| Show u DR + KECKELER LIVES TO LEARN Aiijilhnologist Anthropologist Psychologist and Geologist Who Has Been Everywhere Dr A T Kcckeler l I man whose life is devmed to the acquisition I of knowledge knowl-edge Is In Salt Lake on his way to Alaska to measure If possible the movcmcnlH of the Mulr glacier Few scIentists of the world cover a more sot Plelidnsi o Held o f icsearch than I 11 Kcckoler Of late yiarl he has devoted particular I attention to psychology psychol-ogy and mental phenomenon but t he IK equally at homo in ethnology and anthropology To these studies lie has added geology and kindred jmyalcal science He I wvars In his buttonhole a little button L surli as if I worn by lodge members mem-bers It is the Order of thy I Hed Eagle conferred upon him I hy the Emperor i of Germany In recognition of his nerv icon to science and his succws III winning win-ning a prlae offeicd for the I hcil essay es-say on iioiedlty Iniluenues Dr I Keck eltr has boon the recipient of many marks of ronlidiiKT from tin government govern-ment of the United Stales but he Is avcrflu to discussing this plmsc of his success and prefers to dwell entirely on mutters t scintilk lie holds that human character and traits are iilmost wholly the result I 01 heredity In I other words the man of today IN the product of inlluenccs that t t navy been at I work jdme thc dawn of history Hundreds and thousands of other lives have contributed to make him what I he Is I Tho doctor Is a strong believer I III the t theory of hereditary criminality I I 1 I I Unlike many of the unlearned Dr 1 Kcckwler l condemns no fad or philosophical philo-sophical belief without l fully Investi I I KiUlng It lie believes In no religious i belief but he does not pronounce them untrue lie simply savs that science lias not demonstrated the I truth of religious re-ligious teachings and he Is still tryIng try-Ing to learn whether there Is n God existence after death etc lie has devoted de-voted much of his time I to the t study of Theosdphy he nan visited India I he has talked with the adopts ho has soon many strange munlfoslutlons that I he cannot fully explain l but ho cannot can-not bo cit 1111 1 a u ThroHophlst because he floes not attribute the t seeming miracles mir-acles to any supernatural I agency In lime hu believes they will be fully explained ex-plained as the operation I of natural I laws not now undvrstood Or Keckoler hut rircumnavlgaled I ihc I globe throe times crossed the Atlantis t three limes I and visited almost vry habitable I part of the globe lie speaks seven languages readw Sanskrit t and understand several l I languages that I he does lOt ilalm to speak He has been Interested I III Arctic exploration was present when Andrec began his voyage across the pole and was In command of JL relief expedition tent t to the runcuo of Dr Nansen On the latter trip IJr Keckolers vessel was caught In an lee floe Ue rema I nell on deck for nearly three days without sleep Three whales ItnprlHQiied In I thc same Moo were spoutIng spout-Ing onto he I deck of the vessel and drenching lie mariners If i one of the whale had turned over said the doctor the Increased pressure would have crushed our I vessel and r I would not bo here today t That experience seriously Impaired my health Dr ICeikeler hJa Kenlucklnn by birth and a man of independent 1 wealth I which iibles i him I to gratify his fond news for observation i and u study lie calls I Cincinnati t I his homo although he has nol entered his house there I for over ten t years lie confesses that t his ag Is between liO and 70 years but his clear eye and strong t frame might awnken the envy of many a man of iiO To Judge from his appearance the pursuit of knowledge for Its 1 own sake rH f a more satisfying and cheerful occupation occu-pation than the I pursuit of money for the Hake of what it will buy |
