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MR. NINETYTHREE WITH HER
GREAT AT-GR

wonderful specimens of beautiful old
age. They both reached the age OF
ninety before their deaths. Mrs. Hig-
gins was slightly older than her hus-
band and died at the age of ninety
two. Her husband was ninety when he
succumbed.
Both deaths occurred during the past
winter, and at that time they were
great-grandparents. One of Mrs. Hig-
gins parents lived to be very old,
though the other died when compare
lively young. The same was true OF
Mr.. Higgins parents. one of whom
died in middle age and the other liv-
ing many years longer. hut on both
sides of the house were found broth
ers, sisters, aunts, uncles, etc. many
of whom lived beyond eighty and
ninety years.
Mr. Higgins had a great-aunt, re-
ferred to among themselves as Great
Aunt Betsy" and whose full name was
Betsy Moody. who saw 104 years Of
life. This is the first authentic case Of
any person OF such great age on rec
ord al the genealogical record ONCE
Mrs. Higgins a most charming
old lady; she enjoyed her health up to
her last illness. She was a person OF
sweet disposition and great strength OF
day reading. Mrs. Higgins loved COM
pany, and old age was no barrier to
her hospitality and sociability.
Mr. Higgins was always very active
man. He was especially fond of tramp
ing about the country. He was the
owner of a pedometer and made many
a record for himself by walking many
miles in given length of time. Mr.
Higgins had r wonderful mind up to
the time of his death; he was blessed.
too with the sunniest of dispositions.
He and his wife lived a remarkably
happy married life. Their two little
great-grandchildren. a boy and a girl.
were the darlings of their lives. These
Young Americans have made good
start on the road of many, many years.
Nancy Hackleman has fine old face
In the photograph which was sent TO
Dr. Bell, she holds her sober little
reat-ereat-grandchild tenderly on her
lap The baby took a prize at baby
show They are the two extremes OF
five generations, one ninety-three, the
other six morths old.
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The U'U spends it's life hidden away
in the rocks The Hawaiians fsh Tor
il in a curious fashion. the Y Y snaps
preedily at any hook, and the HaW aliail
pulls up his victim, balts the hooh ~
T'U and drops him to other rocks where
others thrive. The rock dWellers eNl-
IDENTIFY do not realize that it is nsh
in trouble: instead of being 1rlendiS'
thew regard it resentfully and as an
intruder. and ar aggressive U'U PUSHES
furtously forth to defy the unfortunate
The fisherman. at the crucial moment
extends hand net and calmly n1ts
both struggling fish from the water
The last one caught is then useu as
decoy for the next CU.
Flving fish, always of such intense
interest to the voyager, provide a Ia
vorite dish for Hawaiian natives. Ihese'
with their slender. silvery-blue bod1es.
their long, graceful taiis ana ms, are
fascinating to watch as they leap from
the ocean. fall back and dart happily
about. only to leap again.
The poopa'a fish is novel specimen
found in aquariums. 1t is so patched
with a tumble of colors that at first
glimpse one instinctively thinks of the
old fashioned crazy quilt. These colors
seem to be set in without rhyme or
reason-reds. yellows. bright blues'
DTOWnS, gray etS-
Singular impressions seize one when
he first comes upon some of these queer
fish types. The kala. or unicorn nsn.
reminds one instantly of the art OF the
cubists, futurists impressionists. and a
vague question arises as to just what
the idea of the design might be. The
kala fish is unique in its garb of gray
of every conceivable shade The dorsal
fin is a deep black, tipped with dainty
yellow The tail ends are black. the
outer edges tinged with green.
One of the Hinalea varieties of hsh
has a red body and head so varie-
gated and Enthusiastically striped as to
remind one of painted Chinese dragons
The body is thickly covered with round
dots of a brilliant, vivid blue. The tail
of this fish is yellow and provided with
blunt spines. The Hinalea iiwi has a
long and very thin nose. The colors
are dark blues and greens.
Another fish of curious Hawaiian
name is the kihikihi 1t is known to
Europeans as moorish idol These
fish have yellow bodies. with black
band trimming and plumelike dor
sal fin. They are of a peculiar shape
having bodies broader than they are
long. The kihikihi makes a delicious
dish, for its flesh Is delicate and finely
favored.
The trigger fish is an interesting ex-
ample of Hawaiian fish. 1t gets lts
name from the triggerlike dorsal mn
The grotesque arrangement OF its col
ors gives it a clownish appearance. The
dominant color note is gray. but this Is
covered with a confusion of blue. red
yellow and green stripes OF dineren'
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ALEX ND E GRAHAM
N BELL, inventor of the tele-
~ phone. has collected an album
~ dance of intensely interesting
material on long-lived people. He has
studied the subject extensively and has
arrived at interesting conclusions.
This work is associated with the
problems of evolution and eugenics'
and is more closely allied with the the
DRY of evolution than a cursory perusal
of the subject would lead one to sup
pose. II application were made OF the
results attained by DR.. Bell relative to
lonz-lived families to the study OF
euRenics the probable knowledge de-
rived would be incredible. This Will
doubtless be done in the future.
First and foremost DR.. Bell asserts
that long life is due to heredity; ana
many authorities maintain that 80 per
cent of an individual Is what hereoity
made him and only 10 per cent tne
product of environment.
A popular and erroneous belief among
the majority of people is that long iife
is attained through some particular
method OF living, such as practicing
caiisthenics. conforming to pre-
scribed diet. living persistently IN tne
open, keeping cheerful, consistently
riding a hobby, deviating not one wnlt
from the abstemious life, making hard
work ones motto. etc
AS rule long-lived people are those
who walk in the humble paths OF life
and are not addicted to luxurious hab-
irs They have neither the time nor
the inclination that many OF their Eel
Iowmen. who are richer in the world
goods. have inherited or acquired
Invariably II has been observed that
ire Ion-lived stock lives simply and
naturally. devotes its time to working
industriously, patiently and with ad-
mirable cheer. AS a result right living
and long life go hand in hand.
These people are constitutionaily
stronger and substantiate Darwin's
theory of the survival of the fttest
whereby only those survive who car
cone successfully with their environ.
ment. The most desirable qualities art
characteristics are transferred from
father TO child Individuals with such
sound constitutions are prepared t.
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lengths and widths. The eyes OF the
fish set at the top of the body midway
between mouth and tail, complete me
clownish effect. Another trigger flsh
from a different part of the world, the
Bahamas, is noticed Immediately be-
cause of the popularity OF shape ana
coloring This variety is almost as
broad as it is long, and 1t has long.
flying, stringy tail .and fin ends The
Bahama trigger is brown and yellow.
with stripes of brightest blue about its
head. fins and tail.
The surgeon fish is another species
which changes strangely with age. The
specimen in the museum is called by
the natives of Hawaii the pa kui kui-
"a big splash of black and red the
ma kui kui is startling in its color
scheme of velvety black and wonderful
reds. The fore part of the body is red
and the remainder black mere Is
dash of light and rather bright plue
about the mouth and the fms, and RED
flashes on the otherwise black tail and
back The shape of this fish Is like
large fat egg with fish tan
There are good specimens OF gay ahsel
fish included in the exhibit. Proba bly,
The most anomalous of these is the
black angel fish. The latter is more
distinctively a West Indian type tnan
a Hawaiian, and il ranges from the
West Indian Islands north as far
black; the deepness and darkness OF
its blues and puppies require bright
light for nice color discrimination
The world of fish, one might believe
has its prototype in the world of men
The rock beauty of the West Indies Is
of gorgeous splendor in its array 'oi
color, and reminds one of some OF the
fancy dress combinations. The bach
Of ;ts body is black, the fore part vel
low. The nose is blue, and there Is q
stripe of red on the under side OF the
body. &,
The fiying-robin batfish is found II
the open seas. and has the nead OF
frog. the body of a lizard and the tai
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with contentment and good cheer She
writes graphically and entertainingly
and OCCASIONALLY introduces an intimate
line or two that puts her next hef
reader: for instance, she suggests con-
fdentially that a nap of fifteen min
utes every day will Always refresh ones
body and tone up ones spirit. She has
had the nap habit all her life, and feels
so benefited by them that her advice TO
every one is to now and then, when one
feels jaded and worn, to drop down, re-
lax and indulge in a few winkS.
Her maps, no doubt, have assisted her
in keeping steady nerves, and in this
way aiding longevitys cause. This
little old lady frankly admits that there
was a time in her life when she did not
feel SO well. Between the ages of
eighty and ninety years her health was
not generally so good as later. After
she had passed ninety years she felt
physically and mentally fine.
Both or her parents were people
whose span of life was unusual; one of
many of the excellent proofs that lon
gevity is an inheritance. In her letter
to the genealogical record office she
advocates interest in some unpopular
cause as a panacea for those who fear
old age She always made it point
TO join some unpopular cause Her hrn1
belief was that people, either men OF
women, who are advancing IN years
should make determined effort to af-
filiate themselves with some great
movement, and if they grew sufficiently
interested to study the questions which
would inevitably arise they would for
get age and so remain young in heart
and young in mind.
One of the great causes which thi:
merry little old lady joined was woman
suffrage. Ninety-three years have no
deprived her of her sense of humor for
in a funny little aside. she remark:
quantity that the big question of WON
an suffrage may be one of the unpopu
lar causes, or may not, according te
ones point of view.
One of the first cases investigated
was that of Washington family, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Higgins. Their genoa
logical record was traced several gen
erations back, and an astonishing
number of long-lived ancestors were
noted. Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins were
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-wo large double cases and
single case in the New National
III Museum contain approximately
q hundred specimens Of hand
coIored FISH. These FISH are small, not
because some of them do not attain
considerable size. but because the
smaller ones were selected for the
work.
Museums the world over have been
compelled to concede that the poorest
OF museum exhibits contain the Ash.
Az soon as fish are taken from the wa
ter they lose the briIliancy OF their
coloifng II matters not how expertly
they are prepared. they soon suffer
from excessive dryness and then warp
steadlry The New National Museum
has adopted new process whereby
the f1sh is seen in ali the glory OF its
native Earb and not taown and warped.
Miss Violet cambridge OF West Viz
glnia has painted these fish for the
museum. The work is done with water
coiors and she has given her particu-
lar line a great deal of study and I'M
IimI,ed time. hence the perfection OF
her work She has visited aquariums
and studied the live FISH and all the
myriad of shading and singular mark
lngs peculiar 10 each species she has
worked on. When IL was impossible
for her to visit an aquarium she pro-
vided herself with reliable color pic
lures Of hsh- Miss cambridge is par
ticular about having the best kind OF
paints. She considers certain water
colors mixed with gum arabic superior
TO snythinE else ever tried. The work
is not in the least exorbitsnt: for each
fsh painted the museum gives about
a dollar.
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ATLANTIC

old ladies', who had every reason to
be proud of their work. One of these
old ladies'. ninety. years of age, made
very pretty red pillow cover for
sofa cushion. One side of this pillow
cover was quite deliberately embroid-
cred with a heavy thread. but the ef-
feet was very snowy and pretty.
Still more remarkable was a piece OF
work done in color, also sofa pillow
cover. The design on the face of the
pillow was of clover leaves and bios
SONS, and in the center of the pillow
was the name of the old lady's state,
Vermont. in large letters. The whole
was in solid embroidery, greens for the
clover leaves and the upper half of the
Vermont" letters: the clover bios
SONS were embroidered in different
shades of red. and red was used for
the lower half of the letters which
spelled the ladys native state.
When one is told that the woman
who did such even. particular work Is
ninety-six years of age. one indeed
marvels With this pillow came a well
expressed and nicely written letter. All
of which proved that this particular
old lady was enjoying happy and
vigorous old age.
Another quaint, old-fa shioned pillow
cover was quilted in little white
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main in the water the poison soon lost
its effect and large numbers of fish re-
vived. Fish caught in this manner were
used for food and. apparently, the poi
son did the flesh of the fish no harm
The Hawaiians make catches in a va
riety of other ways. A favorite method
is by sharing, and a most picturesque
method is used at night, when torches
attract the fish Poor Hawaiians have
been known to fish with their hands. A
curious feature of their line fishing is
the hooks they use, which are made of
mother of pearl, bone. tortoise shell
and ivory Some use these hooks with
out bait, and can find spots where fish
are SO abundant and greedy for food
that they snap readily at an Undated
hook When they bait the line they
frequently resort to live bait, which,
evidently. tempts some varieties of fish
which would otherwise be difficult to
capture.
Many years ago human flesh was
used throughout the islands for bait.
Two or three days before a big fishing
bee & slave was killed, his flesh cut
into tiny bits. Human flesh was be-
lieved to be particularly relished by
fish.
Mackerel swarm through the high
seas in great shoals during thu sum
mer These are captured with ease on
an Undated hook. What seems to be a
real and very terrible death shudder
attacks these fish when they are drawn
from the water. In one of the double
cases at the museum there are several
specimens of mackerel. The Spanish
mackerel shown attain good size. Both
the common and Spanish mackerel
shown are larger than the majority of
specimens exhibition. They are
wonderfully colored. the body silvery
blue with stripes of black and spots of
velIowish brown. The yellow maekere1
is another beautiful Ash of yellow and
blues and greens with dash Of red.
All these colors look as II they had run
together.
There are several varieties of the but
terny hsh around the Hawaiian Islands.
They are known the butterflies of
the coral reefs This expression is very
apt because of their striking resem-
blance to the real butterfly, not alone
in the way they dart about, grace of
form and agility of movement, but also
in the vivid brilliance of their coloring
One variety has a nose unusually long
The remarkable Quickness of the but
and very valuable one to them
vive long, for both it's colors and hab-
it's make it conspicuous One beauty
shown in the museum has beauti1ui
yellow covering almost half the BODY
and the rest of the body is a study In
delicate grays and blues which blend
} and merge. A single black spot. large
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Simple Life and Heredity Are Factors OF

BELL and His Genealogical Record Office Arrive at
- Long Life Attained Through Some Particular
Part P-Dr Bells nvhtn-Od
Ace Without United States Over Ninety
of
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~
Another incorrect impression that is
prevalent among the people is that old
age is synonymous with decrepitude.
great feebleness, impairment of the
faculties and general physical debilita
ton. But a surprising number of the
cases investigated showed no infirmity
whatever. Many of them reported be-
ing hale and hearty and possessed of
the greatest vigor. A strong constitu-
ton and sound health make for an
alert mind and these old people are
surprisingly nimble of wit. Out of 754
cases examined, 254 were in full pos
session of all their faculties. Certainly
there is no reason to deplore old age In
the majority of cases.
Many popular articles have been
written comparing the number of old
men with the number of old ladies, and
these articles have attempted to prove
that the number of old ladies outnum-
bered the old men by a very apprecia-
BILE figure Possibly many such art
cles are of fallacious origin; at any
rate, Investigations by DR.. Bell disprove
studied in 1914, 377 were men and 317
women. This is absolutely authentic
and reliable. which is to say that each
case was verified by the respective
The genealogical record ONCE has
proved to it's own satisfaction that long
life is inherited from young fathers
and mothers. The children OF a young r,
dren of an old mother. The age OF
twenty-five is the average for mothers;
those under that are regarded as young
mothers Likewise the cn1ldr 81 ,,0 Oh
a greater number of years than the
children of old fathers.
The children of young mothers and
fathers or young fathers ana , ola
born when both parents are old. But
for the insurance Of longevity 1t Is
desirable and advantageous for both
parents to be young.
Another interesting point discovered
was that children of families of eight
live longest, and of these the third
child is the longest lived. The only
child is, as rule, the shortest lived
In families where the children exceed
eight the tendency to great years is
not so noticeable. The birth of more
than ten children weakens the mother.
and as a result infants born after the
tenth child are liable to die while very
young.
ity may appear to be merely ceinci-
dent. but the genealogical record office
maintains that those who attain the
greatest number of years are also peo-
pie who have the largest number of
children. Assuming that this is true,
1t can readily be seen that longevity
and fecundity are correlated Authori-
ties who have given this question alone
unlimited attention and concentrated
study have reached this conclusion.
Thousands of cases have been exam
ined and invariably. even though the
individual cases be selected at random.
it will be found that the men and wom-
en- who had the greatest number of
years to their credit were those who
reared the largest families. Curiously
enough, this is truer of American than
English people. but just why is still
baf1ing question.
Something over 5000 names are on
record at the genealogical record of
nee as a result of the first years in
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THREE Used by Artist Who Studies
Her WoBeauh Fish from waters
Around the Hawaiian About the Trigger
theSu nandh Alackeel
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The purpose of this present collection
Of colored fsh was to ascertain the sue
cess of this experimental work. Cura-
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surface, for IL they were allowed to re-
main in the water the poison soon lost
it's effect and large numbers of fish re-
vived. Fish caught in this manner were
son did the flesh of the fish no harm
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Letters from all real old people are
intensely interesting for variety of
reasons. One. written by a'woman of
years of age. abounds
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Vulnerable letters of inquiry through
out the country for the purpose of in
vestigating long-lived families. DR..
Bell wished to learn the facts concern
ing the ages of fathers and mothers of
long-lived people. In order to provide
himself with a complete and thorough
ly accurate record from which to COM
pile authentic tables he inquired into
the full particulars of life, habits and
characteristics, as well the ages of
various members of family, brothers,
sisters, their children, etc.
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Z. ALEXAND Err GRAHAM
BELL, inventor of the tele-
phone, has collected an album
dance of intensely interesting
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Another quaint, old-fashioned pillow
cover was quilted in little white
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-10
ELECT MRS. ODENHE|MER
FOR ANOTHER TERM
daughters of Confcderacy Choose
Other Officers by Ac-
clanat ion.
SUM or $4,000 is PLEDGED
Amount Will Go to Fund for Munu-
mcnt to BE Erected at the Birth.
place of Jefferson Davis at Fair.
field, Ky.


DALLAS. TEN November o.-Tho
tnitcd Daughters of the Coufcdcrucy
IN session here to-day. reelected Mrs
Frank g. odonheimer. of Washin,.to on
~. c. president = cneral and other ma
inr officers. and gave its pledge to
raise $4,000 toward Il monument TO
tie erected on The jefferson Davis
birthplace at Fairfield. Ky
Although there were no other can
didatcS for president general twenty
votes wer" cast by the MARYLAND state
division against the recollection of Mrs
odcnhcimcr
Til" ViCc-prcsidcutS. a number Of
"uStodians and minor officers we're
elected by acclnmation The only con-
toSi was that for corrcSrondir. seq
Of Ardmorc. okla. won over Mrs G.
l.. tamil. Of Dallas. l.272 to as Tho
ORGANIZATIONS pledge to raise $40. OOD
for the Jefferson Davis monument fol
lowed an appeal aud AN outline Of the
project hy General bennett Young. pas,
commander Of tho United coufcdcratc
Veterans. The monument General
Young said would cost 100000. and
would hc a 35o-foot shaft oc granite.
about 10000 has been raised. he said.
Tc-dav's sessions were given over
principally TO the election of officers
aud discussion of the executive boards
report on two controversies. Ev the
adoption of this report. the !. j. Fin
ley ''haptrr OF Gainesville. Fla
against which charges Of insuhordina-
ton had been fled. was rcinstatcd. and
Mrs. Adclhcrt Warren Mcars was de-
clarcd the legally elected president OF
III" Maryland state division.
historical Night" with III" annual
address Of Miss Mildred Rutherford.
of Athens. Ca. historian-ccncral. was
the feature Tonight Several awards
OF merit 10 various chapters were
made and ii scholarship announced.
General business of the convention
VIII be continued tomorrow and sat
urday. with adjournment on Saturday
afternoon.
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ADJUSTMENTS
.rhc ulur Paradise, ro-,Iorr,,,

That brilliant and beautiful Vienucsc
opcrctia, The Blue Paradise" PAYS it's
frSt visit to Richmond Tomorrow. wien
IL viii appear at the Academy OF
MUSIC Tor two performances This
'"nciui ana spriGhtiy little opera had
u solid years run ut the Casino Th,nter
New York, and there is good reoson Ia
expect that ii will he given IA fine pro-
auction here. Included in the east m,
Shubcris are sending here are Paul
Nicholson. Charles Bowers, Lucy Fields.
GUSTAV baci' H"ihndc hresZburg, Rob
crt Allen and Charles Dcriclxsnn n !.
SAID also that the chorus is large, kood-
looking and can both sing and dance
II is further stated that the company
carries it's own orchestra