Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1898 — Talk Much and Live Long. [ARTICLE]

Talk Much and Live Long.

Talk as much as you can. This Is the theory of an eminent English doctor, because talking Is the best possible way in which to exercise the lungs. The man who talks much, the little child who shouts all day In glee over trivial amusements, the young woman song-bird who makes herself obnoxious to the other tenants of a flat house, the fat man who laughs vociferously until his sides tremble, the maid who sighs, and the womail who weeps as If her heart would break, the bored individual who yawns in church when the sermon is dull, all do so In response to an inward demand for the expulsion of a certain nervous energy which would find vent in no other way. Talking is not only good exercise for the mind, but for the body as well. In fact, persons who do much talking in their business or profession, such as lawyers and auctioneers, can dispense with other exercise. For In talking they not only expend much neuro-mus-cular energy, but they experience active respiratory movements. Therefore much talking is conducive to longevity. It is also beneficial in heart disease.—Answers.