The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
CUT OUT FOR A METHUsELAR.
A Doctors sPeculatiOas on the Case OF =
AO.year.old West virginia BOY.


AO-yesr.old West virginia hoy.
From II. indianapolis Journal
The Journal Of Friday contained an account
OF q West Virginia man. 40 years old. who is
declared to BE- an example OF slow intellectual
development This person. Russell Barnes OF
Clarksburg, has been regarded from infancy as
An imbeoils. but his DEVELOPMENT has gone on
sW ana II ~ he OF
IN the case says that Barnes In reality pos.
capable 9! great things. -.
1 IL. ooa as x: y 9 5ss Ss o e
5:os sassf frs. men
e. A &c. s:S IT, Sd sisS s5
sa' ssrR IL
years old when Msthuselsh: Who Was probably
e: % oea %. ii: sa H rs
sss shs. most q the p.sTlafshs Ala moi marry
vediIna 6u. from the ohronisie 81 The Birth q
@ tho % Dstnre To %na
bad nothing to teed upon, Pastoral people are
,GT .d aoaS h tho e. Il Is Il: cs
waited mind that sees the be sutifui In nature.
What mean TO say Is. the reason these pa
W ye.ss h.s 0r were bsesr
th }sAS aonde9 IKE
Who lived to shs ses u
.s isS s.s5 # you'd e.
she , Fa;%.Sfs XIisnes. ~ IN .4!s tine r
syapssa H. H., ara ,yssS% ita
Would 1 hem begin to AXE dall, WsiNs along
the railroa track-he wouldn't ride on one, OF
the pssky cars for snything-and one day he
would .lssp Wiz his ,s,h.r.. . 'ian' aAN 10
No. at a9s ct ALL" 81. I'd the The, doctor.
was doubt sss possessed q sven better con- sae
sttuliop than the other patriarchs who lived
r. no a. o. TssE SSt
nights leading along II: h!shxs, 70 nervous
4 q + \. TSaa sPssss ,sIy IaSil
esmpsrs'iyoly: than ,he whmsicsl ldsa Of
sss :EssS n
sss 'Sses: - -;
n snssh OF years. Ss In not exp pSH
his head In Tub q wa a 1t Is under water
but ~. moment lass than minute. yet In that
s ss pssss T am
~, and acuutrss o fortune-a 10 ger ltfe SO far
e. q Is sSs thai
sky nine K, Years; ana IL died; =, 'Aa
died ss4, sssa = hs@Ssi:
nurse Ss bss s. s
epocb. for the comment is made that 'Abra.
m g. ss's oa s shSs a a a q q ssSSs
hs S:ss y %ia Re- s,.ss1ss Es's :SS
ss:ss sns .sn and ,has 3 VIA. 1 ,o .ass:
thai the expeetaney Of years is CONT nually
Ss. sS"ss " ss:S
which undoubtsd!y xii DO multiplied IN The
year. to come q fntutS now near at hand. will
pnlsiSs heart viii Be- ins,Ied 10 sue6 ene e 1a as
TO wear our the machine OF which they are a
oa ana Whsn 1t is worn out there is no way
., IN. this 10, Esar,old boy up in West yir-
II his mad dsteI SIa.e With ne more rspiltv
~ the years to come than Il has In the past
forty he Will achieve length OF years that will
be almost up TO tho ante-deluRe standard Dl.
vide his He into periods or stages. Not into
seven ages rs Shakespeare has done. but into
the first stage OF his existence that OF the boy
Of ID or H. InsT ready to step out OF shorts into
Into this three times as long as Is ordinarily
required to make this deyelopmsnt The next
require three times forty years. that 10 10
years years; ths next period to have the eype-
Iuire another 100 years; then each OF the two
next periods should no given l2O years 70 bring
three score and ten. MAKE out that his life
81! setanoy is $40 years This is only an APP
( hat this expeotsncy would be exceeded hy a
hundred yfa,s Or very interesting
earl few hundred years t.. take notes upon
y Such q sub oct will he Of great interest to
centuries hence"
Enr voe.