The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10
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Young medical y Iiei, besweeii ina
ages or 2S and 80 viii be given IN
,pprtunity on November 1915, d
icording to q circular just issue
Surgeon General Rupert Blue. To; lens
prstrate their ntn kss for asimisstof ~
the grade OF assistant surgeon I'M
IlIits sstste PtbliSs 81 altk SerTia
There are several vacancies In ne
Eeoyerntneht's mobile sanitary colpl
which is now In the Seth year 6i
existence but III order TO he recon
nlendsf to the sihsnt for q commits
sion 4 physical and professions ~
Animation must first be; passed AZ
The tenure or Office Is permanent aud
the public healti, otiicars are liabl6 Ata
duty In all parts of he world, they
are required to certify that they
Meve Themselves free from any all
naent which would dssaualify them -,
service In any cimat Boards WIN
be- convened in sliington, Bpst6S
New York, Chicago St Louts.
Vile, New Orleans ands San
Co but permission to take the exam
Hinatich must first be obtained ff0nl
the surgeon general The exatnina
stion ds arching and inoJud les, I'm
lnitlon to the various ranches or MED
cine. surgery and shy gtene, the
jectsi Of the preliminary educ ton ii
tory literature and the natural sci
epces. Commissiohs VIII be issued
assistant surgeon md; after tphy
years Of service the young officers
entitled to examine tiop for
ton to the grade ~ passed
surgeon, and after twelve ears
service to another examinat Jon
promotion TO the grateI Of surgeon
II The annual salaries are: assist
surgeon, $4,000; passed assistant sur
.geon, $2.400;; surgeon; IS 900: seni3g
uIgepn, $500 assistant surgeon
general 4sp00. + When the govern
rnent does not provide quarters; COM
mutation at the rate OF go, $40 and
$50 a. month according to- grade ~
allowed. All grades receive Longevity
pay. that IS ten per cent Ia adj ton
to the regular salary for svery
years until the maximum of forty 7per
cent Is reached. Wien officers travel
on official duties they are reimhurse
their actual ira Yelling expenses.s
The United States Public I5asltti
Service and the various health agens
eies Of this country are working to
prolong the average durati ion on liie
In this they are bl,eying the desire
existence which Is the stTong d ts aii
stinct o frnank ind. Only a small
Portion OF the hunia race rounds out
Its tour Of duty on this earth. Some
people are born with good bod
they treat we'll Barring acct ents
they live long time. Some people
are born with poor bodies which they
treat we'll Barring accidents they can
liyeyto a ripe old age. Some people
are born With good bodies which tlleS
treat badly and gone people are bonn
with poor bodies which ttey tTaak
badly They don't last long.
II is recorded that IN yorkshire ms
s160is Henry jenkins was born
died In 1879, cut of at the age OF
He remembered well the bait,
Blodden feei.s This occurred IN
when he wis ~ years OF age.
register Of chancery and other COURT
show the administration OF oattts
him 40 years prior to his dealt Hi
gave deposition as witness when he
was il57. In his young msntp0d when
he: was q little over 100 he was n rers
imarkable swimmer "a;
The term '.pld age too frequeptl
is another name for the Ia Hing due ot
the debit nf ynuth Oyer eat itle;
drinking, over playing over working.
these are drafts on the bank OF mature
which sooner or later must be met
Some times the day OF RECKONING can
he put OIL. a little bit, but dame njiS
;ture VIII not be wtkedled out OF her
claim. = 81. b.
The remarkable thing about Hanr
jenkins is. the fact that he haS left
behind him no rules OF living which
would enable one to duplicate lids Feat
In this he showed great self reptHSs
sion: AS matter Of fact there 81 nd.
royal; road to old age and Il ds not 10
he attained BY a particular dtetary 81
regimen Of life Perhaps the best riIS
may be expressed In one word K sAiods
Grafton" Mod ation In food, lnodefe
alton III drink 1nodeTati ton Ia the JOYS
aud worries Of life. moderate II
work, n6derat3on III recre alton, eqla
ni1nity Of the mind; the soul and 10
body. These make for long tenure n
life. s.sEs 8
Kills Seven L rks and
Gets a ictolia Gross