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Evening star., 1917-10-12
D. C. Mother Expresses Gratitude.

Soldiers at the training camp at An
niston, Ala, are being entertained by
the people of that city. As an example
of how this is appreciated. the mother
OF one of the Districts soldiers in camp
has written her gratitude to couple in
Admission for entertaining her son.
David Rittenhouse, member of the
District of Columbia cavalry, encamp-
ed at Admission. wrote to his mother,
Mrs. F. l.. Rittenhouse of this city, tell
ing Of how he was entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. William Pilkington of Annis-
ton. This caused Mrs. Rittenhouse to
write her appreciation.
Evening star., 1917-10-12

mittee was authorized at tho meeting
of the organization Tuesday evening.
President A. Leftwich Sinclair has
announced the appointment of the fol-
lowing members on the committee: VIII
liam F. GUIDE, chairman: John G. Capers,
vice chairman; Edward B. Dean. Lewis
Holmes, Harry King. Townley A Nc
kee and John L. Weaver.
Evening star., 1917-10-12

Theirs moments in tn life O
ever auto owner when he'd sell
out fer five cents on tn dollar.
Nothin' puts tn kibosh on a
town like big empty factory
near tn depot.
Evening star., 1917-10-12
PROMOTION IS GIVEN
MACHINE GUN MEN
List of D. C. Non-Commission.
ed Officers Announced at
Camp Meade.
SOME FAIL PHYSICAL TEST
From 4 STAFF Correspondent.

From Staf Correspondent.
CAMP MEADE. Md. October 12.-The
list of commissioned officers for
Company c. 312th Machine Gunners, ap-
proved today and announced to the
company. completes for the present the
list of non-coms for the battalion. The
list follows: Corporals, John Fletcher
and Frank G. Todda and Privates C. c.
Schroth, Henry A. Penn and James Z.
Bittle. to be sergeants; Private (first-
class) John b. Horton and Privates
Flynn Dixon and William c. Nimmo. to
be corporals.
Evening star., 1917-10-12
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.
Differences Between Cigarmakers
and EMPLOYERS in Jamaica Adjusted.

CnbleRram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
KINGSTON. Jamaica October 1o-The
big strike Of cigarmakers of both sexes
employed by the Jamaica Tobacco Com
pany the largest Ang1o-American trust
concern here, has been amica bly, set
tied through the Intervention of the
Cleaner newspaper and they will resume
work.
Evening star., 1917-10-12
Liberty Bond Subscriptions.

Subscriptions to the liberty loan by
the three companies of District selects
to noon today were: Company y,
$3.50: Company c, SI.10o; Company 4.
IS. 500. The total for the entire d.
vision was reported this morning to
be slightly more than s3oo.uoo.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis of IL
linois and other speakers are to talk
to the officers and men of the 18TH
Division at the big liberty loan meet
ing tomorrow.
Evening star., 1917-10-12
Not Asking for Gifts

Perhaps some of you may think that
Evening star., 1917-10-12

to Camp Meade an official form of ad-
dress was adopted and posted on bulle-
tin boards around the camp. The form
was also printed in the newspapers. 1t
was this:
Evening star., 1917-10-12

Until the 1st of January, 1918.
MR.. BLOCH, DIREC-
TOR, however, will give
private lessons in PLAY
WRITING and ACTING at
the Studio, 1906 G St. NV.
Phone M. 2IS3.
Evening star., 1917-10-12
SPECIAL NOTICES.

i Will NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANT
hills contracted by any other than myself
LOUIS O. MULLER. 62S 9Th st. IA
WILL TWO LADIES WHO SAW LADY FALL
on y street near 9th, September U. De-
tween and p.m., and gave her their seat
and other witnesses thereto. kindly address Box
e-B, Star ONCE?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
CHILDREN'S WORK
ON DISPLAY SHOWS
FINE QUALITY

The National Child Welfare com
mittee. thru the Twentieth Century
club. Is presenting an interesting
exhibit OF work done by children,
IN the Hudson toy store, on Library
ave.
Mrs. p. J Jeffries Il chairman ot
the Twentieth Century club com
mittee in charge OF the display. The
club r. DESTROYS OF raising s2.500
In Detroit thru this exhibition to
carry on the work Of the national
committee in protecting child work
ers
The exhibition shows not only
the high grade OF work done by chill
dren. but II presents forcefully the
small wages received by the little
workers
A fine exhibit OF the work done
in the Cass Technical high school
Ia shown. tool making. products OF
the forge. electric batteries. draft
ing. architectural design. pharma.
ceutieal work and carpentertng be
ting included.
On Saturday the recreation com
mission will present the children OF
the recreation centers In a pageant
AZ IL a m. and .. IN.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
f5Ees11c7 FINANCIAL AND MARKET NEWS T
mpromisInE the probabIIIty OF suc

compromising the probability OF sue.
cess"
The commission held also tina,
Kitchener did not sufficiently util.
Ire the services OF the general stan.
resulting In confusion and lack OF
efficiency
Lord Kitchener" the report con.
tinued. favored a purely naval at.
tack. The commissioner think the
first lord OF the admiralty (then
ChurchilD. the premier. (then As
ouith), and other councillors should
have required the naval advisers
to submit clearly expressed views
regarding the practlcability OF the
plan"
The report concludes they were
not justified In reaching decision
on the Dardsnelles plan without
much fuller investigation"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
LOCUST DUE FOR
RAID IN PENNSY

PHILADELPHIA. March the
seventeen year locust lie due in
Pennsyivsnia this year. according 10
c II. Hsdley. Jr.. in charge OF En-
tomology Extension at State college.
Tho pest Is what Is known as
brood eight OF the periodical
eiesda" and II appeared here In
1900.
This Is one OF the largest insect
broods 10 occur in this state" says
Hadley. While locusts are u51ally
OF importance mainly because oi the
popular interest aroused, Il Is quite
POSSIBLE that considerable darlags
may be caused In those places
where the inRec:s appear In unusual
abundance
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
SAY KITCHENER
NUMBERED
DardaneIles Failure Laid At
His Door By
Probers

LONDON. March s.--Upon the late
Lord Kitchener. England's idol. and
the early war council. was liked the
blame today for England's DardA-
nelles expedition A special inves-
ugating commission. appointed in re-
sponse 10 parliamentary inquiries
and complaints as 20 the costly ex-
pertinent against Turkey. made this
report today.
Mr.. Winston Churchin's advo-
cacy OF a purely naval attack was
based on certain amount OF half
hearted. hesitating expert opinion. ="
the report continued. the practi-
oahlity OF which was apparently
rot directly supported or directly
opposed by such responsible military
and naval advisers as Lord Fisher
or Sir James Murray"
Attic the main object OF the ex-
petition was not attained" the re
port concluded. certain important
political advantages were secured by
the expedition Whether these were
worth the loss OF life and treasure
involved must always remain a mat.
ter OF opinion"
Discussing the responsibility for
the step. the report sdJudged Lord
Kitchener responsible for three
weeks delay in dispstchlns troops
TO the Dardanelles. thereby "gravely
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08

49, Quiet and Price
Changes GeneraIly
Erratic

NEW YORK. March s-The New
VA evening sun financial review
to-day says:
n today's stock market trading
sns euist but price changes were
asu9usstly erratie. Those who feel
.srvous about the possibility OF war
vers impelled TO some extent to sell
= rs1her conflicting reports from
1oshington. II r. stated that the
rrootasat will announce his course
q action after the cabinet meeting
oomorrow. Wall street heard that
- extra session might b. called
rnnuh earlier than June. providing
IL senate put thru its new rules
V1th regard to limiting debate.
(, securities circles. therefore. have
seain assumed a waiting attitude.
mis- fact would seem to argue
aeoisst any very serious break In
~ stock market no matter what
hayUans.
H. general list ebbed and flowed
& n aimIess way thru most OF the
eonoaun. The standard industrials
q bsst advanced only fractionally.
1nurs .were a few strong specialties
"a some weak ones. The copper
nhorss were generally Arm.
he oil and motor issues were
ooruug for the most part. After an
eoriy advance Of nearly q point.
q. 8 Steel moved closely around
~ Dsvvious closing level. Cuba
O. Sugar was In good demand In
v1ow q the capture of the rebel
c1ounes and despite reports that cane
huulng In Cuba is serious. The
Gn1DDlng stocks eased on materially
~ the equipment and munitions
Cvoup was spotty. Rails were soft
~ neglected.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
LURE OF THE
NEAR is BAR
TO HAPPINESS

The lure OF the near. or beng
hypnotized by the things OF tho i'm
mediate present instead OF looking
ahead and seeing the results OF
these things IL what 10 bringing
such sorrow TO boys and girls. 20
men and women and holding us
tack from happiness. true prosper
ity and from Cod said the Pew.
r. l.. Harris In his Doonday sermon
in the Miles theater. Thursday
I'm ali ages" he continued. man
has been hypnotiEed by the thing
that In near The boy and girl In
the dance hall succumb TO the lure
OF the senses and live TO ends OF
n,isery and shame. The nrst drunk
en- frolic In college often means
years OF disease and a drunksrd's
end II those young people could
free themselves from this hypnotic
influence and see the long line OF
consequences OF their acts. do you
think they would ever have taken
that FIRST fatal step
The Garden Of Eden In an ale
CORY which typIhes the lure OF the
rear, and We are constantly Cctne
driven from the garden by falling
under this spell"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08

DETROIT. March Seattle: Mar
ket 90 IS cents higher than last
week best heavy steers tlon 1850
best handy weight butcher steers,
tS0s. handy light butcherG t30S.
light butchers ts0ES0. best cows.
tTsodS butcher cows. tsQT, COM
mon cows. tb.bo8s, Gamers, $3.50
t5SS. best heavy bulls. $50 $50
tsGT. mixers and springers. $500 IS,
Veal calves. Market strong. best
5i2Gi25o. heAviea tSos. sheep and
lambs Market strong, best lambs.
tiA3Suit50 fair lambs tlaui1.Isf
light 20 common lambs. tieals fair
20 good sheep. fi06il: cults and
common. t60T Hogs Market pros
poets. workers and heAviss. tlt.25 q
ia6O, piEs ti30l1SO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
DAIRY pRODUCTS

Huttsr-Extra creamery. 3ac ~:
creamery hrsts 37ci dairy CSC no
packing stock. 24c 10
EGGS-Frcsh receipts cases incfud-
ed, nrsts. acc doz current receipts.
lshc doz Receipts Thursday. $500
cases
theese-hichiKan RATS a3c. New
York. 2Sc. domestic gwtss. 21n9gc.
imported swiss. bs u soc, brick cream.
~ &c limhurEtr. lilo. este. 2-lb
ltAc; long horns. Csc. daisies. e1c
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
S40,506 RAISED
FOR BOY SCOUTS

The thres-days' campaign for
funds on behalf OF The Boy Scouts
las resulted much more success
fully than was even hoped for. The
total amount raised was sac 500,
" hereas $4,000 was the goal when
The camraign opened.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
CmcAGo LIVE srock

CHICAGO. Marca S-Hogs Re-
ceipts ss,O0e market strong. Sc
higher. mixed and butchers. tlA10 n
1888 good heavy tiikorlsse
rough heavy. titSOd lft5 light
titio q $50 pigs 450t3sS. Cat
tie Receipts. $500. market, strong
20 Ice higher. bseveA tS.s06i1 rs
COWS and heifers IS 500 lo.f5 stock
ers and feeders - so s50, Texans
80 a 10 20: calves. tsSoniiTS. sheep
Receipts. l30o0 market steady. ice
higher native, go. 30 o II Is western.
fl1 500 is lambs fi11b u IL s. /.
western. ti250nlS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
TWO NEGRFSSFS
HELD AS ROBBERS

Tho fined only one week ago for
picking pockets. DTusulla Wesley
and Anna French Negresses. OF No.
i54 Clinton-st. were arrested again
"wednesday. this time for highway
robbery. According 20 the police,
The two women attacked John Dbl
bic. and dragged him into their
house, where they robbed him Of
t75
While being taken to the patrol
boz by detectives who were ham.
pefed BY the crowd. 10 IL said tina,
ono Of the women placed the roll
OF bills back into Dbble's pocket.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
CHICAGO BUrTER MARKET

CHICAGO, March a-Buttsr ~
trAs. t0c frsts 5sa 1se dairy 81
tras. s4H 0a7o: hrstN 81dsfc Eggs:
Prime ordinary. 7s6zs[c hrsts ~ Y
0T&c. Cheese Twlns 80 o use.
young Americas. 7sQ15tsc Live
poultry Fowls 7ic. ducks ia z1c.
geese. t5dise. springs. -ic. turkeys
Joe Potatoes. Receipts ~ cars
Wisconsin and Minusaota. tszsnssk.
fancy west. tzf0dzbo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08

NEW YORK. Mar. s-Butter Eas.
ier receipts. 4Ot0. creamery evtra
Aeh uf0ac DO. special market fii.
anNc' state dairy tubs. 500 Sc
imitation creamery nruH "a ma2c.
Eggs Easier. receipts 6tst pcar
by white fancy. 81 d3sc nearby mis-
I'd fancy. 1t0 "a 4e. fresh hrsts a.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08

- following firms are privileged
~. y. Moss q Co. Carlyle q Povsh
~ - West 4 Co. Z. u. Maecrons
c. W W Noble . Co. 2; L Seq
y. W@ A sssr Co. sincisir q
sss ~ 4 S co' K s ssfIssSs S %m- III =
1910 4 Coz. Bennett Smith q
-. 4 v. ws 'is q Co Co. f Essis; a.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
cuIcArn rnaH

Noon-W hest May I'D hc July
up r.. September up II Corn May
up ic. TuIy up &c. September up
C. Oats May up SC July up -
Provisions. Unchanged.
ClCse-W heat. May up ! &c: July
up &C.. September up Ac. Corn May
up &c July up &c. September up
7. Corn May ~ Ac July up = e.
Provisions Lower.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
nnIFnn GRAIN

T0LTn0 March S-Close--Wheat.
Cash. tsei: May. t2et: July. tt.s5ik
corn cash and May. III. July.
tft0is Oats Cash. SIC. Nav. 81 y
July. sgkc Rye Cash. fi.53 C1o-
veraeed Cash. $40. March. Siii6;
APRIL. tf0Te. October. ss7.S Al
Fike Prime. tIi.4S March. 81 40
Timothy Cash and March. - 80
Butter Brick creamery. &C; tub
creamery. fi1~c EERH. Fresh cand-
led SIC fancy selectA 33c Hay
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
CLEVFLAND LIVE STOCK

CLEVELAND. March S-HoEs. Re
ceitA 1900. steady workers.. stAso
mixed sod1Aa5. mediums. stAsS
pigs ST.. rouEhs ti225 EtagS
tiiT6 Cattle Receipts cars.
steady sheep and lambs: Rece pts
I car. steady. tor. tl1So Calves
Receipts. zoe. steady. top. sIt.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK
DunalnG a sfeNena

EAST BUFFALO. y. Y. March s.
Cattle, Receipts. ave cars, steady,
and lights tl3yta.S'.
90. lat cows ts.2seSSo. helfers. 81
q SIS: bulls tsGa2S.
Hogs Receipts. 10 cars: strong
heavy ti5G 1875 workers.. SIS, pigs
and liEhts tl1dit.5o.
sheep. Receipts S cars stronE
top lambs. tlaf50iS. yearlinEs. tis
q i1.S0. Wethera tt9al2S0. ewes. sii
aiiSo
Calves. tSRItB0
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08

The marquis OF Butte, one Of The
wealthiest members Of the peerAge
enlisted early In the war az a pri.
vate and In nov an oficer In the
Welsh regiment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08

Detroit BANK rlearinEH ThuFHday
F0r 1917 20 dafe are 1921 .s45 0IaSS.
a. against i31s11s sis a. for the cor
reapondirg period In 1915
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08

TOLEDO. Mar G-HoEs; Receipts
1900 market steady. heAvtes. SIS,
IAso good pigs. tl3di835. Calves.
Strong. sheep and lambs steady.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08

There are Harroun stockhold-
ers in every state, but most Of all
in MICHIGAN.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08

Pyfntfns--ths pl.Ia nest kfuA--th@'
o. ytHkf---Ttrnea Ish u~uf.-Mafp fr1o
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08

Pyi.,is., -tAs gl.'. sect hI.e-sa.s
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
INV YoRK COTTON MARKET
ooofstions by Paine. Weber a Co.
NJ. q; Opening Close


~ ~ zee. Last weeks price
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08

THE GREAT RANK AND
FILE OF INVESTORS who see in
the Harroun opportunities greater
than those offered by other securi-
ties.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-08
Also Motor Wise

With the motor-wise investors
peculiar to Detroit and Michigan
should be numbered the AUTO
MOBILE MERCHANTS of the
United States who, also knowing
Ray Harroun and his men, and
with similar knowledge of the
prospective profits Of their enter
prise, have fastened to ally them
selves with this new giant.
INVESTMENT BANKERS in
many cities-the wisest judges
of security values in the world
have bought large blocks of Har-
roun stock.
Six men from the staff Of one
Detroit newspaper are Harroun
stockholders.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-05-03
Miss Aiinty.

As child Ellen always supposed that
Miss Minty's name was The inevitable
consequence other gifts-the big. luscious
pink-aud-white peppermints that seemed
to dwell. an inexhaustble supply, in the
queer-looking black-velvet bag that she
always carried on the street. No child
ever passed her without receiving one.
People laughed and said that Henry
Payne, the druggist. would have TO 60
out OF business il ever Miss Minty stopped
buying peppermints.
At Miss Minty's tiny cottage there was
stone jar that always contained curant
cookies or iumbles. Every child in The
village knew that cooky jar. Ragged,
sharp-eyed Callie Brennan from the
Corners knew it. too. Callie's father was
drunkard, and none OF the village chill
dren had snything to do with ner.
Ellen, stopping at Miss Minty's for a
call tand a cookyl one afternoon, and
finding Callie with whole plate OF cook
les and a cup OF cambrc tea, stood
speechless. Callie with plate OF cook
les And Miss MintY looking so shining
After Callie had gone she spraug up
at the sight OF the other girl and slipped
away, seiziug two cookies in one swift
motion as she left the table,, Ellen asked
her amazed question:
as she nice, Miss Minty2 You look so
happy"
Miss Minty, who, abseDtly stroking
EIlen's hand, looked into the child's eyes
at the question.
She was hungry, Ellen. Iguess she's
hungry most OF the time. Oh" Miss
Minty cried, as her faded eyes filled with
sudden tears, "if only could feed all the
hungry people in the world u
The years flew swiftly after that. They
changed Ellen quickly, although they did
not seem to change Miss Minty at all
But during Ellen's second winter at COL
lege Miss Minty went quietly TO sleep
one night and did not wake again. Ellen
missed the little figure that summer, but
when you are twenty, many things call
you and make you forget. -Four years
later Ellen married and went TO live in
city. Life was buster still there-so busy
that when, one afternoon, she was called
down to see an agent whom Katie let 10
by mistake. her first impulse was TO re-
fuse sharply TO see her goods at all.
Thea something in the thin. sharp-eyed
face stirred memory. Before she real
lied il she was saying impulsively:
"You look tired. Won't you LET me
give YOU something hot-tea or choc-
olate?"
The agent was Plainly tired and hungry,
although she tried not TO show il. AS
the door closed behind her, half an hour
later, Ellen stood thinking A tender
look was in her eyes. Who had ever
heard OF endowing cup OF tea But
that was what she was going to do-iu
memory OF Miss Minty. who had wanted
TO feed all the hungry persons in the
world.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-05-03
The Largest Animal.

The blue whale is not only The largest
animal that lives to-day upon the earth
or in its waters, but, so far as is known,
il is the largest animal that has ever lived,
declares Mr.. r. c. Andrews in Whale
Hunting with Gun and Camera. Even
those extinct reptiles. the dinosaurs,
which splashed along the borders Of the
inland seas OF Wyoming and Montana
million or more years ago, could not ap-
proach blue whale either in length or
weight.
In 1903 DR.. r. A. Lucas weighed in
sections blue whale taken at Newfound-
land. The animal was seventy Eight
feet long and thihy-five feet round the
shoulders the head was nineteen feet
in length. and the flukes sixteen feet from
tip to tip. The total weight was sixty
three tons the flesh weighed iotY tons /;
the blubber, eight tons; the blood, viscera
and baleen, seven tons, and the bones,
eight tons.
Exaggerated accounts OF The size OF
this species are current even 10 reputable
books on natural history; but the largest
specimen that has been measured and re-
corded was eighty-seyen feet long. II
was stranded few years ago on the
coast oil New Zealand, and It must have
weighed at least seventy-five tons. ]
have measured two blue whales eighty
five feet long, but specimens OF that size
are very rare.
All the whaIers who have hunted in the
South Atlantic or Pacific tell remarkable
tales Of the enormous blue whales that
are killed off KergueIen and the South
Georgia islands. No doubt the species
sometimes reaches ninety. or possibly
ninety-five, feet, but the stories Of one
hundred and fifteen and onehundfed and
twenty-five loot whales are certainly
myths. As DR.. Lucas aptly says. "AIl
whales shrink under The tape measure"
The principal reason why whales are
able to attain such an enormous size is
that their bodies are supported by The
water in which they live. A bird is limit
ed TO the weight that its wings can bear
up in the air. Aland animal, il il becomes
too large, cannot hold its body off the
ground or move about rapidly, and IS
doomed TO certain destruction. But a
whale has to face none OF these prob
lens, and can grow without restraint.
The sperm and right whales iloat when
killed, but the fin whales usually sink.
although the specific gravity Of their
bodies isvery little greater than that Of
water.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-05-03
The Length Of Life.

Sickness and death have always exist
ed in the world and always will so long
as mans physical constitution remains
what il is. The body is evidently intend
ed to last only certain time, although
man himself has unquestionably greatly
shortened the length of its endurance
The limit of threeScore years and ten, set
by the Psalmist, deprives us OF many
years that are our due.
Students OF longevity have established
the rule that the animal body, including
mans, should endure, barring accident,
five times as long as it takes it to reach
full maturity, as marked by the complete
ossiiication OF the bones. In man that
period is about twenty years, and MAN
should, therefore, live to round out a
century. That he usually lives only a
half or three quarters as long is his fault
and the fault of his ancestors.
A French writer once asserted that a
man is as old as his arteries, meaning that
the degenerative changes of old age were
dependent upon or measurable by the
degree of hardening OF the arteries. That
is undoubtedly true to certain extent,
but epigrams do not solve problems or
even explain facts. ltaffords slight COM
fort 10 know that we are as old as our
arteries if we do not know how 10 prevent
them from aging prematurely.
Fortunately, we do know many OF the
causes OF the presenile degeneration that
cuts us off before our time. Heredity
counts for much. Some families are long
lived; in others, most or all OF the men,
bers die young. That sounds hopeless,
yet we can do much by hygienic, living
to lengthen our days even if we come OF
short-lived family. More than that, we
can transmit to our descendants still
higher degree of stamina. The other
causes OF early aging may be summed up
in the one word eXcesS-overWork men,
tai or physical, worry, overeating and
even oversleeping Moderation mot in
sufficiency) in all things eating, drink
ing, working, playing, sleeping-is the
secret of health and longevity.