DISTILLED WATER.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 11 September 1912, Page 3

DISTILLED WATER.

If the span of human life is not generally increased in these passing years it will not be from lack of exact knowledge as to how it may be done. Recently some three or four "elixirs of life," or preventives of old age, have seen announced, all of them sure things. Thus we are told by an oldtime physician that the secret of immortal youth lies in consuming large quantities of distilled water every day. He himself drinks about a gallon a day, or nearly thirty barrels a year, and is still hale and hearty, though over eighty years of age. While this recipe for longevity may hardly be considered infallible there is undoubtedly much virtue in the copious drinking- of water, whether distilled or not. The tendency is to drink too little to keep the bodily functions in a healthy state. More water more sleep, a careful diet, and less worry doubtless constitute about as good a platform for attaining- health and long life as any that may be put together.