Prolonging Life

NZ Truth, Issue 822, 13 August 1921, Page 1

Prolonging Life

"truth' 1 is . glad that the. muchboomed thyroid gland treatment has proved a failure.' Not becaiise it would prolong the life of man, but because it might lengthen the lives of so many i'bols., As man is minded, to-day,, long life treatment, like medicine, is only a substitute for sane living. Threefourths.' of < our doctors would be thrdwn' but of jobs if- only we knew how to erftby ourselves; most of them wax -fat on our sillihtfsges. Ten per cent, of" Up-to-date lawful pleasures 'consist In-the right thing, relaxation of nerve and muscle and activation of our/digestive organs; thirty per cent, consist m.; eating and drinking beyond satiety;^ fifty"per cent, m being looked at, and • aridther'ten per cent, is miscellaneous—and'it is the medico's glorious mission to'mend the havoc. .It is funny. h/W many, people m New Zealand look upon walking as below their dig., yet there is not a* bad liver m the Dominion, so ,bad that it would resist a five-mile tramp, and that can be had gratis." Ladies can't ■• tyalk, because fashion forces them,- to wear shoes m which only gorillas could make any progress; those who can afford it must go for a dx-ive slowly, lest any* mug should miss seeing them; and- the remainder either ."spot" films or a game; and all these people must have recourse to 'doctors and dope to make • the necessary; corrections' m their livers, spleens, "nappers," and what no.tEven our fine game's have ceased to contribute to public,health; they consist m rugger or soccer men giving themselves • irifiated "tickers" for the benefit of thousands of mugs who seek amusement (so-called) and. find cdli feet, bad colds, and-orook digestions