Show ICELANDERS ARE LCNG LIVED f l 1 Average Age There Double Mean Dura1 r tlon of Human Life It would be Interesting to know If any part of the world beats Iceland In the average length of lIfo of Its Inhabitants It Is shown In the census of 1905 that on an average tho people of that island live to tho ago of 618 years which Is very nearly double the mean duration of human life as It was computed a generation ago Sweden Swe-den and Norway are regarded as very J healthful countries but Iceland takes tho palm In longevity tho mean duration I dura-tion of lIfo in Sweden being EOOJ years and In Norway 4994 years Somo of Icelands earthquakes are nervoracking but on the whole the lives of most of Its simple and industrious indus-trious Inhabitants slip along with few Incidents that unduly stimulate or depress de-press tho pulse Summer and winter tho same old mall boat from Leith steams into the harbor of Reykjavik every three woeks but very rarely brings news that touches Iceland BO closely aa to make excitement In fact tho little Island enjoys many of tho advantages of civilization and avoids most of Its drawbacks Christian Chris-tian Advocate |