New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
ncor,ri.ht 1911. by Jame. B. Morrovl


This is said TO be the day of the young
man. II Is Of the young old man. Like
wise, the young old woman. Mothers OF
thirty wore caps fifty years ago. I'VE are
married and have children Beyond bonn
bazine gown FOR Sunday" they seemed to
say. "au dress is vanity
AT thirty-nve fathers began TO wilt at
the base of the neck. got thin in the legs
and let their hair and boards grow. Teeth,
front ones. were pulled instead of filled
Caiomcl was given i'm ten-grain doses.
Boiled cabbage was thought 10 bc family
necessity Such. anyway. was village HE
IN the United States, with pic for break
last IN certain localities and doughnu's
boiled IN pigs lard at least three or four
times week.
The race survived, Notwithstanding. 1t
was sallow. sometimes irritable and more
or less chronically disturbed in the alb
doninaI regions Man existed TO toll, as
d,d woman. Maybe this is gehenna' a
country merchant ventured to remark
meaning the earth itself. after losing $500
during the afternoon and eating sausage
and apple dumphngs for supper.
The world was pretty dull in those days
The fires burned low. on the ruins OF
digestion. however. and out Of the gloom
that is caused by drudgery, because the
attribute of strength remained, biology
which is the science Of life. has raised up
a comparatively happy, healthy and good
looking generation. The tailor. shoemaker
barber, milliner. teweller and the denust
are workers in biology, but are not so
recognized Grandfather jaw up and
shoulders back, shorn and shaved. dressed
in the latest fashion, would scandalize his
daddy were that dreary old gentleman TO
arise from his grave and look around.
which IS the mother and which is the
daughter" often no one but woman can
tell.
The science OF living. in It's various as
pects-one OF which is 20 prepare for dying
is the greatest of all earthly problems.
Philosophers now omit money as an ele-
ment Of happiness though mankind Is
rather crazy on the subject The phi0so-
piers, however are mostly poor. Medicine
ranks next 10 money in popular desire ana
among human deusions A multitude OF
men carry il in their vest pockets. FIX
cuse me-" only the politest of them will
eav. while 1 take a tablet" All OF them
probably ride downtown I'm the morning
and 60 home at night In strcotcars. NO,
this IS not 10 be an article on pedestrian
ism. But why has a lady "A surplus Of
chins and why is a gentleman, circumfer-
entiany, you understand, as large as a
sugar barrel? DIR. Luther Halsey Gulick,
an important officer OF the Russell Sage
Foundation knows. and he has a cure
cure is the accurate word In this connec-
tion.
Indeed. DR.. Gulick knows SO much that
is vital to contentment and health that he
has been driven TO put some of his knowl-
edge into books The municipality Of New
York once employed him 10 superintend the
physical welfare Of its $4,000 school chill
dren. He organized the work and turned
elsewhere. He thought out and created tho
playground Association Of America, start
ing It in Washington. Again he turned 10
a newer task. He establishes and moves
on. That IS his aptitude. Genius is, per-
haps, a better term
lust now he IS planning national fra
ternity Of girls that the coming woman
may be taught how to live, indoors and
outdoors. and how 10 use her heart eyes
aud hands as well as her head. Even as it
Is his influence is felt in every American
community. 7 should call him a biological
engineer. a phrase Of his own, but not
co,n.d 20 be attached 10 himself. Promoter
of health might sound palmer and come