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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-02

Among the useful pres.
eDtS are
INDIA Sill X HAND
KERCHIEFS at Zoe.
eicn-cost soc. 10 I'M
port;
SILK HA Nd X Il r.
CHIEFS al 25c.;
SERGE SILK HAND
KERCHlEFS at 42c.;
.DAMASSI SILK HAND
KERCHlEF> al 60c.;
SILK II y ID X T. r.
CHIEFS Of every de.
scripliOn at low prices:
In LINEN HANDKER
CHIEFS we offer the
largest assortment that
has perhaps ever been
offered In this city
among them all the Va
rious new designs:
AL LII I y r. y HEM
STITCHED III 4 y D.
nERCHIEFS at s, 10.
and l24c., up 10 sl2o
apiece:
FANCY and EMBROID.
Erred "A A y DIX r. K
CHIEFS OF every de-
scriptiOn.
REAL LACE GOODS Of
very DESCRIPTION
Handkerchief, Ollars,
Barbes, Flchus, and Ia
bots;
SPANISH l. A { T. for
Dyerdresses;
lSP A ISIi l. 4 & Z
SCARFS al Soc. gen.
orally sold AZ from SJc.
To ST;
SIP a y | ; II l. 4 & +
SCARFS and FICHUs
OF every description.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-02
MEETINGS..

MASONIC NOTICE.-Tbe stated e.
Nl communication Of HENRICC UNION N
IODGF No. 100, will take place Tt.MOk-/
ROW tMonday) EVENING at Masons HAIL.
Twenty-nrh street. at O'clock All Master MA
sons I'm Food standing are fraternally Invited.
By order of the w. NJ. -
JANUARY q A. l.. 5Ssl.fA. ID. 1881. "a 2-lt'
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see 49, -
GLOVES.
HOSIERY.

Our stock Of HOSiER Y j.
complete, and prices
were never so low.
MERiNUUNDEkWEAR
for ladies. gentleneH.
and children AT great re-
duciion:
Ladies' aud Children,
MERINO VESTS re-.
duced from so 10 35c. 81
SARAH BERNHARDT
COLLARS and CUFFS
AZ 22c valued ut 5Oc.:
.JEWtLRY IN all iheirI
various patent and novel
designs:
.PIANO-COVERS, IA
BLE-CONERS;
TIDES OF all descrip-
tiOns:
Real and Imitation LACE
BED-SlIAMS;
Real and Imitation LACE
CURTAINS.
We shall also offer during
the week 80 LADIES
ELSTERS In various
qualities at so per cent.
less than any former
price.
de l9. Sa .SuEW
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09
THE SUN FOR 1881.

Everybody reads TEE suN. In the editions
Of this newspaper throughout the year to come
everybody win and:
I. All the worlds news. 20 presented that the
reader will get the greatest amount OF lnformA.
ton with the least Improbable expenditure o'
time and syesight. TIE suN long ago diecov'
cred the golden mean between REDUNDANT null.
ness and unsatisfactory brevity.
II. Much OF that SOFT Of news which depends
less upon its recognised importance than upon
In interest," TO mankind. From morning 70
morning TEE Buzz prints continued story OF
the lives Of real men and women, and OF tnsr
deeds, plane, loves, hates. ana troubles. THIS
story 10 more varied and more interesting than
any romance that was ever devised.
LII. GOOD writing In every column. snd freen.
ness, originality, accuracy, and decorum IN the
treatment OF every subject
Nv. Honest comment. 1u euS's habit 70 70
speak out fearlessly about men and things.
v. Equal candor In dealing with each politi:
cal rafty. and equal rsadins.s 20 oommend
what ID prsissworthy or 10 rebuke what II blam.
able In Democrst or Republican.
vi. Absolute Independence OF partisan organ
;on Sus 1y., % s:us scs DsIo mo
government which the Constitution gives 10 10
. good one 70 keep. its notion Of duty IL 10
resist TO its utmost power the eforts Of men IN
the Republican party 70 oct up snothsr form Of
sovsrnmsnt In place Of that which eziste: The
year 1881 and tie yssrs immsdistsly following
will probably decide this supfemsly imp portAnt
contest. TRi Sux believes that the victory viii
b with the people - against the Rings Tor
monopoly, the Rings for plunder. and the Rings
for imperial power.
Our terms are % follows:
For the Daily buN.a four page sheet oftwet y.
eight columns, the price by mail. postpaid, u
b6 cents month. or - % year; or, includ.
ing the sunday paper. IN eightpags sheet Of
ffty.s columns, the prics is 90 csnts month,
The Sunday edition Of TEE guH u also fur.
nishsd pspsrstey st q 10 Q year, postage paid.
The price Of tbs WxxxLY Sun, eight pages,
nfty.six columns. 10 q . year. poetaes PAID.
For clubs Of ten sending elo We win ssnd IN
extzs copy frss.
ruSli.Ar Of II. sus. s. . NsH iori oi;y.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09
nrsEcrsD NJ rELsPaoxE.

I stood By the Blake transmitter.
For the telephone bell had rung.
And over the wire sound came
Al though maiden sung
A musical tone quito familiar.
Her voice had often heard.
For In answering daily telephone calls
We had intsrehanged many word.
Have you never received letter.
And paused ere breaking the sal.
And you thought concerning the ddings
That the contents might reveL3
Did not . longing possess you
To know What was really within.
And yet 10 avail Of that knowledge
You seemed In no hasts 10 begini
In some such manner I tarried
At The end Of eur telephone wire.
Thsn at last. mastering courage sumeisnt'
Began at once 70 inquire:
"Well. " hsllo l-welli what II wanted 2"
II seemed at least all could do;
when quick In return came the messags
"Hallo well. halo who arc your
"why, I am iorty-eight." responded.
"Yeu called me moment or two."
"Forty-sight." shs repeated in answer.
"Well, surely don't wish for you."
] was giving my telephone number.
A found on the oompAny's page,
But fear. from her hasty answer.
She thought ! was giving my age.
Alas, that the blow came 90 sudden
] received 10 bewildered. alone.
And The consciousness dAwnsd thsrs upen
R.jss.sd By s.lsphonsi
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09

TTNprR AND By VIRTUE or Foua DIFF.
u fersnt executions issusd out OF the Jus.
tioe's Court Of Township No. ., OF the Town oi
Gold Hill. county OF Storey. state Of hevads,
70 me duly directed and delivered. dated Feb
ruary ltth. 4. d. 1881. upon four dineIent tndg.
msnts recovered In said oouit on the s:h dAl o.
February. A. D: 1881, and on record n ca sad
Court, In fsvor Of the State OF Nevada, plaintiff.
and against the following. named. defsndants
and real estats, and poseessory claims and i'm.
provsmsnts thereon. together With cost. and
expenses OF tale; and In pursuancs Of Law !
shall expose for sale at public auction, In fr,nt
Of the Couythouse doors. In the city OF VIZ
Rinis, Storey county, Stats Of Nevada. bstwsen
ths hours OF O'Clock 4. =. and O'Clock 2. H..
viz at - O'Clock noon. on WEDNESDAY. the
2sd day Of MARCH, 4. d. 1881. % much OF each
parcel OF land hereinafter described. together
with the improvements thereon, - shall Be
necessary TO sstisfy lhs said executions and au
cost, In gold coin oil the United states; al oi
said property being situAts In Storey county.
State Of Nevada. and II separately described -
follows, TO wit:
william Verne and lot ~, block !,
range q. Gold Hill. Amount. 10 "
Robert Lowery and lot 4. block !, range
], Gold Hill. mount............... 70 W
A. LAfee and lots % and n. block l..
range d, Colo Hill. Amount........ u u
Gold Hill Tunnel Company and east %
feet OF lot I. bloct ., range D; and
part Of lot II. block 0, ranse o. and
land aud improvements east OF Im-
psrial Nil site, Gold Hill. Amount. %. 20
W. :. HANKS.
fsis Sheriff Of Storey county. Nevada.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09

u,aK BOARD OF TRUsTKHs OF THE
i Town Of Gold Hill do ordain:
SEcrIoN I. Th6 President and Clerk o. the
Board OF Trustees Of the said rown OF Gold Hin
sro hereby authorised and required 10 issus
Bonds OF The Town Of Gold Hill 10 the sum Of
Ten Thousand Dollars United stats gold coin.
SEQ. q. Tho said Bonds shall b In such form
a The President and Clerk Of said Board may
prescribe. according 70 Law and Ordinance, and
shall be to the eject that the Town OF Gold Hill
10 bound and holden and will pay TO the holders
OF said Bonds the sum Of money named therein
IN United States gold coin. on the 18th day Of
August. 1881. With intsrest thereon at the rate
Of one per cent per month. In like gold coin.
Interest payable quartsrly.
Slo 3. said Bonds shsl b iseued and used
for the purpose OF redssming and caneelling
Bonds Nos. iUs and lN Of the Town Of Gold
Hill.
SIo. &. This Ordinance shall take eject and
b IN force fom and sftsr ts passass and its pub
ncstion Tor one week In the Coin ArI. DAnH
Nxws.
Approved: L. z. fOx,
Of Gold Hill.
Attsst: v. @. HIDE, Clark.
On motion Ordnance No. III. % read. was
paced By tho following votes
Ayss-frustses Mercer, Dauehy and frssi.
Asssnt.rrus1ss Lsmery and Meourdy.
". q. HYDE. Ozark OF the Board.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09
40 PATENT, NO PAY,
RAIENra

0BrAINKD FOE MECHANICAL DEVICES,
dssisns, trade marks and labsls. Caveats. A.
siRnments, lntsrfsrsuoss. Infringemsnts and
al mattsn relating 70 Patents promptly attend.
Cd 70 We make prsliminaty examinations md
furnish opinioos - 70 petsntshility, ffee d
charge, snd al who are tntrssted In new invsn.
Of our "0uids for Obtaining Patnts, |" which
n sent ffss 70 auy address, and contains CON.
plete instructions how 70 obtain Patents, end
oshsr valuabls msttsf. During the past fvss
yean vs have obtained nsarly thrss thousand
patents for American and foreign tnysntues, and
can givs sstisfactoy rsfszsocss n almost svsFy
county IN ths Union.
Loun BAaaIR b CO.,
ooaioitoes of Rs1en1B sA1 Ataoensys q Law,
L Dfois ss''di,,s, q, ,waasias'oa. Dc
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09
A Pie-ous Idea.
Bostom Poet.


Drink2 Deacon Hogwhistls wouldn't
drink for anything. But hs got hold Of
q rscsipt for making minos pie. II was
a follows: "First take some chopped
meat. add brandy. add chopped apples.
add brandy, taste II. and more brandy.
odd little chopped potato. add brandy.
Pot In some faisins, add brandy. stir
we'll and add some brandy. put in lit.
tie nutmeg. odd brandy. add . little
citron. add brandy. use . tsscupfal Of
sugar, add brandy" The deacon con-
cludsd he should like mince pie. and he
decided that instead Of making the pie
and then eating 1t. hs would put the
different inersdisnts, one as time. into
Ais stomach and let them become pie
there. This Was the explanation given
to and accepted BY the society when 1t
hauled him over the Goals for intoxioa-
don.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09

'Aees. Ss-e'
These amounts cannot be paid unless
deficiency bill be passed. l therefore
earnestly recommend that an Act be passed
authorizing their payment. :.
I would also suggest that hereafter the
appropriation for salaries for the Univer.
sity be made specific. II would seem just
that the teacher. at least, should be paid
before so much money 10 expended In i'm
proving the grounds.
believe IL will be for the interest Of
the State that inquiry be made 10 relation
10 the charge OF three hundred ana seventy
dollars for water used on the unisersity
grounds. II IL 10 the intention TO charge
for water It would seem that some definite
arrangement should DO made ana the
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09
THE EVENING NEWS
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Bates. Il Park Row Q. II. Psttensill d
o.. 81 Park Row. and Geo. p. Rovsll 4
Co.. 10 Spruce street.
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NISCELLANIOUS.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

DYRsoNs RESIDING IN vnaMIA Eno
l wish 70 snhscSibs foe the Con LII
NM can leavs ordsfs ios u . ~ fostease
x.B. sX,soxs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09
ORDINANCE NO. III.

~ sscc sf HcsSs II Iies Of ana fer ne
Pa!se 2 Of fCaacsi.ins Bsnas Nss' lVS
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09

Mrs. Carr. Of Quebec. hanged herself
With her false hair the other weak. The
Coronsr's verdict Was that "ths Carr VA
Ssmolished BY Q misplaced switch.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09

The electric light 10 making sure and
safe progress. II will not bs leng until
the joyous tramp can sit on the curb
stone al night and reed about the stag
nation Of labor In the finest print.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09

A young lady being asked by . rich
bachelor: "lf not yourself, who would
you rather bsl" replied svsstly and
nodsstly, "Yours. truly"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09

The editor Of . religious paper which
bad one months prsoarious existence In
Chicago. says that II 10 . good city for .
religious paper. provided the devil had
three pages Of Il and other page In mixed.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09
SHERIFF'S SALE

Fer Deiiusus.t Taxes fsr The Fiscal
Year Rsd,ns Deosabsr 3tst, A. d.
1850.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09

S. TO $50 81; :;l !: !; ~: -; s;a'::: s:s'';' ;ss
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09
EVERYBODY READS IT.
o U r
Weekly Mining Summary

tubhshsd svsy Wednesday IN tAs xsws, \
no sounls, private and othssvio, o.
he day OF publication. employing
an able and e@ciens corps OF
reporters. It 70 universally
recognissd - ofaeiai, and tie
most oon11cf and RxllA1xS M
ronf OF the conditicu Of the nineo q
the oonsroW of sWAsuo8" poctioa.
We also gtys the latest mining inIpgmsttoa
obtaiAb,s fro0 other parts Of the country
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09
snfRlFf'S SALE

Fer Deliasusat Taxes Fer the Fiscal
Year Kad,ns December S1ss. A. d,
1850.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09
70 Comstoek Mine Owners,

A aRxoY AND SUPERINTENDENT 90
"A hcitsd. Having made mining speciality
ios the psst twenty ysars; also. having besn
prsvioasly sssoetatsd With corporats industries
Tor many ysars. sm thorooghly qualined 70
faithfully perform svery RECRUITMENT % Agent
or supsrintsndent and onsr my services st the
following priess: Active working mines, Sio0
20 $500 pr month; non WORKING minss. except
annual holding vork, % 70 80 per month.
uinss Exsnissa ssA Reports nsas
fhsfe0o.
Omcs- Hsusstesd Building, Cold hiil.
storsy county, Nevada.
]. q. NALL. u. D..
PHYSICIAN AND suRoGon
0TYloI AND RIsIDKNoI - 0PPo6rTa
hs Asvs efhes. Main sirsse, Cold Hiu.
e9Q 4 vIK. ga . ny q hsas ss1lly
8co. AnG1stA naans.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09

Al ORDIuAACE - Fix asd Csilses
. License Tax Upes Cerssan
Trades asa Basisess Within shs
Corporate Linits sf shs Tewn u
Geld Aill.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09

s;.s.,. q As eOsn.y. & :Ds y ls els:;ss :: ,s q
shs RES&.kiS. RsSR,sk, fSn tS' q nis ~ SR e se'
oHANT o. tie BANEER.
It gives the LATEST
NEWS, tsleGTsphie
and otherwise
BON al parts
y %o,s. e:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
GLEANINGs.

John +. Russell, at the farmers Insti-
tute, at Salem, Mass, said f; l consider
bruised oats worth twenty per cent. more
than whole. They are more completely
digested. Prefer oats to any other grain
for horses. Cracked corn is very good
under some circumstances, but wouldn't
use meal or shorts. The disease called
big head is caused by feeding corn.
The Dalton (Ga.) Citizen says: "a
calf was taken up by the fast mail train
the other evening and brought into
town on the pilot of the engine. 1t re-
ouired six men to extricate the animal
from its position so tight was it wedged
in the machinery. When released 1T
walked off as if nothing unusual had
occurred"
The exports of cattle from this coun-
trv to England for beef will not be so
large this year as for the last three years.
The grass crop in England is much better
than usual, and more beef will be made
at home. TO the detriment Of American
beef.
"Never milk while the COW is eating,
Is the advice Of a bucolic contemporary.
Judging from the character of much Of
the milk that comes to market, 1t would
be more to the point never to milk while
the COW is drinking.
Squirrels are reported to be devastat-
ing the cotton fields Of Arkansas, by
opening the cotton bolls, eating the seed
and scattering the cotton on the ground.
This is said to be owing to scarcity OF
corn and nuts.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
SIDE ISSUES.

Courier-Journal The man who was
itching for office was elected but it was
by a scratch.
Four hundred people people are en-
ployed in the Philadelphia Mint, and all
are making money.-Picayune.
Previous to 1888 there were no mules
in this country. Neither were there any
paragraphers. Boston Post.
The best dish cloths, says the New
York Herald, are made of corsets with
the whalebones all out and only the
cords left in.
A girl who has a felon on her finger
and 4 fellow on her hand has as much as
rl-- ,.s... e.tIand ta--Narr YAEk Canlnaar-
cial Advertiser.
Man born of woman is of few days
and full of desire to assist some rich
father-in-law to squander his quarterly
dividends Modern Argus.
Mr.. Strauss, of Cincinnati, recently
rescued two friends who fell in the
water, thus proving the truth Of the old
saying Drowning men catch at
Strauss. Philadelphia News.
No man can 90 into bad company
without suffering for it. The homely
old proverb has it very tersely, GA man
can't bite the bottom out of frying-pan
without shutting his nose. Lowell
| Courier.
These are 10000, 900 bushels of coal
loaded at Pittsburgh awaiting a rise.
The mines were put in excellent order
during the recent drouth and an i'm
mense production this fall is expected.
The cost of placing a years cotton
crop in the New England market, IN
cIuding ginning and baling, is estimated
at sos, 800, 900 of which $50, 900, ,OOC
goes for freight and insurance while en-
route.
The currant crop in Greece this yeal
is one ofthe best ever known, both II
quantity and quality. The entire croI
is about 1900 tons. About 1900
tons have been already shipped to Grea
Britain, the Continent and America.
| A little girl went timidly into shol
the other day, and asked the shopmar
how many shoestrings she could get fo
"a penny. "How long do you wan
themg" he asked. 81 want them t.
keep" was the answer, in a tone o
slight surprise,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
Dead at Her Feet.
Richmond Dispatch.1

Richmond Dispatch
A gentleman who arrived in the city
Yesterday furnishes the details of most
tragic and distressing suicide, which oc-
Cured Monday night at the residence
of Mr.. Joseph NJ Blanton, in Cumber-
land county. A young man named
Richard Kirk, from Mobile, Ala, who
had lately graduated from the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, had been for
some time past paying his devoIr8
to Miss Kate Faris, also of Mobile. The
parents of the young lady objected to his
attentions, and in order to put stop to
them sent her on a visit to Mr.. Blanton,
who is a relative or connection OF the
Faris family. The young man, 1t seems,
determined not to be thwarted, ana
started from Mobile last week to seek
his love in Virginia. Arrived at Farm
vile, he drove to Mr.. Blanton's house.
seven miles distant, on Monday morn
ing last. His reception by the object OF
his affections, it is presumed, was any
thing but favorable, for he left Mr.
Blanton's very precipitately, and re-
turning to Farmville, was observed 10
indulge quite freely in strong drink.
During the early afternoon, It Is SAID
he went toa gunsmith named Baker, and
procured a pistol, which he got Baker to
load for him. He then hired a team
from Smithson's livery stable, taking
with him a colored man named George
Diogs. and drove back to Mr.. Bianton's
house. 1t was then late In the after
noon. and the gentleman Of the house,
observing his excited condition was at
first little inclined to allow the young
lady to see him. He was, however,
finally announced, but Miss Faris would
only consent to see him in company with
Miss Willie Blanton. The two young
ladies accordingly went to the parlor,
and out Of abundant caution Mr. Blan-
ton ACCOMPANIED them. They had
scarcely entered when Kirk whispered
to Miss Faris, and she requested Mr..
BIanton to retire Mr.. Blanton with
drew TO the hall, where he walked up
and down near at hand as if fearing some
trouble. In a few moments the report
of pistol was heard Rushing into the
parIor Mr.. Blanton heheld Miss Faris
living on the floor. He picked her up
and carried her.to the sofa, under the
impression that she had been shot. He
soon found she had only swooned, and
looking around, beheld young Kirk
stretched upon the floor. He had shot
himself through the head, the ball en-
tering the right ear. and going directly
through the head had passed ont of the
left ear.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
n UMBER 46
Longevity.
WHAT IS THE EXTREME LIMIT OF HUMAN
LIFEs
Popular Science NIonthly.1

Popular Science Monthly.l
Can man reach and pass the age OF
IOo years? is a question concerning
which Psychologists have different opin.
ions. Button was the first one in France
to raise the question of the extreme
limit of human life. In his opinion.
man, becoming adult at Is, ought to
1--we SIX times that age, or 96 wears.
Having been called upon to aecout for
the pheno nenal ages attributed by the
bible to the patriarehs, he risked the
following as an explanation Before
the flood the earth was less solid, less
compact than it is now. The law of
gravitation had acted for only a little
time the productions of the globe had
less consistency, and the body of man,
beng more supple, was more suseepti-
Die of extension. Being able to grow
for longer time, it should, in eonse-
quence, live for a longer time than
now"
The German HeusIer has suggested
on the same point that the ancients did
not divide time as We do. Previous To
the age of Abraham, the year, among
some people of the East, was only three
months, or a season so that they had
year of spring, one of summer, one of
fall and one of winter. The year was
extended so as to consist of eight months
after Abraham and of twelve months
after Joseph. Noltaire rejected the
longevity assigned to the patriarchs of
the Bible, but accepted without ques-
ton the stories of the great ages attained
by some men in India, where, he says,
''it is not rare to see old men of 120
years The eminent French physiolo-
gists, Flourens, fixing the complete de-
velopmeht of man at 20 years, teaches
that he should live five times as long az
it takes him to become an adult Ac-
cording to this author, the moment of a
completed development may be recog-
nized by the fact of the junction of the
bones with their apophyses. This june
tion takes place in horses at 3 years,
and the horse does not live beyond %
years; with the OK at 4 years, and it
does not live over 20 years with the
cat at Is months. and that animal rarely
lives over 10 years With man it is
effected at twenty years, and has only
exceptionally lives beyond 100 years.
The same Psychologists admits, however,
that human life may be prolonged under
certain conditions of comfort, sobriety,
freedom from care, regularity of habits
and observance of the rules of hygiene;
and he terminates his interesting study
of the last point "De Ia LongeUite
hnnaine) with the aphorism, MAN
kills himself rather than dies"