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Show Tho Length of Life Is-Increnslng The average Itngtli (if human life Is constantly and steadily Increasing h iv Ing according to I)r George M Koher professor of hygiene In (leoigetown unl v.rslt) District of Columbia doulilul within the past three centuries in 'he sixteenth century It was between eight ten nnl twmt) years, while toda) It l forty The prlnclpul agencies In tht. prolongation of life, Dr. Kober believes are mom intention to tho all hreatho and more cute ns in th. uaier y d.rJo.1i.iiTh" ?p.,nlon 'l "U'talned by tin stallstlCH of large dte wh,, show ha on ng to Impioved ,.,," Hon the Introduction of sewers nnd nf public water supplies, tr .,.,"' "J mortally within' the past forty y.a? hive been reduced to about one."f" Do )ou want to prolong )nur life, an.i Increase jour powers? Then b.ei.ii,.. deeply and drink Plenty of' ' puri Zll between, not 4tj rntaunot, isci vvatw or boiled water but distilled water. Success. 7he Profitable Sausage. For the amount of meat used the sausage sau-sage Is the most profltnble legac) of the hog Fully lift) different kinds of this suspected nrtlcle arc manufactured to suit the taste of many peoples, for Itallins with n dominating mensure nf garlic, foi Germans bird nnd fatt), for Frenchmen dr) and well larded for merlcnns, well spiced and nl! of these In several grades W hntever meat cannot can-not be used otherwise la consigned 16 the sausage although for no other reason rea-son thnn thnt ever) diminutive piece Is available ham, heart nnd foot trimmings trim-mings nnd the odd remnants from the butcher a block Potato, fiom, spices and water arc mixed with the meat which ln been fine!) chopped b) rock-Ing-knlves, nnd a steam driven piston forces the mass Into the casings, viheie-upon viheie-upon It become, sausage The casings are the intestine, of the hog thorough-I) thorough-I) senped nnd washed b) mechanical process The pigs snout does not escape es-cape that would be a gross oversight ' so It Is trimmed off and sold ns n pickling pick-ling "delicacy' to new American, with unpronounceable names From "The bo-Called Beef Trust ' In the Century. Walking Tour. Walking Is nn nrl, almost one of the lost arts pa. Country Life In America It Is ntnnlhlng how few know how to walk, know how to acquire the mensure 1 stride, the springy step the easv rnlse of the Imdy nnd the swing nf the nrms which make wilklng nt once one nf the most hcnlthful nnd enJo)nble forms nf ph)slcnt exercise For the real pleasure of walking one must turn to the country. Pavements are hut dead tinleldlng mntter nt best In the turf of the country there Is n spring In response to the prersure of the foot which Is a delight and an Inspiration In-spiration In Itself The purlt) of the air seta the bloo I to racing glorlousl). Good walkers find twenty miles n da) n comfortable average, allow Ing of plcnt) of tlm for rest nnd 'loafing" Two weeks thus spent will nfford memories mem-ories to Inst for nil time, and with them n measure of health nnd strength, a quickening of vital forces, a nervous energ) which will find expression In In-crensed In-crensed power for accomplishment In the worlds work. Correct In One Sense. Representative K)le never neglect, an opportunlt) to give n sly slap to Ohio He relates this Incident, which he aver, occuncd In Pickaway county There Is In the count) a tertuln rroes-rnnds wheie a certnln teacher struggles dilly with the development or the )oung Idea One morning she vuit. giving the school u lesson lu geog-rnph) geog-rnph) "'hat Is a cntnrnct?' she nsked There via. nn absolute silence In re-sponse re-sponse nnd she explained the meaning of the word " 'Whnt la a cape'" "This wns letter. One of the children i.'w.il wn" " Plnt of lanu" Jutting out into the water. "'What Is a strait?" b H ln .a cn.rner tt l"nd went up. 'I .... ,'"tl'"'. ld a small boy. "'Well, whnt Is It?' .,1,,'"." '""'' "' n kln'1' the mumphant answer."-Chlengo Chronl- The Vnluo of Correct Breathing. Nothing Is more essentia) to the proper prop-er assimilation and digestion of food, and, consequently, to keeping the blond ."-""Si condl,ln. 'hnn right brenth-Ing brenth-Ing The oxygen of the nlr Is the great Mtallzer nnd purifier of the blood and the renew er and upbullder ot the human hu-man system. If pale. holHw-cheeked nnaemlcs, narrow-chested, predisposed consumptives, and fretful. Irritable d)speptlcs would only rcnllzo this, nnd, throwing awuy their drugs and patent medicine, fill their half-starved, undeveloped unde-veloped lungs with nature, own unfull-Ing unfull-Ing tonic, what a change would be w rought In their llv est Not only physical physi-cal but also mental vigor, as will as cheerfulness and will power, nro do-pendent do-pendent to n great extent on the amount of ox)gen we nhsorb, so we tan rendlly see of what prime Importance In the economy of niture Is the habit of correct breathing. Success. Expressive Coughs. Bishop John II Vincent of Buffalo, once head of the Ch lUtnuqua circle, wa. Introducing I)r Hcnson nf Chicago, III who was to deliver a lecture to the Chautauqua audience on 'Fools" Tho Introduction wn after this fashion. "Ladles nnd gentlemen the lecture to be delivered tonight Is upon fools, by one (here Bishop Vincent wns attacked by a violent fit of coughing nnd when he recovered his breith he concluded) by one of the most noted divine, ot Cblcngo " The "noted divine" arose In some apparent ap-parent embirrassmenl and responded. ' Ladles and gentlemen, I nm nnt so much of a fool as Dr Vincent (here he wns apparntly overcome by a spell of roughing and several seconds ela srd before he ended) a. Dr Vim ent would have )oti believe " Detiolt Free Press |