Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1883 — Savings For Old Age. [ARTICLE]

Savings For Old Age.

No one denies that it is wise to make provision for old age, but we are not all agreed as to the kind of provision it is best to lay in. Certainly we shall want a little money, for a destitute old man is, indeed a sorry sight; yes, save money, by all means. But an old man just needs that particular kind of strength which young men are most apt to waste. Many a foolish young fellow will throw away on a holiday a certain amount of nervous energy which he will never feel the want of until he is 70 and then how much he will want it! It is curious, but true, that a bottle of champagne at 20 will intensify the rheumatism of three-score. It is a fact that overtaxing the eyes at 14 may necessitate the aid of spectacles at 40 instead of 60. We advise young readers to be saving of health for their old age, for the maxim holds in regard to health as to money—“ Waste not, want not.” It is-the greatest mistake to suppose that violation of the laws of health can escape its penalty. Nature forgives no sin, no error; she lets off the offender for fifty years sometimes, but she catches him at last, and inflicts the punishment just when, just where, and just how he feels it most. Save up for old age, but save knowledge; save the recollection of good and noble deeds, innocent pleasures, and pure thoughts: save friends, save love. Save rich stores of that kind of wealth which time cannot diminish nor death take away.