The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20

Me-Up.
-Rambler-''That Bartlett girl
thinks a great deal of me. When
told her was going around the world,
she aske d me to be sure and write her
from every place 1 visited Wilter-
''Yes; she is collecting postage stamps"
IN. Y. Sun.
-Will-"Why do you always carry
those corks with you when you GO to
call on your fancee?" blackwell,
you see, she lives in a fat, and use
them for stopping up the speaking
tubes when am bidding her goodnight
In the vestibule. N Y Herald.
FOR PROLoNGINI HUMAN LIFE.
From the Bridgeport STANDARD.
All that a man hath. will he give for his life
This thought has found expression in
various phrases through all time. The
wisdom of this age has added much
life. These bodies are cared for par
ticularly in externals as never before.
Hygiene and sanitary measures are
constantly being improved and per-
fected. We have, however, much to
learn and apply before life in the body
will yield all that it has in store for us.
There are chemical laws relating to
the living organism of which we are
ignorant. There are chemical needs
which the body has at different periods
of life for its integrity with which we
are not wholly familiar, and in the
causes which precede and accompany
decay we yet stand in the shadow of a
great ignorance. Here is the ground
upon which science is to gather her
forces and do battle for truth and life.
The subject of life preservation is .
large one and can be viewed from
chemical. physical and mental stand
points; but it is only the purpose as
this time to inquire into one item from
the chemical side-namely, water.
Does water in its natural conditions
and ordinary purity contain substances
which are deleterious. and their ac-
emulation in the system impair tissue
and function?
Is there form of water that can be
used that is free from such injurious
substances and the use of which viii
assist in removing substances already
accumulated?
To both of these queries some
thoughtful men in these days are giving
an affirmative answer.
An analysis of water shows, beside
the organic impurities which IL may
contain, more or less constant con-
stituency of inorganic substances.
These are dissolved out of the earth by
the action of the water and, being he'd
in solution, are taken into the system,
with the water used. The chief OF
these inorganic constituents IS lime,
and il is believed that this substance
sccumulates in the system and assists
in bringing about those changes char
acteristic of advanced life. That this
accumulation of lime with other sub
stances obtained from the food and de-
posted in the various Tissues takes the
place OF normal tissue and gives rigid
ity TO the system Muscles lose elias
ITCHY, hgaments and teudons oecome
thiekened, nerve tissues lose sensible
ity. and the walls of blood vessels be-
come thickened, their lumen lessened
and nutrition impaired.
The eve, by changes in its essential
tissues and by lessened sensibilIty, has
its function impaired, and the ear SUI
fers in like manner. In early life the
earthly substances are necessary for the
building MP and the solidifying of the
skeleton. but. this accomplished, their
accumulation in the system works de-
struction- We have been accustomed
10 think Of these changes as the result
of old age. but we are beginning 20 ask
If these changes are not the cause az
old age rather than the consequences
and are looking FOR some method for
their prevention.
DR. De Lacy Evans. Of London, has
published book on How 20 PTolong
Life IN IL he gives elaborate tables,
showing the constituency OF ordinary
foods and suggesting variety Of foods
which may be eaten with safety and
also those 20 be avoided DIR. Evans
believes ths, the free use OF distilled
water would be followed by relief from
some Of the diseased conditions which
have hitherto proved intractaole 70
treatment This theory Is worthy the
attention OF ali physicians and seier-
fists who desire 10 place medicine npSn
a true scientific basis The use 81 dis
TILED water has already been tested n
the treatment Of rheumatism and css-
eases OF the kidneys with Satisfactory