THE VALUE OF LONGEVITY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1901, 8 June 1889, Page 4

THE VALUE OF LONGEVITY.

Dr Felix L. Oswald, in writing o! the value of longevity, says:— “ Can there be a doubt that Burns and Keat*> foresaw the issue of their struggle against bigotry, or that Cervantes, in the gloom of his misery could read the signs of the dawn presaging a aunbmst of posthumous fame i “Spinoza and Schiller died at the threshold of thsir goal; Pascal, Harvey, Macau'ay, Buckle, and Bichat left their inimitable works half finished ; Raphael, Mozart,'and Byron died at the verge of a summit which perhaps no other foot shall ever approach. “ Who knows how often, since the dawn of modern science, the chill of death has palsied n hand that had all but lifted the veils of Isis’ temple I Or in how many thousand lives time alone would have solved all discords into harmonies ? An increase of longevity would, indeed, solve the vexing riddles of existence; it would furnish the peculiar endorsement of Mr Mallock’s conclusions. It would give the vicissitudes pf fortune a chance. to assert their equalizing tendencies, it would supply a missing link in the chain of argu-‘ ments of that natural religion that trusts the equipoise of justice in the apparent caprices of human fate. “The price of longevity would redeem the mortgage of our earthly paradiße”_anrl it can be prolonged and should be, with care and the use of proper medicine at the right time. Owing to the stress, the worry, and tho annoyance of every day life, there is no doubt but that, tens of thousands of men and women yearly fill premature graves. Especially after middle life should a careful watch be, kept over one's physic..! condition.,,'ThS symptoms of kidney disease, suoii as becoming easily tired, headache, neuralgia, feeble heart action, fickle appetite, a splendid feeling one day and an all-gone one the next, persistent cough, trouble in urinating, etc., should be diligently looked into and at once stopped, through a faithful use of Warner’s Safe Cure, which has cured, tens of thousands of such troubles and will cure yours. Experiencing no pain in the region of the kidneys is no evidence that they are not diseased, as those great purifying organ* have very few nerves of sensation, and often times the kidneys are positively rotting and being passed away through the urine before the, viclira is aware he is suffering from advanced kidney disease, which is only another name for Bright’s Disease. To preserve life and to be well while you live are two cardinal virtues, and it Is time well spent to give this vital subject earnest and careful attention, to use the knowledge acquired in a judicious and intelligent manner.