Show icelanders ARE LIVED average age there double mean dura tion of human life it would be interesting to know it any part of the world beats iceland in the average length ot of life of 0 its inhabitants it Is shown in the census of 0 1305 1905 that on an average the people of that island live to the age of 61 8 years which Is very nearly double the mean duration of human life aa as it was computed a generation ago swe den and norway are regarded aa as very healthful countries but iceland take taken the palm in longevity the mean dura tion of life in sweden being 50 02 years and in norway 49 94 year years some of iceland s earthquakes are nerve racking but on the whole the lives ills of most of its simple and indus arious inhabitants slip along with few incidents that unduly stimulate or depress the pulse summer and winter the same old mall mail boat from leith steams into the harbor of reykjavik every three weeks but very rarely brings news that touches iceland so closely as to make excitement in tact fact the little island enjoys many of the advantages of civilization and avoids most of its drawbacks chrie chris tian advocate |