Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-31

from the highest to lowest forms Of life the fema
usually lives longer than the male.
This is because, in many cases the males contrib
ton to the next generation is little than the act
mating. After that, his fate makes less difference TO
mate which must live long enough at least 10 lay eg
and usually to protect and feed the offspring for
time
In general the longer it takes 10 rear the young
longer the parents live and the the father sta
around 70 help guard and feed the young the /
expectation Of life approaches that OF his mate but
in the human where the male supposed 10 suppc
his mate all her life, woman averages TO outlve
several years. -
Woman is a favorite Of the law said Bla b.
referring to English law the female is the faSr
Of the laws OF nature-which are cruel to the male
many other cases such that Of the male bee At &
time of the nuptial flight, all the males drones cor
pete in the attempt TO mate with the queen in mid-a
Only succeeds but the triumph is fatal 10 him,
ing him manned and dying to the earth
The fate of his unsuccessful rivals is quite trag
The famales sting them 10 death
well each creature having its duly allotted life spa
81 by shouldn't man accept his dole Of years humbly?
~ The is that a creatures life habits and q
ronment change; the life span must adapt itself to
conditions II these require time 10 launch
generation, and man has changed his conditio
too rapidly for evolution TO catch up with him.
THE covenants child could probably learn the fC
things its parents knew in few years and fitted
go out his her at the age Of IA less The
fore the could go nicely If the mother died at
and the father even earlier
To-day, youth graduates from college around the
OF ~ ana IL he IS going 10 enter certain or the prof
sons he is still learning and not yet earning enough
raise family at 30 Every year there TO lea|
and this constant frightening Of the learning stage cal
for longer life in which TO make Of It, Unless m
is able TO make himself longerved animal he will sol
TO the end OF the amount OF knowledge he Il
sorb and use, and humanity will have come 10 the end
its advance.
"Of course prolonging the senilty stage Of exister
would be than leaving things they are in fl
calamity But my method not only stretches life bu
the same time telescopes old age 10 negligible pero
First among the activities the method proongs is
sides the intellectual improvement, that of our love
and here curious almost prophetic fact appears in hun
history Man the only creature that has converted
blind mating instinct into what is known romantic
and whose ideal is expressed in the words Of the kr
ceremony: Until death do We part
I'VE have been solemnly assured that must lt
how to grow old gracefully and that taking back I.
in the game of life will be repaid by learning that eJ
age has its compensatng rewards What poor prerogat
these really are We helped in and out of by
spectful youth who carry bags, but this respec
due TO sympathy for weakness sort Of charity
those who still rich in the powers of life toward
who have become paupers in vitality.
I'VE told 10 enjoy seeing the young enjoy Oh
selves and the pleasing right Of inspiring respect wle