'That all people under ten years of lage to-day' are likely to live 20 years longer than if they had teen torn during the last century is the opinion of the famous Dr. Alexis (Carroll, of the Rockefeller institute for Medical Research. There can doubt whatever that modern weicine has done wonders freeing from certain epidemics those communities that pay atten. tion to its teachings. Te has without question lengthened the mean length of human life, so that baby born to-day is very likely to live at least 20° years longer than if it had been born in 1900, Inat this expectation of extension of lite is made at the beginning of the Hifetime rather than at the end, Dr, Carroll emphasizes a. point fehich "is often overlooked "in our Jencomiums of medical progress.
Although the indivi the adult. individual—has much fewer chances of dying of smallpox, cholera, tuberculosis or typhoid than 50. years ago, his expectation of reaching the age of 75 or 80 has not. markedly Increased, according!
the eminent doctor, bat surely he has more prospect of being tortured by some form of cancer (he say3), lamicted with slow diseases of the kidneys, the circulatory apparatus, the endocrine glands, of becoming insane, suffering from nervous ai ases, or "of making himself miserable by his lack of judgment fand. his. vices." Modern med: ine protects him against infections that ill rapidly, but leaves him exposed to the slower and mere cruel diseases land to brain deterioration.
Not s very wonderful out!2ok, efter all. "Dr. Carrolt-believes that fusan may live literally as long ficsires. That means that he has the inherent power within him to remain young for an almost fdcinite period. This question of creatly extending the span of human fife has only within the last few years come to the fore, but bably has' dene more lrrove his belief. He has kepe a part lof the heart of an embryo chicken' jslive for many years, and among) his other experiments are cell tissue many' parts of the human body, Jand be confidently declares that jimdér known conditions this life may be prolonged "for ever." Medical!
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