TWO SORTS OF AGE
" There are two sorts of age. There is the age oi the body and tbe age of the mind," wrote the East End parson, the Rev. W. H. Lax, of Poplar, London, in his autobiography published just three days after his death. "The one, to a large extent, governs the other. You cannot keep the two apart. The age of the body, apart from actual disease, depends upon the vital organs: the heart, lungs, kidneys, and the like. These are *set' for a certain period. They may get worn out, either by fair wear and tear or, much sooner, by unfair wear and tear. You -cannot help that. But you can control the age of the mind. You can, if you face life ^ in the right spirit, keep the mind young almost indefinitely. And remember that the mind controls the activities and energies of all the rest of the body. It is the supreme organ. If you let the mind grow old the body will grow old also."
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 62, 31 March 1937, Page 4
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