The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24

The Judge commended his pluck and
his humane spirit, and awarded him
the custody Of his two sisters, In or.
der that he could have his wish to
keep the family together"
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1t Is a wise man that can tell by |
looking at a frog how far 1t can jump |
and 1t requires just as much wisdom |
to tell by looking at man how long |
he will live. Yet appearance go for
something, and the Medical Record
has published an interesting article on |
the signs of longevity. According to
this article a man may reasonably ex-
pect long life when he has large
brain, a large heart, large lungs and
large digestive organs-that Is, large
for the size of his body. The large
brain Is indicated by the head tower
ing above the openings Of the ears
and the large lungs by large nostrils.
Large organs generally are Indicated
by long and thick trunk as compared
with the legs, by large facial features
and by a heavy hand with short I'm
gers. Hazel eyes are said to be favor
able also. The Record devotes less
attention than 1t should to the fact
that precocity is unfavorable to long
evity. In the vegetable kingdom the
plants which mature the most slowly
live the longest and the same holds
good in the animal kingdom, including
man. The same principle applies to
the different sexes of the same species,
women, for instance, maturing at an
| earlier age than men. 1t is natural
| to expect the same rule to govern long
evity in the individual, and according
! ly experience shows that men and
women who mature slowly are apt to
live long and those who mature at an
early age to die at an early age also.
Men like Lord Macaulay and John
Fiske, who were good Greek scholars
at the age of years, do not often
reach three-score years and ten. On
the other hand, many school children
who are incorrigible ounces and are
blamed or whipped for being back
ward in their studies may not only be
marked for long lives but destined to
intellectual greatness also, because
they are maturing slowly. The truth
Of all this may be freely admitted, and
yet it leaves us just as far as ever
from being able to predict long life
or a short life for any individual. Even
the strongest man Is liable to be car
ried of by violence, by contagious dis
ease, by rigorous climate, by hard
ship or by insufficient nourishment,
and even the weakest man may live
to a great age in consequence of favor
able conditions. ParadoXical as 1t may
seem, some strong men die young In
consequence of their strength and some
weak men live to old age In conse
quence of their weakness. Nothing
Is better known that that in many
cases the man of an iron constitution
gets the idea that he can stand any
thing and consequently proceeds t.
task his powers or indulge his appe
tites In a manner that breaks hin
down before he has lived one-half a
long as he might. On the other hand
lived for 80 or more years without eve
seeing one we'll day. The explanation
Is that they were endowed or athletes
with a remarkably sensitive organise
, ton, which made every departur
from absolute prudence so painful tina
their prudent living more than offse
the large organs and splendid vltalit
of some other men. A single weak oil
gan may have the same effect as a ser
sitlve temperament. If, for Instance
I a man has a weak heart, but Is stron
in other respects, and If he is natural
e careful Of himself and determined
: preserve his health the efforts b
q makes to avoid injuring his hearts a,
n ton may be the means Of preservin
him to old age For these reasons tn
large organs referred to by the Med
e cal Record are not a promise of Ion
/ life unless coupled with other favori
|, BILE conditions and with a prudent nm
d temperate turn of mind. A strong ma
s without prudence has not near so goo
/ a chance for longevity as a weak ar
e suffering man with whom prudence
IS a daily necessity. After all our phi
r osophizings we find ourselves at Il
II complete disposal Of the infinite &C
e. who called US into being and has de
l. tined us to live until he chooses
=, take our breath, and that Is just as
sr should be.
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