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face of the biographical dictionary Much OF the best work Oh "e won
has been done by men over 40, and we should by n means s"nu WIZ
we are, but would be Dack III INC tWhHsA" !" u ON
have accomplished.
Tn the elucidation of the difficult problems OF nutrition and malnutrl-
tin DR.. Auchin has done admirable work, and has supplied us with use
ful conceptions OF the actual changes that are taking place IN the living
tissues themselves, conceptions which must help us in devIsng means
.of relief in the treatment of disease. | agree with him that vital cnem-
;st-, viii vet give lis the means of contendng more ettecutaly than
heretofore with atophy and degeneration, and will so help to postpone
seniGty. but | doubt if it will ever repeal the canon liked against terres-
trial immortality. However much we may mitigate the ills that flesh is
heir to. "our little life" will still continue to be rounded with a sleep
We cannot add to the vital impulse with which each individual enters
life. but we can see that it has fair play and prevent 1t from beng spent
on passing obstacles and prematurey exhausted. we can make he
smoother than it has yet been, more wholesome and more happy 1t is
hva faithful obedience to the laws Of health that old age, a green old age,
nov he attained. and by a judicious regimen that it may be prolonged
II 1enothen a well as to strengthen the lives of the people is the
object of preventive medicine
Alfhough much has been done, much, infinitely much, remains to
he done. If old age is to be attained, a good start in life must be gwen,
and hence the Importance of these questions as to infant feeding and
nrk srpp1y. which we are to discuss here. If it is to be reached by a
,ro,e oroportion of wayfarers in sound condition, we must reduce the
,revaIence of those infectious diseases which carry Oft SO many OF the
poung and often cripple where they do not kill, and we must see that
49, children have a srffcency of food and a sufhciency Of teeth with
which to eat it :.
If II is to be wisely pursued, we must foster the setrespect and
rest fe degeneration of our people by giving them decent houses and
promote their physical development by aftording them facilities ir ex-
arGee Peculiarly desirable it is that we should warn the public against
those causes Of premature seniiy which operate with disastrous effect
when childhood is over. / am not prepared to indulge in any general
denunciation OF alcoho, but there can be no question that an excess OF II
docs make men old before their time.
Whatever tends TO diminish disease is. conducive to longevity, but
ar endeavor to promote it we must have regard TO mental as well as
bodily hygiene. A great deal OF premature decline IN force and energy
/ dne To overuse of the brain and nervous system. DR.. Mc-ane Ham
H., cav that Americans break down at an earlier age than Europeans,
os,ec;aIIv from nervous ailments, and he attributes this to their struggles
fr tbe rapid accumulation Of wealth, to the competition and ambition
which are largely stimulated by agitational newspapers. TO the worries
~ ,nxieteso of business in which men immerse Themselves without rec
reative relief, to hustlng, toyereatng, insufficient exercise and luSnilous
living generally.