The sun., 1897-02-14
SIGNS OF LONGEVITY.
PHrsTCdL FEATURES AND HxBIfs
TIT VIEW LON1 LITE
ana the Hard Worker In the Ds.ais 90
Physical science - Tr-ia's Theory OF
the Wonderrul Resting Power OF ssi.ep.

nnd the Hard Worker In the De.ais 90
peh Se'ence Fr-ia's Theery OF
OF S'seps
AT the very centre OF the heart OF New York.
At the apet OF that wonderful triangle bounded
% broauway ana sixth avenue With twenty
thiri street Tor lis base. hiGh upsbove theclsng
otcsoie cars and the roar oftrsffc. lives Charles
LOCO Iar~s. VINO some time ago had couuv-
versy "oout phFenolory with Prof. Ladd ofYas
lh'ersi'y' lie was the hrst OF several men on
whom Areporter called last week TO ask about
the pbEsical Signs OF long life.
Inc si-hs OF long NE are many" said Mr.
fNss soo easy 10 read. viii give you soma
OF the pIhinest OF them. avoiding technical sx-
prr'sions Let US begin with the head. which
SHOULD ne square or round and wide behind and
over the ears. All wide-headed animals have
more vital ioree' more aggressive qualities
than those with narrow heads. Takea bulldog
or cat. see how wide their heads are and think
what hArd knocks they will endure. while
raOoit. Tor instance. would torplc over and die
with ohc-haIt the hard treatment People with
long. narrow leads seldom live to ripe old age.
ana IN nj! my OBSERVATIONS have never found
one such person who reached the century mark.
whlIe very lew ever ge. near It,
linen TAKE tbe signs or tho face. what the
FEATURES tel! US about the probable length OF
Iiie' Inc eyes shouiu De round and wide. NOT
genefaey ana weakness. The brow should Be
ample ana slope back slightly from an absolute
perpendicular. The Rev. Charles Collier has
Hu almost perfect orow so mas Joseph Choate.
Ou' Tue oFo" ot tusar Alien roe IL TOO straight
upahu uo"h ana 100 massive. showing that the
ntalh system oVeroaiarces the other systems OF
IN" o"uy' ann ior long lie there must be an
eG"'po'se among THESE systems The mouth
s"ouIu DC iuIl anG well set. small mouth 10
p'i sign ana tile chin should be square and
hrn. This last Is important as showing that
the proper balance exists between Tho intelI.c.
-, ., a, -, ~, ,'11N 80 -
. wa. ""u ''e an''n" 'unc''ons. iake foes case
again. the lower face is weak, showing weak.
ness in the d lses,iye ana assimilnt,y, systems.
In IN. animal 80, -, ST., Tn. ,,e'n.
=" 'n' a"''""' '''t VI hiih' ihe race OF hobers
Louis stevenson shows the same defect, and SO
h.tu e,....y, - :" ~" 'nea ,us
ora'n o'eEr'ues lne oony' ourns out the body.
And now we come to ;he nose, which give,
the mos, important inaicstIon a, - ~. rar.nn..
breathing capacity and thoracic equipment. A
man or woman with A nose ,ha, 1. wild. ana s,Ii
through It's whole length and has open. easily
dilating nostrils probably has good lung. and a
good heart and will re, far more ou, Of m. and
i've longer thah person whose nose Is pinched
and whose nos,rii' are narrow. should say
't, - -. ,'.''' - VI tue e"''. esse"-
u'l, to proper living and II people would form
irg deem mil b-ea,ns ,h,orr, ~. ras,.n
na,,., =, 80 ,.a y" VI. US" 'Ho Ho''I"a "no
pellng II. they would add many years To their
lives. This is A simple thing 70 do, and one. ~.
-. T., -, "" 80 '''''s ~ w. "uu ouee the
haot - formed IL proves source OF perpetual
delight. am sorry to say. howerer tb., NOT
=, n',, u.ea,ues ,u properly. Ana Se'.
without n spIendlu breathing apparatus. doubt
of Gladstone Bi.maret n,,,oI w.,s,., 80
" ,s' D','"''NN, nan'c' "eoster' ana
HaS haWs Si Stngr , @. tne me- worlds giants They all
chances oi cong Iiie are great in proportion.
ana whrn II comes to the hand, the sig3s
are eGuaiiy c.ehF. In no part OF the body does
u person oUsr >uch revelation OF hims,lf as In
tIe III, nahu, mere are BETRAYED at once the in1r-
mites ana weaSne.ses OF either sex. and also
the stTnhs points; The long. slender hand Il
cohIsaetsd oeAaIiiuI: uut u indicates a der-n-
era,,om T from stt.n.th. and It's owner Is not apt
peoeis ,so. ,y ssuny lave marrow bends The hand
square, broad palm. nth large joints and short
hnsers: one IKE thi. aud Mr. Parks took
hand ota You H' ,ee w1. s';y
EMU e@huutance, tue signs OF longevity The finger
hsi,s ,s arc sI"hg ana spatuiate and the nesh 10
blending q msntai and physiesi activity;
,s 81 !" ths i.hes OF inc palm little can be said
e.s.sa e ~ pn.mistrS. ,or IL Is not sufficient to
.Ss ,srm tse te ,,nc alone In G9nsiuninf 10
snun IN coer ana nneroken through q good
x.iSst,i '"n, q s,gh. nut Tor any
''Hc tedIt
!" WIN WIN we othsr Ihes OF the hahu
,A-other Sharsctcrlstc OF loag-!iyed persons is
nr prrsehCe ui ihrSc hohrs, and II Is Mr.. Parks's
oI',''.i tHa'i oL"eV lnlnEs pelnR equal n man or
mnntn haNins hehvy; nsseous frame, body
lMiks IN tnAt-h hotarAm Lihcoln. VIII live longer
anu Hs',coulp'sh oet'er thlngs than person with
Sinal' o0nsS; ,
.,,J. =, III %,anntn & IT, oeexes that longevity de-
Pends ,s22.ey upon me action OF the heart The
heavt, ~" "sI!s' i tue hcare>t approach known
20 t!an 70 that dream OF scientist>. perpetual
Hotoh, ne pct~oh whose pulse beats WITH full
Hiu u 3,tnh stroke ma the pest chance OF long
nle: nerrhuAry Huatlles come next IN tm-
p pur.aate, ni,'t u Ihe pArent1 are short-iived.
persnn h's u Io,,eWWhlhE OF ms own rats
- 7 or n thr con-Sthtlon oi those whose iathers or
Una, many authorities maintain that hereditary
trnIsnc!es CONE, To great extent. from the
upatent-. hin even from previous ancestors.
~, ~ I'M, ~ t!ere nas oeeh gmI average OF long
~. ~ pa' ssneIH ions Tue lhct OF early ueath
w w m% thu Case @ oI ,htner or motAer heeu not % OF
ser'HHs SCI. a Vunseauence' i , 49, az,
nah receives certain term OF Ife.
sa'u Niroih leNIa. so many hours to pass
w, on M eaT.h ~ mean honrs wren ne IL alive.
aMhhe, ! % hot count tue hours when he 10
s.eepIns; ~ my o,'eve they hrr strictly