How They Preserved Their Health

1 — Thomas Jefferson believed that his lifelong habit of washing his feet in cold water early every morning had the greatest part in his never once catching cold.

2 — Benjamin Franklin recommends that a man sit naked in a cold room for several minutes every morning, so that the skin may carry out its breathing cycle in full...

3 — Thomas Edison found that a dish of apples cooked with sugar is the best food for the morning meal, apt to renew his energy for unbroken work in the laboratory.

4 — Premier Churchill practices oil painting in the open air, to invigorate his body and his mind together...

5 — Sir John Rockefeller, who lived on into his nineties, used to chew every mouthful between 28 and 100 times, according to the kind of food.

6 — Harry Truman still devours a cold sandwich and a glass of pasteurized milk just before going to sleep.

7 — Mahatma Gandhi believed that what gave him the bodily hardiness to withstand the difficulties that confronted him was his recourse to fasting, many times over...

8 — John Finley, formerly editor-in-chief of the 'New York Times,' proposes that the best way to preserve your health is to do these three things daily:

1: Read a good book.
2: Take a walk on foot.
3: Make a new friend.