The Home

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 26, 28 June 1906, Page 29

The Home

By 'Maureen'

How $o Grow Old Gracefully. * ievS 1--"" «^ 8 70 a o? n ev W en 7 80 We t^ nOt , remai ° 7ouVf tillTe pa§? <0 or even 80. Some people accomplish it, amfit is possible fora great number. With attention to' fabdate l? T Z\r na^ h \ hysUne ° f the mind »St peopSig& TLiwoVeS^fS c^Ee thtral«d&are work and cheerfulness. Dr. Osier, a famous phy§ni^/ ay V' h ? t -^ lilestCret of M * a^ he has leen it played, and triad to play it himself, is work ■ Tfa£ KfWT'h . he declares - ' wi " make th? stupid man dent steady Jfi^r bdlliant ' and the brill^ dent steady. It is the measuie of success in every-day life Ihe secret of successful working lies in the svsteside interests. 'No matter what your work Have rii Worry, that is responsible. The best way to conquer this fiend is to cultivate a cheerful habit of mind While work and cheerfulness are advocated as" the best means towards attaining a long and haoDV life ?a vv t ce a r r?o 1 it g f\t 4vinkin , s are W* s o!S « rSSmofi drinlin «i, a h^ are killed b 7b 7 over-eating a nd tr , * S^ tha !l b ?- lhe sword> ' Adults eat far too much ; the physicians are beginning to recognise that t^iLf ?eX1 H ratl ° n> , Whlch was fo ™erly attributed to aIC< S? 1 ' }* due . ln lar S e P ar * to too much food ' The following rules may be of some help t>o those who desire to grow old gracefully :— Do not eat heavy suppers ; drink little or no alcohol • avoid rich meats and pastry ; do not grow fat by eatng too much ; fati people seldom reach a good old atethe youthful old man or woman is lean ; le?s£ yotr dJS^I ?h aII J- aS y° u^ row old <*: ove'r-eatang p?" duces all the diseases that make one old • under-feeding shortens life; just enough and a trifle over £ : 5t TideaL New Zealand Greenstone. • wi a f c'e ' Q° r 4 NeW £ ealand greenstone, has (says- the JhM^^TT } l J n lifted out of the oblivion into which it had fallen, and is now being adaDted. to every Sr?h a r h °i jew ? llcr y ware - The Queen herself set the fashion, when she appeared many times on public occasions wearing a long chain wherefrom a collection of curious jade charms dan-led, and a further fillip was ? i Ve ? °,, the S rowin S cr a?e when Lord RothsoHild had a lucky Maori god ' carved from jade ~and sent to him by a w:eli-wisher before St. Amant won the Derby Jade says a prominent jew* Her, ha.s q>uite taken the place of the once fashionable turquoise. Its special qualities are its iron hardness, and its surface, which, while admitting any palish will absolutely not scratch. It is not only m ladies' jewellery that jade has taken the lead but also in articles for men. There are jade dress waistcoat buttons, jade scarf rins, studs, and sleevelinks, and even cigarette cases of jade, framed in gold. Fruit at Breakfast-time. It is a mistaken idea that no fruit should ta* eaten at breakfast ; indeed, it would be far better if people would eat less bacon at breakfast sn<d more fruit. The apple is one of the Jb|est fruits. Bakfd cr stewed apples will generally agree w*th the most delicate di^stion, and are an excellent medicine in many cases of , indisposition, ixreen or half-ripe apples stewed and sweetened are pleaT™ JiVr hh L taSt f-' COoI .V? g> *£ d nouri shing. Raw apples are better than liver pills. Oranrfcs are very acceptable to most peoole ; but the, orange juice .alone should be taken, and the pulp be "rejected. v .