New-York tribune., 1875-02-19

.c,ence Among the contents OF this publicatiop aro
reports and addresses mostly by mon OF proiessona
and scientific distinction, on the edueanona SOCIAL "n
phyrca conditions relating by gene on the sanitary
otncn, ~ contagious aud infectious diseases on te
prineiplcs of quarantine, the water supply
of cities and on the utilization OF reiuse' iuo
conditions OF longevity are discussed Dy Dr' oVP"
Smith the President OF tie Socieiy, Dy d. Ahen "
Inwel Mass aud by Dr. O. NJ Beard of this city Ihos
all gree IN the opinion that the active exercise OF o
brain ia not unfayorable to good health OF io"k mo
mental training" says DR.. hen, q" we'' paian0."
mind cheerful contented disposition. and tempera'o
babts are with rare exceptions found indspehsape'
Now these presuppose q Harmonious ae'oiopnie"s " "
whole body and particularly OF all parts Oh INC oia
DE- Beard earnestly protests against the asser'on "
Mr. Thomas Hughes, that the worlds hardest "orAers
and noblest benefactors have rarely been onghved'
n, he contrary he maintains that the Draih-"orhpB
classes-olergymen. lawyers, physicians merchants
sciontiao men, and men OF letters-iiVe very
much longer than the musce-workin9 ciassee !,
that tho greatest and hardest Draih-"orAo's "a
history have lived longer on an average tuan
workers OF ordinary ability and iDdnstry anu '""
clprcymeu are longeryed than any other great Grass
workers or carefully prepared list OF i've hund
red OF the greatest In history Dr. Beard mas
tanned that the average age of g. The aver
noe re at tho time OF all classes OF persons VINO
live over twenty years Is about So Tue greatest men
NJ the world accordingly have lived longer on INC aV
erage than OF ordinary ability In the dheren ooou
nations by fourteen years. years longer than phys
clans and lawyers; nineteen or twenty years longer
than mechanics and day-lab0rers; from TWO 10
three years longer than farmers and traction Oh
n wear longer than clergymen, who are the
longest lived classes in our modern society,"
Dr. Beard insists that any chronology coiDpriF
ing from one Ave hundred Of the most eminent pc
souaces in history cycle, will furnish an average
longevity Of from 6 to 70 years He himself Few ears
since arranged a select list of ono hundred names
including the most distinguished pcrsonages and ouhd
that the average longevity was over seventy years.
Professor Chandler contributes cheerful paper on the
"Water Supply of Cities" showing that the fear OF mis-
chief from polluted waters and especially the Crotoh
water IS In a great imaginary and neeo not
disturb the sleep any good citizen for moment Inc
character Of tho CrotOn watershed Is OF nature 10
guarantee water of the best quality Nowhere along INC
streams which form tho Croton River Is any
thing 10 be found which can render tho waters
impure The few factories which have peeh
established where the water power s avauaDie nave
not served to poue the No sickness has ever
been traced to the water does 1t contain any nsre
dents of q deeterious character During the CIVIL war;
IL was feared by some persons that an atemDs might
he made TO poison the Croton supply OF Newly Dut
in order to do this Professor Chandler shows by n'
merical calculation that 1t would require 50 tons OF
strychpne quantity not to be found in all the mar
kets OF the world or IL arsenic had been selected,
would have taken ia tons, with special means 10 secure
its solution Ia the water There few typographca
errors in this paper "Ly5ian" for "Li6yaD animal
culep for anmalculcS and forth, such as do not
often escape the intelligent prooreang OF the River
side press.