Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-16
AT THE NORTH POLE.
THERE WE WILL FIND THE FOuN-
 TAIN OF PERPETUAL YOUTH.

the advantages to accrue to the world from polar exploration, and while there is a general agreement among scientific men that the information to be gained by it is of sufficient value to warrant the expense and loss of life incident to it am not aware that any direct eco homie results have ever been claimed for it. Certain ideas have, however, recent ly occurred to me, which point to very great economic advantages to be attain cd not only by polar exploration, but by literally reaching the pole, advan- taSos so great that almost any expend- iture of life and treasure will be war rantcd. am sure that when these ad- vantages have been pointed out men and money will be forthcoming without
 stint not only to reach the pole, but to
 make the path to it oasy and plain to | tread.
 Before going any further I wish to
 say that l have no ax to grind. l have | no desire to command an expedition or
 to accompany one. Ny sole object in
 publishing these matters is to aid my fellow men.
 All of Us have read accounts of the
 search made ly thc Splniards centuries ago for the fountain of perpetual youth, for those waters which would obliterate | wrinkles and restore gray hair to its original hue, give back elasticity to the limts and fire to the eye. Those hardy explorers pursued their search in tll" wrong quarter of the globe.
 We all know that if We travel around the earth in the direction in which the sun apparently moves on returning to the place If departure We find that We have saved a tiIy: that wc are q day younger than oi.r friends who have re- Ina;Il,d at ..'us:". To % around the earth on the i, rty fifth parallel 0f lati
 tulr rcqUir, ;IleUT 1U days. Therefore il is Tn.~.uir Ill that latitude to save one day i'll Go. liIt a, We go nor Inward the ccircumfrrcncc of the earth diminish e, and il is possible. other things being equal. t0 make tho journey i'll less time, but with CaCh circuit of the globe. what ever the length of the journey. a day is saved. Near the pole. whcro the cir CumfCrvuCc 0f the earth becomes q mere tTiflC, perhaps q quarter of mile, per haPS leo wards, a day may be saved in five minutes. ill Onc minute. Sixty days may lr saved iIs au hour. q year of life i'll q dIy. \ forenoon jaunt around the pole will do all that the fountain of eternal youth of the old Spanish explor- CTS w:..' expected to accomplish.
 BUc ;l.;s result. the restoration of youth 10 tl!v aged, iS but one of the useful TUTDnS,,> tn which the pole can be put. Nut only the aged, but unmar- ri,l Indies who have passed the first blrs.in If youth and have thus ceased to attract T.:.r I.gU r.>tnrv their Cumcli- u,~>. r,,ruy,r i,:,ir bIooming checks and rouud,,l forms. and IilI$ prepare for a second campaign against nlrm'S hearts.
 But this l. l.ut :.ll. It iS sometimes an advantage Ia grow old, and by talk ing the opposite course around tlc pole We may add years to eur lives i'll hours. The fashionable woman iS encountered by young children Sine sends them to the pole, ami they grow up with exceed ing raD;ditv. For an hour they are trundl,-i against the sun ill baby car riaco>. the next hour they spend upon their f,,t. ;s:l,I lA(urr the day is passed they arv 2,luWn to mons and wumCn's C>tatv :!Ed the mother is free of their char-;,.
 Tn" course If truo love does not nl- ways ruu smooth. and many young mau and woman pledged to one anuth- cr. arc prevented ty cruel parents from being joined ls'CauSC of their extreme youth. A trip 10 the pole will quickly remove this difficulty.
 So l might % oil and instance hun drc,!| of different conditions which might bc r, m,dicd were the pole easy of access. Many of them readily occur to oUr readers. and We shall not burden them with any further information.
 Now lvt Us picture what tho results will hr If this discovery. It goes with out Sayin.; that the north polo will i'm mc,iia;rlE lrCcOnc a resort second to none upon tine glulac. There will bo a ! real estate boom ill that region beside which those If southern California. Florida and of the Suuthcrn Appala- chianS will bc fat. tame and iu>ipid. The priC, uf town lots will not rise. 1 They will >hont upward. In that wilder nc>> of ice and SHOW there will be built within fs,'u!uU>Iy ,hOrt time n city of l trau>ivut< the like of which the world has nvvvr seen q city of hotels, apart mcnt and lHrarlinG houses of enormous l proportions. When We reflect that every ] who can raise the necessary funds for the journey will go there to takc a walk. not to mention the spinStcrS, the signing lovers and the superfiuOus Chil- dren, one can easily imagine what an cnOrmuUS business the pole will do. Imagine the lines of steamships which will bc supported hy this travel; imag- | inc the valuc of tho wheeled chair priv i ilcg,>; imagine, if you can. the profits ! of the man whO gets possession of q cir i cle around the pole having radius of { half q mile and charges admission to ! this race course against time.
 ! In conclusion, do not think that I exagCrratc when l say that the COnsid- ! cratiOns here set forth make the search ] for the pole the most important by far ! of all the questions which are now ! agitatinG civilized man.-Henry Gan ! nett i'll New York Sun.
 L-is. .nring's Great Charity. 1 PHILApELPHIA. Oct. lG.-The will of
 the late Edward B. LeiSenring the well i known millionaire coal operator. who died
 at Hamburg on Sept 20 while traveling 1 abroad, was admitted to probate The ! wife and daughter of the deceased are
 given 5000. OOO each. After private lega-
 Cics amounting almost to Sl.OO0, GOO he
 leaves over $IOO. 900 to various public ! charitable institutions.
 smallpox on a steamer.
 | NEW GoEK, Oct l6. - The steamer 1 Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm. from | Naples. with eight cabin and 99 steerage ] passengers on board, was detained at quar.
 antine owing to a supposed case of small
 pOx- The whole number of the steerage