The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
DIR. OSLER REACHES
CHLOROFORM AGE
PasSeSSiXtieth Milestone, but
Will Not Retire.
IN TRAINING FOR CONTEST
Former baltimore Physician, Now
Candidate for Lord RectOrship Of
University Of EdinburEh-Says if
He Loses He VIII Not Permit De-
feat 10 Dnmpen ArdOr.
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Dr. William Oslcr physician. scientist.
and the man 20 whom more or less erro-
ueously has been imputed the celebrated
"Osler age-lImit theory" entered upon
his slxtieth year-the limit according 20
/ the theory. yesterday.
It was back in 1875. in an address at
/ Johns Hopkins University. that DR.. Osler
/ said the things that-well. whas he said
was that a mans best usefulness is past
at forty; that incalculable benefit would
/ accrue 70 the human race IL men would
stop work IN political commercial and
/ professional life az sixty. Then he bu-
morousIy referred 10 the chloroforming
/ plan proposed in Anthony Trollope's
novel, THE Fixed Period"
/ II was thus ne became the unwilling
father Of what was called the "OsIer
theory OF putting men into Ie,nal sleep
! at threescore.
Did he call yesterday for the chloroform
bottle. and give his instructions as 10 the
kind Of epitaph he wanted?
No. not he. He called for coffee and
rolls, remarked that it was a fine day.
and read all the politics in the morn
/ ing papers. Then he dressed himself for
church. and went to the house Of wor-
ship on foot
About TO Enter Contest.
Now, it appears that Dr. Osler is about
TO enter a contest with Winston Church
III and George Wyndham. former chief
secretary for Ireland. for the lord rec
torship of the University Of Edinburgh.
The race is scheduled for next Novem-
Der. and II IS understood DR.. Osler is 10
begin training at once.
Since the contestants are not 20 carry
weight for age. Dr. Osler is believed to
have a fine chance 10 defeat the others.
In any event. he is said 70 have an
nounced that IL he is a loser. he VIII
not permit his defeat to dampen his ar
DOR for other work.
The entrance Of Dr. Osler upon his
4 sixtieth year Of life calls attention Ia
the fact that there are many men who.
since 1905, when his chloroform theory
was promulgated. have distinguished
themselves beyond the age Of three
i score. Among them are:
Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans who
at the age Of sixty-one, in the fall o.
1907 took the American battle-ship fleet
from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific on
schedule time. without injury to a singl
vessel.
J. p. Morgan, who, when over seventy
by sitting up days and nights. stayed
the financial panic in the fall OF 1907
To do this Mr.. Morgan held sometimes
three or four conferences in as many
different places in this city in a sngl,
night.
Justice Brewers Speech.
Justice David ]. Brewer, of tht
United States Supreme Court. who. by
his speeches throughout the country
, when seventy years OF age, did mucI
to thwert the third-term movement fo
Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller. who, when sixty
seven. laid out his $33,OOO.OOO general ed
ucation board scheme OF college endow
ments.
, Henry NJ Flagler vice president of tn,
, Standard Oil Company, VINO, at the ag,
Of seventy-eight. carried to completion
: his marvellous engineering scheme o
uniting the myriads of islands on tn,
, Florida Keys with a railroad. an ex
tension Of his East Coast system. an,
continued uninterruptedly until las
month his active control of the Standar,
Oil Company. the biggest and most com
plicated private business enterprise in tn
world.
: Mrs. Russell Sage, who, when we'll pas
sixty, fell heir TO the vast fortune ac
cumulated by her husband, has estab
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