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Watch for Danger Signals If You Are 40 By LILLIAN C. GENN F YOU are 40, watch out for the dan ger signals j n health. Many a man shortens his life span by running past these danger signals until he has a physi cal smash-up. According to Artie McGovern, the man who wants to stay on the open road to good health and live his allotted years to the fullest must give heed to these signals. “At the age of 40 a man starts wear ing out his human engine, for which no s|■ i<■ parts can be ordered. From a phy sical standpoint, life does not begin at 40. ’ he said. Artie McGovern is known throughout the country as a physical director and conditioner of many leading athletes. A former champion of the prize ring, he studied at the Cornell University Medical College and during the World Var was in charge of the work of re habilitating young men rejected for ser vice. He became physical director and consultant at the New York Physicians Club as well as for private schools. He now devotes himself to the New York gymnasium which bears his name, and where flock celebrities in every field who w ant to keep in condition. IVf McGOVERN states that 80 per- J** cent of the men who consult with him for rehabilitation are in their early forties. At that age,” says this vital-looking, blue-eyed trainer, “a man begins to pay The Winnah! Here’s World’s Biggest Onion! Idyho Farmer Crows 2-Pounder On Seeds From Spain Kimberly, Idaho. Hats off to John L. Pe ters, America’s new champion onion grower Growing onions since 1920 has been his hobby. Today he has developed a giant size onion from seeds he imported from Spain fifteen years ago. From year to year Farmer John has taken the best seeds re sulting from onion beds of this Spanish im portation, carefully planted them and culti vated successive crops. The climax of his onion career came to light recently when he unearthed a bed he planted in the Fall of lA'i > to discover that the entire bed produced abnormal size onions, topped off by a gar gantuan specimen measuring 1714 inches in circumference and weighing 2 pounds 4% ounces. G. Allen Reeder, prime mover of Zonite Products Corporation’s campaign to eradicate onion breath with a chlorine mouth wash, heard of Peters 1 record onion and im mediately had it flown to New York for offi cial records. Mr. Reed er awarded Farmer Peters first prize in his own nationwide search for the biggest onion. It is a Grano onion and large enough to fill the needs of a fam ily of seven at any Sun day dinner. In taste and color it is all that onion fanciers could ask for. Farmer John, who is a prolific onion eater, claims onions contain more vitamins than any other vege- tables and are nature’s healthiest prod uct. This Grano, he says, is only the beginning of a species he hopes to de velop that will in the next twenty years look more like cantaloupes than onions. But let John tell you himseif about his record onion: “This particular onion was grown from the seed of bulbs imported from Spain fifteen years ago, and has been improved upon by selection of bulbs as to shape, type and color by a futnd of mine,” says Mr. Peters. “Two years ago the seeds produced the world’s record of one thousand seven hundred and fifty two hundred-pound sacks p. r acre. All work was done by hand labo PIC Danger Signals The average business man thinks he can sit at his desk for a year anil then go out for a week-end or a vacation and play all the golf or tennis he wants. II hat he is ihting is spend ing a lot of his reserve. After forty years of wear and tear , his motor is not so goinl. He has only sit much of the machinery left , and he has to he conser vative in using it." Don't rush to your golf game. ]\ine In tips is more beneficial than eighteen for the man past 40. It is better tit play in the mitrnings , take at least one hour for lunch or breakfast before you begin play. —Artie MrGovern. for the indulgences of his youth. If he takes care of himself, his health can still be improved and his energy and vigor re tained. §1 j O\IO, Y Champ. John Peters and his world record onion on left 2 pounds 4 'A ounces l7*4 inches in circumference. “This particular onion was grown as Part of a plot planted late in the fall. The seed lay dormant until early spring of 1936. The result was that all the onions were of a large size similar to the one I submitted in the contest. “I’ve been growing onions since 1920, but this Grano is the biggest yielder of any onion that I know of.” -ARTIE M« GOVERN “But the boy of 40 usually wants to enjoy life. He has been spending his last fifteen or twenty years tied to his desk, working like a slave to make money. “At 40 he gets tired of this routine. He now has the money he needs and is in a position to buy luxuries. He orders the fancy French dishes, goes to parties, ex pensive night clubs and gambling places. He begins to step out with blonde chick ens and act like a gay young blade. He wants to show the world he can do as much as the young fellows can. At this period of life he is eating m.ue food and yet taking little or no ex ercise. He can’t burn up all the calories he consumes. It begins to store up as fat and to clog the system. "Fat begins at 10 and it’s very subtle in its approach. Slowly but steadily the waistline increases. Last vear’s tuxedo seems a bit snug this season. There’s a tendency to puff after slight exertion. “These are warnings that lack of ex ercise combined with a bad diet is taking ds toll. Obesity is the most common of all ailments in men of middle age, and next to heart diseases the most dan gerous. “ The boy of 40 doesn’t see any warn ing signal. Pain is the only thing he recognizes. Then at 50 he finds he has handed himself such gifts as diabetes, high blood pressure, rheumatism, cardiac trouble and all the rest of the so-called diseases of old age. Many think that these diseases are inevitable. But they are just what a man on himself by improper habits of living and he can keep from having them by leading a life of moderation. A man should go to his doctor every six months to be checked up, irrespective of his age. Tn that way he would be able to ward off many diseases.” ATP. McGOVERN stressed the fact « . ~a t no amoun t of exercise is bene ficial if a man indulges himself with food. “It’s unfortunate that we have no gauge on the body to tell us just what our food intake should be. Yet we do have an equivalent for such an instru ment-common sense. No one would put an extra quart of oil into an automobile if the gauge already registered ‘full ’ . t there are many men who will con tinue to pack away food simply because it tastes good. "If a man, after 40, finds he is getting a spare tire around his waist, he should cut down from 10 to 15 percent on his intake. By intake I mean the number of calories, not the size of the portion. “He should add more bulky foods to his diet-cabbage, sauerkraut, spinach, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, broc coii, kale, string beans, asparagus and such. There are plenty of foods that will give variety to the meals without in creasing the weight. i&k., jßa ' 1 sir Wr n m u " I man should go to his doctor every six months to he checked up, irrespective of his age. In that irny he tvould he ahle to ward off many diseases.” “In a sane reducing program we must combine diet and exercise thoroughly blended with time, patience and perse verance. _ “A man should have a minimum of eight hours of sleep every night. The more the better. Rest is the greatest cure for any ailment w’e have. “I have several business men of 55 and fiO who, at my suggestion, have installed a couch in the office. After lunch they lie down for about tw T enty minutes. They are out to anyone w’ho calls. This renews their energy for the afternoon. A busi ness man is constantly working under a nervous tension, and he gets fatigued very quickly. After 40 he should conserve his energy as much as possible. “There’s no reason why the average man of 40 or more can’t keep himself in perfect condition if his living methods are sensible. Moderation, regularity, work, recreation, rest, cleanliness, sun shine, fresh air and water, proper eating habits—these are the ten commandments which he must obey in his daily regime. “In this way he can make the last half of life a period of enjoyment and of health.” World's Oldest City Played Chess, 3900 B.C. A set of alabaster chess men, buried in the tomb of a young boy almost 6000 years ago, is a pathetic little discovery from early days of the world’s oldest city, Tepe Gawra. The youngster's favorite playthings are among the finds brought from the ancient site by archeologists of the Uni versity Museum, University of Pennsyl vania. The pieces, all alabaster except one, are in excellent condition. COAL FACTS Pennsylvania and West Virginia have long been coal centers of the United States, but: The first coal discovered in North America was at Cape Bre ton Island, Nova Scotia, in 1672. First coal reported in boundary of United States was on Illinois River in 1C73 by Louis Joliet and Father Marquette. The first coal mine in United States was near Richmond, Va., opened 1730, and commercial ship ments were made to Boston, Phila delphia, and New York as late as 1789.
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