and mis-

life,

wealth and

ery, and, in their place, attracting health,

happiness, thus

making

this earth a literal paradise.

definite reason for pointing out to

the glorious possibilities of the it is

the

coming de-

life.

The growing

have a

than you

coming

I

you some of

years.

Because

necessary that you enter into this attainment with

vim and vigor of the man who has high

and with the confidence, determination and

ideals

will to ef-

fectually carry the rules into daily practice. I

want you

not the only question at issue.

life is

we

desire long

must tity

understand that the mere length of

to

life,

also be wise

or length of

fulness of

Our

true that

health and youthfulness, but

we

to recognize that the quan-

enough

life

It is

depends upon the quality or use-

life.

great attainment therefore consists of elevating

the quality of daily

life to

the highest possible stand-

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How

You

ard.

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method

will readily see that the

not based on the selfish desire to gain

without

we must

law

"The

consider.

man and woman,

The normal ambition

you must

fit

live a

honest endeavor to truly life.

ture

to

As

is

The

in health

fit

a

of every

to

prolong

survive.

If

you

and beauty,

fit

that desire

You

by the

yourself for the prolonga-

stern, yet beautiful,

remove the

yourself in a

to

is

century by reason of your

purpose of Na-

make room

unfit to

a student of these lessons,

still

fit

You must back up

desire.

tion of

are seri-

yourself for that grand position.

need not expect to

mere

should be

therefore,

one hundred years

live

we

survival of the fittest"

health and life by becoming

would

for purely

life

life

vigorous

healthful,

ously handicapped.

is

We can do nothing without life,

personal gratification.

and

teach

I

for the

fit.

you can positively place

condition to live a complete century and

possess the clear mind, the strong, healthy, beau-

tiful

body, the perfect hearing and sight of the

of twenty-five.

The hundred

years will not repre-

sent the decline, but the prime of

Take today.

you?

man

life.

a good honest look at yourself as you appear

What do you

Do

you

see pictured in the mirror before

see youth,

power and beauty of form

2,2

A and features? tain all these

you instead age ?

If

you are so fortunate, you may

beyond the boundary of a century.

see pictured the

Are you

old age?

Noble Ambition

man

woman

or

at that critical point

re-

Do

of middle

between youth and

If so, these lessons will teach

each day so that the advance of age

may

to live

you

be stopped.

Perhaps the mirror reveals the image of old age. your case hopeless ? if

you

will

orate your

make life.

a

Is

it

too late to

supreme

The

mend ?

From

signs of approaching old age can

made

erect,

this introductory lesson,

an idea of their lives.

my

No, not

renew and invig-

effort to

be removed, the will power strengthened, the brightened, the body

Is

memory

strong and supple.

you

will

have gleaned

purpose in teaching people to prolong

It will

have prepared you to understand

the system of bodily renewal which I will explain in the next lesson,

and the instructions and

rules given in

the succeeding lessons,

The majority

of people

who

fail,

do so for the rea-

son that they have no clearly denned and formulated ideals

in

They have vague longings and

life.

formed ambitions, but have not devoted and energy

to

sufficient

them to have them rightly

marksman must

clearly center his vision

half

study

directed.

on the

The

bulls-

How eye.

to Live

too Years

There must be no uncertainty

skill as

rection.

a

marksman depends upon

in his aim.

His

his clearness of di-

So each student of these

lessons

clearly before his mental vision the ideal of

must

one hun-

dred years of superb health and beauty and never a lesser ideal obscure the view.

see

let

LESSON

Bodily Renewal

That of the plain

all

who

so desire

II.

Nature

may

s

Method

understand

body can be regained and

what has heretofore been

how

the

life

retained, I will ex-

a

Nature's

mystery

process of construction and destruction as carried

on

within the body.

Ordinarily people regard birth as

ment of

life,

and death as the end.

'the

This idea

neous, for the process of birth and death

within the physical body every

commence-

moment

is

is

erro-

going on

of the day.

Life consists of a process of continuous death and birth or destruction and reconstruction.

The body

going a complete molecular change

is

under-

at all times.

Ev-

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ery breath you inhale gives birth and cells

Every breath you exhale

or tissue.

death carrying

the worn-out

away

from the body.

change

your entire body

Think of

one year.

useless

form of particles

in the

formation of

this process of construction

Through

destruction,

a

is

Every ounce of food or water taken

into the system produces a

the body.

some new

life to

it.

made new

is

Your

entire

and

in less than

body passes from

your possession every twelve months and you are again in possession of

The

an entirely new one.

reason this important fact has escaped your ob-

servation

is

because the change

atom and molecule a

new one

takes

form

will see

is

its

so gradual.

As each

displaced by the activities of

In this

place.

way

the

life,

body

is

always new.

kept, in part,

You

is

is

by

death in some

this statement that

a vital process of

life.

Life

change and no change can take place

is

in the

a

constant

body with-

out using and thus destroying some of the particles of which

it

is

It

composed.

would be impossible

us to perform the various activities of

life

for

without the

incessant activity of death.

This fact

is

quite different

most people on

this

subject.

26

from the ideas held by

Those who have not

Bodily Renewal grasped

new

this

mity with

life

principle believe that death

and

is

actually antagonistic to

There are two kinds of death and the other molecular. plete loss of the

body

one

is

at en-

it.

termed somatic

Somatic death

is

the com-

as a whole, this being the only

form of death generally recognized. is

is

Molecular death

the constant destruction of the molecular particles

and their removal from the physical system.

An is

important fact for you to grasp

always a friendly process.

It is a

is,

that death

process of elimi-

nating the worn-out atoms of the body so that they

be replaced by new atoms.

may and

its

is

a servant,

services are absolutely necessary to our con-

tinuation and enjoyment of lar death is to clear

allowed

to

condition

As

Death

is

you recognize

of molecu-

the waste matter, which,

as "old age"

if

and somatic death.

a vital process of it

The work

would quickly produce the

accumulate,

known

death

away

life.

as friendly

life, it is

and lend

it

necessary that all

the assist-

ance possible.

The

first essential in

the attainment of long

the right mental attitude.

of perfect

Many

life is

This attitude must be that

harmony with the normal

processes of

life.

people doubt their ability to live in youth and

27 I

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beauty for one hundred years, because they doubt their ability to

When

defy death for so long a period.

one rightly understands the process of

he ceases to think of defeating death. suppress the process of death than

We can no more we can

suppress

Bear in mind that

the act of exhaling the breath. live

life,

we

by a constant process of dying and being reborn.

When

you have

fully

grasped this truth

neither fear death nor seek to defeat

you have no enemies long and healthful

it.

you

will

Remember

to

conquer in the attainment of

life.

The more you contemplate

the process of constant destruction and reconstruction, the

more

fully

you

will realize the beautiful truth that

none of the forces of Nature are arrayed against you, but instead are

all

working

in

your behalf.

As you

study this question, you will find that somatic death

is

the result of humanity's failure to understand

and

consciously co-operate with

life,

all

the processes of

including molecular birth and death.

In another lesson of this series in disease is not

an enemy, but

I will is

explain where-

the strenuous en-

deavor of Nature to remove an accumulation of poisonous waste from the system.

The mental

attitude

should not be antagonistic to disease, but should help

28

Bodily Renewal Nature

in eliminating the

waste matter as quickly and

harmoniously as possible. Life, like a flowing river,

is

constantly undergoing

change, and as the old forms of

life

are carried away,

new ones

are attracted to take their place.

introduce

new forms

of

life

dition of the old ones.

We

cannot

without changing the con-

This constant change

is

abso-

lutely necessary to the preservation of youthful exist-

ence.

It

alone makes evolutionary process possible.

If

our physical forms were fixed and unchangeable, we could not grow, gain or lose weight.

Exercise could

not develop our muscles, nor food and

blood and strength. changing,

If

produce

our bodies were not constantly

we would have no need

strength and tissue.

air

Instead,

of food to supply

we would

new

be as unim-

pressionable and unchangeable as though carved from

marble.

Without change there can be no

life.

It is

the lack of molecular change that destroys our bodies.

The mechanism

of the

human body

under normal conditions

it

replaces

is

so perfect that

the

weakened,

worn-out atoms with new and vigorous ones. cret of

prolonging youth then

lies in

knowing how

provide an equal number of

new atoms

place of the old.

mental attitude

If the right

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The

se-

to

to take the is

main-

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tained and hygienic is

no reason

ued

why

methods of living followed, there

perfect renewal should not be contin-

indefinitely.

You

will observe that

it is

not

my

purpose to teach

you how to retain your physical body with ent

component

instruct

you

particles for

in the

all its

pres-

one hundred years, but to

methods by which the change and

exchange of the molecules of the body can be continued so that a youthful

life

may

be preserved as long

as desired.

Nat only

is it

impossible to preserve a body for one

hundred years, but

it is

impossible to preserve

entirety for a single hour.

onstrate

conclusively that

Scientific

it

in its

experiments dem-

under normal conditions,

through the process of destruction and reconstruction, our bodies are completely destroyed and rebuilt once every twelve months.

Consider what this means to you. vantages and opportunities

your ent

life

body

struct

it

it

Think of the ad-

opens up for you to make

a physical and mental success. is

If

your pres-

lacking in any particular you can so recon-

that within a year

specimen of manhood or

it

will

become

womanhood.

a superb

You must

learn to regard yourself as the architect and builder of

Bodily Renewal your body, then you

and improvements needed

The

make

will begin, to in

the changes

your physical house.

constant destruction and reconstruction of the

body makes perpetual growth and unfoldment It

ble.

possi-

gives us the key to the practical mastery of phy-

sical conditions.

With each

possible for us to include

successive rebuilding

more and more of

it is

health,

power and beauty.

In spite of imperfect ancestry,

may, by a supreme

effort,

we

overcome our defects and

give birth to better conditions in our lives every year.

As

a rule, people suppose they are born once I

all.

ceases,

teach you a

life,

that birth never

and that we are constantly being born again,

the sense that

of

new philosophy

we

are constantly taking on

our

it

remains for us to

lives

what so

e'er

utilize

we

is

in

new atoms

as a result of our thoughts and habits.

has supplied the process by which this

now

and for

Nature

possible,

her plans and

and

make

of

will.

no longer any excuse for man dying before he has reached one hundred years of age, for it is very There

is

evident that the all-wise earlier mortality should

God never designed be the

lot

that an

of man, as prema-

ture death defeats the great object which the Creator

had

in

view at the time

He

created

him with immortal sentiments and

man and endowed instincts.

How

to Live

100 Years

This lesson should be read frequently for an understanding of these vital principles will reveal the

by which youth and health may be retained passing years.

way

in spite of

In concluding this lesson,

I

wish to

again emphasize the absolute necessity of realizing that there

is

no warfare

death.

When

perfect

harmony with

in

your being between

this is clearly recognized, life

In succeeding lessons

and

its

will

and

be

in

beneficent processes,

I will instruct

ods through which you can supply the ful

you

life

you

in the

meth-

new and youth-

atoms as rapidly as the old ones are exhausted so

that there will be

no

loss of vitality.

By

this

means

you can keep the body and brain young, healthy and vigorous indefinitely.

LESSON

How

III.

Attain Long Life

to

Many systems of man in bettering his

training have been devised to aid physical and mental condition, but,

with few exceptions, they aim at some special develop-

ment and therefore

lack the complete

and well-bal-

anced methods which are essential to success in prolonging

A

life

for one

study that

is

of thinking people

hundred years. rapidly meeting with the approval

is

the power of the

mind and

its in-

fluence

upon the health and renewal of the physical

body.

Millions of people have improved their health

through a knowledge of thought and

its

healing power.

The

is

a very import-

influence of the mental attitude

33

How

100 Years

to Live

ant factor in the attainment of health and longevity,

but

is

it

only a part of this grand science of

Important as

ture.

attitude,

it

is

should not be carried to extreme and other

it

must be given

to

Proper atten-

to hygiene, including exercise, diet,

bathing, correct breathing and

go

mental

to preserve the right

very necessary considerations neglected. tion

life cul-

make up complete

all

the other factors that

health culture.

It is

the

all-

round symmetrical development of the entire being that

is

The

essential.

branches of

vital

neglect of

any

one

of

the

development means a corresponding

loss of vitality.

To

live

one hundred years and retain youth, health

and beauty, the

vitality

One must avoid pression of that

life

all

must be guarded and preserved.

habits which limit the normal ex-

and encourage and develop

renew and strengthen.

A

all

habits

reserve of vitality should

be cultivated to meet any special need that

may

The majority

amount of

vitality sult,

of people cultivate barely the

arise.

needed for ordinary daily demands, and as a

when an emergency

of any kind arises, their

real-

ready limited forces are so taxed and depleted that the result

is

sickness

ple live every

and often death.

day up

Too many

to the limit of their

34

peo-

strength.

The Some exhaust ly; thus,

Force

Vital

themselves physically and others mental-

when an unusual

upon them they

collapse,

pressure

and the

from heart

the so-called "death

brought to bear is

paralysis or

failure."

This con-

result

and does not

dition of affairs need not

how and

the person understands

is

exist

where

supplies to his

body

an equal amount of vitality to take the place of that

which he has used.

No

forces indiscriminately

He

mand. the

same

one can hope to spend his

and

still

vital

have them at his com-

cannot give them away and retain them at

time, but he can

exchange them for more of

the same or a better quality.

Physical culture

new and

is

a valuable factor in acquiring

increased vitality, but the student must

overlook the value of mental culture, for heart of health essentials.

One might

not

it is

the very

attain

through

physical culture a wonderful physical and muscular

development that would attract the admiration of

all

beholders, and in that very acquirement dissipate vitality

through a

false

mental attitude and be a compara-

tive weakling.

Then suffer

there are advocates of the

power of mind who

from various weaknesses and ailments because

their conception

and understanding of that power

35

is

so

How

100 Years

to Live

narrow that they cannot

limited and

see the necessity of

giving rational attention to the care and development

lieve the

They sacrifice the body because they bemind or soul to be all that is worth saving.

Health

such a priceless treasure and youth holds for

of the body.

is

we

us such grand opportunities for development that should

all

enter with willingness, earnestness and en-

thusiasm into the complete culture which makes these conditions secure and certain.

That people may

one hundred years

live

in youthful

power, three important things must be accomplished I.

II.

III.

The prevention and

The

ing.

The

ease.

If

cure of the cause of disease.

prevention and cure of premature age.

The avoidance

Disease

:

is

of accidents.

induced through ignorant habits of

first essential is to

liv-

prevent the cause of dis-

you want to enjoy youth and health

until

you

pass the century mark, you must decide to obey the

laws of health and thus prevent sickness. I shall

deal in this

work with

the effectual methods

of curing and preventing the cause of disease, and

you carefully study the and put them

if

rules given in these lessons

into practice in

your daily

be sure of preserving youth and health.

life,

you can

In case any

Drug Treatment weakness or disease exists

at the present time,

you

need not despair, for you can completely recover from it.

The

wholesale mortality from disease which

ing on throughout our land every year incorrect

modes of treatment.

It

go-

the result of

is

The average person

ignorant to a startling degree concerning

methods of healing.

is

the

is

true

would be hard to estimate the

tremendous number of people who are today dying as a result of the deadly as

it

drug treatment

or mistreatment

might be more appropriately termed

cure disease.

If

it

were not so

given to

and such a

pathetic,

we might be amused at the futile atthose who have lost their health by wrong

serious matter,

tempts of

seeking to buy bottled health.

living,

renown to

in all countries

Physicians of

have said more than enough

condemn the murderous

practice of medicine for-

ever.

Dr.

Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia

have assisted more,

in multiplying disease;

we have

increased

its

fatality;

said:

"We

we have done we

often have

reason to blush at our prescriptions."

Professor Magenlie of Paris said: people are cured, but

how?

37

"I grant that

Gentlemen, Nature does

How

100 Years

to Live

mind does

a great deal, and the tors

do very

when they

little

Dr. Cogswell of Boston said

more doc-

a great deal

;

don't do harm."

"The

:

prevailing

mode

more

of medical practice

is

than good, and,

were abolished, mankind would be

if it

productive of vastly

evil

the gainer."

Dr. Talma^e, F. R. C, said that in

"I fearlessly assert

:

most cases our patients would be

better without

than with a physician." Prof. Gregory, of the Edinburg Medical College,

had the honesty to say:

"Gentlemen, ninety-nine out

of every hundred medical facts are medical

lies

and

medical doctrines for the most part, stark, staring nonsense."

Dr. Kimball of

have

slain

itely better

New Hampshire

more than war; the

B.,

M.

Health University, said: if

Dr. teria

public

:

"Physicians

would be

infin-

without them."

George Dutton, A.

dom

said

Dean

D.,

of the

"Drugs often

American

kill,

but

sel-

ever cure."

Mason Good

said

Medica has proven

dream and

its

"My

:

it

experience with

Ma-

the baseless fabric of a

theory pernicious."

Dr. Marshall Hall, F. R.

S.,

said:

"Thousands are

Drug Treatment slaughtered annually through medical experiments in the sick room." Sir Ashley Cooper, the famous English surgeon, said

:

"The

science of medicine

founded on conjec-

is

ture and improved by murder."

Prof. Jamison of Edinburg, Scotland, said

:

"Nine

times out of ten our miscalled remedies are absolutely injurious to our patients." I if

ask you

if

you think

it

administered to a well

given to a sick that drugs

man

will

possible that a

man

do not cure

make him

will

make him

well

?

I

Nature

disease.

healer of the ailments of mankind, and

to seek for

drug which, sick, if

again state is

it is

the true

our duty

and use her methods instead of blindly

re-

sisting them.

In this lesson

I will

endeavor to convey to you a

clear idea of the cause of disease, so as to enable

to intelligently avoid

it

or cure

it.

Nearly everyone

possesses the erroneous idea that disease

enemy and fought.

that

This

ly efforts of

is

it

must be strenuously

a delusion.

Disease

Nature to throw

off

39

is

is

in itself

resisted

an

and

really the kind-

an accumulation of

waste matter from the system which, main, would cause death.

you

if

allowed to

re-

How As

100 Years

to Live

have said before, the body

I

is

in a constant pro-

and reconstruction.

cess of destruction

The

organs and tissues are constantly being torn

various

down atom

by atom and replaced with new and vigorous ones.

must not be supposed that to

our

interests in

It

this process is antagonistic

any way.

On

it

is

a

will call

it

a

the contrary,

natural part of our existence.

To more

accurately define disease,

I

condition of dis-ease, or lack of ease, consequent upon the strenuous efforts of the vital forces to remove a

load of impurities wrongly retained in the body.

When

you

fully grasp the

meaning of

you

will possess the

key to the prevention and cure of

this simple definition,

disease.

The

By you

basis of perfect health

is

absolutely pure blood.

preserving a perfectly pure condition of the blood, positively prevent disease.

known by many names,

Although disease

the basis of

all is

is

the efforts

of Nature to eliminate poisons from the blood.

The

various symptoms of disease depends upon the organ

or set of organs that are overtaxed in their efforts of elimination and the quantity and character of the im-

purity to be removed.

The man

or

woman who 40

preserves pure blood and

Pure Blood avoids accident by wise precaution

portant

it

is

that this stream

guarded so that late to all parts

You

and beauty.

a century of youth

its

of

it

how

will see

life

flowing vitality

and that

destined to enjoy

is

be

may

im-

constantly

freely circu-

be not contaminated by im-

purity of any character.

When ple fact,

the people as a whole understand this sim-

what anguish and tragedies

Then, and then only,

be avoided.

will

will suffering cease to exist.

Un-

fortunately, however, at the present time

when Na-

ture's effort at elimination is manifested

in disease,

the sufferer resorts to poisonous medicines and thereby

adds a greater burden for Nature to throw

Understand that

to prevent disease,

off.

you must guard

against the accumulation of waste matter in the sys-

tem and keep condition,

all

the organs of excretion in an active

so that they will each

day eliminate the

normal waste.

To

cure disease you must assist Nature to throw off

through the natural channels the waste matter that has accumulated and caused disease. purified

and kept

so.

The

following lessons will

you exactly how to accomplish but a brief outline.

The blood must be

this.

I will

tell

here give

How

The first thing to some

100 Years

to Live

this

consider

is

be a surprise, but after a

may

little

consid-

eration they will recognize the fact that thought basis of

all

factor in attaining the desired length

of years in health, youth and beauty,

is

tion of food, the quantity to be eaten

mastication.

It

the right selec-

and the proper

has been well said that, "the majority

of people dig their graves with their teeth."

and

ple are

is

the

is

physical action and change.

The second

true,

To

the mental attitude.

a far

aware

of.

more

serious matter than

Little

1

This

is

most peo-

do they think that as they

sit

at the dining table catering to a fickle appetite that

they are destroying health and cultivating disease and future suffering. all,

Those who think of the matter

at

either procrastinate in carrying out their convic-

tions until too late, or else believe that errors in eat-

ing can be corrected by taking some concoction pur-

chased at a drug store.

hundred years must

and more

set

You who

desire to live one

for yourself a

intelligent standard.

much higher

You must

decide and

adhere to your decision to select only such food as

conducive to health and renewed this

new method no

for your purpose

is

life.

infliction, for the

that

which

42

is

You

is

will find

food best adapted

most

attractive

and

Pure Water The

satisfying to the normal appetite.

fact

must not

be overlooked, however, that the average appetite not normal as a result of having been

pampered and abused. tite

less

Fortunately, a normal appe-

can be quickly cultivated.

You must

also give attention to the purity of the

Much

water you drink. is

more or

is

disease and especially old age

very often the result of drinking impure water.

Another important factor exercise.

Without

possible.

Do

glected as

in life culture is

normal

enduring health

activity,

is

im-

not think that exercise should be ne-

you advance

in

Inactivity causes

years.

stagnation and premature decrepitude, whilst the proper activity of the life.

body gives

health, strength

and long

In addition to the regular routine of work, a sys-

tematic exercise of

the muscles

all

is

The

necessary.

work done by the average person only developes special set of muscles,

become dwarfed

for

while

want of

it

allows the others to

use.

You must aim

bring about an all-round development

if

When

that nothing a strain

is

stronger than

its

weakest

comes on the weakened part

way, and the result

is

You

it

part.

gives

the destruction of the whole.

43

to

you would

have strength and beauty of form and features.

know

a

Ir

How

to Live

100 Years how

these lessons I will teach you

form strength throughout the there will remain no

weak

to acquire a uni-

entire system so that

point to give out.

Relaxation and rest are important

Few

science.

people understand

tain perfect rest.

They

live

how

of

parts

this

and ob-

to relax

day and night, awake

asleep, in a constant state of tension.

or

This causes ner-

vousness, loss of vitality and prevents perfect

life re-

newal.

Another very necessary requirement tion of health

breathing. it

is

and longevity

Air

is

is

a

in the cultiva-

knowledge of correct

a veritable elixir of

and, though

life,

We

so abundant, millions die of air starvation.

can live for a long time without food, but but a few minutes without

The

question

we can

air.

of clothing and

its

influence

upon

The

value

health and long life will also be considered.

sun

of bathing the body in water, taking baths, will be explained.

live

The

skin, is

important mediums of excretion

;

and

air

one of the most

therefore,

it

demands

our special attention. It is also essential that

and marriage for

much

we

observe the laws of love

in their relation to health

and longevity,

sickness and premature death

44

is

caused by

The Laws of Nature ignorance of these sacred principles of

Too many

life.

people allow false modesty and prudishness to interfere with their

In sum-

happiness in this respect.

ming- up the subject,

I

wish to say that to attain per-

beauty and long

fect health, youth,

life,

the aspirant

has but to bring about an all-round adjustment of his life

to the laws of Nature.

gone no further than undertaking, but

We are all

case.

I

To

this page,

it

the reader

who

has

may seem

like a

big

here assure you that such

creatures of habit

;

not the

is

therefore,

we have

but to do a certain thing a few times to have

come a natural

desire

and a pleasure.

be-

it

Nature quickly

responds and assists us to come into harmony with

In a short time you will look back and remark

laws.

on how much easier

it is

at first

thought possible.

The

ideal of living a

to live correctly than

By

you

hundred or more years

grand one, and worthy of the best forth.

its

efforts

we

haid

is

a

can put

a daily observance of the principles

I shall

explain in these lessons, a rapid improvement will result.

You

will

have the unequaled pleasure of watch-

ing yourself develop to a higher order of will daily

grow

brighter, happier, healthier

er in every way.

Your memory

45

will

life.

You

and strong-

improve and a

How

to Live

100 Years

clearer, brighter mentality will assert itself.

Then

as

you experience the feeling of superb health tingling in

every vein, nerve and muscle, you will acknowledge

that

you have been amply rewarded for harmonizing

your

life

with the laws of Nature.

No

longer will you

fear premature age or an early grave, but, instead, will

look joyously forward to a grand, useful

ing far into the future

hopes and expectations.

surpassing

all

life stretch-

your previous

LESSON

IV.

The Mental Attitude

It is

no exaggeration to say that not one person

thousand

marvelous power that

fully appreciates the

exists in thought to aid in

healthy, enduring body.

in a

building

Within the

up

a

last ten

strong, years,

however, a few people (comparatively speaking) have

awakened to dormant

a realization of the unlimited

in this

mental force.

power lying

These people are reap-

ing the grand benefits resulting from the us^ of the

knowledge they

possess.

humanity to use

this

Many

power

of them are teaching

in living healthier, happier

lives.

The power

of thought has been recognized by

47

the

How

to Live

100 Years

world's great thinkers in

all

were believed by the unin-

results they accomplished

power of thought

give the matter a

My

The

have a supernatural origin.

itiated to

ive

and the marvelous

ages,

purpose

is

little

construct-

simplicity itself to those

who

serious consideration.

in this lesson is to explain the influence

our thoughts have on our health and

life,

and

to give

you instructions that you can apply so as to enable you ers

to live

and

one hundred years and retain youthful pow-

attractiveness.

You must infinitely

first realize

that thought

more powerful, though

medium

nication, cell

in

a real force

of a finer and

more

Also that the brain

subtle character, than electricity.

as the

is

of thought*is in sympathetic

commu-

by means of the nervous system, with every

When

your body.

you understand

that,

you

will realize to

some extent the power of thought

affect the

for

From

body

good or

a scientific

to

ill.

standpoint,

it

has been demon-

strated conclusively that every thought

and emotion

produces a definite change in the physical organism.

An

instrument has been invented and patented which

accurately records the effect of certain emotions.

By

breathing through a tube into a specially prepared

The Mental Attitude a chemical change in color

fluid,

produced, corre-

is

sponding to the varying emotions of the subject grief, anger, fear, etc.

From

joy,

each having a specific color.

a practical standpoint, the experience of thou-

sands of people demonstrates that the physical condition always corresponds with the mental condition, or, in other

You

words, that "as

mind so

the

is

desire to prolong your life

Then you must govern your

thoughts.

You must form

actions

and

the habit of entertaining

the quality of thought, which to gain

the form/'

and retain health and

strength.

and enable you

is

w ill add r

to

your

vitality

renewed health and power. You

must remember that thoughts are actual forces; fact, are literal

ion of

magnets, and attract to you the condi-

body and environment

the thought.

You

that corresponds with

therefore,

will,

thought, idea or emotion that

is

confident, courageous, generous

and

this class of

in

thoughts take

encourage every

cheerful, inspiring, beautiful.

When

possession of the brain,

they are instantly communicated by vibratory power

over the system of nerves to every part of the body,

even to the most remote tonic,

do

giving

their best

life

cell,

and act as a natural

to every organ, thus aiding

work.

49

them

to

How

You must mistic,

and

100 Years

to Live

carefully avoid

fearful,

discordant,

all

thoughts of a pessi-

revengeful,

discouraging

by these

fretful nature, for the influence generated

negative attitudes acter.

is

They produce

always of a devitalizing chara poisonous secretion that enters

the blood and destroys health, happiness, beauty of

form and feature and shortens

Many

life.

people through fear delude themselves into

thinking that they are of disease, and thus

ill

or have

some

make themselves

they were perfectly well.

ill,

One

is

when

some

form

in reality

Thousands of people

large city are constantly controlled by pation.

terrible

in

every

evil antici-

afraid of losing his fortune, another of

being discharged

from

his

position,

another makes

himself unhappy because he thinks one of his children

may

die,

and the great majority

suffer agonies because

of a fixed idea that a fatal illness

body. ry,

etc.,

Fear or moral cowardice,

lurking in their

is

grief,

anger, wor-

create a chemical change in blood

son the system.

The person who

ing of and lamenting on his

and giddiness

is

is

and poi-

constantly think-

liability

to palpitations

verv likely to die of apoplexy because

his perpetual fear of the

symptoms

creates

increases their force and perniciousness.

them and

Thousands

The Mental of people with sound and stout hearts

unhappy by

insisting that

tion of that

organ

is

a

some

Attitude

make themselves

local or

nervous affec-

News-

warning of early death.

paper talk of degeneration and hereditary disease has

done incalculable harm by leading people to believe that as they

were born they must always remain.

Her-

editary conditions can be easily eradicated by a proper

mode

of living.

You may ful

ask,

thoughts,

if

"How is

it

can

my

I

help thinking unhealth-

nature to do so?"

This

is

where you reveal a wrong conception of yourself and your powers. thoughts.

It is

not your real nature to think such

Through indulging

and emotions, you have sult, attract

in

built

unwholesome thoughts

up

a habit, and, as a re-

to yourself only thoughts of a similar kind.

Remember, "Like

attracts like."

Your

true nature

to think strong, noble, uplifting thoughts.

you, but possibly lying dormant,

supremely above

all

is

Within

power to

rise

the negative conditions that are

now binding you and making you yourself, rise

the

is

up and throw

a slave.

Assert

off the influence of de-

pressing thoughts and you will soon behold sunshine

and happiness

When you

all

around you.

suggest to yourself, as a result of igno-

51

How

to Live

100 Years

ranee and doubt, that you cannot improve your health, or lengthen your years on earth, you at once limit your

powers to correspond with your mental estimate of your

Does not Shakespeare

can.

you

'traitors that

won by we

For you cannot do more than you think

ability.

make

say,

"Our doubts

us lose that which

fearing to attempt"

We

?

are

we might have

can do nothing

if

fear to try.

On

the other hand,

will express the ful influence

if

you suggest that you can and

mental attitude that will have a health-

on your body, you

will quickly

form the habit of constructive thought.

Do

term "constructive thought."

means?

means

It

That by

you can build up or

it

Thought

body.

that thought

is

is

tern of our mental ideals.

we

tear

Consider the

you know what

it

a building power.

down

the physical

the architect as well as the builder

for our physical structure

vitality

is

begin to

fashioned after the pat-

The degree

of health and

manifest depends upon our application of

thought energy.

A

fact

which you cannot afford

to ignore

is

that

every thought you send out or attract to you lends

its

influence either toward the prolongation or limitation

of your

life.

Cheerfulness

is

a potent factor in the

The Mental attainment of a long healthy is

also a real factor in the

The man

forget to laugh, and

in

things.

They

all

have conversed with

I

and how

your

the

man who

life

uses his

to help

how

your fellow-men.

power of thought

for ages after his physical

is

"Oh, dear me!

I

am growing

years are swiftly passing and

Hold

to go."

young and

that

it

to constantly hold

will express

Do

not

old and feeble; the

will

soon be time for

firmly to the thought that

you

men

to dust.

the ideal of youth before your mental vision.

me

It is

that lives, not

body has returned

Another rule for you to follow

say,

to bet-

years, but lives in the brains of other

many

of

side

possessed remarkably cheerful tem-

Cultivate the habit of thinking

ter

must not

must be joyous, unrepressed

the habit of looking on the bright

peraments.

only

desires to live long

Every centenarian

laughter.

was

it

Genuine merriment

life.

promotion of physical health.

woman who

or

Attitude

youth

you are

in spite of pass-

ing years. It is well

known

to physiologists that the cells

atoms of the body are that

in a constant state of change,

new atoms can be and

place of the old ones. softer parts of the

and

are attracted to take the

Under normal conditions

body are changed about every

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the

thirty

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days, the brain cells in about sixty days, and the hardest

Thus you

bones in about a year.

we do

firm with perfect truth that

cal

age

At

is

can

all af-

actually possess

and an utter impossibility.

a fallacy

periods of your existence be conscious of the

all

fact that self

we

Science demonstrates that physi-

at all times.

youth

see

your body

is

new, and never suggest to your-

nor accept the suggestion from others that you are

growing that

old.

If

you continue

you are growing

it

body ad-

will affect the

normal process of renewal, and the

versely, repress the

body

old,

to entertain the thought

will gradually

assume the

characteristics of age.

Students of psychology will at once see the unlimited

power contained

in this secret of physical

in its relation to health

natural

it

and long

life.

How

renewal

easy and

becomes to suggest youthful energy and

vim when we know

that

we

are actually physically

young.

Remember

that your legal age, whatever

does not represent your bodily age.

may body

be

fifty,

is fifty

but

it

Your

it

may

legal

be,

age

would not be true to say that your

years old, for

it

atom by atom from food and

has been entirely built up air

during the past year.

That you may obey the laws of mental hygiene, you

54

The Mental

Attitude

must form the habit of regarding your body as new in all its parts,

If

you care

both internal and external.

make

to

the experiment,

prove the efficacy of this

you can

easily

For one day hold the

rule.

As you work

thought that you possess an aged body.

or move, think of your arms, hands and fingers as old

and gradually growing

As you walk think

older.

of

your legs as old and feeble and showing the gradual approach of decrepitude.

you survive the day, you

If

will never venture to try the

experiment again.

The

sensations you will experience and suffer will be any-

thing but pleasant.

Understand,

to try this experiment. that

make

I

do not advise you

would suggest, however,

I

it

a special point to carry the thought that the

constant changing of the bodily atoms

body new and

"My^ body enables

me

pleasure."

js

new and

to pursue It is

the repeated

Make

plastic.

true suggestion

body

For one day

you try the opposite experiment.

my

This newness

daily activities with ease and

no exaggeration to say

grows

in intensity

affirmations,

tingle with a

new

making your

this distinct affirmation,

of youth.

full

is

you

that, as this

and realization from

will

feel

your entire

influx of vital power.

These simple experiments

55

will

demonstrate to you

How

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the necessity of strictly maintaining the right mental

The

attitude.

of your daily

latter

experiment you must make a part

life.

I

do not mean that you must

come unduly conscious

of your body, but simply that

you must consciously guide your thought channels until

it

be-

becomes a normal

in the right

no

habit, requiring

special attention.

Look

at yourself as

If so, set

any imperfections ? picture of just

tal

Do you

you are today.

up

in.

what you want

see

your mind a men-

to be.

If

you

will

bear in mind that in one year your entire body passes

through a complete change, and also turn your attention to living the

which

make

desires, I

your

you

will

will be

life, it

as explained in these lessons,

most easy for you

to accomplish

can assure you that at the end of a year

much

nearer what today you wish to be.

Each year you can add new perfections and each year build

up

a higher ideal for the future.

In this

way

you can progress perpetually.

When we basis, life.

may

we It

seek to cultivate long

life

upon

a mental

are laying the foundation for a true hygienic

matters not

how

pure and nutritious our food

be, assimilation will be imperfect if the

not in harmony.

mind

is

Unpleasant thoughts and adverse

The Mental

Attitude

suggestions will spoil the best meal that can be pre-

A

pared.

definite factor in the attainment of

health and youth state

of mind.

when you

others to

anger or

is

the preservation of a

You

harmonious

positively injure yourself

irritability.

the truth that

harmony of

thought, speech and action, create health and all

the physical

siders the result

harmony

Harmony combined accomplish wonders. To out-

functions.

with determination will

it is

and

your self-control and give way

lose

It is beautiful to realize

for

enduring

appear as marvelous, while in reality

but the simple workings of Nature through a nor-

mal brain.

To

assure yourself of a century of vigorous

must arouse your

will to

truly believe that the

within you.

supreme

power

Grasp the

vital

hundred years

directed towards

By

life's

the exercise of

is

principles explained in

these lessons and see that your will ily

you

You must

activity.

to live a

life,

power

is

stead-

attainment.

harmonious

thought force, invalids have

left

will

power

and

beds of sickness and

regained perfect health after their cases had been pro-

nounced hopeless by expert physicians to live

and demonstrated the power of

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They willed mind to control

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the body.

A

a short

of imperfect health.

life

is

The

life

elements.

The power

equivalent to

exercise of the

and retain or regain youth

will to live

renews the

weak, uncertain will

of the will must,

of course, be used in conjunction with hygienic

of living.

The

without

exercise of the will

food, air, rest, etc., to supply the material for

and

tissue,

and

revitalizes

would, of course, produce

modes proper

new

cells

less satisfactory

results.

As

life is

a constant process of change, birth

death are always occurring in your body.

you must not

direct

your

will

and

Therefore,

power toward the con-

quest of death, but toward the establishment of har-

mony and way you

balance between wear and repair.

will

be following the

In this

scientific attitude

assures you of the attainment of long

life.

It

which cannot

be repeated too often that harmony always gives

thought an intensified power. life

to

through thought

is

Your

capacity to renew

greatly increased

harmoniously co-operate with the

recognize that Nature vant.

is

to

when you

life

forces

try

and

always your friend and ser-

LESSON V

How

we

Before

we must

to

Focus

Thought

can carry any plan to a successful issue,

concentrate our thoughts and energies upon

it.

We

tain

and then aim

must picture out the to reach

it.

result

That you may

the mental attitude necessary to

longevity, tion

you must be able

desire,

create

to concentrate

and thoughts on your

means

we want

desire.

To

cultivate

and

health

your attenconcentrate

to center your mental force on a specific thought,

action or undertaking and hold

it

there for a

certain length of time, to the exclusion of

thoughts. brain,

to ob-

During the period of

all

other

concentration,

instead of being disturbed and distracted

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the

by

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crowds of undesirable thoughts, centrated focus where

master

tates of

its

thought

is

mind

focused on.

is

given

You may

sees

the mind.

full

study

it

power

all

is

and hears only the

dic-

During concentration,

to construct that

which the

of the rules given in these les-

sons for renewing and prolonging

be of no value to you

brought to a con-

if

yet they will

life,

you do not concentrate your

brain upon them and carry the theory into actual prac-

Reading of what can be and has been done

tice.

not help you

and apply

it

if

will

you do not make use of the knowledge

to your

own

case.

The genius

of the in-

ventor, the skill of the musician and the subtle art of

the writer and orator are tion. I

all

the reward of concentra-

say to you apply yourself. Test

all

things and

hold firmly to that which you find of value to you. concentrate your best efforts.

it

Don't try to accomplish

wonders

at first, but rather try to

ter than

it

you

On

do what you do bet-

has ever been done before, and some day

will see that

you have done wonderful

fection in small things

things. Per-

makes the perfect whole. Don't

waste your time and force; have an aim prove every moment of the day.

in life

The

and im-

amount of

force which the average person wastes in aimless ef-

60

How

and focused upon a

fort would, if directed ject,

bring wonderful

tion

may

be,

key-note to

its

you

Focus Thought

to

special ob-

Whatever your ambi-

results.

will find that concentration is the

attainment.

While studying these

lessons,

if

you concentrate

your entire attention upon them, you will learn the

meaning of every word and

sentence.

Some

full

people

are spoken of as being able to read between the lines

The

of a letter or a book.

through his

fact is that the reader,

ability to concentrate, is able to attract to

him the thoughts which the writer had been unable express on paper. possible for

him

These additional thoughts make whole

to learn the

soon grasp the essence of this

vital

truth.

to it

You

can

if

you

knowledge

will concentrate.

In these days of amateur photography, nearly every-

one has looked through the focusing screen of a camera and has learned that focused, the impression that

when

when is

indistinct

the correct focus

stands out clear and distinct. of concentration,

for

the scene

is

illustrates the use

receives impressions

and pictures much the same as a camera.

who

incorrectly

and blurred, and

obtained, the picture

This

the brain

is

The person

does not concentrate or focus his attention per-

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ceives an idea in a vague, indistinct way, while the per-

who has

son

learned to use his concentrative ability,

and retains for future use a men-

sees the idea clearly

picture or impression of

tal

If

you are lacking

it.

in concentrative ability,

you may

by means of the following exercises so develop

power

that

of time.

your

you can concentrate for almost any length

As you

learn to concentrate, your

memory

will

improve, those hazy, indistinct impressions will

give

way

to clear pictures

and

life will

take on a

new

beauty to you. I

have prepared these exercises so as to accomplish

two purposes

at once.

To

teach you to concentrate,

and, at the same time, to utilize the same force to re-

new your body.

If

you lack concentrative power you

are to practice the following exercises each day on

ris-

ing in the morning and before retiring at night.

EXERCISE NO. See that the room sit

is

I.

thoroughly ventilated and then

in a comfortable chair, keeping the spine straight

and the chin elevated, so that breathing normal.

is

full

and

Close your eyes and concentrate your thought

on the following statement

:

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How "The Source Repeat the full

it

Focus Thought

to

of Perfect

Youth

Within Me."

is

over mentally and try to completely absorb

meaning of the

sentence.

Do

not allow other

thoughts to enter your brain and disturb you.

At

tinue this exercise for ten minutes.

probably find exclusion of

fact,

all

you

exercise,

you

time,

it

you

will

hold the one thought to the

others, but, with each repetition of the

will find

it

form

and

easier

will experience

will

you

difficult to

first

Con-

no

easier.

difficulty

a habit of focusing

In a short

In

whatever.

your thoughts

on other subjects of importance.

EXERCISE NO. Take

position as

II.

for previous exercise, breathing

deeply and regularly.

Close the eyes and build up a

mental picture or image of yourself as in possession of youth, health and beauty. detail,

going over

and form beauty.

and form

to

Dwell upon

all its parts,

this

image

in

and build up the face

correspond with your ideal of perfect

Create in your brain a picture of your face idealized, the

form representing perfect sym-

metry, the muscles superbly developed, the contour of

your face perfect and beautiful, your entire expression that of youth

and vigor.

Hold

this ideal firmly in

your

How

no matter what your present personal appearance

brain,

may

Do

indicate.

if

in

not become discouraged and give

at first find

you

image.

not permit other thought images 10

Do

enter your brain.

up

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The more

it

difficult to create this

difficult

you

find

need of this kind of exercise.

will succeed.

to rise.

Perseverance of

As you hold

affirm your

power

to

it,

the

mental

more you are

Persevere and you

itself

implies the

power

this mental picture before

make

you

yourself the personification

of your ideal, by the use of constructive thought and

hygienic living. In case your body has already the signs of advancing age,

exercise a

you

commenced

to exhibit

will find the following

valuable aid in developing concentrative

ability as well as a

power

in

regaining youth and en-

ergy.

EXERCISE NO. Take

III.

position as in previous exercise.

Commence by

forming a mental image of yourself as you appear day.

Supposing for instance your present

seventy.

legal

to-

age

is

After you have held this image for a few mo-

ments form another image of yourself representing the age of

fifty

in

which you look much younger and

UNIVERSITY

(

How Hold

stronger.

another image of yourself series of images, each

Focus Thought

to

this for a

)

.J

V

minute or so and then form still

younger.

Continue

growing younger than the

this

pre-

vious one, until you find yourself back to the age of

When

25 or 30.

your thoughts

on.

you have reached

the ideal of youth and beauty as

described in the second exercise.

on

this last

image for

longer as you find

it

interesting

Look

and

helpful.

realize

fully

change from age to youth that your own body.

Concentrate steadily

much

at least five minutes, or, as

these exercises try to

in

this point focus

the

During

wonderful

is

taking place as a fact

in the

mirror and note each

day the new changes and improvements.

It will

not be

long before your friends will begin to comment on your

improved

Remember you

power.

body, that

Don't

appearance.

it

is

under-estimate

your

are the master of your physical

your servant, and refuse to allow

it

to

rule you.

The continued

practice of these exercises will

so

imbue your brain with the conception of youth that the vital

and manifest

forces will respond

was explained thought

is

in

the

last

this ideal.

lesson that constructive

the architect of the body, and also that

are constantly taking on

a

It

new body through

we the

How

change of

its

instructed

you

ideals

is

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component

particles.

to concentrate

because

all ideals

The reason

have

I

on beautiful and youthful

are quickly incorporated in

the mental plan of the body, and, therefore,

become im-

portant factors in the shaping and rebuilding of the physical temple. after year,

it

we

If

possessed the same body year

changes or improvements in changing,

it is

to the plans all

make any

we

it;

but, as

it is

constantly

within our power to rebuild

it

according

consider ideal and desirable and to omit

features that are crude or imperfect.

The

conditions you rebuild in your

body

thought produces a chemical change

will

be those

on.

Your every

in the

blood which

you most systematically concentrate

is

to

would be impossible for us

carrying nourishment to every part of your body.

So when your

entire mental

and physical force

is

fo-

cused upon an ideal of youth and beauty, as previously described, a physiological change takes place in your

nerves and blood, which corresponds with your mental

image or conception. If

you desire to

end of that time beauty,

it

live still

one hundred years, and,

a(

possess glowing health

becomes your duty

to concentrate

tention at every possible opportunity

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your

upon your

the

and at-

desire.

How The

plan. I

am

Focus Thought

to

instructing you to follow

tently hold the desired ideal in

is

your brain

to persis-

until

it

be-

comes your normal attitude to look for and expect a and

constant

continuous

realization

of youth and

In a short time, the habit will be formed and

power.

then no special effort

on.

will

your part

be needed, for

When

the desire will be a natural part of yourself. that point

When

is

you

reached, success first

This

assured.

practice these exercises your existing

and thoughts may

ideas, opinions conflict.

is

is

to a certain extent

but natural, because the thoughts

we

have entertained are a part of us until new thoughts replace them.

You have

for so long expected the ad-

vance of weakness, sickness and death that to

renewed youth and

life to

to

you experience

you

to

in

will be a

drop these thoughts and expect

little difficult at first

culty

it

manifest

making

this

The

itself.

change

will

diffi-

prove

what extent thoughts control us and shape

our actions.

When

the

new

firm a hold as the old ones

ideas shall have taken as

now

have, your

life will

be

correspondingly changed. If

rules

you are earnest and and exercises given

complish results

faithful

in

practicing the

in these lessons,

much more

quickly.

Do

you

will ac-

not expect :o

How change

in a

week or

month

that

which you have taken will start slowly but

more rapidly each month.

increase

month you

a

Your progress

years to build. will

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will

For each

have a greater number of new

cells to

help you in changing and correcting the old forms.

The more

years you

live,

the

more

perfect

you

will be-

come. honestly believe that where this plan

I

and continuously carried the

persistently

out, there will be no limit to

number of years a person can

If

is

you had previously expected

live.

to die of old

age or

disease at sixty, seventy or eighty, these expectations will be destroyed

and

in their place will

grow

a full

confidence that your youth will be prolonged to the

century mark.

To

elevate yourself above the misconceptions of life

that are held

by a majority of the

strict attention

race,

to the practice of concentration.

though so many people believe so firmly

result

of

mind

in

premature positive, as

following these instructions,

that their

will

thoughts will be unable to influence or affect you. is

the people

Al-

become so

old age, your will and a

you must pay

who

trate their forces

lack the ability

who become 68

It

and do not concen-

slaves to the negative

How thoughts of others. originality, creative

to

Focus Thought

Such people are always lacking and constructive

Those who concentrate

succeed.

ability

in

and never

and

their thoughts

forces always excel in their particular line of endeavor.

No

one can derive the

of physical culture,

This

trate.

full benefits

from any system

he has not learned to concen-

if

demonstrated conclusively by the fact

is

that the muscles fectly developed

become much firmer and more

when

per-

the exercises are taken before a

large mirror where the

body can be

seen,

admired and

the gradual improvement noted and concentrated upon,

than

when

the

same exercises are taken

method of monotonous

As our things

we

lives

in the ordinary

routine.

are controlled

and directed by the

think of and concentrate upon,

it

becomes

necessary that you, being a student of longevity, concentrate your thoughts

centrate

power.

upon health-giving

ideals.

upon those things which give renewed

Con-

life

and

Concentrate upon literature which contains

suggestions of health and unfoldment.

Do

not waste

time and energy, nor risk your health by thinking

f

the suggestions of disease, pain and misery that are

made

so prominent a feature of the patent medicine ad-

vertisements in the papers and magazines of the coun-

How try.

sick

to Live

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100 Years

sensitive persons actually

by continuously reading the symptoms of disease

that are graphically

and suggestively described

cunningly worded inducements. believe that the purpose of first

make themselves

many

There

in these

reason

is

such advertisers

is

to

to

create or at least aggravate the disease by their

detrimental suggestions, and then charge a high price for merely attempting to cure the conditions they pro-

duced.

I

advise you, therefore, to avoid reading these

deadly suggestions and devote your time to literature that creates health.

Concentrate your thoughts upon the happiest conditions

you can possibly conceive, for

crease of health and vital force.

this

means an

Study the outlines

and learn to admire beautiful statuary, for

you a more

definite

model

in-

to rebuild

it

will give

your body

after.

Associate with cheerful, pure minded people, for their presence and conversation will help you to entertain correct ideas.

These may seem simple

rules,

but they

are nevertheless of great importance in shaping your future.

Some

people have acquired the habit of concentrat-

ing upon morbid themes and events. ests

A

funeral inter-

them more than the innocent enjoyments of the

70

How

Focus Thought

to

children, the

song of the birds or the beauties of Na-

ture.

prefer a walk in the cemetery to one in

They

the park or country it

If

fields.

you have

must be corrected, for such thoughts are

devitaliz-

and death producing.

Concen-

ing, health destroying

trate

your thought upon healthy, growing children, un-

folding flowers birds,

and

plants,

beautiful

all

represent

everything that elevates

life.

life.

Take an

life

singing

and creates death.

and

activity

perpetual

life.

absorb the

interest in

The flowing stream

perpetually renewed, while the stagnant active

trees,

running brooks, surging streams and the mighty

ocean, for they

To

this tendency,

pond

What you want

is

lies

is

in-

abundant

renewed from the flowing stream of

By

interesting yourself in children,

spirit of

you

growth, innocence and sunshins.

the extent that you become imbued with the child-

like spirit of

fun and activity you succeed in renewing

your youth and in acquiring youthful characteristics.

Another important rule for the preservation of health and the attainment of longevity definite

purpose

in

life;

is

be continually interested in

By taking an active work, you make life worth the

something.

interest in

of

living.

you gain the

vitality to

to have a

prolong

life.

By

some

line

so doing,

How

It is a

age to

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custom for men when they reach a certain

retire

from

active business, providing they have

made enough money their lives.

When

to keep

a

man

them for the remainder of

ceases to hold interests that

require his attention, his vital organs also retire

from

ened. as

we

and, as a consequence,

activity,

long before he

is

commence is

it

to

not

both physically and mentally weak-

Life and activity are synonymous and as soon cease to use any organ or set of muscles, they

waste away and are not renewed. I

do not mean

that a

man must

unceasingly work

and acquire money, but that when he his business life he

must have other

centrate his attention upon.

This

is

retires

from

interests to con-

the only

way by

which he can keep up the renewal of the brain

forces.

To sum

health,

the matter up, you must,

if

you want

youth, power, success, talent, attractiveness and a hun-

dred or more years of perfect

make

yourself a

the unfailing key

man

or

life,

woman

proceed at once to

of force by practicing

Concentration.

LESSON

Breath

It is a

VI.

C u I tu re

general statement that "excessive eating and

drinking are the cause of almost rienced by the

human

truth in this, yet I

ing

is

am

race."

the illness expe-

While there

is

much

convinced that incorrect breath-

responsible for as much,

than either of these.

all

Few

if

not more, suffering"

people realize the impor-

tance of oxygen and of the function of respiration,

through which the body freed from one of dioxide.

its

Insufficient

is

supplied with

oxygen and

most poisonous products

oxygen and

carbon

incorrect breathing

cause the muscles of the body to become stiffened and brings about a debilitated constitution, nervousness,

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nervous prostration, heart and lung disease, premature old age or early death. It is a

lamentable fact that ninety-five out of every

hundred people suffer every day of of

air.

In most cases, this arises from the lack of a

knowledge of the true use of

nite

to

prise

their lives for

many

learn that

to

air.

It

man

defi-

be a sur-

pure air supplies the

greater part of the body's nourishment.

proven that

may

waat

It

has been

can live forty days without food and

ten days without liquids of any kind, yet he cannot live

minutes without oxygen.

five

Breathing affects nutrition and consequently the tality.

when

First, because,

correctly performed, the

of respiration accelerates

act

stomach and

mixed with

intestines .the

vi-

the

movement

by which the digestive

of the

fluids are

food and forced onward through the

alimentary tube.

Second, in providing the oxygen

necessary to the blood.

Third, in providing for the

removal from the body through the lungs of poisonous waste matter, which, when retained, weakens and depletes the organism.

the

body and the

pure

air;

air

For a proper

relation

between

two things are necessary

second, the ability to breathe.

starve in the midst of plenty

74

if

first,

A man may

he does not eat and he

Breath will starve for

oxygen

Culture

midst of the purest

in the

air, if

he does not breathe properly.

An chest,

sign

unfailing sign of great vitality

the large active

with straight spine and an erect carriage.

is

men

always present in

Fortunately, the breathing

most

is

is

of great achievement.

of

Where

easily developed.

This

the functions the

all

the lungs are small and

weak, the chest narrow and contracted and the vitality low, a few weeks of resolute training will create a great difference in the size

and

activity of the lungs

and

in

the general vitality.

Every one should breathe sible.

had.

Air

is free,

as

though pure

much pure air

is

However, there are thousands,

suffer for the lack of pure air if

it

were an enemy.

It is

ple

who

are afraid of

not

live.

People

sit

not always to be

yes, millions,

who

when they could have

they would not persistently shut

it

air as pos-

it

out as though

remarkable the number of peoair,

yet without

it

they could

for hours in a tightly closed

room

from which the oxygen has been greatly exhausted and then complain because they are nervous and have a headache. air not

The

persistent breathing of such vitiated

only lowers the vital energy, but predisposes

to disease.

Hence, the necessity of

75

sufficient air

and of

How

100 Years

to Live

the proper ventilation of the lungs for every

To

being.

obtain a sufficient quantity of air for the

needs of the body every

hundred cubic ought

human

man

should have at least eight

feet of space to himself

to be freely accessible

A

nels to the atmosphere.

eight feet high,

if

by

and that space

direct or indirect chan-

room

ten feet square and

freely accessible to the outer air dur-

ing the entire day and night, will supply the necessary respiratory rations for one adult.

Bear

by

its

mind

in

that the purity of air

Cold

temperature.

air is often

is

not measured

very impure by

reason of stagnation, lack of circulation, exhalations

from the lungs, if

a constant

indoor

air,

While

etc

,

change

while moderately is

may,

be reasonably pure. such an important

correct breathing plays

to breathe correctly.

through the mouth. that purpose.

warm

air

going on between outdoor and

part in sustaining health and

how

warm

life,

yet few people

know

Air should never be breathed

The

nostrils

were provided for

Breathing through the mouth, even

weather,

is

very injurious.

The average

in

air is

charged with a large quantity of delecterious substances

which should be

filtered

from

enter the throat and lungs.

it

before being allowed to

This purifying or

filtera-

Breath tion can take place only

when

Culture

the inhalation

is

through

the nostrils.

The person who does tity is

not breathe an abundant quan-

of pure air and breathe

it

through the nostrils

only partially alive, and, in consequence, his vitality

and chances for a long healthy

low

ingly

ebb.

life is at

a correspond-

While those who breathe normally

possess a remarkable capacity for the enjoyment of It

has been noted that

all

people

who have

life.

passed the

century mark, possessed a large chest, straight spine

and excellent respiratory organs. By the cultivation of

you can increase the

correct breathing,

vitality,

en-

large the chest, strengthen the lungs and assist in cur-

ing any condition of

ill

health you

may

be suffering

from. Several kinds of breathing are being taught at the present time. inal,

chest,

These

all

The

principal ones being

intercostal

specialize

the lungs;

and diaphramatic breathing.

and develop only a certain part of

hence, they are not suited to an all-round

development such as cises

termed abdom-

I shall

teach you.

In

all

the exer-

throughout these lessons the object aimed

to create a perfect

at is

whole that there may be no weak

places to give out or break

down.

77

What you

need

is

How

to Live

100 Years

natural, full breathing that takes the air to every part

of the lungs and ventilates every

You want

stagnant, inactive part.

from the top of your head

You want no

cell.

to be fully alive

to the bottoms of

your

feet.

Before giving you a system of exercises to follow, I

have another important point to explain that

teach you

how your

posed that lungs;

is

it

hence,

by inhaling

in

air

This very

Those who

'try

we expand

that

draw the

effort contracts

This method

air supply.

generally supthe

taking breathing exercises, people

attempt to use the nostrils to lungs.

It is

lungs operate.

will

is

air

them and

into the

limits the

incorrect and exhausting.

to breathe this

way

tire

out very quickly

because they expend more vitality in breathing than they regain from the exercise and they of in

try,

the

more they

commencing

defeat their purpose.

a breath from the head,

lows, but

drawn

breathe by

in

The to

Instead

should begin operate

air is not forced into a bel-

fill

a

vacuum.

slowly expanding the

would the large end of

it

Our lungs

the lower part of the lungs.

exactly as a bellows.

The harder

air.

a bellows

that as the force begins to

Commence

abdomen

and you

as

to

you

will notice

work an empty space

is

created in the air cells of the lungs and bronchial tubes

Breath and that the

air rushes

and, by degrees,

through the nose into them,

the entire lungs in proportion to

fills

The expansion begins

the expansion.

Culture

in the

abdomen,

then extends to the waist and lower chest, and as the

expansion of the abdominal walls continue,

work

and

the chest

it

sets at

intercostal muscles, thus raising

the chest bone, spinal column and ribs and presses them

gradually upward and outward in such a manner that the entire trunk region

abdomen

to

the highest point of the chest, namely,

the collar bone, in sections, as

ing

from the lowest point of the

now being

is

is

expanded. This expansion

the case with

many

is

not

felt

systems of breath-

taught, but as a complete expansion of

the entire circumference of the trunk.

Whether

amount of breath taken be large or small; half or full expansion

is

required,

it

will be

the.

whether

done with

the combined breathing apparatus.

This

is

the only correct, natural, healthy

way

of

breathing, for, by this method, the entire lungs are

used and ventillated and thus kept healthy. another advantage.

to

is

has

prevents one from straining

It

and injuring the delicate hemorrhages, as one

It also

cells of the

lungs and causing

very liable to do

force into the lungs

all

79

if

he attempts

the air they can. possibly

How hold.

to Live

By

this

100 Years

method

the quantity of air

is

muscles.

As

grow stronger and

they

strengthened more air

is

drawn

in

from the lungs

halation of the air

tant as the inhalation, for

away the

it is

impurities.

the cells are also

and

this gives the

The complete

continuous improvement desired.

the outgoing breath that

To

exhale, contract the possible, forcing

all

the carbonic acid gas out, that the lungs

be

filled to

You

It is

The

ture.

By

method of breathing.

method and follows

the laws of

you

as I

Na-

breathing correctly, one can do a great deal

more work with greater comfort and not become If

again

use of these muscles strengthen

will find this a perfect

the only true

may

oxygen from the

their full capacity with

next inhalation.

ex-

equally as impor-

is

abdominal muscles or walls as far as

them.

into

regulated by the strength of the expanding

the lungs

carries

drawn

will

commence by

have described for

tired.

practicing correct breathing

five or ten

minutes three times

a day, you will very soon acquire the habit and then will not If

need to give the matter any special attention.

your occupation

doors

all

is

such that

day where the

it

keeps you within

air is not to

be had in the

purest state, you should arrange to spend at least a half

hour morning and evening walking

80

in the

open

air.

Breath Walking

is

a most perfect exercise.

method

inhale by the

Culture

While walking,

just explained while

you count

seven and retain the breath while you count four, then

exhale while you count ten. exercise

be taken

may

This same breathing

in a well ventilated

instead of walking raise the

room, but

arms above the head

them there during the time you

you

inhale, hold

tain

the breath, that

as re-

while you count four, and

is,

then lower them slowly as you exhale and count ten. W^hile raising the arms, also raise the weight of the

body

off of the heels

As you lower and

relax.

floor.

the arms, lower the heels to the floor

Repeat this exercise for ten or

fifteen

min-

All forms of exercise should be taken in the

utes.

open

by raising them from the

air or in a well ventilated

of wide open windows.

room.

Do

not be afraid

Colds are caused by over-

eating, deficient elimination of waste matter, physical

exhaustion and breathing impure vitiated forget that pure air is

in

during the day.

is

Do

air.

not

just as necessary at night as

Never

sleep with closed

it

windows

an unventilated room, no matter what the tem-

perature

may

register, for cold air

jurious as impure of pure

air,

air.

You

not nearly so in-

cannot breathe too

so avail yourself of

81

is

all

you can

get.

much

How

to Live

100 Years

That breathing may be performed as possible

and as

as complete

restrictive clothing should be avoided. corsets, closely fitting vests

are

easily

and none of the energy wasted,

High

collars,

and tight bands or

belts

contrary to the hygienic principles of correct

all

Tight clothing around the waist

breathing.

only unhealthful for the lungs, but

it

not

is

also injures the

digestion by restricting the normal action of the stom-

ach and intestines.

form In

Adapt your clothing

so as to con-

to the principles of health.

walking

working,

straight

or

sitting,

and the shoulders well back.

keep the spine

A stooped

position

crowds and dwarfs both the lungs and heart and one's

life.

action of

To all

live long,

limits

you must maintain the

the organs and have

them

all

free

work

in

harmony with each other and with Nature. Correct breathing

is

absolutely necessary for the at-

tainment of pure, rich blood. with the air in

we

breathe, takes

The oxygen we up the carbon

inhale

set loose

the blood by the disintegration which goes on in

the body.

Bodily tissues are constantly being disinte-

grated, resolved into elements and salts preparatory to finding

an exit from the body.

no means of

exit

whatever except

82

it

The carbon has meet free oxygen.

Breath The oxygen

Culture

unites with the carbon in the blood

forms carbonic acid gas, a powerful poison.

form

it

thrown

is

off

In this

during exhalation by the lungs.

If retained in the system,

it

causes death either slowly

This

or quickly according to the quantity retained. condition

many As

is

and

termed blood poison

and

(air starvation),

people die from that cause alone.

explained before, the purity of the blood

foundation of health and longevity.

is

the

Imperfect breath-

ing prevents the blood from being perfectly oxygenized

long and healthy son

pure

You

and renewed.

who air.

life

can

now understand why

would be impossible for the

a

per-

does not breathe correctly an abundance of

When

breathing

is full

and normal

all

the or-

gans of the body are assisted in the work of throwing off the

waste matter from the system.

ness

not possible with imperfect breathing.

is

Every breath you inhale brings

Then breathe hale carries

fully

away

and

often.

Internal cleanli-

to

you new

life.

Every breath you ex-

the effete and poisonous substances

from the lungs so they may not again enter the blood

and poison a

more

it.

Long

life is

secured by bringing about

perfect balance between the processes of

and repair or destruction and reconstruction.

wear

The

How

to Live

100 Years

process of breathing and that of bodily repair are so closely allied that to breathe abundantly of pure air is

to

more

for the I

and worn atoms

perfectly change the old

new and vigorous

ones.

do not mean by the foregoing statements that

you breathe

correctly,

you can neglect other branches

of hygiene, such as the mental attitude, cise,

in

bathing,

etc.

Lung

culture

it

is

diet,

exer-

an important factor

is

promoting health and longevity;

absolute necessity, yet

if

in

fact,

it

.:n

is

only a part of the perfect

Because the digestive organs are greatly

life culture.

strengthened by correct respiration, one cannot afford to abuse

The

them by giving them impossible work

to do.

additional vitality gained through correct breath-

ing should be devoted to the more complete rebuilding of the

body and not

to counteracting the effect of other

excesses.

In concluding this lesson,

me

let

impress upon you

the necessity of beginning to follow these rules at once.

Delays are dangerous and often like the present.

that

Begin

this

you are breathing pure

ventilated.

fatal.

moment by

air

;

that the

Don't deny yourself the

strength that

is

There

no time

seeing to

room

life,

yours for the breathing.

is

Do

is

it

well

vigor and not forget

Breath

Culture

the importance of the mental attitude.

Suggest to

yourself that every breath you inhale increase of

new

life

and power.

means

for

When you

you an

entertain

thoughts that are strong, bright and cheerful, you place yourself in an attitude that promotes breathing.

Uncontrolled

emotions

more normal

and

pessimistic

thoughts always depress the lungs and heart action.

Look

steadily

on the bright side of events and breathe

the pure air with a hearty will,

if

you desire

to be

young and vigorous when you reach your hundredth birthday.

LESSON

VII.

Natural Exercise

Every man or woman who healthy, to cultivate grace

desires to be strong

and

and beauty and to preserve

these desirable conditions for one hundred years or longer,

must not neglect

to exercise naturally all the

muscles of the body every day. activity of the tained.

It is

by the constant

body that growth and renewal are main-

Inaction means stagnation, disease, premature

age and death. It is also true that

direction

is

an excess of activity

in

any one

harmful; hence the necessity of well bal-

anced exercise, distributed equally over the muscular system.

Many

all

parts of

people think that because

How

100 Years

to Live

they do a certain class of hard work continually, that

This

they do not need additional exercise.

son

why

they do need

The work

it.

one rea-

is

they follow only

develops a certain set of muscles, while the others re-

main

inactive.

The

result

an unequal inharmonious

is

development and relationship of one muscle with the thus

other,

come see

men

with

well

face

physical

and

form

even

arms

developed

or

with

some

and

neck

developed

legs,

the

the

homely

distorted,

developed of

causing

of

You

ugly.

but the

be-

to

poorly

muscles

and

others

weak and wasted, leaving hollows where they should be rounded and plump.

This

is

not natural.

It

shows

overdevelopment of certain muscles and under-devel-

opment of if

others.

All can be beautiful to look

they only develop the

equally in

all its

No man

human

figure normally

at,

and

parts.

with part of his body dead from the lack

of use can expect to live to an old age and enjoy health

and beauty. Such a man time. life.

He

does not

is

only partially alive at any

know

the pleasure of complete

Don't delude yourself into thinking that your

work, no matter what exercise.

It

may

it

may

be, gives

you enough

give you enough or even too

88

much

of

Natural Exercise a certain kind;

overtax certain muscles, but

may

it

does not give you the all-round development you

it

You may

need.

say that

when you

are through with

your day's work you are too tired to exercise.

This

where you show a lack of knowledge of the use of

is

correct exercise.

may

It

be true that a certain set of

muscles are exhausted and need rest to recuperate; but remember you have received a

little

many

or no exercise

little

other muscles that have

all

By

day.

giving them

natural exercise, you not only benefit them, but

you relax and thus

rest the tired ones.

how

feel,

tired

you may

easy natural exercises will find

and vigor tingling

will

go through the

finished

them

that

you

you have

more

life

your veins than you have

felt

In in

you

matter

shall give in this lesson,

I

when you have

been greatly rested.

if

No

you

fact,

will feel

any other time during the day.

at

Some

people have

reached

the

century

milepost

without having followed a systematic course of physical

exercise,

of them

but,

in

such cases, their lives required

work of an all-round

character, and, therefore,

they naturally exercised the entire body.

being to

live a

Your

object

century or more with absolute certainty,

you cannot afford

to

take

unnecessary chances by

How

100 Years

to Live

neglecting so valuable an agent to your mental and physical development as exercise.

By

exercise

proper

you

breathing,

will

in

conjunction

not only

develop the muscular

system but will cultivate strength

And

gans.

this is of the

with correct

in the internal or-

utmost importance, for upon

these organs

you depend for the transformation of

food, air,

into energy

Do

etc.,

life.

make

the mis-take of concluding that the

who can

display the greatest muscular devel-

not

person

and

opment

is

every day

the most perfectly developed. that apparently powerful

weaklings internally.

When

proven

men, who have

acquired superb exterior development tive

It is

are compara-

their vital forces are

interfered with they die quickly and usually die before

reaching advanced years. is

One

of the reasons for this

because, in practicing physical culture, they neglected

mental and lung culture and other hygienic laws of great importance.

must be

To

attain the desired results, there

a corresponding balance between the strength

and capacity of the lungs and the outer muscles. Therefore, while practicing for physical strength and renewal, you must also

work

of the lungs.

90

for

an equal development

Natural Exercise The

failure

on the part of many

isfactory results

to bring about sat-

because they concentrate too

is

much

of their attention and mental force on the mere out-

ward display of muscles, external vital parts.

instead of on the internal

Experiment has proven that mus-

are developed more rapidly

cles

and

his exercises before a mirror

when

the person takes

where he can concentrate

and watch the gradual growth and enlargement. This proves the power of mind over matter, but is

internal organs

must

What

every one needs

is

lect.

do

will

their

work and

exercise, the

suffer

strong

mind

mind should be

The

through neg-

vital

last indefinitely.

organs that

Therefore, in

directed toward the cul-

tivation of internal strength as well as

let

the

focused on the mere cultivation of muscular devel-

opment the

all

if

outward beauty.

internal organs are the foundation of life; then

us

make

ours strong and enduring.

send our thoughts

True

of play

an

no pulleys

Such things make work of what should

When men

their daily require.

send our force.

exercise requires no artificial device,

or dumbbells.

be play.

we

Where we

art

work

and

which

women children,

will give

Until this lost

art,

them

learn the perfect art

acquire naturally all

the exercise they

which the ancient Greeks

How

100 Years

to Live

so well understood,

regained a substitute in the form

is

of a systematic course of natural physiological exercise is

a necessity.

In this lesson exercises

I

some simple and natural

will give

which are

especially adapted to the cultiva-

tion of health, beauty

No

and longevity.

of any kind need be used.

If

apparatus

will practice these

you

exercises together with breathing and concentration,

and

will

pay

reasonable

hygiene,

you

will

attention

cultivate

are adapted for the

hundred

man

or

of

strength and beauty of

form, strong internal organs and for living at least one

laws

the

to

the requirements

all

These exercises

years.

woman who

desires to

regain lost health, youth and beauty, as well as for

who

those

are

still

in possession of these treasures

You may

wish to retain them.

say that you are too

The

old to take exercise, but you are not.

show age to tear

is

cells

the old,

new and

stiff tissues

plastic cells.

or you would not show age.

ticity of the

fact that

muscles that you

that they

You You

may

need the

may perform

Carry, this thought ever before

be

need these new

you

:

elas^

the regular

duties .and activities of life and derive pleasure

them.

you

the best evidence that you need exercise

down

replaced by

and

from

"Inactivity

Natural Exercise means stagnation and stagnation

death."

is

If

you

continue to court death after this knowledge has come to you,

to die

you alone are is

nothing

To

responsible.

permit your body

than committing suicide or

less

self-

murder. If

may,

you have long neglected at first,

find

to the duty, but a

soon make the

it

a little

it

easy for you.

hard to adjust yourself

The harder you

need of

in

rules of hygiene also,

you

perserverance and practice will

little

more you were

to exercise properly,

you

If

it.

find

it,

you follow the

will find these daily exercises

not only a source of power and vigor, put also a keen

enjoyment.

Many men

gun natural

exercises

vigor and lived

many

were no exception

after passing seventy

and renewed

have be-

their strength

years longer as a result.

laws of

to the natural

life.

and

They

What

they did you can d'o by the same perseverance.

The

exercises I shall

now

give are to be practiced

morning and evening and oftener the desired results are attained.

if

convenient, until

About

ten or fifteen

minutes of hearty, but not forced, exercise, will be sufficient for all purposes.

No

exercise should be con-

tinued beyond the point of the slightest fatigue, or

the good effects will be counteracted.

93

Those who are

How

to Live

unaccustomed

delicate or

them gently as strength

to exercise

should practice

at first, gradually increasing their force

is

gained.

strain be placed

In no case should an unnatural

on the system as a

What you

durance.

100 Years

need

is

of

its

en-

normal exercise evenly

dis-

test

tributed.

EXERCISE NO. Commence your

I.

This

exercise by yawning.

of Nature's simplest gymnastic exercises.

is

one

Possibly you

have never thought of the yawn as a means of exercise

Analyze the sensations and you

will discover that the

stretching, loosening, expanding, mild as

to every part of the body. felt in

the toes.

The

tingle of

extends

it is,

can even be

it

In the entire region of your head you

can actually see the physical culture in progress, stand before a mirror while you yawn.

drawn down,

the cheeks are nicated to the

brow and

the

scalp.

that

moment

stimulates the

later in the

limbs and

feet.

if

The jaw

movement

is

lungs

The

and chest

relaxafelt

is

is

and aroused and the circulation of the blood

94

drops,

throat

abdomen and subsequently

Every portion of the body

you

commu-

The tongue and

are effected as well as the entire neck. tion

!

a

in the

reached is

stim-

Natural Exercise Never be afraid

ulated.

to

remove congestion,

When you

to

Nature's effort

It is

yawn.

either of the blood or lungs.

are very tired and nervous, there

ing that will rest you so quickly as to

back chair,

lift

in front of

you as

your

feet

from the

sit in

floor

;

is

noth-

a straight-

push them out

far as possible, stretch the arms, put

the head back, open the

mouth wide and yawn. The

tense nerves will relax,

the contracted muscles will

and the whole body

stretch

two or it

will

three times

when

be rested.

will

tired,

and

how much good

see

II.

Nature always accompanies a yawn with a

the

this

do for you.

EXERCISE NO.

ing of

Do

all

the muscles.

The yawn seems

body the proper exercise

to take.

If

stretch-

to suggest to

you have any

doubt about the value of stretching the muscles watch

Nature express

itself

in the

perfect system of physical culture

morning on waking. Nature.

The

laws, the

more

notice

dog or

a

nearer

Who we

correctly a

cat

child.

growing it

See the

goes through every

taught

it

this

method?

follow Nature and natural

we

will live.

or

in

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Did you ever any animal on

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awaking from sleep? They stretching of

method

as the child.

must exercise do.

and yawn just you have

If

we want

in the

the

same

we

to be youthful,

morning, you should stretch

like a child.

arisen,

They use

Nature taught the growing child to

as

On waking

once begin the thorough

muscles.

their

all

at

Don't neglect

After

this.

and before putting on your clothing,

inhale a full breath, raise on your toes as high as possible,

and,

at

same

the

down toward

fingers

time,

stretch

arms and

the

Continue while you

the floor.

Next

count four, then relax

all

and eyes toward the

ceiling, stretching the

muscles.

raise the

head

back and

neck by raising the head and shoulders as high as

you can comfortably.

Hold

this position

Keep

the feet

Stretch the

same with

an erect position.

in

left leg as far

time, reach up -the

right

this position

Repeat

on the

floor.

while you count four.

EXERCISE NO. Stand

flat

III.

Inhale a

backward

breath.

full

At

as possible.

the

and forward as far as you can

hand and down with the

left.

Hold

while you count four, relax and exhale.

this exercise

with the right leg and

left

hand.

Natural Exercise

EXERCISE NO. Inhale a

Stretch both arms out from

breath.

full

IV.

the body as far as possible, with the fingers spread

apart and

extended.

Hold

position while you

this

count four, then relax and exhale.

Next inhale

hands firmly behind

as before, clasp the

the head and bend backward as far as you can comfortably.

Hold

this

position while

you count four r

then straighten up and exhale.

EXERCISE NO. Lay down on your back on floor

a hard couch or the

and stretch the entire body.

arms straight

breath, hold the

the right leg as high as

you

while you count four, lower

at

can. it

V.

Then

inhale a full

your sides and raise

Hold

this position

and and exhale.

Re-

peat this exercise with the left leg and then with both legs at once.

This exercise aids digestion and corrects

constipation.

These exercises the height, but to

two inches

if

to

will also

have a tendency to increase

you should desire

to

add from one

your present height, you can do so

by taking the two following exercises these already given

:

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EXERCISES FOR INCREASING THE HEIGHT. EXERCISE NO. I. Stand before a door the top of which should be

beyond your reach. Inhale a

full

breath and then reach

up toward the top with both hands evenly can.

Hold

this position until

and exhale.

Repeat

as far as

you

you count four, then relax

five times.

By

stretching

all

the

muscles and the vertebra of the spine new atoms are attracted to

growth takes

fill

the vacant spaces, and, in this way,

place.

That you may watch your daily growth, that

I

suggest

you fasten a paper on the door or wall and just

before you begin the exercise, dip the ends of the sec-

ond

fingers of both

so that

hands into some colored solution,

you may thus mark the highest point reached

each day.

In this

way you can

you are making from day

see the

to day.

EXERCISE NO. Take feet

improvement

II.

a position facing the wall, stand

flat

on your

with the toes about four inches from the wall,

inhale a full breath, then raise the head and

body

as

high as possible without raising the heels from the

Natural Exercise Mark

floor.

a

little

spot on the wall with a pencil in

a direct line with the eyes,

the limit.

Hold

relax and exhale.

you take the

when

this position

the head

As you

mark

a

little

Repeat several times.

week

to

week

increase your

higher. will

Each day

as

head a fraction

height

make a new

Watching your growth from

become very

interesting

from the exercises

sults obtained

raised to

while you count four,

exercise, try to raise the

higher.

is

will

and the

re-

encourage you

to continue them.

EXERCISE NO. Stand raise the

erect, feet close together

;

III.

inhale a full breath,

hands high above the head and lock thumbs

together, bend forward and touch the toes with the fingers without bending the knees. diately, relax

times, unless

and exhale. Repeat it

tires

Raise up imme-

this exercise several

you too much. In addition to

in-

creasing the height, this exercise will reduce the size of the waist, cure

and

assist in

weak

back, correct inactive kidneys

overcoming constipation.

Three months

of these exercises will add from one to two inches to

your height, depending upon your present legal age.

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EXERCISES FOR THE CURE OF CONSTIPATION. As is

so

people suffer from constipation, which

many

the cause of

much

disease through preventing the

normal elimination of waste matter, which, when tained, re-enters the blood

tem,

I will

give some

ticed

and

due attention

if

and poisons the entire

special exercises, that, is

if

re-

sys-

prac-

paid to a correct diet, will

cure any case in a short time.

The

lack of proper exercise

and the constant practice

of taking laxative medicines are the most frequent

causes of constipation.

The

must necessarily grow, for ever-increasing dose sired results.

taking lated

is

Once

is

it

is

well

known

that

an

necessary to produce the de-

the pernicious habit of medicine-

formed, the intestines act only when stimu-

by drugs. In addition

influence

habit of using laxatives

is

to the exercises, the mental

a powerful factor in the cure of this prev-

alent congestion.

EXERCISE NO Stand erect with the spine breath.

head.

I.

straight.

Inhale a full

Clasp the hands and place them back of the

Bend the body from

side to side as far as pos-

100

Natural Exercise Regain an

sible.

erect position

and exhale. Repeat ten

to fifteen times.

EXERCISE NO. Sit in a chair first

II.

and bend forward, pressing the body

against the right leg and then against the

Repeat ten to

fifteen,

times.

EXERCISE NO. Lie at

full

III.

length on your back,

draw one

clasp your hands just below the knee

leg vigorously against the body. the other.

left.

leg up,

and press the

Use one

leg

and then

3,

given for

Repeat several times.

In addition, you

may

take exercise No.

increasing the height.

After completing these exercises left

side

for

a

lie

down on your

few minutes and concentrate your

thoughts on the condition you are working to bring about. diately.

Satisfactory results will follow almost

Take

these exercises each day at the

hour, preferably in the morning.

than noon. a habit to

By

At

immesame

least not later

observing the same hour you will form

which nature

will quickly respond.

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regular practice of stretching

body and

the

breathing correctly will also assist in bringing about a speedy cure of constipation.

As you

take any of the exercises given in this lesson,

remember

that your predominant frame of

mind

will

determine the amount of benefit you will receive from them.

you

If

you are

cheerful, hopeful

will be strengthened

and confident that

and beautified by their

influ-

ence they will prove an abundant benefit to you.

Outdoor exercise riding, driving,

are

all

ing

especially beneficial.

swimming, boating,

natural exercises, and,

tion, create health

value,

is

is full,

golf, tennis, etc.,

practiced in modera-

and strength. Walking

an erect position

if

if

is

Walking,

is

of special

maintained and the breath-

deep and regular.

It

arouses the dormant

circulation, ventilates the lungs, produces rosy cheeks

Those who breathe

correctly can

always walk further than others and not

feel fatigued.

and glowing

Running

is

health.

also a splendid exercise

and

if

you

will

forget the figures you offer as your legal age and re-

member

that your

body

is

new, you will find an occa-

sional run of great benefit.

Do

aside the conventional dignity

not be afraid to lay

and enter more into

the childlike spirit of play and natural action.

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To

the

Natural Exercise extent that you do this, you will impart a vitality to

your exercise that

To

is

truly rejuvenative.

be able to live a hundred years and

vigor and freshness of youth for.

is

still

possess

a prize worth working

Therefore, you cannot afford to ignore healthful

exercise that gives increased as well as that of grace to take

power of mind and body,

and beauty.

Do

not hesitate

immediate advantage of the benefits to be

gained from the physical and mental exercises and the advice I have given in this lesson.

103

LESSON

VIII.

The Purpose of Relaxation and Sleep

While exercise youth and health,

is

necessary for the preservation of

still

Nature did not intend that man

should work continuously. In the great scheme of physical

construction, rest and sleep play just as important

a part as work.

However,

it

was designed

must work, or we could not enjoy the There

is

we

benefits of sleep.

an art of relaxation, rest and sleep as well as

an art of work.

was made

to

Too many

work

in

for a future existence.

who

that

people think that this world

and that

He

all rest is

to be reserved

has a mistaken view of

life,

thinks that this existence must be one of incessant

labor and weariness and the future existence one of

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Rest and work are both inevitable

rest.

features of a normal

life.

To

continually follow one

One by

without the other means sure destruction.

wearing and breaking down the physical

structure,,

the other by stagnation and disease.

Relaxation

who master

one of

is

life's

great

exercise a pleasure.

factor

able

beauty, for

Relaxation makes

an indispens-

It is also

peace of mind and personal

makes recuperation and renewal pos-

All muscular tension expends vital energy and

sible.

tears

to health, it

Those

secure as their reward strength, en-

it

durance, grace and expressiveness.

work and

secrets.

down

Muscular

the cells of the brain and body.

relaxation gives Nature an opportunity to rebuild and repair the destruction

cular relaxation

tem

in

is

made by muscular

(vital)

force

extent withdrawn from the muscles. is

is

to a large

This secret of

enjoyed by animals and healthy

dren; but by few

Mus-

that condition of the muscular sys-

which the nervous

relaxation

tension.

grown

people.

The few

understand perfect relaxation and use

it,

adults

chil-

who

are always

remarkable for their endurance, graceful bearing, tractiveness

and power of expression.

at-

Their endur-

ance results from muscular economy. In other words,

106

Relaxation and Sleep they do not uselessly expend unnecessary vital force.

They adjust

the force put forth exactly to the resist-

ance to be overcome. energy.

Hence, there

The majority

day movements from necessary.

Watch

of people use five to

is

no waste of in their every

up

twenty times the force

the average person sign his name,

sharpen a pencil or do any other commonplace

Note the excess of force wasted and you

act.

will gain

an idea of the vast economy that must result from the proper adjustment of the muscular effort to the task.

My

desire

is

to instruct

forces so as to have at

you how to economize your

all

times a reserve capable of

meeting any unusual demand. There

you should vitality

live

to

to a

limit of

need to keep a reserve.

bank

if it

loaned out

all

the

What money

took in and several depositors should suddenly need

draw out an unusual amount of money?

have to suspend business because the demands. if

your strength and

You

every day.

would happen it

up to the

no reason why

is

you spent

That all

is

just

it

It

was unable

would

to

meet

what would occur to you,

your energy each day and was then

placed under an unusual demand.

There are two methods of acquiring the power of perfect relaxation; both are necessary.

107

One

is'

mental,

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You must

the other physical.

first

form such habits of

thought control as are conducive to calmness and con-

You

tentment.

or

woman who

is

possessed of a calm, well balanced,

amiable and controlled mind vitality as the tic

and

person

irritable,

man

understand that the

will readily

who

is

is

not as liable to waste

excitable, emotional, erra-

whose mind

is

with

filled

constantly

conflicting- impulses.

Next

in

importance to the mental attitude

mation of habits of muscular economy. the habit of performing

all

By

the for-

this I

mean

movements with the

least

In lifting an article weigh-

possible outlay of energy.

ing six ounces, use just force enough to

ounces and not enough to a

is

lift

as

many

move

pounds.

With

thought and care, you can soon acquire

little

habit and do

away with your extravagance

six

this

of vital

force.

RELAXATION EXERCISES. I will

effect of

give you a few physical exercises that have the

withdrawing from the muscles the nervous

tension which causes a constant expenditure and leak-

age of

vital energy.

These exercises may be practiced

108

Relaxation and Sleep by anyone

irrespective of their present legal age.

They

cannot injure the most delicate.

Before commencing these exercises, remove, or at

Exclude from the

least loosen all restricting clothing.

mind

as

as far

thoughts.

all

possible

carelessly

them

well.

and

easily.

Remember

To do them

the object

down on

Try

flat

all

on your back.

to feel that

don't even think

if

regularly, using as

lost all

and

rest.

power

you can help little effort

to move.

Should you

to

do

you have not a parlift

your hand. let

them

Don't care, don't try to move, it.

feel

Breathe slowly and

Relax the

as possible.

and allow the lower jaw

had

is

Let go of

the force out of your muscles,

limp and inactive.

fingers

easily

I.

of strength; that you could jiot

Withdraw lie

the floor

the muscles.

ticle

Do

to reduce effort.

is

EXERCISE NO. all

exciting

Don't try hard with these exercises.

them

Lie

or

annoying

Lie

to still

drop as though for a

it

few minutes

any of the muscles of the

hand, leg, neck or elsewhere tightening up, turn your

thought on them and relax them. After a few minutes, slowly and lazily right side and relax completely. roll to

the left side and relax.

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roll

onto your

After a few minutes,

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EXERCISE NO. Without rising from the

II.

floor after the previous ex-

ercise,

try to realize the weight of the body, head,

trunk,

arms and

legs,

let

the floor bear

may seem

This advice

weight.

and

all

the

absurd, but there are

few people who even when asleep do not hold part of

arm away

the weight of the head, or of a leg, or of an

from the bed. After a few moments, gently raise the arm a few 1

inches from the floor being careful to use no

ergy than

and it

;

is

needed, then withdraw

let it fall to

just let

the other

This

it fall

the floor as

with

arm and

may

own

its

When

you

will at

and

this

with

rest.

Try it. If you find it The more difficult exercise.

arise

are in need of

from the

take things easily, don't

You

Don't lower

Repeat

lie still

it

appear to be easy.

more you

the

weight.

en-

strength from

if lifeless.

the legs, then

easy you don't need the it is,

all

more

it.

floor

and begin to walk,

make any unnecessary

efforts.

once note a marked change in both your

mental and physical attitude.

Fifteen to thirty minutes

when you are nervous and your muscontracted will make a wonderful transforma-

of these exercises cles are

tion in your condition.

more than

They

a night's sleep.

no

will rest

you as much or

Relaxation and Sleep One

of the principal reasons

why

their nerves, nervous exhaustion

people suffer with

and prostration

cause they have not learned the secret of of natural sleep

of course, the

is,

rest.

be-

is

Plenty

first requisite,

but

you must not conclude that the number of hours spent

amount of

in bed or even in sleep indicate the

There are many people who

tained.

hour and remain

body

of the

body for

tem

is

it.

It is

and exhaustion.

sleep is as imperative as

one of the best medicines known. tute or rival for

in the

This blessed loss of consciousness

the cry for food.

sciousness.

They awake

.

a feeling of weariness

The craving

an early

bed from eight to ten hours and

in

yet never completely rest the

morning with

retire at

rest ob-

is

Sleep

during

There

no

is

is

substi-

the off-duty period of con-

this

time when the entire sys-

in a quiescent state, that the final process of

assimilation takes place and that the

body

is

really

nourished.

The

assimilation goes

idly before

midnight

more thorough the also

new

on more thoroughly and rap-

than, afterwards,

because of the

circulation of the blood,

which carries

material and removes the waste.

consumed

than after

it,

Oxygen

in greater quantities before

and oxygen

is

in

is

midnight

necessary to the nutritive

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process.

heart decreases in force from midnight

sun

until after the

rises

next day; hence, relapses and

more frequently

death occur

after this hour.

good reason why we should get our is

night

because the

cells

Another

sleep early in the

of the brain and other nerve

can recuperate more quickly before being taxed

cells

to a point of strain or exhaustion, than they can after-

wards It

do.

should also be remembered that the nutrition of

the body goes on very slowly unless plenty of oxygen is

consumed

oxygen there

is

is

at the

less

same

As

time.

the consumption of

during sleep than in waking hours,

the greatest need for plenty of pure air in the

sleeping room.

Sleep

is

a life-giver as well as a life-saver.

most important influence on the

vitality.

think that the longer they sleep, the are.

This, however,

is

not

so.

It

has a

Most people

more

rested they

Refreshment and

re-

newal from sleep depends not so muc'h upon the quantity as

upon the quality of the actually hard

work

sleep that

is

nerves.

refer to a sleep in

tense,

I

sleep.

There

is

a kind of

for the muscles

and

which the muscles are kept

thus not only causing an exhaustion through

sheer physical

work but harassing the brain with 112

cease-

Relaxation and Sleep less

The man

messages from the muscular system.

who awakens

in the

morning unrefreshed

hours of sleep does not

know how

after eight

He

to sleep.

has

al-

lowed his muscles to become, and remain, contracted,

and

all

night he has been working as hard as though

heavy weights.

lifting

sleep but better sleep.

because

it is

What Sleep

he needs is

not more

is

restful not so

unconsciousness as because

it

much

gives normal

muscular relaxation. Sleep cannot act as a restorer

if

you

retire to sleep in

The

a state of mental or bodily tension.

nerves and

Some

muscles of the body must be entirely relaxed. people

scarcely

ever

Their brains and bodies are busy they go right on with the

When

they

sit in

all

strife

themselves.

relax

completely

day and

and

toil

all

night

of the day.

a chair, they unconsciously exert an

energy to hold the chair down instead of allowing the chair to support

Whenever you all

and

rest the muscles.

find

an opportunity to

muscular tension, relax and

rest.

rest, just let

While

it

is

go

nec-

essary that you concentrate or focus your attention on

your work or any given subject, yet portant to

know how and when

Those who have learned the

it

to let

is

equally im-

go and

art of relaxation

relax.

and who

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wisely control their mental forces can by an order from the will completely

When

you

purpose of

lie

rest

allotted to sleep,

or social plans.

let

go

down and is

at the desired time.

do so with the

to sleep

sleep in

definite

The hours

your brain.

not the time for business, domestic

Do

not picture yourself at work, or

conversing or dealing with anyone on business sub-

An

jects.

rest

is

abundance of perfect

child-like sleep

and

necessary for the preservation of health and

beauty.

A

few hours of dreamless sleep

more good than many hours

will

do far

spent in tossing to and

fro with alternate periods of half sleep

and wakeful-

ness.

The mental mood

which you

in

retire to rest

has an

important influence on the benefits you will receive

from the night's

If

sleep.

have done your best to life

retire satisfied that

you

realize

your

ideal of

you

what your

should be, with the bright expectancy of continued

success, happiness

much good.

and new

Your

life,

attitude

your sleep

will

Never

whom

fall

the

unknown.

retire to sleep

toward anyone, for

do you

enable you to

asleep with the naturalness of a child, to

cares of existence are

will

with a thought of inharmony

all bitter

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feelings are indications

Relaxation and Sleep of disturbances within yourself that will surely destroy the

harmony necessary

stead, retire

In-

to normal, restful sleep.

with an attitude of love, peace and thank-

fulness for the day's favors.

This attitude will not

only assure you of restful sleep, but

it

will

have an

ele-

vating influence on your character and will raise you to a higher mental plane

abundant If

where you

will receive

more

life.

you are now suffering from the lack of

restful

due to not having followed the correct rules for

sleep

rest, I

advise you to begin today to follow the advice

given in this lesson.

If

you

suffer

from insomnia, take

the relaxation exercises for from fifteen to thirty minutes and then crawl into bed

limp and relaxed.

and allow the body to

Relax the lower jaw and

minutes, you will be in a sweet, restful sleep.

you be

if

pure

still,

air,

Should

at a time,

re-

you can cure the

you get out of bed as soon as you wake and

walk around the room Better

a few

waking during the night and

in the habit of

maining awake for hours habit

in

lie

go

to the

until

your body

window and

is

quite cool.

inhale a quantity of

then return to bed and relax

all

muscles as

before and you will go to sleep again in a very few minutes.

Don't lay

in

bed and toss and turn

until

you

How

Get right up and

nervous.

grow skin.

It

will not

needs

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how

does not matter

harm

it.

If

to admit the

you,

let

cold the air

wake up and become

Remember

restless.

act of existence

pressed as to afford the greatest sleep,

be enjoyed in abundance.

sleep.

They

is

will not

this.

a high ideal,

must be

amount of

one of the simplest

thousands of people

it

must be remodeled along

therefore, your entire life

Therefore

you

requires,

of a century of youth

Each

be,

thoroughly ventilated so as

is

oxygen your system

perfect lines.

may

you keep moving, for your body

if

your room

The attainment

the air get to your

acts of

so exvitality.

life,

should

Unfortunately, hundreds of

know

are the people

not the real meaning of

who

need to study and

fol-

low these instructions. If

you are one of

number, affirm your right to

this

be a master of your physical sensations and not a slave.

Determine to concentrate your thought on work

when you need

it

and to

let

go and relax the mind and

body when the proper time comes.

You

but to try conscientiously.

To do

it,

you have

can sleep and you can

rest.

The coming

of natural sleep

are lost one by one.

The

is

gradual.

eyes close

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first

The

senses

because sight

Relaxation and Sleep is

useless in the dark.

of smell.

Hearing

of touch cess

is

As much mid-night

I

have said before, upon the quality of the

from eight

a rule,

to nine hours

is

enough.

of that as possible should be taken before for

Better a

Do

sense of touch regains con-

of sleep necessary to complete rest de-

reasons

must be the judge you.

In waking the pro-

first.

The amount

As

the next to succumb and the sense

The

reversed.

pends, as

taste is lost, then the sense

the last to desert us.

is

sciousness

sleep.

is

Next

previously mentioned.

as to just

little

how much

To do

and create symptoms of

so,

is

what you need.

room

air.

if

that

to poison

disease.

ing sleep cannot come to you re-breathing impure

is

best for

more than not enough.

not attempt to sleep in a

erly ventilated.

sleep

You

your system

you are breathing and

Pure, cool air at

;

not prop-

Refreshing, renew-

Don't be afraid of taking

never come from pure air

is

all

cold.

times

is

Colds

they are the efforts of Na-

ture to throw off an accumulation of waste matter that

has become congested in the system, as a result of overeating, insufficient bathing, or the breathing of

impure

air.

If

you keep your blood pure and

its

circulation act-

How ive

100 Years

to Live

by following the rules given

will never

have a

in these lessons,

In a few years,

cold.

it

will

you

be rec-

ognized as an admission of gross carelessness for any-

one to suffer with a cold or any other ailment. are sick in future you

will

If

you

have only yourself to blame.

Before closing this lesson,

wish to bring to your

I

attention the fact that to rest does not

must always cease activity.

A

mean

that

change from one

you

set of

muscles to another will be found highly refreshing. Therefore,

when you

are tired

from the routine of your

secure rest and pleasure from

daily

work you can often

some

exercise or play that uses a different set of

cles.

The

create rest

You

mus-

exercises given in the previous lesson will

and comfort when you are

tired

from work.

should study to work in a harmonious, natural

manner.

Avoid

all

unnecessary tension.

vous or unnecessary movements.

ment of the body has

Make no

ner-

See that each move-

a definite purpose

and you

will

avoid a useless waste of vital force.

Another important tion.

Life should not consist of merely working, eat-

ing and sleeping. a time for work.

taken

essential of rest is proper recrea-

is

There should be a time for play and

The nature

of the recreation to be

largely a matter of choice.

118

But, in a general*

Relaxation and Sleep way,

it

should tend to vary the day's

door recreation, of course,

is best.

kind, be careful to see that the air

activities.

Out-

In taking any other is

pure and that

it

has not been breathed over several times by other people.

There

your

ideal of rest for another

istence.

is

Rest

no need to postpone the realization of

is

for

world or a future ex-

you here and now,

if

you

will ac-

cept

it.

In proportion as you learn the laws of perfect

rest

and

fulfill

them

in

your daily

life,

you

will

renew

the body so that youth and power can be preserved for the desired length of time.

one of reposeful

Let each day, therefore, be

activity, and, each night,

perfect and rejuvenative sleep.

119

be one of

LESSON

IX.

at to

Eat

The human body

is

merely a machine

a mechanism

for converting latent energy into the active state.

It

takes the force latent or potential in food, water and air

and transforms

it

fested as work, heat

of

energy

so

into the energy

and thought.

transformed

is

abundant and strong, and when is

which

When

great, it is

the

the

is

mani-

amount

vitality

is

small, the vitality

correspondingly lowered.

To

illustrate this fact

that the

human body

more

clearly, I

would explain

generates vitality very

steam engine generates steam. tion to the engine, that

is

By

as a

the proper atten-

by providing for

121

much

it

the best

How

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to Live

of fuel, clean water and plenty of draught,

amount of power.

best service, the greatest

so with the

we

human machine

the body.

get the

It is

By

just

giving" it

the best food under the best conditions, supplying the

quantity and quality of water needed and by removing

the ashes

and

out,

we

assist

Human

vitality.

As

degree. is

tality

(waste material), keeping it

clean

it

inside

to increase its product of energy or

vitality

can be increased to a high

a practical asset the value of increased vi-

beyond

all

price.

It

gives the

for

power

greater effectiveness, greater income, and greater success in

As

any chosen endeavor.

stated, the

body manufactures the

acting upon the food taken into

it,

vitality

from

but in this process

of converting food into vitality, an outlay of energy

In other words, the process of digestion

is

required.

is

work which consumes more

or less of the vitality

previously generated and stored up in the system. is

where we must learn

haust as

from

it.

much

vitality

We 'must

necessarily.

to use

Here

economy and not ex-

during digestion as

we

gain

not tax the digestive organs un-

To guard

against this

we must

use care

in selecting such food as will yield a large percentage

of energy at a small expenditure of vitality for

122

its

What It is

digestion.

not the amount of vitality

but the amount

we

retain

that

to we

Eat

generate

makes us well and

strong.

One

of the most important factors in increasing the

vitality is to select a diet that will require little diges-

tive

energy and

at the

amount of nutriment.

largest

we must

We

will,

same

To do

this

supply the

means that

eat easily digestible, nutritious food.

must consider the quality

of food

time,

we

as well as the quantity

Food

tax our digestive organs with.

is

converted into energy as the result of the action of ceroften termed gastric juices

tain fluids,

which are

poured by the digestive system into the food while passing through fluids are

the

alimentary tube.

Now,

more food body

poses,

The

is

So,

if

taken into the stomach than the needs of

call for,

it is

not digested, but instead decom-

forming a putrid acrid mass. digestion of food requires a quantity of the di-

gestive fluids in relative proportion to the food,

food requiring more than others. fill

these

poured out in proportion, not to the amount

of food present, but to the needs of the body.

the

it is

your stomach

Now

some

supposing you

to the limit of its capacity with food

that requires, under

normal conditions, from four to six

123

How

to Live

too Years

hours to digest, and leave no room for the digestive fluids to enter,

what

can be but one

result.

is

likely to

There

be the result?

The food

subjected to the heat

of the stomach without the assistance of the digestive fluids, ter.

must quickly decay and form an offensive mat-

This matter slowly works

its

way through

alimentary tube, and the tube, true to sorbs not the pure, clean food that

poison from this putrifying mass.

its

it

the

function, ab-

needs, but the

The

poisons thus

absorbed into the blood derange the functions and cause symptoms ranging from foul breath, formation of gas in the intestines, cramps, slight headache, dizziness or palpitation to fatal apoplexv or heart failure.

You

now understand

will

from taking

into the

needs of the body.

the danger that results

stomach food

The body

is

at

in excess of the

once starved and

Starved because the food remains undi-

poisoned.

gested; poisoned,

products of

its

because of the absorption of the

putrifaction.

This condition

is

induced

by the wrong food as well as by too much food. It is

easy to understand that the food

most important influence youth and

By

we

in the cultivation of

eat has a

enduring

vitality.

the right choice of foods, by eating at the proper

124

What time in normal quantities,

we can renew and

youth to a wonderful extent.

preserve

Ignorance of the nu-

value of the food eaten

tritive

Eat

to

is

the cause of

many

people growing old and dying prematurely.

have already explained several times

I

sons that bodily age

is

in these les-

a delusion and that the body

is

constantly being renewed through molecular change.

What

is

termed "Old Age"

is

in reality a

ossifying of the tissues, arteries,

etc.,

hardening or

as a result of

excessive deposits in the system of calcareous and other deleterious elements, resulting

and impure water, which around the

from undigested food

settle

This substance

joints.

in is

the tissues

soluble

and can be

completely dissolved and carried out of the system.

do

this

one must

the purpose.

select

Where

and eat food that

is

and

To

adapted for

these deposits have not already

taken place, they can be forever prevented.

When The

to eat

is

equally as important as

digestive organs

new

in eating

and

di-

will poison the blood instead of cre-

vitality.

People follow habits and customs

about as they follow other habits, without in-

vestigating to learn

What

to receive

to eat.

it

gest the food or

ating

must be ready

what

if

they are beneficial or otherwise.

they see their neighbors do they think they must

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How do.

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to Live

This

particularly true in regard to eating.

is

people eat three meals a day. people do

Because other

Why?

not because their systems need

it,

say they are hungry.

in

Hunger

Most

Some

it.

most cases

is

but a

habit faithfully responding at a certain hour, because

the stomach has learned from past experience that

must take

in another load at certain times each

whether

can digest

it

The majority

and

day

or not.

it

of people have

the early morning.

it

little

or no appetite in

They, however, through ignorance

habit, force themselves to eat.

The

eating of food

at

any time when there

is

very disastrous, but the eating of food in the mornis

tell

you why.

Food

constantly broken

tion carries

away

it

through the the

equalized.

during tities to

rebuild

the process of elimina-

as waste or dead matter.

disintegrating

sleep.

all

parts of the

new

tissue,

Food should be waste

Food body

and thus

and recuperative processes

process of rebuilding

all

me

physical exercise, tissue

down and

blood builds up

The

Let

devitalizing.

it

used by the system to build up

and carried to

digested

keeps

is

and

Through mental and

tissue.

well

not a natural hunger for

especially destructive

ing

is

is

tissue,

126

is

done mainly

eaten in sufficient quan-

but should not be taken

What in excess of the system's requirements.

to

Eat

The

greater

the exercise and consequent destruction, the greater the

food supply that will be needed.

man

what

eats

during the day, a

system needs and his digestion

his

normal, the stomach finishes

its

body, builds up

all

waste, replaces

and puts the whole system

awakes

He

stimulants or food.

ready for the day's blood

is

warm and

parts of the

all

all

broken down

in perfect repair.

morning a new man.

in the

is

task during the night's

fresh food-laden blood goes to

sleep,

cells

If,

He

He

has no need of

from Nature's standpoint

is

His head

activities.

is

clear, his

courses through the arteries with a

steady pulsation and the vitalizing currents sweep over the nerves and

pulsating

life.

He

enters

courage and avidity.

make way

his daily tasks with

upon

Four to

again destroys myriads of has begun to

body with new, throbbing,

fire his entire

cells

for

;

six hours of exercise

the broken

new

down

tissue

material, and, in the

meantime, the digestive organs have had their muchneeded

rest,

the gastric juices have had time to accu-

mulate through the organs of secretion and are ready to digest a

normal amount of food.

these favorable conditions at

once on

its

is

Food taken under

quickly digested and goes

mission of healthful repair.

127

The omis-

How

to Live

morning meal

sion of the ural tial

hunger and

not an

less

calls

artificial

you get the

hunger, nat-

incites natural

with keen relish for plain, substan-

expensive foods

of eating but

fore

100 Years

;

hence, hunger relish and

or cultivated taste

two meals a

By

you

eat

and there-

the unnatural habit of

three meals a day, excessive quantities of food

The stomach

digested and assimilated. It is

burden

which its

forced

until noon, it

slowly trying to dispose of that

is

the time the stomach has

priate the breakfast, another meal it

given no

had no use for and for the digestion of which

By

quate.

is

loaded in the morning and must carry that

exhausted supply of gastric juice

Then

is

through the body, only a part of which can be

to pass

rest.

this plan

noon and 6 P. M.,

day, at

benefit of all the food

do not need so much.

By

relish.

is

begun to appro-

forced in upon

must carry the double burden

noon and evening.

Then

further to the burden.

The

wholly inade-

it.

into the after-

the evening meal adds result, is greatly

still

overworked

digestive organs, the retention in the system of masses

of undigested and decaying matter, the generation of

poisonous gases, which poison the blood and create the various forms of disease.

The advantages

to

be gained

128

from omitting the

What

to eat

your

have been

first

meal before eleven

habit,

If

you

little fruit,

then should the hunger,

annoy you before noon drink more pure

After a few days you can leave off the fruit

water.

and you

will not

become hungry before noon. The

hunger you experience then artificial I

o'clock.

not

is

taking breakfast, break the

in the habit of

water and eating a

also

advice to you

Begin the day by drinking a glass of pure

habit.

due to

My

rneal are countless.

morning

Eat

to

offer

will

be pleasant, while the

hunger was painful.

no advice that

I

do not know from personal

experience and the experience of

founded upon logical and

many

scientific facts.

others to be I

have both

seen and experienced the benefits from the methods

am

therefore,

teaching you,

I

you can have absolute

confidence in them.

The

articles of

food which contain the greatest nu-

triment and at the same time require the least expenditure of energy to digest will

now

receive

my

at-

tention.

The tions

article's

of food which contain the greatest nu-

phosphates,

and

nitrates

carbonates.

phosphates restore the nerves, brain and bones. nitrates rebuild the muscles

and sinews.

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The The

The carbon-

How ates

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to Live fat

produce

centage of

and

heat.

necessary that a per-

It is

these elements be daily taken, into the sys-

all

tem to keep up an even

The

repair.

exact proportion

depends of course upon the parts of the body exercised

;

the particular cells that are broken down.

A

diet

composed of whole wheat,

and honey

will

health and long I

supply every requirement for perfect life.

do not mean by

-this

self to so limited a diet

tioned

is

the

nuts, olives, fruit

that

you should confine your-

but that the combination men-

most perfect blending of

the elements

all

necessary to keep the body in health, youth and beauty, All food should be as simple in preparation as possible.

Cooking destroys many of

tained in food.

Those

the

qualities con-

good

classes of food

which can be

eaten without cooking should form the larger part of

You may

your meals.

lowing peas,

list:

beans,

honey and

all

select

your meals from the

All fruits (ripe or dried), nuts, cereals, lentils,

eggs,

milk,

You

sugar, candies and other articles is

cream,

the green leaves that

light, as lettuce, celery, etc.

it

fol-

grow

ripe

olives,

in the sun-

should avoid eating

made from

very injurious to the system.

sugar, for

Every grain of

sugar swallowed constitutes a tax on the system,

What

to

Eat

upon the nerves, lungs and kidneys more particularly a tax

upon the

There

vitality.

sweet fruits and this demand

The sugar

is

a natural appetite for

may

be safely supplied.

in fruit is in its natural state

be taken up by the system.

In honey

and ready to

we have

pure

sweets that have already been digested by passing Dates, figs and raisins

through the stomach of the bee.

sugar needed when ripe fruits are not

will supply the

to be had.

A

splendid food for the purpose of both nourishing

and rejuvenating the body olive

oil.

The pure

Olives contain

all

98%

oil is

the expenditure of

the ripe olive and pure

is

very

little

nutriment and requires

energy to digest

the elements necessary for the nour-

ishment of the body.

Their special value, however,

consists of their perfect lubricating qualities. sist

it.

good work and give

the intestines to do

They

as-

elasticity

of muscle and dissolve calcareous deposits, thus renew-

ing the free action of youth. ferent bottles.

from the green

Ripe olives are quite

olives sold

by grocers

in glass

Ripe olives are dark brown and black.

contain both

oil

valuable as food. as animal flesh.

dif

Nuts

and nitrogenous matter and are very are three times as nutritious

They That

is,

one pound of nuts

will sus-

How

to Live

tain the

body for the same length of time

100 Years

pounds of meat, and,

Then

energy to digest. ease

is

at a less cost of

money and

of

the danger of contracting dis-

All animal flesh contains pois-

also avoided.

onous matter which was on

its

way

to the surface of the

skin to be eliminated at the time the animal

At

as three

was

killed.

the death of the animal the process of elimination

ceased and the poisonous waste product remained in the flesh to be taken into the system of those the meat, where digestive

it

acts as an irritant

who

and poison.

eat

Our

organs have enough waste to dispose of

without our needlessly forcing them to undertake any additional work.

The men and women who years should not eat animal

desire to live one

flesh.

Statistics

hundred

prove that

meat-eaters die at a younger age than any other people

and that they

suffer

more from

rheumatism and consumption. that in

Germany

disease, especially

Statistics further

show

out of

fifty-

a pork-eating country

five million inhabitants

only 78 were living at the age

of one hundred years, while in Bulgaria, a country of

only four million people, there were 3883 persons

mark.

Just think of

it.

who

eat

who had

little

or no meat,

passed the century

Seven hundred times as many

132

What who do

persons live to be 100 years of age, as those

who

do.

not eat flesh

In Servia, another country that uses

food, there are

little flesh

Eat

to

290 persons

living between

the ages of 106 and 115 years, 125 persons between

the ages of 115 and 125 years, 18 persons between the

ages of 125 and 135 years, and three persons more

than 135 years old.

Do you want

see

to live

should avoid flesh food

why you

one hundred years or more?

the destructive effect on the

amount of nourishment cents'

worth of

a half cents'

sirloin steak

nuts.

I

worth of ripe

a great

from

The

thirty-five

worth of beans, or

cents'

olives, or

flour, or five cents'

seven cents' worth of

might give many more comparisons, but these

will serve to flesh food,

much

it is

can be had from three and

worth of entire wheat

worth of oatmeal, or three ten cents'

system,

to be gained

you

Aside from

and more natural foods.

to use other

economy

human

if

show you the

when more

folly of

wasting money on

healthful foods can be purchased

cheaper.

Milk and eggs are not perfect pecially

for

adults.

necessary to sustain

Disease

is

They life,

articles of food, es-

contain

all

the

elements

but they are not always pure.

very commonly transmitted through milk

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from an unhealthy cow and from eggs

laid

by hens that

are allowed to gather their food by acting as scavengers.

Vegetables are valuable, especially those which can be eaten raw, for cooking devitalizes them by destroy-

ing the natural desirable ery,

eaten

way

salts,

which they contain.

a

etc.

Lettuce freely

a sure preventative of small-pox.

Fruits of

contain

is

of eating vegetables, such as lettuce, cel-

tomatoes, radishes, onions, is

Salad

all

all

kinds should be eaten freely, for they

the elements necessary to sustain the body.

Fruit and nuts are considered ideal food.

I

would sug-

gest that you select a diet of fruit, nuts, grains, vegetables, legumes, olives, salads

and honey.

days you will begin to enjoy an is

In a few

electrical vitality that

truly rejuvenative.

Do

not eat bread

wheat bread.

from white

made

of white flour; use whole

All the nourishing elements are

flour in the process of

Figs, prunes and

removed

making.

raisins are valuable foods, but for

preserving youth and beauty the ripe apple has no equal.

Apples should be eaten

at

every meal, especially

by people who have begun to show signs of age.

They

dissolve the deposits which stiffen the muscles and arte-

What

Eat

to

In Mythology the Gods are represented as pre-

ries.

serving their immortality by eating apples.

Apples

give a youthful color to the complexion and elasticity to the muscles.

Avoid eating and be moderate

your use of

in

use should be pure rock for

pair

and growth.

taken

The form

in a natural

eat, unless

salt

salt.

What

and not the

you do

salt

fine

powdered

contains lime and chalk, which obstruct re-

salt,

it

mustard and vinegar,

spices, pepper,

salt

necessary for the body

in the vegetables

and

Lemon

destroyed by cooking.

fruit

is

you

juice should

be used in place of vinegar.

You must

drink as well as

To

per cent water.

eat, for the

body

is

eighty

keep up the percentage, you should

drink about two quarts a day.

This amount

is

neces-

sary to insure enough fluid for digestion, the liquify-

ing of the blood and for the elimination of the pois-

onous waste that

drink

tem.

It is

alcoholic

poison.

retained in the system depletes

What

of vital force.

Pure water.

if

kind of water should you drink ?

the only natural beverage.

beverages,

Tea and

for

alcohol

is

Do

not

a deadly

coffee are both injurious to the sys-

They are stimulants and have the same

the system as a

it

whip has on a

135

tired horse.

effect

on

They cause

How

100 Years

to Live

and rob you of your

to destroy bodily tissue

you

vi-

tality.

How

can you

know

if

water

only absolutely pure water

is

is

pure or not?

which has been

that

The dis-

condensed steam prepared, after Nature's

tilled.

It is

plan.

Water

is

not purified by filtering

Ordinary

it.

water contains minerals and lime besides organic matter,

which

is

injurious to the system.

you cannot

If

get distilled water, put a few drops of lemon juice in

each glass of water a minute or two before you drink it.

The lemon

juice will destroy all organic matter and

purify the water to a great extent, but

move

it

will not re-

Water should not

the minerals held in solution,

be taken with your meals, but between meals, the

first

thing on rising in the morning and just before retiring to sleep.

Water

taken,

with the meals dilutes the gastric juice

Food, when properly masti-

and retards digestion. cated, requires

no washing clown.

before swallowing

it.

Eat a

nourishing food, but not too

Chew

sufficient

much

at

until

Nature

your stomach

at

tells

food well

amount

any time.

are not hungry, do not eat just because

Wait

all

you that food

it is

is

any time does not work

of pure, If

you

meal time.

needed.

right, give

If it

What a rest

;

water

don't force in

it

to

plenty

to take

food

;

Eat

to

instead give

it

wash out the accumulated

pure indi-

Short fasts of 24 to 36 hours are very

gestible waste.

beneficial, especially to those suffering

mind

from

disease.

that the attitude of the

mind has a

powerful influence on the digestive organs.

Therefore,

Bear

if

you

until

in

are feeling vexed, angry or irritable, do not eat

you have conquered the mood.

digestion

is

The

process of

suspended during anger or violent emo-

tion.

Eat only when frame of mind. course exist at value

if

member and long

all

in a cheerful, happy,

and harmonious

This mental condition should of times.

The

purest food will lose

discordant thoughts occupy the mind. that mental life.

harmony

is

its

Re-

the key-note of health

LESSON

Bath

The

As

a part of this

X.

system of

life culture, I

must draw

your attention to the value and purpose of bathing the body.

The bath has

a double purpose

to cleanse the

skin of the impurities excreted by the pores and to increase the circulation of the blood in and through the tiny veins that

You may the lungs.

lie

not

just below the skin.

know

The

that the skin breathes as well as

skin of the average

about seven million tiny

little

body contains

holes called pores. These

pores are the outlets from the most perfect drainage

system known.

These

little

canals

would reach about twenty-eight

if

placed end to end

miles.

It is

through

How

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these pores or canals that a great quantity of the impurities

and poisonous waste matter

Whenever

our bodies.

immediate in

eliminated from

this elimination

stopped the

is

and

result is the raising of the temperature

an hour or so the person

"Cold

called a

is

!"

When

is

suffering from

what

so affected people think they

have taken a cold from being

The com-

in a draught.

plete congestion or closing of the pores

is

a very serious

matter. It has been demonstrated conclusively that

man's or animal's body all

it.

The

is

it

cannot work.

The

in

doing

its

Remember

work. this,

oxygen

in the

Deprived of

air, it

that the only cause of

colds, is the congestion of the perspiratory ducts,

monly known

a

forced back into the blood and poisons

skin needs the assistance of the

air to assist

if

varnished over, thus closing

is

the pores, that death follows very quickly.

waste matter

is

as pores.

This condition

may

com-

be brought

about by the sudden exposure to a draught of cold air

when

the pores are open and in the act of throwing off

perspiration.

gestion

gested outlet

is is

But the most common cause of

overeating.

The food

this con-

that cannot be di-

absorbed into the blood to be carried

from which

it

may

be thrown

off.

to,

an

If the pores

are not clean and free from previous waste matter, they

140

The

Bath

become so crowded they cannot work and the

A cold

congestion and a cold.

what

is

To

going wrong.

is

a

and out

You

Warm

will bring relief

you of

make

water used

most quickly.

clean

and

from

free

excretions.

all

amount of impurities excreted by

If

one

not have so

is

The

the skin depends

upon the quantity of waste matter taken

effort

is

cannot overestimate the importance of keeping

the skin

ach.

to

correct the trouble,

every effort to assist the pores. inside

warning

result

into the stom-

careful in matters of diet, the pores will

much work

do and

to

will require less

it

on your part to keep the skin clean.

Few

know

people

how

just

be bathed in order to keep

have no idea that a bath

is

it

often the body should clean,

and many more

taken for any other purpose

than to wash off the dust or dirt that has accumulated

from external sist

Nature

causes.

in

its

To

those

I say,

we

bathe to as-

process of eliminating poisonous

waste matter, which,

if

retained,

would cause disease

and death.

Every person

in

average health should take a cool

bath every morning or every other morning.

This

bath should be taken immediately after the morning stretching exercise.

It

should be taken quickly and

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100 Years

the water should be at a temperature of about sixty to

then act as an invigorating

seventy degrees.

It will

tonic, refreshing

body and

brain.

Persons having a delicate constitution should use

water about eighty degrees, when they begin taking the

morning

and gradually reduce

baths,

its

temperature

each day until they enjoy the cold water.

The

best

to take the cool bath is to

way

wet a bath

mit or bath towel and rub firmly and quickly a section of the

body and then dry

it

by briskly rubbing with a

rough bath towel before wetting more of the body. Bathe about one-fifth or one-quarter of the body time.

A

little

added to the water

sea salt

very invigorating to the skin

body should be

cess of the bath.

not stand

is

in

directly

make every move

entirely

Have pure a

enough time to spend

You

will

room, but do

Act quickly and

three to five minutes

in taking a cool bath.

quickly and you will feel a the body.

air in the

From

It is best

nude during the pro-

draught.

count.

prove

and the circulation and

prevent you becoming or feeling the cold. that the

will

at a

warm glow

spread

Dress all

over

have discovered a new pleasure; a

cool bath.

A warm

bath to cleanse the skin

142

may

be taken once

The

The water should not be hot and you should

a week.

not remain in

otherwise

water

Bath

is

it

it

will

for

more than seven

be more harmful than it

debilitating,

it

drying the

beneficial.

body to the

skin.

Remember

the rubbing of the skin

a flesh brush full

touch your skin.

Pure

Do

a

lemon

in

a bath

not allow cheap soaps to

castile is the best to use.

other soaps contain animal

to the skin.

fat,

Avoid medicated

which

soaps.

is

is

desirable

when

water must be used, add a it.

it

Their value

can be had.

little

and you

warm

bath.

When

is

Rain hard

borax. This will soften

In the evening, just before retiring,

time to take the

Most

injurious

doubtful and they are very often injurious.

water

be a

The lemon has wonderful

water.

of

it

Is

bath use pure soap,

and the juice of half

cleansing properties.

all

warm

In the

or cold bath.

tub half

center,

should be followed by a cool bath, before

the most beneficial part of the bath, whether

warm

Hot

relaxes the pores and drives

the blood from the surface of the therefore,

to ten minutes,

is

the best

Then

get right into bed

A

bath should never

will quickly fall asleep.

be taken sooner than two hours after eating a meal or it

will retard digestion.

Special attention should be

paid to keeping the feet absolutely clean.

This may

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to Live

seem a simple matter, but

it

cannot be done, unless

they are washed with soap and water once a day.

The

A

large

evening

is

the best time for bathing them.

amount of impurity

daily drained through the large

is

pores in the soles of the

must be removed or

it

prevents the further waste be-

ing eliminated, which, in

Many

many

and causes

into the system

This poisonous waste

feet.

cases,

is

absorbed back

sickness.

people take turkish, hot

air,

vapor and other

sweat baths, but such baths are not to be advised.

One

should live so as not to need such stringent treatment.

Where

the system

is

very

much

filled

up with waste

through intemperate eating and drinking, the sweat bath will greatly assist in

its

Those who follow the

sickness.

removal and prevent instructions given in

the previous lessons will have no need for any form

of sweat bath. ple

who

live for a

is

are especially dangerous to peo-

from an

suffer

turkish bath

drinking.

They

a device

affection of the heart.

made by man

The

to aid people to

time and indulge in unhygienic eating and It has no counterpart in Nature and is not

you want to live one hundred years and enjoy health and vigor, avoid the

according to

its

laws.

If

sweat baths by avoiding the cause which makes their use necessary.

144

The The purpose live so as to life

of these lessons

you how

to teach

is

Bath to

avoid disease and prolong the organized Therefore, you should aim to think,

of the body.

breathe, exercise, sleep, eat

and drink so that the blood r

Therein

will at all times be preserved in purity.

the secret of prolonged youth and

its

lies

attendant pleas-

ures.

In giving your attention to the general cleanliness

Few

of the body, do not overlook the teeth. fully

appreciate the value of their teeth,

have

lost

them.

The

that

repairs

same law

They should be

body.

and a

little

A

Use

little

of the

cleaned with distilled water

chalk used once a day will aid in

destroy the teeth,

if

they are washed

in.

Tartar will not accumulate and

lemon juice

What do you

is

used

Drugs taken

have destroyed more teeth than

all

to

in the

water

cure disease

other causes com-

suppose drugs that are strong

enough to destroy the

teeth,

the hardest part of the

system, do to the delicate inner organs?

wonder

by the

good quality of brush for the

a

keeping them white.

bined.

rest

they

lemon juice after each meal, on arising and

before retiring. purpose.

until

teeth can be preserved

and rebuilds the

people

that drugs kill?

Is

it

any

How The

to Live

100 Years A

hair also needs a share of attention.

growth of hair on the head hair adds to or detracts

is

a

crown of

healthy

The

glory.

from beauty more than any

other one feature. Hair that

is

naturally oily should be

washed every two weeks, but hair that

is

dry and

brit-

should not be washed so often, a daily massage be-

tle

ing

much

better for

it.

To

massage the

correctly

scalp,

use the finger tips and rub the roots of the hair briskly in all directions,

move

the scalp so as to loosen

from

it

the skull.

After a few treatments you will observe a

natural

on the hair and by continuing them

oil

take on a bright sheen that will enhance It will

show

life

and dry, dip the

and then massage the

of hair will soon appear.

use sea

will

beauty.

instead of lying straight and dead.

If the hair is thin in olive oil

its

it

salt dissolved in

results will repay you.

tips of the fingers

A

scalp.

new growth

If the hair is thick but oily

water in place of the

The

oil.

In washing the hair use

warm

water and pure soap followed by pure cold water, and

Never wash the hair un-

dry the hair in the sunshine. til

you have sunshine to dry

sible

with a towel and then shake

sun until life.

it in.

it

is

dry.

The sun

will

Rub it

as dry as pos-

in the rays of the

add

to the hair

If these simple directions are followed,

146

new

in ad-

The

Bath

dition to the regular system of hygienic living, will

you

have a head of perfect hair when you celebrate

your hundredth birthday.

Two

other baths

will

I

mention here as being of

special value in prolonging

The body needs

the air bath.

the

life,

oxygen of the

are the sun bath and

to be admitted to both

The

and the rays of the sun.

air

can be taken to best advantage while taking

air bath

the morning physical exercises.

body nude

that

ery pore.

An

air bath

some kind of

exercise,

it

may

Take them with

the

breathe in oxygen through ev-

should not be taken without for

the temperature of the

body might be lowered so as to cause a congestion of the pores and a cold would be the result. exercise

warm

blood

is

A

the atmosphere.

and

sent to the surface

counteracts the influence of the cold that

sun bath

may

the

By

this

be

may

in

be taken at any

hour that one can spare while the sun

is

up.

It is

m. and 3

p.

m.

The

best to take

it

between 9

a.

force of the rays are then

explain

more on

more

beneficial.

this subject in a special lesson

I

on

will re-

newing youth. That you may

live

one hundred years

session of health, youth

and beauty,

it

in the posis

necessary

How that

to Live

you drop

all false

tical vital action

of lessons.

100 Years

You

ideas

and depend upon the prac-

of Nature as instructed in this course

cannot, of course, accomplish every-

thing in a week or a month, but by keeping your mind's eye firmly fixed on the ideal, you will

and permanent progress.

148

make

steady

LESSON XL

Its

Clothing

While treating on

Purpose

a subject of such vital import-

ance as retaining and regaining physical youth, attention

must be given

to everything that bears

the subject, and the merits or demerits out,

pursue under any and ries

of lessons

must be pointed

may know what

so that the student all

to the

course to In this se-

circumstances.

we have now come

upon

one relating

to clothing.

Clothing was originally designed for the purpose of covering the nakedness of the body and to protect against excessive heat, cold or dampness. this

capacity

it

administers

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comfort

to

Acting

it

in

mankind.

How

to Live

100 Years

Used, however, merely for the purpose of personal

adornment or

who

are paid to create useless combinations, for the

purpose of using and selling certain ials,

by men

to follow the fashions designed

to enrich the manufacturer,

deformity,

suffering,

them being the

much death.

premature

men and women,

Clothing should be the servant of instead of

of mater-

the cause of

is

and

illness

lines

Comfort

slaves of fashion.

no longer considered by the designers of clothing.

is

Display

is

when

comes

ter

it

everything. to

showing

are arrant cowards

and

their independence

selecting comfortable clothing.

judgment by

know what

Most people

bet-

They

appeals to them, but they argue, "it is not

the latest fashion," and at once

and very often

health, happiness

sacrifice life

comfort,

to follow "fash-

ion."

Do

not misunderstand me.

of dress to advocate, nor do

ing themselves

I I

have no reform

believe in people

conspicuous by departing

general prevailing order of dress.

do

is

to point out

cles of clothing,

What

I

style

mak-

from the desire to

some of the most unhealthful

arti-

and suggest the use of those which

will aid in this great

work

One mistake made by

of prolonging

so

150

many

is

to

human

wear

life.

articles

Its

Clothing

Purpose

of clothing- or adornment that repress the normal act

of breathing.

I

do not think they would do

this if

they understood that every cubic foot of air the lungs

need and are thus deprived of shortens the wearer's

To

life.

curtail the breath

by allowing the system

to

is

to repress the

life

forces

become congested with

car-

bon or waste tissue which can only be eliminated through the lungs.

Tight bands around any part of

the body are to be avoided, for they retard the circulation

and often cause varicose

veins.

Tight vests

and suspenders worn by men are contrary to hygienic These

principles.

articles

should be loose enough to

permit free exercise of the lungs and heart. cle

of clothing that

fits

No

tightly should be worn.

arti-

Among

this list are shoes, gloves, collars, garters, belts, corsets,

The most harmful

etc.

article that

race and

all

clothing and the

has done more to destroy the health of the

make women

the corset.

of

No

slaves to internal

weakness

is

one can breath normally in one of

those destroyers of health and wreckers of otherwise

happy homes. corset

is

would be

as

A woman

much hampered

if its

a half inch in

enclosed in a tight-fitting in breathing as a bellows

handles were tied so as to allow

which to expand.

it

only

Lungs and bellows

How

to Live

work on the same

100 Years Aside from the injury to

plan.

the lungs which affects the entire system, the digestive

organs are crowded out of position and prevented

from doing

Then

their work.

the heat created

around

the waist, combined with the lack of air to the skin,

and the lack of motion and exercise

to the muscles,

causes the flesh and muscles to become paralyzed and

produces such a state of weakness that the .

woman

cannot stand for thirty minutes without resorting to

Nature did not intend that

women

should use such instruments of slow death.

Many

artificial

women

support.

think they cannot get along without them be-

cause they have to

be weak,

state? ful

weak

and what

is

arm should

tie

up

it

to his

arm?

in

it

with a power-

tightly

and not allow

for six

would become so weak

It

all

strength in any organ or muscle

and regularly exercised.

wisdom

You

muscles. it

152

To

an

that

retain

must be carefully

cannot

of striking corsets from the

lift

The law

weighing but a few ounces.

governs one muscle governs

what

montHs,

and the muscles so useless that he could not article

same

the

man

If a

the muscles to be exercised

would happen

caused the back

keeping

Analyze the cause.

strong

What

backs.

fail

list

to see the

of wearables

Its

Clothing Every mother who has

Purpose

at heart the welfare of her

children and the health of future generations will not

The

hesitate to discard this article of murder.

son

more women have not discontinued wearing them

known

because they have not

is

set

rea-

was doing them.

the

damage the

cor-

attributed their suffering

They

to other causes.

Heavy

and long trains worn on the

skirts

especially unhealthful.

Heavy

skirts strain the deliall

kinds

distribute

them

cate internal organs arid long trains gather

of impurities and disease

streets are

germs and

up

on the hosiery and underclothes, to be carried to the skin and then through the pores into the blood.

Tight collars

restrict

the expansion of the throat

and interfere with correct breathing.

They

also

weak-

en the outer and inner muscles of the throat and vocal

organs as a corset weakens the muscles of the waist. Tight and thick collars that exclude the

air are the

greatest causes of throat and bronchial weaknesses and disease,

that

collars

press

on the back of the neck

destroy the poise of the body and thus injure the health.

The proper portance.

selection of

Some

underwear

is

of great im-

people advocate the use of woolen the

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year round while others think only cotton should be

worn.

In

my

experience

have found that there are

I

In the

objections to both.

first

garments worn next to the skin heat from escaping, which

is

place while woolen

will prevent the bodily

desirable in winter,

it

al-

so prevents the moisture of the body from evaporating.

Woolen being

a non-conductor of heat

is

non-conductor of moisture, hence the moisture tained and a

body.

This

damp atmosphere is

not good for

makes one more draught.

it

is

also a is

re-

created next to the

relaxes the pores and

liable to take cold if subjected to a

same

Silk acts the

as woolen.

Linen and

cot-

ton underwear absorb the moisture from the skin and eliminate

it,

but they are not as good as wool to retain

the heat. Therefore, I

cotton of a loose or at all times

a light

would advise the use of

mesh weave worn next

during the day and

linen or

to the skin

in the winter to

weight woolen garment over the cotton.

wear

The

cotton garment will absorb the moisture of the skin and the woolen one will prevent the escape of the heat.

Under-garments worn during the day should never be worn at night.

Remove your undergarments and

hang them where they before morning.

Do

will

become thoroughly aired

not allow them to remain in the

Its

Clothing room you

sleep in for

Purpose

you must not breathe back

into

your system the impurities thrown off by the pores. It is best to

have two

underwear, and alternate

sets of

them, wearing them one day at a time, allowing the other set to air for twenty-four hours.

hang them destroying

in the all

sunshine for

If possible

will purify

it

them by

disease germs.

In the selection of the outer clothing individual

which gives pleasure to

taste should be used, for that

the eye

is

wear the

an aid to health.

It is preferable,

lighter colors in the

however, to

summer, as they

the sun's rays and aid in keeping one cool. ter wear, the darker colors are preferable

attract the sun's rays

The

actinic

For win-

because they

and transmit them to the body.

power of sunlight

health of the body.

reflect

is

very essential to the

The exposure

of the nude

body

to the sun's rays has a very invigorating influence.

Clothing should be properly distributed over the body.

As

a rule too

much

is

worn about

the trunk,

while the lower extremities, which need the most, are neglected.

the

body?

Why

do they need more than other parts of

Because the circulation of the blood

slower at the extremities and greater surface, thus having

155

is

is

distributed over a

more opportunity

to be-

How come

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to Live

by contact with the

chilled

This

turn to the heart. heat and energy.

is

air before

can re-

it

a useless waste of bodily

It is a vital

leakage that should be

repaired.

Excessive clothing ease for

it

is

also a frequent source of dis-

prevents the free circulation of air to the

body and the transpiration of the waste matter from

The

the seven million pores of the skin.

excessive

weight also produces weariness and weakness.

You who

desire to live one hundred years

tain the characteristics of youth

To

head to become bald.

make

prevent baldness follow the

yourself a slave to a hat.

worn only when

re-

must not allow your

instructions given in the previous lesson to

and

A

and refuse

hat should be

absolutely necessary, and

stiff,

tight-

\

ly fitting hats

should never be worn, for they prevent a

free circulation of air kill

the hair.

and overheat the head and thus

Women

are rarely bald, a condition

largely due to wearing thin airy hats.

Indians

who

have never worn a hat never suffers from baldness.

Make

it

a rule never to

wear a hat indoors,

store or workshop.

in the

home,

suffer

from baldness give your head

office,

the benefit of the

air,

you now

a chance to get

sunshine and rain.

156

If

either

In.

this

way

OF THE

UNIVERSITY or

people have

many Nature youth,

grown luxuriant heads

of

hair.

always ready to supply us with renewed

is

when we

are ready to place ourselves in har-

monious relationship with her laws. It is also

important that attention be paid to proper

apparel for the

Few

feet.

people appreciate the impor-

tance of giving the feet any special attention so far as

comfort

is

concerned.

The

feet

have a vast duty to per-

the entire weight of the

form.

They carry

long.

Unless they are comfortably clothed they must

Unless

the

body

shoes

all

day

which

are

tire

very

worn

are correct in shape, a proper posture of the body

is

quickly.

An

impossible.

natural strain on

incorrect posture produces an unall

the internal organs, and causes

untold suffering, especially in the case of women.

A

properly fitting shoe supports every part of the foot

without unnatural pressure anywhere. fit

snug

does not

at the heel slip

plenty of

There should be

for the toes to spread apart.

french heels are to be avoided.

High

Those who are

habit of wearing high heels should to

shoe should

and over the instep so that the foot

forward when walking.

room

A

make

in the

the change

lower heels by degrees so that the muscles

may

gradually brought back to their normal position.

be

A

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sudden change from high to low heels would cause great discomfort.

Grecian sandals are very healthful and should be

worn

especially in the house.

It will

be found a good

plan and also an economical one to have two or three pairs of shoes

and wear them

a continuous pressure

In this

on any one part of the

much

foot, is

longer.

In walking you should avoid the habit so

many, of placing the

to

way

Besides the greater comfort the shoes will

avoided. last

alternately.

heels

part of the weight of the

of the foot.

down

on the

If placed

The

first.

body should heels,

it

common

fall

greater

on the

bail

jars the spine,

causes backache and headache and gives an ungraceful gait.

Walking -barefooted,

for a short time each

using sandals to protect the soles of the feet ful

when

the weather

is

is

day

health-

pleasant.

In addition to the kind of clothes to wear, their cleanliness

must be considered.

Those next

to the

body and those hid from general view should be kept very clean.

In fact

head to your

feet,

all

the clothes

you wear from your

from the outside garment to those

next the skin should be scrupously clean, for these things have a

marked

influence on the

158

mind and

the

Its

Clothing One cannot have

body.

a clean

body

Purpose

in dirty clothes,

nor a clean mind with a neglected body.

One

of the chief benefits to be gained

sea shore

is

from

life at

the

the freedom given to the muscles by the

removal of clothes which

restrict the respiration

The opportunity

the circulation.

to

and

swim and

run,

play out of doors should be taken advantage of at ev-

To change from

ery opportunity.

conventional cloth-

ing and give the arms and legs freedom and exercise in the

open

air,

has a wonderful influence in restoring

youth and creating vigor and power.

The

principal rule for

clothing

is

you

to

to choose such as

fit

of the body and at the ic

and higher

for

you

regard to

same time appeal to your

artis-

In doing this there will be no need Just use good

sense and artistic taste.

earnest

plete will

in

the hygienic conditions

to be at all eccentric in dress.

common The

tastes.

remember

life culturist

studying to

heed the advice given in

by so doing he

make

com-

this lesson, because,

will further increase his

health nnd beauty.

life

power over

LESSON

How

to

This lesson

is

XII.

Regain Lost Youth

written especially for people

who have

passed the age of thirty-five and have begun to show

who have begun to and those who feel that they

signs of approaching age; people lose strength

have

and vigor

lost their

grasp on youth.

and a promise that they can, of

form and

feature,

if

and the

of youth, that they can again all

To them they

will,

elasticity

come

I offer

hope

regain beauty

and bouyancy

into possession of

the powers and faculties which were enjoyed in

youth.

To

be young again after once having tasted of the

inconveniences of age,

is

a pleasure that has

161

no

equal.

How

to Live

100 \ears appreciate health and vig-

It is truly said that to really

or,

we must

who do

first lose

How many

it.

people are there

not look back with regret upon the past and

wish that they had understood the priceless treasure

How many

they possessed in youth.

back to youthful health and vigor ?

woman who

and

The message

I

has lost

bring

would

like to

Almost every

go

man

it.

is

that they can

all

regain to a

large degree the youth and pleasures they believe to be

The body has grown

lost.

old through ignorance of

Once

the laws of repair and renewal.

understood and adhered to the advance of age

fully will

this secret is

be checked and a gradual return to youth com-

mence.

As

I

have said before the signs of age, such as

stiff-

ness of the cords, joints and muscles, the ever harden-

ing lines in the skin of the face and hands, the loss of color of the hair,

etc., is

caused by a deposit of calcar-

eous matter in the arteries. five

Up

to the

a certain amount of this matter

is

necessary to sup-

ply growth to the bones of the body.

and often

earlier the

after only

enough matter

is

needed.

Any

growth

is

age of thirty-

By

thirty-five

completed and there-

to keep

up the daily

repair,

quantity taken in excess of this re-

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To quirement

is

Regain Lost Youth

deposited in the arteries, hardening them

and causing- a general

When

stiffness.

people feel this

sign of age they think they are too old to exercise,

when

in reality

they need more exercise than ever be-

fore.

The

secret of regaining

youth

lies in

accumulated calcareous matter which

is

removing the the cause of

This

"old age" and in preventing further deposits.

can positively be done

if

you

will patiently follow the

and especially those

instructions given in these lessons

given in this particular lesson.

As

the body

is

hourly being destroyed and

rebuilt,

you are given the opportunity to make changes which of course could not be

made

constant state of change.

if

the

body was not

It is for

in a

you by the use of

correct

methods to tear down the undesirable parts and

rebuild

them with new and desirable

We

will first consider the best

material.

means of dissolving

the accumulated cause of old age.

Of

all

know

vents there are none to equal pure water and olive I

soloil.

referred to the value of drinking pure water in the

lesson on

"What

to Eat," but in this lesson I wish to

impress upon you the importance of drinking plenty of

pure water every day, especially

163

if

you have passed the

How

100 Years

to Live

age of

Water should be drank between

thirty-five.

meals, on rising in the morning and just before retir-

ing at night.

Water taken with

and retards

digestive juices of the stomach

Water taken between meals

the meals dilutes the its

work.

acts as a solvent of undi-

gested matter and assists in

elimination from the

its

system.

Water

to

fulfill its

purpose must be pure.

There are

only two ways in which pure water can be had.

water

is

Pure

the most essential requisite for the health, that

Impure food

enters into the system.

is

shunned

like

poison, yet millions of people are every day drinking

impure water, taking into their systems water from wells, cisterns, lakes

solution calcareous

and rivers which not only holds

and mineral

and old age but

senility

in

salts,

in

so conducive to

thousands of cases deadly

microbes and germs of malignant disease.

The

purest water in Nature

cannot be had in

from

dust, dirt,

cities for in

is

rain water, but this

cleansing the atmosphere

smoke and poisonous gases and wash-

ing off unclean roofs,

it

becomes contaminated.

The

purest spring water contains from six to fifty grains

of mineral matter per gallon. -j

Many

people think that by boiling water they purify

164

To Regain it.

This

of disease are par-

but the decaying carcasses of the germs re-

tially killed

main

The germs

a mistake.

is

Lost Youth

Water cannot be

to be taken into the system.

purified

by

filtering

The microscope

it.

reveals a menagerie of life in a

The medical

drop of water.

experts

us that the or-

tell

dinary germs are not harmful, yet these same experts

admit that were water free from such matter, old age or the breaking

down

of the organs could not occur.

Mil-

lions of calcareous carcasses are deposited in the blood

every hour.

They cause

tissues, fibers, brain

harden, refuse to

The only way drink distilled

and the various organs

act,

down and

break

water.

steam free from

Distilled

thus limit

all

water

is

life.

is

to

condensed

to the boiling point passes

impurities.

condensed and collected we have

Old age or

to ossify,

to be sure of getting pure water

Water When heated

steam. off in

the blood vessels, nerves,

If this

is

distilled water.

ossification results largely

ance in drinking impure water.

steam

from ignor-

There are three kinds

of food which enter the system daily; solids, distilled liquids

and raw

liquids.

or old age materials. fruits are not only free

All solids contain calcareous

The

distilled

liquids of juicy

from old age matter but

165

dis-

How

to Live

solve and

draw

100 Years much

off as

calcareous substances as

the solid food deposits.

Fruits and solid foods would, therefore,

decrepitude and age were

As Nature

drank.

is

man

It is

not for the raw water that

distills

the water in her fruits,

not only free from calcareous or old age

matter but like juicy

fruits, will dissolve

and carry

off

such matter contained in solid food.

The combination

of lime held in solution in or-

dinary drinking water, is

off

should take the lesson and drink only distilled

water.

all

it

ward

when taken

into the stomach,

soon distributed throughout the system and depos-

ited

in

all

the tissues,

exactly as

it

is

precipitated

and forms incrustations on the bottoms of which water

is

boiled.

The

kettles in

result is general harden-

ing and in some organs and tissues complete

The bones become

cation. cles stiff

brittle,

ossifi-

the joints and mus-

and rheumatic, gravel and stones form

in the

bladder, the kidneys, liver, heart, nerves and brain be-

come indurated and sluggish

in their action,

all

the

bodily functions are impaired, the nerves weaken, the

mind

loses its vigor, the

memory

fails,

senility

and

death creep on.

Used

as a drink, distilled water

1

66

is

absorbed directly

To

Regain Lost Youth

into the blood, the solvent properties of

creases to such an extent that salts

it

will

which

it

in-

keep in solution

already existing in the blood, prevent their undue

deposit in the various organs and structures,

favor

by the different excreta and tend to

their elimination

remove the earthy compounds which have already There

accumulated in the body.

is

no doubt as to the

high value of distilled water used freely to prevent the ossifying conditions which constitute "old age."

Water

for

stills

home

reasonable prices.

As

use are

made and

sold at very

a health investment they are

worth a thousand times what they

cost.

At

least

two

quarts of distilled water should be drank every day

if

you would dissolve the accumulated calcareous matter in

your system. In the

and Navy of the United

Army

drinking of distilled water

As

is

eighty per cent of your

important that

it

commanded. body

is

water

it

the dis-

injurious accumulations in the system.

the calcareous matter will circulate

quite

slowly, and while drinking

think of the purpose for which you drink all

it is

be pure.

Water should be drank

solving of

States, the

more

will be noticed

is

As

dissolved, the arterial blood

freely,

and

a

pronounced change

throughout the entire system.

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How The It

100 Years

to Live

other great solvent and lubricator

would be

to over-estimate

difficult

newing and preserving youth and Greeks

who

health.

oil.

value in re-

The

ancient

possessed the finest physiques of any race

of people, used olive

oil

Olive

extensively.

sunshine and exercise

air,

its

olive

is

made them

oil,

fresh

as kings

com-

pared with other men.

The

olive in addition to

its

value as a lubricant and

solvent 'is a most valuable food, as stated elsewhere in

The

these lessons. oil

and the application of the

internally

will

remove the

make

use of ripe olives or the extracted oil

externally

age and

stiffness characteristic of old

the muscles and sinews strong and supple.

plying

oil

body has the same

to the

piece of machinery.

work

strain,

makes

its life

of usefulness.

it

It

Those who have not have no conception of

freely

and

easily

and prolongs

tested the value of olive oil can its benefits.

is

used olive

oil

nally for a

few years and has so

and

effect as oiling a

prevents excessive wear and

man who

now

I

have

in

legally fifty-five years old, distilled

mind

who

only one case.

I

a

has

water internally and exterfar regained

youth and

vigor that he looks not a day over twenty-five. is

Sup-

This

could cite hundreds of others but

168

To that

Regain Lost Youth

not the purpose of this lesson.

is

teach you

how

intended to

It is

same degree

to live so as to attain that

of physical perfection.

The

best

way

ripe olive after

to use olive

oil internally is to eat

the

The demand

for

has been pickled.

it

pickled ripe olives has increased so rapidly that they

are

now

being put up in cans and shipped to

of the country.

all

parts

They should be eaten at one or both

You may

meals each day.

quantity, for they cannot

please your taste as to the

harm

If

you.

you cannot

procure ripe olives purchase a brand of pure olive

oil.

Avoid cheap brands for they are usually adulterated with in

cotton

many

each

You

oil.

Some

ways.

meal

like

may

take

mixed

thoroughly

Others

juice.

juice

seed

it

a

mixed

and poured over salads of

matoes,

etc.

Olive

place of animal fat

is

oil

it.

a

little

with

lettuce,

oil

at

lemon lemon

celery,

to-

used for cooking purposes in

a very nice

not accustomed to using quire a taste for

the

tablespoonful

with

best

take

it

way

will

Therefore,

of using

it.

Those

probably have to acit

is

best that they

begin with a small quantity on salad, and gradually increase the If those

amount taken

who

as the taste

is

acquired.

are seeking for a chemical

169

compound

How to

to Live

renew

100 Years

will turn to olive

life,

they are looking

elixir

oil,

By

for.

they will find the

the regular daily use

1

of olive

more

the "aged'

oil,

the muscles

elastic,

ment of

will find their step

more

the activities of

all

Not only

is

when taken

flexible

life

becoming

and the enjoy-

more pronounced.

the olive a healthful rejuvenative food

internally, but

has wonderful powers of

it

renewal when applied externally as a massage.

absorbed by the

human body very

cates the muscles

have collected fering

quickly and lubri-

and joints dissolving the calcareous

wish to add that where urate deposits

I

deposits.

It is

known

and fingers causing suf-

in the joints

as rheumatism, the juice of half a lemon

should be taken in distilled water every day in addition to following the other instructions.

A

g-ood time to use olive oil externally

warm

bath, once or twice a week.

is

after the

After the body has

been rubbed thoroughly dry with a coarse towel, dip the fingers in the oil and rub

around the

Massage

joints.

that the oil

there be any

may

it

into the flesh, especially

as vigorously as possible

be thoroughly rubbed

oil left

on the skin

it

in.

Should

should be wiped

off,

(but not rubbed) with a soft cloth or towel.

Some

people secure the services of a skilled masseur

170

To do

to

work

this

for

Regain Lost Youth

them but

it is

better that

you do

it

yourself for you then secure the benefit of the massage

and

To

also of the exercise.

the massage, keep in

mind

increase the benefits of

the thought that

it is

creat-

ing for you health, power and youth. Put plenty of en-

ergy into the movements and realize fectually

you do the work the more

come

your reward.

as

It all

mind while the

exercise

positive

and

life

the

more

and youth

Exercise of any kind

vital or lifeless.

getic,

that,

ef-

will

may

be

depends upon the attitude of the is

being taken.

sincere

at

all

Then be

ener-

and your

times

thoughts will help to create what you desire. I

lost

shall

now

youth

explain the third essential in regaining

the value of the sun's rays and the impor-

tance of receiving them upon the body. the sun's rejuvenative rays is

is little

The power

understood or else

They know

overlooked by the majority of people.

that

all

life

They know sun.

of

and energy has but one source, the sun. that the trees, flowers, grain,

They watch the

cat or

etc.,

need the

dog or other animals

bask in the sunshine, but overlook the fact that what is

necessary to these

is

necessary to them.

To

test the

influence of the sun, select a spot of grass that the sun

shines

on

daily, that

is

perfect in color and

171

shows

evi-

How

dence of healthful thick

100 Years

to Live

life.

Cover

enough to exclude the

it

with a piece of cloth

light (rays of the sun)

one week remove the cloth and you

ter

will see

grass lias withered and changed in color.

Af-

.

how

the

Its life will

have been largely destroyed. Allow the sun to reach the grass again and

it

you have done

this

will

soon take on new

you

will

After

life.

recognize the impor-

tance of placing yourself in a position to absorb the greatest possible

amount of the

easy to recognize the people

sun's rays.

who spend

like

vitalizing influence.

One

is

who have

pale and death-

while the other has the ruddy color of health and

The

life.

the

its

very

their lives in-

doors away from the sunshine from those lived in

It is

actions and ability of each, corresponds with

amount of the

It is

sun's energy he has absorbed.

not only necessary that you should walk in the

sunshine daily, but you should admit the rays to parts of your body.

That part of your body which

all is

deprived of these energizing rays becomes like the grass you covered with a cloth,

it

loses its perfection.

Notice your body in a mirror and you will see that the parts

which are constantly hidden from the

are palid and deathlike.

light

You no doubt have become

so accustomed to this color that

172

you consider

it

natur-

To al,

Regain Lost Youth

but should you compare

who

with that of a person

it

has been normally vitalized by the sun, you would

learn a valuable lesson.

To overcome That

is,

you should take sun

this defect

you should remove

the sun's rays to

fall

on

all

all

baths.

your clothing and allow

A

few

but

the

parts of the body.

minutes only should be so spent

at

first,

length of time should be gradually increased each time as

found convenient or

desirable.

It is

advisable to

take these baths every day that the sun shines, but, of

course this

is

not possible with

however be taken one's

all

people.

They should

at every possible opportunity.

work during week days prevent

it,

If

then a few

minutes each Sunday that the sun shines should be

set

apart for the purpose. If the

windows of your room are

large and admit

plenty of sunlight, you will need no special bath room. If not

it

would be well

to

make

special arrangements.

In every city of importance there are Solariums built for the purpose

convenience

admit

is

where sun baths may be had.

not to be had and your

sufficient sun, a

windows do not

home Solarium should be

structed on the roof or on the upper porch.

be done at very

little

If this

expense.

con-

This can

What you want

is

the

How

to Live

100 Years

direct rays of the sun sufficient to cover the body,

plenty of fresh

air.

and

During- the sun bath the body

should be kept in motion.

This

found to be an ex-

is

cellent

time to take the physical and breathing exer-

cises.

By combining

the three

and the most satisfactory

you not to

tion

much time

results gained.

live or sleep in

is

saved,

must cau-

I

a room that does not re-

ceive an abundance of sunshine

if

you wish to regain

youth and health.

lost

Just a

word

forces are

your

life

to save

hopeless

to the

on the

man who

You

decline.

where prompt and

realizes that his vital

are

you

will assert

at a point in

positive action

you from premature death. if

now

your

will

Your

is

necessary

case

is

not

power and begin

at

once to faithfully co-operate with these instructions.

The

decline can be checked and vigor and energy re-

gained to a marked extent in six months, and in a year

you can be physically and mentally a very superior man. rest

Your

life

plans can be completed and years of

enjoyed before you need think of shaking off the

earthly body.

174

LESSON

How

to

Attain Enduring Beauty

Physical beauty

Nature made

XIII.

is

a perfectly natural condition, for

things beautiful.

all

Physical ugliness

a sure indication of present or past violation of ture's laws.

To

is

Na-

formulate a standard of beauty, based

upon the color of the

skin,

and the

size

and proportion

of one feature to another would be an absolute impossibility

for no

same model.

two persons are constructed

Then the

features that one person

consider beautiful, would

on another.

Hence

real

after the

make an

beauty

is

would

opposite impression

not to be discovered

by measurements. It

is

my

purpose to teach you to discover within

How

100 Years

to Live

yourself the real source of beauty and to give such a true expression to see

What

it.

it

that

it

will

be admired by

make them

people need to

who

attractive

is

beauty and not the sham and pretence affected by

real

There

so

many.

ly

skin deep.

is

a popular saying that beauty

however,

soul.

is

Beauty

is

on-

Unfortunately much of the so-called

True beau-

beauty does not reach as deep as the skin. ty,

all

as deep as the innermost recesses of the

is

expressed from within and not applied

externally. It

should be your purpose to acquire natural beauty,

a beauty that will endure as long as

should be more perfect at still

more

beauty

is

fifty

you

live.

than at twenty-five and

perfect at the age of one hundred.

the only kind worth striving for.

to realize this ideal

with

co-operate

is

You have

yours.

Nature as

I

Beauty

Enduring

The power

but to wisely

shall here explain

and

the greatest, purest beauty will be gained and retained

beyond the century mark. beauty

is

The foundation

of physical

a beautiful mental attitude which entertains

and expresses beautiful thoughts.

There

is

continually

nothing evanescent above

grows upon one's

real beauty.

perception.

The

It

better

you become acquainted with a person who expresses

To real beauty, the

scribable

To

more charms you

A

discover.

beauti-

always illuminates the face with an inde-

soul

ful

Attain Enduring Beauty

charm and

radiance.

cultivate true beauty

one must make

As

entertain beautiful thoughts.

it

a habit to

the habit of right

thinking becomes more firmly fixed upon the mind, a

gradual change will take place in the expression and general contour of the face.

There are people who ial

expression

is

will

acknowledge that the

fac-

capable of change and improvement,

yet doubt their ability to actually change the contour

of any or ited

all

features.

This doubt shows a very lim-

knowledge of the power of thought.

body

is

amenable to improvement.

The

entire

Every curve of the

body, the size and shape of the head, eyes, cheeks, nose, chin,

lips,

ears,

neck,

etc.,

are expressions

of

the

thoughts that have been entertained by the mind.

A

single thought or emotion

effect,

yet

when

a

may have no

repetition of thoughts

noticable

become

mental habit, they produce apparent physical

Each time that the body

is

a

results.

reconstructed, the prevailing

thoughts are emphasized more strongly in the physical

form.

es in

If

you have any doubt that the face express-

beauty or ugliness the thoughts of the mind, stand

177

How

100 \ears

to Live

before a mirror and think unpleasant thoughts.

Think

hate and revenge toward some one and envy of another

and watch the expression note the hard cruel ;

if

you can

find a beautiful feature.

lines, see

Then change your

thoughts to love, sympathy and generosity and behold the softening of the lines, the tender expression of the

There

eyes and mouth.

marked that

will

appear a difference so

should forever decide the question of

it

the secret of true beauty.

Let the mind continue to

hold those ugly thoughts and the face will hold an ugly

Let the mind instead entertain only pure,

expression.

beautiful thoughts toward

its

fellowmen and the face

will continually express that beauty.

By

persistently

sending out beautiful thoughts you construct permanent beauty.

To

look beautiful you must be beautiful.

to cultivate

beauty

without

trying

to

To

expect

make your

thoughts, words and actions beautiful would prove a failure

and reveal

insincerity, shallowness

and love of

artifical display.

If

you determine to express kindness

act of life

portunities

There

is

you

will be surprised at the

you

a kind

will find

in

your every

number

of op-

every day for doing good.

and an unkind way of doing every-

178

To

Attain Enduring Beauty

thing, so be careful, for the simplest act of life reveals

your mental

Loveliness

is

attitude.

the true beauty.

likeness, or the likeness of love.

see

how

relations

necessary

it

is

your daily

to

Loveliness

You

love-

is

will, therefore,

express loving and kind

Remember

toward everyone you meet.

that

every thought of hate, envy or jealousy you allow to take possession of you destroys your beauty.

Then

shun them as you would a leper or a poisonous

reptile.

They

are far

more dangerous, for one

evil

thought

at-

tracts another in rapid succession.

That you may it is

beauty,

you

are,

attain to the highest standard

of

necessary that you recognize the fact that

through your thoughts, continually rebuild-

ing the physical body by molecular renewal. present beauty

is

If

your

below the true standard, you need

not become discouraged, nor remain a slave to your present appearance, for you can change

Each day

it.

you build parts of the body anew, you can, by cor-

as

rect

thoughts and a hygienic

much beauty and power

mode

of living, create so

that in a few

months a trans-

formation will have occurred.

The est

art of rebuilding the physical

and

finest

art

known

to

179

man.

body

is

the high-

Every one pos-

How

100 Years

to Live

few

sesses this art, but

When

rection.

power

in.

this di-

they have learned to recognize their

they will quickly create for themselves

ability,

we

beauty

realize their

who now

instinctively

admire and aspire

the

Those

to.

possess this knowledge, whether consciously

or unconsciously, express beauty of face and form.

Your purpose should be

to consciously create beauty,

so that instead of the face and form losing

with the advance of years, as

you become more

it

skillful as

will

an

As you behold beauty around that is

will

you

ture as your own.

Try

Nature and become operating with

ture.

it

indicates

Keep

Some

its

body

laws.

Claim the beauty of Na-

to feel that

you are

Beauty

is

some abnormal

a part of

part by co-

natural,

and the

relationship to

this fact before you, as

it

Na-

will help you.

people say that the ugliness of the body does

not matter

you that

if

one has a beautiful

this condition

soul will illuminate a

cannot

soul.

exist,

body with

its

Let

me

tell

for a beautiful

own

body being but a natural expression of the It is

builder.

for beauty

so,

more prominent

a

perfect

you, mentally affirm

be as beautiful or more

your natural birthright.

lack of

grow more

artistic

charm

its

beauty, the soul.

a matter of universal importance that people

1 80

To

Attain Enduring Beauty

create for themselves beauty.

Nature endowed every

one with a love of beauty, thus setting an ideal for us to aspire to and maintain.

There

a natural

is

supply for every natural demand, hence the desire of

mankind

for beauty

and ours

if

we choose

a proof that beauty to cultivate

men and women,

us better

beautiful without for

it

first

for

becoming

there all,

is

no

false vanity or

better.

that

sham

a perpetual suggestion of

makes us

It

other

by

all.

is,

is

one

whom

in

an inspiration to

harmony and an

ive to others to strive for a higher It is

makes of

It

encourages us to help each

truly beautiful person

natural,

we cannot be more

showing kindness and generosity to

A

is

Beauty has a

it.

economy of Nature.

definite use in the

useful,

is

phase of

incent-

life.

not alone the body that should be beautiful,

but the voice should also be full of sweetness, gentle-

The

ness and power.

mind.

If

you

ple's voices,

is

a safe index to the

will take note of the difference in peo-

you

lives they lead.

voice

will find that they reflect the kind of

The

voice that

is

harsh and discord-

ant never belongs to a person with a kind, generous nature.

A

voice full of affectation does not belong

to a sincere person

whom

you can

181

trust.

The

voice

How

100 Years

to Live

of a person possessing a truly beautiful character the richest and most perfect music. is

is

Truly, "silence

golden" as far as most people are concerned, for

they have but to speak to reveal their real character. All the essentials that go to

make up complete and

perfect beauty can be attained

by those who sincerely

persevere in carrying out

must

first

these

instructions.

recognize that the source of

all

beauty

within and resolutely decide that you will allow

remain dormant no longer, but give

it

is

will notice a

features. its

once to

learn to

all

your thoughts and

actions,

gradual relaxation of

all

the tense

Thought moulds the form, and according

quality creates beauty or ugliness.

You

cannot realize too vividly the importance of

right thinking in the cultivation of beauty of

and

to

As you

the soul of beauty.

express harmony in

to

will begin at

it

is

expression.

Harmony

you

You

feature.

Having

form

attained the right mental at-

titude as a foundation for beauty culture,

you must

then also observe the principles of health culture.

There can be no

real or lasting beauty without the

possession of health.

It

would be

folly to expect to

manifest beauty as the result of some external appli-

182

To

Attain Enduring Beauty

cation, whilst neglecting to cultivate habits that pro-

mote

To

health.

cultivate superb health

and beauty, follow both

the mental and hygienic rules I have given in these lessons.

There are people who claim term a

A

spiritual beauty.

to

admire what they

pale,

delicate face with

large, tired, sad eyes does not represent the true ideal

of beauty.

To be

truly spiritual is to be in tune with the

Infinite Spirit of life

which creates

You

mind and body.

abundant for

life

can attain this perfection by a

close adherence to these rules.

Daily exercise tion of grace

is

an important factor in the cultiva-

Then

and beauty.

you combine with the exercise

an important

will play

The more happiness and

part.

the kind of thoughts

pleasure you impart

more beautifying and powerful they will Watch your expression as you exercise and

to them, the

become.

avoid the strained tense look that so

Don't make

while taking exercise.

ous character; every If

do

moment

you

realize

for you,

make of

it

what

it

and it

it

many assume work

of a seri-

play and a pleasure. it

will

means

do you the most good.

to

you and what

you cannot help but enjoy

183

Enjoy

it.

it

will

How

100 Years

to Live

Harmonious

activity

one of the important essen-

is

In

the cultivation of beauty.

tials in

is

activity

fact,

harmonious

Health and beauty are the nat-

beauty.

ural expressions of internal

The

harmony.

complex,

processes of the bodily functions should proceed perfect rhythm. Let your whole

life,

in

therefore, be gov-

erned by harmonious thoughts and actions, and the passing years will not detract from your beauty.

you follow these

If

son

why your

is

daily

spirit of this

there

Hold

in

mind

renewed and enter

newness and you

physical

its

body and determine

you

desire.

power

To the

into the natural

will find that this

mental

power and

to create exactly the con-

extent that you realize your

to express beauty,

outward manifestation.

shall not express the

you

will succeed in

Firmly determine that as

the flesh composing your face

marks of

is

new,

it

must not and

age.

Should your skin and features

show

disfig-

Realize that you are the sculptor of your

beauty.

interior

rea-

the thought that

attitude aids greatly in preserving youthful

ditions

no

is

and form should become

face

ured with wrinkles. the body

instructions,

at the present

signs of age, you can assist Nature in

to restore youthful looks

its

time effort

by massaging the face daily

184

To with a

little

Attain Enduring Beauty

pure olive

It will

oil.

penetrate the skin

and dissolve the calcareous minerals that have hardened the tissues and caused harshness and wrinkles.

When fill

its

The

this

matter has been carried away, i^ature will

place with a soft velvety skin of youthful hue.

application of the oil without following the other

instructions also, especially the mental attitude, will

prove to be only a temporary

for

relief,

new

calcare-

ous deposits will quickly take the place of those dissolved.

The

must be

habit of allowing such deposits

broken by mental dictation before a perfect complexion and expression can be gained.

from within, and there

is

Age

is

expressed

a mental foundation for ev-

ery line you find in your face.

In the attainment of enduring beauty you must entertain beautiful thoughts, exercise regularly

moniously, breathe pure air and plenty of

mal quantity of

If

eat a nor-

nutritious, easily digested food, drink

freely of pure water, bathe regularly rest,

it,

and har-

and take proper

relaxation and sleep.

you proceed

to establish beauty of

along these natural with gratifying

lines,

results.

you

mind and body

will be sure to

One month devoted

lowing these principles of renewing

185

life

meet

to fol-

and beauty

How will

to Live

make

friend

a radical change, and in a few months every

you meet

provement. will

100 Years

will

comment on your

Remember

that beauty of face

add great power to your

attractive to yourself

centive

is

striking im-

and to

necessary?

186

life

and form

by making you more

others.

What

other in-

LESSON

Love and Marriage

Influence of

The

relation of love to life

ciated that these instructions I

neglected to

subject.

XIV.

call

is

so intimately asso-

would be incomplete

your attention to

The romantic

this

if

important

an im-

side of existence plays

portant part and cannot be separated entirely from the practical, for

it

At

has a very practical value.

not seem logical to you, but you

this

statement

will

understand when

may

first

I

analyze and explain

it

more

fully.

In the previous lessons

I

have devoted

tion to the benefits to be derived forts.

In this lesson

I shall

187

my

atten-

from individual

ef-

try to portray, for your

How

to Live

100 Years

assistance, the benefits to be gained

husband and wife.

efforts of

who have

All

from the combined

power of thought understand the value of determination and agreement. For instance,

studied the

when one person determines

that he will at-

tain a certain result, he at once produces force

and

Should two people harmoniously agree

power.

work together for the purpose of ment, there

is

at

and power for

this

to

accomplish-

once created a vast increase in force

Hence two persons can

success.

ac-

complish more than one.

While one person may accomplish wonderful progress along individual lines, yet the benefits can be

than doubled

if

husband and wife lovingly and enattain

a

"In union there

is

more

so

thusiastically co-operate in their efforts to

more

when

There we

life.

a truthful quotation, but never

is

strength"

than

renewal of

perfect

applied to a harmonious find strength

marital

lines.

I

on the value of individual

ef-

do not intend

to reflect

fort, for

it is

necessary in

do

show you how much more

to

union.

which can never be obtained

by any two people acting along individual

is

more

its place.

What is

I

wish to

to be gained

through the harmonious combination of the forces of

188

Love and Marriage a

The power made still

husband and wife.

sult

of agreement

parties

down

is

understand the law

in these lessons,

other.

Thought always

ideal

plan

from these lessons

for is

gained as a

stronger

when both as

principles

unison.

laid

represents a degree of power, it

greater intensity.

securing the greatest benefits for

husband and wife to study

them together and practice the instructions

mony and

re-

and have a deep love for each

but loving thought adds to

The

an-d

to be

In this

way both

will

in har-

advance side

by side to the same degree of perfection, be

in

sym-

When two

pathy and fully understand each other.

loving minds are united in a single purpose there

is

a mighty mental force generated which will unfail-

accomplish

ingly true,

the

purpose.

pure and mental love

is

in the preservation of health life is

The

possession of

a most important factor

and beauty.

Love

is

a

manifested.

True love always transforms the individual by newing the

life

force in proportion to

Where pure mental

its

intensity.

love and a knowledge of the laws

of life are united, youth and beauty will endure. individual powers

re-

of

man and woman

The

should be

blended together, for each has a power the other can-

189

How

to Live

100 Years

not possess, except through such a union.

Unity and

completeness are the foundation stones of power.

man any

can be considered to be a complete

woman

constitute a normal

life,

nor does

It is a fact that

life.

every person has a "better half" present or absent is

necessary to the completion of his or her

who

No

life.

who

Those

desire to prolong life should never cease to be

The honeymoon should

lovers.

last

as long as life

itself.

Every man or woman should study to express

love in

its

highest and purest form.

of vibrations and love

harmonious, and

is

of

its effects

all

Life

is

made up

the most powerful and

upon health and happiness

the greatest.

In a normal married

life

there

is

a constant ex-

change of magnetic force which adds to the of each and gives there

tO'

When

perfect life renewal.

a definite agreement between a

is

woman

more

vitality

man and

a

blend their united forces toward the attain-

ment of a long period of youth and

vigor, their

mag-

netic radiations are intensified and the success of their

desire

is

assured.

Many

people are entirely ignorant

of this higher use of the sex relation and association.

They regard expression.

its

power

The

as

something limited to

its local

influence that one sex has over the

190

Love and Marriage other should convince anyone of

its

unlimited action.

Every atom of the body of a man or a woman exand power of the sex

presses the characteristics

which

it

belongs.

to

These characteristics influence the

opposite sex as nothing else could.

Those who have not cultivated the

women may

Nature as expressed by men and grasp the

full

finer forces of

import of the above statement.

fail

to

Just in

proportion as they are able to recognize this radiant force will the benefits be derived

from married

This exchange of force, one with the other, sult of

mental attraction and

is

cal contact or physical presence.

ize

more

the re-

not limited to physi-

Even when

monious beings are many miles apart goes on without cessation.

is

life.

As you

this

two* har-

exchange

learn to real-

of these higher forces, you will discover that

every thought of love you send out to another, and every vibration of love you attract, er

is

a source of

and happiness to both the sender and the

pow-

receiver.

Don't overlook that all-important fact that thought is

an actual force and can produce definite physical

changes without the words being spoken.

Just as the

emotion of love stirred to special activity for the mo-

ment

will illuminate a face

with beauty and power, so

191

How

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to Live

the entire

life

can be beautified and strengthened by

We

the continuous expression of true love.

we

give expression

sion to the highest

are what

Then we should give expresform we can conceive that of true to.

love.

The

expression

of sex

force

from

standpoint has been discussed in

Some

classes of people.

This

is

ages and by

all

when

life

not in accord with nature, for

To

of action and not repression. natural forces

bound

is

tions in these lessons

ant expression of for both

life,

diction to

consists

attempt to repress

The

instruc-

have been to produce an abundto create force,

To

vim and vigor

repress and destroy

upon which the world depends for

ture generations all

to.

to result in the repression of

men and women.

the instinct

pow-

adhered

all life

causing weakness and death.

life itself,

all

the physical ex-

repressed and a continent

is

physical

believing that the highest

er in life can only be attained

pression

the

would be race

suicide

and

its fu-

in contra-

laws of progression.

There are other people who believe that the sex force should be entirely and exclusively devoted to

begetting offspring. tions have

In their opinion the sex func-

no legitimate sphere other than to perpet-

192

Love and Marriage On

uate the race. of people

who seem

was provided In

ment.

the other hand, there are millions

my

to think that the sexual nature

for the

mere

gratification

mo-

of the

opinion the correct use of the sex force

consists neither in the repression nor the ignorant ex-

While

pression of that power. part of the being has

its

it

is

natural use,

true that every it

that the normal activity of the body, whether at

or play, should always be a source

true

is also

work

of enjoyment.

There are no functions of the body that were designed exclusively for

work or

pleasure,

Nature having

geniously blended one with the other.

has

definite use in the

its

in-

Each function

economy of Nature, and

it is

only by the normal fulfillment of this use that the highest enjoyment are

for

definite

is

derived.

The

functions of sex

purposes and their contribution to

personal pleasure one of the purposes of Nature.

An

important fact for you to remember

sex forces have two modes of expression. marital love

purposes in

is,

that the

Therefore,

may be consummated with one) or two One being based upon a mutual view.

desire to provide for the conception of a child.

The

other that the exchange of the magnetic force characteristic

of each

may

result in the

193

mutual increase of

How

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to Live

The accomplishment

health and happiness for both.

of the

first

upon the

of these

two purposes necessarily depends

The second may

local or physical union.

be

fulfilled

independently of such contact, as previously

stated.

The acquirement

sion of life

is

of a

more complete expres-

produced by the blending of the united

toward the attainment of renewed

forces

and

life

The keynote of this attainment is harmonious agreement. Where this agreement exists a silent force vigor.

is

constantly at Statistics

work

establishing the desired result.

prove that the average number of years

lived

by those Avho marry far exceed the average of

those

who remain

single.

This being true on the old

plane of thought, which has surrounded

much

life

with so

ignorant action and consequent mharmony,

much more perfect

will

it

be true in the lives of people

how

who

the marriage relations by loving agreement

and a knowledge of Nature's laws of renewal?

One

of the essentials of long

life is

True love affords

centive to

live.

Under

its

influence

Love

a continual suggestion of

is

piness.

life

takes

an inspiring this

inspiration.

on a brighter life,

Every emotion produces

a

color.

beauty and hapchemical effect

upon the body, accelerating or retarding the

194

in-

circula-

Love and Marriage tion

and

Love

life forces.

is

such a powerful emotion

that its influence plays a very vital part in prolonging life.

It is

an established fact that every nerve and

tis-

sue in the body receives a direct benefit from the emotion of love.

One

of the greatest mistakes

even in the present

is

to look

as a transitory period in the

represents the normal

or old in years.

age fore

made

in the past

upon love and courtship life.

Constant courtship

of people, whether

life

The body

takes

young

on the condition of

in response to the dictates of the emotions. if

and

There-

youthful emotions are continued and perpetu-

ated the

body

will continue to represent indefinitely

this desirable period of life.

If

you choose to

act old

and curb the younger emotions you cannot expect to remain young for "as

is

the

mind so

Husband and wife can be of

is

the body."

the greatest help to

each other in the demonstration of renewed

life,

by

using loving suggestions, and harmoniously co-operating with each other in

all

the interests of

life.

band and wife should grow and develop side by that each

may

to assist

by word, sympathy or action

fully

Where one does

Husside,

understand the other and be able at all times.

not understand the efforts of the

How

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to Live

other, they cannot sympathize

co-operate

netically

to

and mentally and mag-

produce the desired

Husband and wife should be

as one in every respect.

you have allowed your courtship days

If

as ended,

away

and begin

change your thoughts

to

pass

in this direction

once to renew that state which was so

at

Forget the years you have existed

enjoyable.

results.

in

com-

parative indifference to the spirit of courtship and

begin to express love in

its

purest, richest form.

I

said "existed" because without the expression of love

one does not

live in the true sense of the

out love one lacks the create

With-

warmth and emotions which

youth and beauty.

life,

word.

He

is

like a stagnant

pond compared with a flowing, babbling, laughing brook.

He

depresses, the life force in those

him instead of spreading sunshine on

all

around

who come

near him. It is

never too late to become the true, loving chil-

dren Nature intended. isted

and begin to

live

Forget the years you have exagain by cultivating love and

courtship and renewed youth, and youthful powers will

come

to you.

Having had to you,

you

the philosophy of right living explained

will

now have

a beautiful

196

and sacred

re-

Love and Marriage sponsibility with reference to the conception

ing of children.

and

rear-

becomes your duty to make for

It

them the demonstration of enduring youth easy and Children should be taught and trained to

natural.

expect a continued renewal of youth and power, instead of being taught that they

prematurely.

must mature and fade

This training should not be postponed

until years after birth, but should

moment

of conception.

the greatest importance.

The

commence with the

pre-natal influence

It is at this

of

time that the em-

bryo being should be subjected to the vitalizing ence of the thoughts of abundant

is

life.

influ-

The thoughts

of the parents at this time determine the characteristics

of the

them.

child. It is for

their children

The

responsibility

them

to prepare the conditions so that

may

be born well

lies

entirely

fitted to live,

with

in the

As you train your harm yourself. As you look upon

highest conception of the word. children you help or

them you

will see the evidence of

your negligence to

accuse you or of your care to repay you.

your children

in the right

way

renewed and strengthened

also.

197

As you tram

of living you will be

LESSON XV.

ProteSlion Against Accidents

No

doubt the thought has occurred to you several

times ,since beginning the study of these lessons that

even should you attain

perfect

health,

youth and

beauty, yet you might not be able to live one hundred

years because of the constant liability to an accident that

might destroy the

Many

life

of your body.

people die every year as the result of accident

just as others die

understand

how

from

disease, because they

to avoid

it.

Almost every

through accident could have been saved

if

do not life lost

the person

had understood and heeded Nature's warning. ture has provided us with the

199

power of

Na-

self protec-

How

100 Years

to Live

Look around you and

tion.

amount of

see the vast

danger people make themselves

liable to in

performing

the simplest acts, to say nothing of the people

work among machinery, etc.,

in

building, manufacturing-,

When you

and yet come out without injury.

immense amount of

sider the

rounds us

at

every

step,

who

you

con-

possible danger that sur-

admit that the num-

will

ber of accidents are very few.

\Vhat

is

this force that acts in

There

tection?

him

protect

to

within

is

our behalf for our pro-

man

power which does

a

power would protect him absolutely and normally developed.

If

man

if

same

sciously or unconsciously avoid

vive a single hour's existence.

it,

If

it

were

fully

did not possess this

power of discerning danger

intuitive

this

some extent from danger, and

as to con-

so

he could not sur-

you doubt

this

watch

yourself for an hour on a busy street and see

many

times you were so placed as to

possible

if

it.

An

about to cross the

tells

accident

you had not followed the advice from within

and avoided

would be

make an

how

fatal,

intelligence tells you, as

street, that to

and you wait

you that your safety

the street and

all is

well.

is

at that

until that

moment

same voice

assured; you then cross

You 200

do so

you are

possibly do not analyze

Protection Against Accidents words just what the inner voice

in

are so accustomed to obeying

that

it

reason which makes you do

moments

there

is

this,

you

directions are it

has become

Some may

a habit, a part of your very being.

in critical

its

In other words

followed automatically.

it is

says, because

but

say that not, for

it is

no time to reason, nor do

you stand and figure out the chances for and against

While stopping

you.

to

do

this

you would be

plac-

ing yourself in further danger.

This constant watchfulness

body by the mind that inhabits the

exercised over the

is

it,

and demonstrates

power of mind over physical matter.

in

touch with

It

reaches out in

all

the conditions that approach the all

directions

and gathers the

mation best adapted to safely guide our heed

instructions

its

of the mental advice, least

we

call

it

life.

inforIf

lives.

is

we

and warnings, we pass through

the greatest dangers safely.

At

The mind

we

If

we

rush on heedless

usually meet with accident.

an accident when

in reality

it

could

and should have been avoided,

The the

secret of avoiding accidents lies

mind

to

have

full control o
in

allowing

the body, and in cul-

tivating the finer mental instincts.

We

should listen

to every dictate offered for the body's protection.

2OI

If

How

to Live

100 Years

the intelligence comes to you mentally that there

danger

taking a certain journey, avoid

in

ply this rule to every act of

Far from

scious of danger. all

I

Also ap-

it.

do not mean for

and become unnecessarily con-

to cultivate fear

you

life.

is

Instead you should at

it.

times be calm and confident, but ever ready to rec-

ognize the warning of the watchful inner voice.

Bear is

a

mind

in

menace

that an attitude of fear or

to both life

control of the body.

tion that results quarrels,

hatreds,

risk that is

You always

and limb.

when you permit

yourself in danger

inharmony

the

mind

place

to lose

Apart from the physical destruc-

from extreme inharmony, such feuds,

there

etc.,

dangerous to the

life

is

as

encouraged

a

of the individual.

All the senses are dulled by inharmony and especially

by that discord produced by intense anger and

An

ment.

abnormal concentration on a wrong, be

become

uncertain,

the

hands

it

The

foot-

tremble,

the

real or not, destroys tl\e perceptive faculties.

steps

excite-

heart action unsteady and the breathing power repressed.

more

Under such abnormal

liable to accident,

conditions one

is

far

because he cannot intelligently

perceive and follow the mental warning of danger.

Perfect safety

is

found only

202

in perfect peace.

When

Protection Against Accidents in a its

harmonious mental attitude the mind can express

power of

Be strong and

protection.

termine that you will forever banish

anger, .depres-

the power to be a master and can be one

you only exercise your self

De-

despondency and worry.

sion, fear, jealousy, irritation,

You have

all

resolute.

By

right.

cultivating

To

you become assured of protection.

and well poised

is

to be a center of power.

who have no

are those

emotions.

They are

The same

attitude of

mind is

in

be calm

The weak

control of their feelings

and

danger of accidents.

in constant

prevention of sickness

power

if

that

essential for the

is

necessary for the prevention

of accidents.

Have you never had an

impression or mental mes-

sage come to you to change some plan which you were

about to carry out, and upon following the suggestion

found that

it

saved you from accident or danger ?

people receive these messages. are protected, others heed to regret

it.

When

All

Some obey them and

them not and have reasons

these messages

come you

will be

unable to give any tangible reason for following them, but you will shrink from carrying out your plans as

you had previously intended as

you may know

later.

to.

This

The mind

203

is

is

reason enough

ever on the alert

How to

to Live

100 Years The more you pay

guard and protect the body.

tention to these messages the ceptive faculties will become.

more keen your

This

suffer as a result of an accident either

case,

Those who

had not

most

is

culti-

likely the

refused to listen to the warning voice and be

guided by

it.

The power cultivated

who

per-

a natural faculty

is

provided for the protection of humanity.

vated their natural power, or, as

at-

to receive these

messages of warning

by use and destroyed by

neglect.

is

Those

are nervous, fearful or living inharmonious lives

cannot make use of this wonderful power, because they either fear every undertaking or their attention

is

so

absorbed with worry and self-imposed trouble, that the silent voice

cannot be heard by them.

To

recognize

the delicate impression or message your attitude must

be calm and

self controlled.

It

would be impossible to

recognize a slight ripple on a stormy ocean, yet that

same

ripple

a lake that is

would be very

easily seen

on the surface of

had previously been calm and smooth.

Thus

just so with these mental vibrations.

comes necessary for you internal

be-

to cultivate the art of perfect

and mental repose or calmness

protect yourself

it

It

if

you would

from every form of danger.

204

Protection Against Accidents Another wise precaution cidents

is

to use

masses

in

their

to be taken in avoiding ac-

good common sense and not

frequently unintelligent and excited

moods and demonstrations. dangerous competitive

a,

Do

risk life or limb in

not

works.

its

cruel habits eventually react

Send out

to

any

cre-

camera instead of a gun

Cultivate a construct-

ive instead of a destructive spirit.

jure him.

kill

Study the beauties of Nature

a vacation.

instead of destroying

Never

sports.

Use

ature for idle sport.

when taking

join the

all

and love and

thely will

harmony and

protection.

Destructive and

upon the person and

in-

the world thoughts of peace

become

for you, a source of

Accidents are the result of an incomplete mental deCultivate

velopment.

has endowed you.

opment

all

Do

to monopolize

the forces with which Nature

not allow your physical devel-

your entire attention to the det-

riment of your mental forces. to intelligently use

it,

is

Muscle, without brain

worse than

useless.

perfect faith in the subtle mental messages of

that

come

to

you and never

fail

to obey

205

warning

them and you

will be absolutely proof against accident

assurance of living one hundred years.

Have

and have an

LESSON

Points to

Remembered

be

In the previous lessons

I

XVI.

explained in detail

all

the

separate subjects which constitute complete life cul-

In this lesson

ture.

essentials

it

my

is

intention to

and place them before you

in

sum up

the

a condensed

form so that you may refer to them and quickly gain the information

When you

have not the time to spare to read the

detailed lesson, vise

you can

you to read

tions will

you need.

it

contains,

refer to this one.

this lesson once a day. if

I

would ad-

The sugges-

repeatedly recognized by the brain,

soon become a habit

in

desired condition.

207

the

life

and create the

How

to Live

At

may

first it

100 Years

appear that on account of the numer-

ous points covered, that

much

time must neceissarily be

spent each day in carrying out the rules, but this

not

In making a change

so.

method of

living to a

new and

is

from your previous

better one,

you simply

allow one habit to take the place of the other.

The

time you have been spending in unhygienic living

is

now be

The time

used for hygienic purposes.

to

usually

devoted to eating breakast can be spent in taking the physical and breathing exercises, the cool bath,

When

the

new mode

justed as a habit,

more time

become

of living has

you

will

find that

to live correctly than

it

it

etc.

fully ad-

requires no

did to live un-

wisely.

Keep that

the following points ever present in your brain

they

may become your

guides to a long and

healthful life:

Realize clearly and distinctly that the prolongation of life and the attainment of health

and beauty are

to

be secured only by mental and physical co-operation

with the laws of Nature.

See clearly before your mental vision the ideal of

208

Points to be

Remembered

one hundred years of superb health, youth and beauty

and never permit a

Avoid

all

lesser ideal to obscure the view.

habits that limit your normal expression

of life and persistently cultivate those habits which re-

new and

invigorate.

Cultivate

the

right

mental

attitude.

Encourage

thoughts that are cheerful, inspiring, confident, cour-

ageous and ennobling.

Avoid

all

thoughts that are

discordant, fretful, fearful or pessimistic.

Be

conscious at

all

times that your body

made new by molecular change. self as

growing

is

being

Never think of your-

old.

Cultivate the art of concentration by always center-

ing your entire thought and force upon the subject

under consideration.

Never do anything

in a careless

manner.

Practice the mental exercises for building a youthful

in

model from which to pattern the body, Lesson V.

209

as instructed

How

100 Years

to Live

Form

a mental picture of yourself as in possession

of perfect health, youth and beauty and affirm your

power

to

Have

make

this ideal manifest in

a definite purpose in

life.

your daily

Be continually

some work, study or attainment.

terested in

without a purpose

is

like a ship

life.

A

in-

mind

without a rudder.

It

accomplishes nothing.

Develop your breathing capacity by breathing correctly

room

an abundance of pure that

is

air.

Never

sleep in

a

not thoroughly ventilated.

Cultivate a correct carriage and poise of the body.

Increase the internal and external strength by follow-

ing the system of natural exercises.

Take air

at least

one moderately long walk in the open

every day, paying particular attention to the corpoise

of the

breathing.

Look

rect

walking as

body and the natural method of for the beauties

this will give

of

Nature while

you inspiration and enthusi-

asm.

2IO

Remembered

Points to be If

troubled

with

either

constipation,

chronic or

acute, don't neglect to take the exercises prescribed for its

cure.

Take a

cool

sponge bath every morning immedi-

ately following the regular physical ercises.

A warm

and breathing ex-

bath should also be taken once or

twice a week in the evening, just before retiring. Give

your entire body a sun bath frequently.

Remember

that

two meals

a

day are

sustain the highest degree of health. in excess of the needs of the

body

is

sufficient to

That food eaten the cause of dis-

ease and suffering.

Select a diet of nutritious, easily

Avoid the use of animal

digested

flesh, alcohol, coffee

and

Masticate thoroughly every morsel of food,

membering

food. tea.

re-

that digestion begins in the mouth.

Drink from eight er every day.

to

twelve glasses of

Drink no

fluids

distilled

wat-

with your meals, but

drink freely between meals, sipping the water slowly

211

How

to Live

and realizing that

it

100 Years will dissolve

and carry away the

cause of "old age" and bring youth and beauty.

If

you already express symptoms of advancing

age, eat ripe cured olives or olive oil at every meal,

and also rub the body with

olive oil before retiring

to sleep.

Eat

at

least

fruit

this

is

one

ripe,

juicy apple every day, for

especially rejuvenative.

transforms

It

age into youth.

Eat moderately. direct cause of

When

Do

more

a crime,

and the

is

not natural, do not attempt

but fast for from twelve to thirty-six

not take drugs or stimulants to create an

Nature

appetite.

of

it,

is

premature death.

your appetite

to stimulate hours.

Over-eating

will

inform you when

it

is

in

need

food.

Cultivate the art of relaxation,

so that

you can

completely relax the body at a moment's notice. Avoid all

needless tension and

tal

energy.

do not waste physical or men-

212

Points to be Secure at

least eight

much more

as

as

you

Remembered

hours of rejuvenative find necessary.

sleep,

Relax and

and al-

low the bed to hold you.

Wear common-sense the comfort

clothing

that

which serves

and hygienic requirements of the body.

Avoid excessive clothing and such

articles as restrict

the normal expansion of the lungs and the circulation

of the blood.

Cultivate the highest possible degree of personal

beauty by

fidelity to

the principles of hygiene and by

holding the purest and most beautiful thoughts your

mind can

Keep

conceive.

the ideal of love and courtship ever present

your heart and brain.

in

and

See that you always

live

act the part of a devoted, intelligent sweetheart.

Cultivate the higher and finer exchange of the sex forces.

Husband and wife should make a loving ment

to blend the united force of their beings,

tal

and

life

and beauty.

physical,

agree-

men-

toward the attainment of renewed

213

How

100 Years

to Live

Learn to protect yourself from accidents by

Take no unneces-

vating a calm, purposeful activity. sary risks of

life

or limb.

culti-

Cultivate your intuitive

power and be guided by your mental impressions of Listen to the inner voice.

danger.

Make

a special effort to understand the process of

destruction and reconstruction going on within your

body. at

Let the thought that this process

work rebuilding

a

new body,

is

constantly

penetrate every

cell

of your brain.

Realize that your

concentrated

sculptor of your entire being.

modify and improve your

thought

is

the

Affirm your power to

life as

you may

Never admit the idea of maturity

into

desire.

your brain

Instead realize that the possibilities for unfoldment are unlimited.

Make

Have no doubt

"perpetual youth" your motto.

as to

your

ability to

make a com-

plete

and perfect success of demonstrating abundant

life.

Refuse to accept from others the suggestion

of

possible

failure.

Confidently

214

expect

to

look

Points to be

Remembered

"younger and stronger each year" as far as would be consistent in realizing superb

manhood

woman-

or

hood.

Realize that the attainment

youth and beauty

of

enduring

health,

not a matter of conquest, but

is

is

simply a harmonious co-operation with Nature and its

wonderful processes.

Read and study If

quently. to you,

you

these lessons carefully

and

find statements herein that are

fre-

new

do not discard them as of no value, but study

them thoroughly.

As you come more

closely into har-

with the laws of correct living, you will grad-

mony

ually realize the truth

and value of every statement.

After you have learned these truths and demonstrated

power

them

in

to others.

your

By

own

life,

explaining these principles you

will gain further strength

and power.

ment and do not waste time those

who oppose your

sufficiently

hend.

advanced to be able

life,

and not by words.

215

Avoid' argu-

in trying to convince

statements.

Convince them by your

abundant

carry the message of

They

to accept

own

are not yet

and compre-

demonstration of

How

100 Years

to Live

The way

hundred

to live one

youth, health and beauty that

is

and

years

to so think, speak

retain

and act

you are from the most natural standpoint

fit

to live.

When you fect

have reached your ideal by living

in per-

health and beauty for one hundred years, you

can then set up an ideal for another hundred years,

and

you continue

if

to

improve the physical and men-

system as you should, there

tal

should not prolong

My

no reason why you

life indefinitely.

object in setting the period at a hundred years

was to give you an that to you

had

is

I

ideal that

would seem

said at the

less

you could grasp, one

hard to demonstrate, than

commencement

that

you were to

prepare yourself to live indefinitely.

The

children of those

who

follow the rules given

in these lessons will naturally

healthy

life.

inherit

After a few generations

perpetual and death be unknown.

THE END.

a

long

life will

and

become

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