St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-01
MONDAY CHATTER,

liz is not perhaps generally known
that the Salvation Army movement, that
seems to many, act burlesque upon
sensible religion, is being pushed into
lands not claSSed as Christian, and is
doing more effective work there than
elsewhere. In heather and pagan lands
the people are more accustomed to bois-
ferrous display of religious practices,
and more readily accept the Salvation
Army methods, which ornate Christian
ity regards as vulgar and sensational.
In the great cities of Great Britain it
has conquered the prejudices naturally
encountered, and is conceded even by
those most averse to personal contact
classes as heathenish and barbarian as
any found in the wilds of Africa. 1t
has charitable and humane features
that are as systematic and helpful as the
similar agencies of any other religious
element. As Gen. BOOTH and his
gentle wife have come to this country
to take charge of the work in person, it
is probable that it will soon be recog-
nized more for its aims than any gro
tesQue agency.
Some facts elected recently in con-
nection with longevity in the New
England states have points of interest.
They were gathered from $500 cases
that had passed eighty years, and COM
prised all the conditions OF climate and
existence in that section. The figures
count notably for welded life, as ninety
five out of hundred were married.
The blondes outlive the brunettes FIVE
to one. All of them had been regular
in habits. Although most of them prac-
ticed the ancient abSurdity about early
rising, the most essential point was reg
ularity of habits. The human machine
is like other machines-it suffers mainly
from friction and jerking. 1t needs to
be properly fabricated and kept moving
freely to wear we'll. These old folks
are still active, and many of them are
inveterate in their use of tea, coffee, to-
bacco and whisky or rum. They have
always had three square meals day.
Fuel Of a congenial character must be
generously and stately fed to the
human machine, with the movements
regular, the mind clear and unruffled,
and the conscience clear, if one would
live to advanced age.
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Venus, the evening star, has been
specially brilliant the past week, and
attracted more than wonted attention
from those who care to look away from
the immediate and terrestrial. Its
name indicates that people good many
centuries ago found it peculiarly at
tractive. 1t is very like this planet in
size and condition, and although it is
100000 miles nearer the sun than the
earth. the presumption is strong that it
is inhabited by intelligences like those
who look at it in admiration from this
planet. This presumption is stronger
with Venus than any other member of
the solar system except Mars. 1t is be-
lieyed to have mountains four times as
high as any ON this earth, which would
insure variations of temperature adapted
to life in some of the attitudes, at least.
The earth is rather an insignificant men,
Der of the solar system best known to
lis, and it would be a strange presump-
ton that the universe is but the setting
in its sky. 1t may never be absolutely
known whether Venus and Mars are at
present the abodes of beings like those
of this earth, but it is probable that
there are countless numbers of peopled