William Cullen Bryant kept himself in a healthy bodily condition
up to an extreme old age by taking long daily walks, and by
swinging a chair, instead of Indian clubs, around his head each
morning and evening. Bancroft, the historian, kept mind and
body in tune by daily horseback exercise, while Mr. Gladstone
was able at an advanced age to perform enormous mental work by
the physical stamina which he maintained by cutting down trees
in his park. These are only a few out of a large number of
instances that might be cited, all going to show that health
and life may be maintained and the mental powers continued
unimpaired through old age if the obvious needs of the body are
not neglected.--Boston _Herald_.