The strongest of people need to spend a few moments each day in concentrated effort to enlarge the breathing capacity as a preservation of freshness and youth. Diaphragmatic, or deep breathing, gently exercising all of the vital organs, as well as increasing the lung capacity. Chest exercises keep the form erect, preventing pressure and friction which hastens old age. Counting during exercises is an aid to. concentrated effort. Breathing should be steady and rythmical, but the breath should not be held after being slowly inhaled.

Systematic exercises preserve the symmetry of the body. The kind needed depends upon the occupation, the aim being to bring into action the organs and muscles least used during hours of work. The body must be kept erect, else there is but little possibility of warding off old age. The muscles of the chest must not be allowed to contract and become fixed, as the spine is soon curved. The arms should be held high over the head a few moments before retiring and a few deep breaths taken. For hard working people, lying flat upon the floor, with the head, shoulders and back perfectly level, a few minutes each night, will stretch the chest muscles, counteracting the tendency of the spine and neck to become crooked, at the same time being restful. This relaxing exercise also tends to bring all the organs of the body into harmony, being of more value than any violent exercises. Exercise should produce natural tiring, but must always be stopped before exhaustion, else the cells are destroyed instead of being revivified. Physical culture may be carried to any degree of perfection, developing both brain and body. The perfect physical being should always be kept in mind. All habits of distorting the face - scowling, squinting, pouting or wrinkling the forehead while riding - must be avoided, as they cultivate old age conditions. The habit of stooping when riding, and slovenly walking fosters age. Dignity, firmness, and self-mastery enable one to "hold his own" with the world indefinitely. With this fearless attitude of mind, and the organs of the body free from friction, or restricting pressure, the digestion and assimilation of food is continuous and perfect.

Dancing or harmony steps without personal contact should be a part of recreation for young and old. Early hours must be observed. Private parties in the open air should be encouraged for longevity.

The quickening influence of the rays of sunlight cannot be over estimated. Its action is in harmony with the subjective life principle of natural growth; and the vitality is more perfect when much of the time is spent in the sun and air, providing extreme heat is avoided.

In addition to the more potent influences essential to long life it must not be forgotten that ambitions, emotions, passions, conversation, and even the thoughts either stimulate or hinder digestion, besides imparting greater vitality and power of endurance to the body cells, else leaving them exhausted and depleted, inducing the drawn careworn expression of premature age.

William James says: "Primarily the mental life is for the sake of actions of a preservative sort," thus life is not mysterious and uncertain, but may be made scientific in the highest sense of the term, if the mind is used as it should be - for life instead of for death.

It is scientific to select food which sustains development instead of that which loads the system with death-producing poison.

It is scientific to control the emotions, appetites, and passions within the laws of "enough," instead of being over-ruled and destroyed by them.

It is scientific to entertain thoughts of kindness instead of thoughts of hatred: thoughts of peace and contentment instead of those of discontent; thoughts of happiness instead of thoughts of misery and worry which check the natural influx of vital force.

It is scientific to hold suggestions of health and perfect action of the organs of the body until they respond in harmony, generating the protective antitoxin instead of harboring thoughts of fear and weakness, making disease conditions more fixed.

It is scientific to curb the desire for wealth and fame within the bounds of the natural possibilities of the individual, permitting of fair success and continuous development, with the full enjoyment of the faculties for centuries, instead of rushing headlong for a day to plunge into suffering and early death.

It is scientific to hold the vision of the perfect ego in mind upon retiring, commanding the subjective self to impress the new growth of tissue with freshness and youth during sleep, instead of drifting with the race belief of old age and early death.

It is more scientific to relax occasionally, rest and maintain permanent growth and repair than to dissipate the forces in incessant action.

It is more scientific to accumulate vitality for the preservation of youth than to accumulate an excessive amount of money only to share the growing un-popularity of the millionaire.

It is more scientific to overcome race suicide by prolonging the life of the individual than by bringing needless millions of helpless beings into existence only to suffer and die. The Divine idea of parentage and home can be realized only through scientific living.

Considering the real purpose of life, it is time that everyone should feel with little David in Mrs. Deland's last novel, "That God must be discouraged to have everyone He makes die," and arouse a greater effort to live.

Man is endowed with reason and judgment that he may intelligently direct his thoughts and acts to prolong his existence instead of to hasten decay. It is only willing, deliberate effort to obey the laws of life that honors infinite wisdom. In preserving his life indefinitely, man is fulfilling his highest destiny - gaining the most of happiness and success in this world and establishing the truest foundation for the future. He is building his objective life in harmony with his subjective self to the best of his ability, enabling each succeeding generation to live longer and with higher purpose and possibilities until the average term of human life reaches a thousand years, beyond which the finite mind does not even venture to conjecture.