Long Limbs, Long Life

It has been found liiat the more height :i man has, the longer ho is likely to Iivo, p-iiv; ■ . .re of himselt. investigaron i atlstlclanof mowHary records bas rcsulted in this knowledge. This same Lnqulry disclosed the fact that women are more likely to live to bo 50 yeara oí age than men, but after that age ir, reached the manlslikely to live longe. than the woman. The number of marriages in civilized countries where records are ltept shows the proportion to be seventy-flve weddings to every 1,000 individuals. Persons who aro hom in the spring are generally of a mueli more robust conatitution than thoso who come into ! the world at other times of the year. Births and deaths are much more frequent by night than by day. Tho number of men throughout tlie civilized world who are capable of bearing arms, according to the physical rules flxed by the different governmonts for their Holdiers, i.s one-fonrth of the total poptilation.