But work, like everything else, should be limited.
Many cannot do this, and overtax both their physical and intellectual
energies. The employment of labour should be regulated by the
capabilities of the working-classes, not by the economy or profits to be
obtained by extra labour; and legislation, if paternal, as it should be,
ought to protect the toiler in all instances--not in the few in which
it attempts to ameliorate his condition. So with every pursuit or
avocation, the leisure essential to health and happiness is too often
sacrificed to cupidity, and when this is the case there can be no
longevity.
Exercise is beneficial to man; but it should not be taken in excess, or
in too trying a form. It is very questionable if what are called
"Athletic Sports" are not too often as hurtful as they are beneficial.
It is quite certain that they cannot be indulged in with impunity after
a certain time of life.
Sustenance is essential alike to life and longevity, but it is trite to
say it must be in moderation, and as far as possible select. So in the
case of temperance, moderation is beneficial, excess hurtful.
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