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Show United States Lax in Dealing With Old Age It Is significant that the discriminations discrimina-tions practiced against men and worn en past their prime are of an origin peculiarly American. Abroad, such practices are uardlj known. In vir mall? every civilized nation the re sponsibilily for the old age of work ers has been removed from the Indi vidual coucern and properly placed upon the entire Industrial society writes Abraham Epstein in the Forum Instead of defending upon each em ployer to provide against the handicaps handi-caps of old age, comprehensive old age insurauce or pension plans have neon instituted which guarantee the aged worktr at leust some assistance in his declining years. These social provisions penult employers em-ployers to engage men and women at any age without hesltatioL us long as they are capable of performing a par ticular task When they become In capacilared eilher the Invalidity Insurance Insur-ance system or the old age pension plan takes care of them. In none of the industrial countries Is the attain mem of the age of forty fraught with the dangers that confront our Aaier lean wage earners whether manual or professional. May not the solution nt our prnhlpm lie alon the same path? Came of Good Family The father 3f Mary Todd Lincoln was a bank president, state senator, owner of a mill and part owner of a woolen fannry. But They Get the Coconut It is said of nitive Sumatrans th:. they are too lazy to climb coconut trees so they train monkeys to go up the trees and get the fruit for them |