Fletcherism : what it is or, how I became young at sixty / by Horace Fletcher.

  • Horace Fletcher
Date:
[1913?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Fletcherism : what it is or, how I became young at sixty / by Horace Fletcher. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    How I Became a Fletcherite. mination that I would find out what was the matter, and, if I could do so, save myself from my threatened demise. I realised that the first thing to do was, if possible, to close up my business arrange¬ ments so that I could devote myself to the study of how to keep on the face of the earth for a few more years. This I found it possible to do, and I retired from active money¬ making. The desire of my life was to live in Japan, where I had resided for several years, and to which country I was passionately devoted. My tastes were in the direction of the fine arts. Japan had been for years my Mecca — my household goods were already there, waiting until I should take up my permanent residence ; and it required no small amount of will-power to turn away from the cherished hope of a lifetime, to continue travelling over the world, and concentrate upon finding a way to keep alive. I turned my back on Japan, and began my quest for health. For a time, I tried some of the most famous “ cures ” in the world. Here
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