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if his inquiries had brought out the fact that with 

 them the hair commonly began to turn some ten years 

 earlier than with his own people ; if, in every circle 

 that he had moved in he had met men who had suf- 

 fered from nervous collapse, due to stress of business, 

 or been informed of others who had killed themselves 

 by overwork, or been incapacitated, or had wasted 

 long periods in endeavors to recover health ; if he but 

 echoed the opinion of all observant persons to whom 

 he had spoken, that immense injury is being done by 

 this high pressure life that the physique is being 

 undermined ; and if, among the classes there repre- 

 sented the wealthy, those who had abundance, and 

 enjoyed to an unlimited extent all the comforts of life, 

 there were still such dismal signs of overwork and care, 

 what are the signs that must mark the condition of 

 those who were there unrepresented the poor, the 

 daily laborer, the mechanic ; those who have not one 

 of the comforts of life, hardly the necessaries ? 



The answer to the foregoing question is best made 

 by the following report of vital statistics quoted from 

 the daily press : 



" Investigations made in Germany concerning the vitality of 

 children under various methods of feeding exhibit some curious 

 results. Thus, of 100 children nursed by their mothers only 

 18.2 died during the first year; of those nursed by wet nurses, 

 20.33 died ; of those artificially fed, 60 died, and of those 

 brought up in institutions, 80 died to the 100. Again, taking 

 1,000 well to do persons and 1,000 poor persons, there remained 

 of the prosperous after five years 943, while of the poor only i''-"> "> 

 remained alive ; after fifty years there remained of the prosper- 

 ous 557, and only 288 of the poor ; at 70 years of age there re- 

 mained of the prosperous 235, and but 65 of the poor. The 



