Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-20
nALDNEss AND uaAIss
Loss OF the Hair Not a sign q
lectuality.

~ JhlueS GaLette.
The Interior causes Of balars
obscure. but the immediate +
is no doubt a Degeneration Of b
bulbs, which is due to failure
triton, and implies impaisei viii
loss OF vigor. The point nea,n.
ment, though plenty Of media
dence could be brought 10 sus
If necessary. 1t Is universally 4
nized that an abundance u hik
II look of youth and vigor, balisl
OF age and decay; this slnelf
Will make a man OF 70 appear =
than many a one OF 80. EYerla
admit this with respect y \
Nigor, but not OF mental II
two necessarily go together %
extent, and this Is where TIE
mistake comes In. what y
1t does not lie In musculaf ~
as many may suppose, but ID
condition Of the whole machine
several parts. and most peip
of the nervous centefs In n'
which move, control and re-
the rest. LOSS OF vigor meas
responding impairment Of bfln
ahd though the higher o.nsa
seat of Intellect, may not sutitf
at first, they eventually % y
things being equal, the SOURCE !
IL all through. the better lnsuus
makes for the performance "
no less than physical wQrh. ~
his hair begins to go u y q Nv
he Is not SO sound as he ussa .
might be. True. he may nave n
knowledge and experience WI
far be a better man inteilecip'', !
he was before. but he IS ~ .r,,rI
man as he would be Y ne nas h.
vigor while acquiring his khos si,r'
two men. equal in mental NV w.
one who retains the more w
sesses in n corresponding n. rs-'a
greater intellectual potentss W
takes the form OF superior ~. ',ea
present or more prolongea w. 1S
tlvitv-that is to say, a sIsr "
This seems TO be the ST.,
on the physiological grounus,,.. y \
ly IL is borne out BY eaP'am',.|
are some names wniea .ss ID
occur to the mind rs 49, r
CARLYLE, Newman. Tenul A
List. These were all mr k n,
tional Intellectual forces VI ".
n very advanced age-in w w. q
ev,renelv advanced age-Nih.m
ing the use OF Their VA e,.1 +
extraordinary degree an IVA ,
of them carried a gooay sst A. IA
either To the very end q s =.
he ordinary span. Is r
match them with an euus,. M. sl {
,ais, ts men who au.'
same length Of vigor .,, ,ssy X
natures covering2 w XII. q
stuart Mil against tA p',isx N
against owen and Von p. ~
IIszt MN and 3uler y, ms h,,, ~
haid Darwin ~ doubtnili w
~, ye, III d,ed earlier BY sew -
than their more hlrsutSs nave gll$. 4
ing 20 the living. We ~ ftsst
pnslxin Wendell Holspssa - "a
stei. Verdi. virchow;; ~ r. n ~
..gand head Of hair," an w
a g '.,.,. ~ INC delusion hs' n I
has any sort OF o, as,',r % "
A striking object ,ss 10 u y. Z
occurred about a year ~ ~, osf Il
when prof. Virchow eap ~ R|H u
n nssr an TIM ceremony 'oqh ~
siety. ,, Lns at BurlIugteH N y
the front row was w. sSs,luibllt
In that distlnguisheo n, ,,oi - Y
most all were men 2, l., iocksi a
,,os were over 50; pg' X Il
many ,.a Won Iaur cemi-clfels y ~ II
on 5he ~. ,ons Jaw scare. (, 81
that did not bear eetairfry 'x'.
though II might be ,, N,h d, q, n
was 4 notable exnip'rJ ltilsf... 4
lnfslleetuaI old aee ~ q ~,
ha,r thourh he Is n ~, talI
4, Ia. not only thick, w IA,
TO suggest furtheso Tltk,pi n.
subject. which Is 70. " iht' \.
10 the writer Il ap-,-rrg y. 4
means nothing No. ,,sscees.til., Z.
~ t,,e ,,hi,,h the lntellse, n' M = (;
y, i,in " a., or later. Thetr .~.rn,.Ii.,. i
sooner ~, y, ~ the most 1'' 10
reflect who have ~ o. ~ - /
life--i. e.. julius ~ ptffi,
speare. but nei'hs'