Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-12-09 | Page 18 | Secret of Animal Long Life Solved

SECRET OF OP ANIMAL LONG LIFE SOLVED WASHING WASHINGTON Dec ec 8 W UP- UP Army experts b believe lle e they ba hate bae e ered the tho secret of animal Ic Ity ily Old horses and mules In acute service today nave an av average avenge ago of I 11 I years bears eats while hill In the nominal rh 11 YO 11 year old old lr I are as beyond the ago of And the oldsters or of orthe 1 the army herds whether In the tho cay cay- cavalry airy alry IL am Ullery or transport sert er erICt ice ore ro still U going strong In one case a year old charger Is still 5 Inning blue ribbons for tor faces i In his Ills clas class The secret the tho experts believe lies les In regularity of diet ret rest grooming and all th 9 ther C cares res with wilh which the army our sur- surrounds sur surrounds rounds It animals In time of ot peace They estimate that a rh the flue 0 year ear a ate ate- ave ae average e- e rage In the tho useful life lifo pe- pe period pe period nod of horses horst's and mules In ln the Iho ser ser- serIce ser service vice sice Ice has already been pro proved ed fig fig- figuring fig figurine urine that the tho year olds of to- to today today to today day will 81 11 bo be fit ft lor for active 0 ser ser- service ser service i vice two tao sears seams ean fion f on now I Tile Tie Tte total number ot of o animals 1111 Sn Inactive active army ice aei lie Is q 44 1423 t and time tho a a average ago for tor all of these Is IsU I IH H 14 sears lears ean or Of 0 the horses SO 50 are aro more than 11 ii years ear or of age nICO and anti of or the mules 64 tier cent have hate pursed pissed tho the year il-year II mark These Theao statistics Indicate according to army experts thou thit the bulk buik of animal work In the tho arm army Is being done dono by horses and mules Ich In civil life would be ie- ie ic e- e as fit only tor for the tho bono bone yard bone ard or the tho pension list