Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1887 — Advice to Old Men. [ARTICLE]

Advice to Old Men.

In the matter of advice old men have been neglected. Young men, girls, married women, and boys have all received the philanthropic attention of newspaper writers, but it seems that no one has the time to drop a few useful hints to the man who has done so much for the world. The following suggestions are freely given : Old men should be careful of their health. They should not go to the theater in damp weather without a shirt. It is also advisable to wear something on the feet. Old men will find it to their interest not to remain on a railroad track until after a train has passed. Well-read physicians now generally agree that heavy freight trains, especially late at night, are hard to digest. Old men, especially in a cold climate, should not go in swimnring until after the first of January, nor recline on ice in the evening. An old man should marry a very young woman. It teaches him’ that there is nothing in life after all. and reconciles him to death. By observing these and other rules some old men have attained great age. —Arhannaw Traveler, If one gets the worst of a trade he may as well make the best of it.