Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1900-12-06

Comparative Longevity.
u mas often been remarked that
"hlle nothing is so uncertain as the du-
iauon OF any given human life nothing
~ more certain than the aggregate of
years which may be assigned to a
group of 100 persons or more at any
particular age. The expectation Of life
at given age, to use the actuarial
phrase, differs considerably, as might
pe expected, in different countries, and
hnglishmen may be surprised to learn
mat they are not the longest living
among the white races.
AT the age Of 20 an Englishman in
average health may expect to live AZ
years, and any life office will grant him
apoiicy based on that probability. The
americans expectation is for a slightly
longer period. On the other hand,
German lad Of 20 can count upon little
more than 80 years and half.
II would seem, therefore, that the
restlessness attributed to the American
temperament does not necessarily con-
ouce to the shortening of life nor the
longation. Possibly the better feeding
and clothing Of Americans in the lower
classes Of the population are the princi-
pal causes Of their greater longevity.
Their position is, at any rate, main
tanned in later as well as in earlier
years.
The American who has reached 60
may look to complete ID years more,
while the BriEsher's expectation is on
ly about IS years and 10 months and
the Germans as nearly as possible IL
months less. Both at 20 and at 60 the
Frenchman's prospect is little better
than the Germans and little worse
than the observation-disclosures Globe.
Character Told by Lips.
whether or not we believe in phre-
nology, physiognomy and kindred SCI
ences, there are some peculiarities Of
feature that are quite often indicative
of certain traits of character" said an
obSeryant man. From no one feature
of the face can the disposition be more
accurately read than from the lips and
especially the upper lip. The lower one
is less prophetic.
"a person with short, sharply
curved upper lip is nearly always of
happy, lovable disposition. One with a
short but straight upper lip is apt to be
of low order of intellect and coarse in
his tastes. The person with long,
straight upper lip is the one to beware
of. He has will like adamant, is not
always thoroughly Trustworthy, Is apt
70, be Quarrelsome and jealous and IL
more often than not an unmitigated
pntician. II he is gifted with strong
htellect, he will make his mark in one
way or another; If he is not, he may
become a harmless person, parasite
rga scoundrel. The man whose upper
lp protrudes is apt to be a shrewd
hlsiness man.
"The person whose mouth has a de-
eded droop at the corners may be hui
norist, hypochondriac or poet. The
pssessor of mouth curved in the
syle Of Cupid's bow is indeed happy,
for in nine cases out Of ten he also
possesses a refined, aesthetic and yet
practical nature, susceptible to every
beautiful and ennobling influence
Chicago Record
Economical Training of Gunners.
The method used in the United States
navy for the economical training OF the
gunners is very interesting. 1t is
well known fact that the cost OF firing
one Of the large guns used in the navy
is very great, amounting sometimes TO
81 900 or more To save this expense
a very simple method is employed. In
the case of the large guns an ordinary
rifle is secured in the breecn
Of the gun and directly in the center
Of the bore, so that when it is fired it's
bullet takes the same direction as that
Of the regular projectile. The large
gun is sighted in the usual manner.
On account of the lesser velocity of the
small bullet the target is placed close
to the ship and Is made corresponding
ly small.
The method used for the 6 FOUNDER
or other small guns is slightly differ
ent, as instead of the small rifle
wooden or dummy cartridge the same
size as the regular cartridge is en-
ployed. Through the center OF this
wooden cartridge runs a rifle barrel
which is loaded with "A caliber car
fridge. This latter method has the adj
ditional advantage Of giving the gun
crew practice in loading as well as FIR
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