HOW TO LIVE TO 80.
FREDERIC HARRISON’S MAXIM. Fivo golden rules of health were given to a representative of the ‘Daily Mail’ by Mr. Frederic Harrison, author, critic, bibliophile, ex-professor, barrister, historian, traveller, and amateur gardener, on Ids 81st birthday in October, celebrated at his home at Hawkhurst, Kent—1. Abstain from tobacco, spirits, made dishes, and all such dreadful things. lam satisfied with a little bit of mutton and rice pudding. 2. Rise from a meal with an appetite. I believe people eat too much.
3. Walk every day for tAvo hours. This 1 am going to do as soon as I got through a pile of letters and telegrams from Florence and Rome. lam too old to play at tennis, and golf is too sloav. 4. Sleep eight hours. People cannot sleep avlio smoke themselves black in the face, eat too much, and have not walked enough. 5. More important than all —be content with what you have got. Taka things quietly.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 89, 10 December 1912, Page 2
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163HOW TO LIVE TO 80. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 89, 10 December 1912, Page 2
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