CHAPTER XVI 



THE PROLONGATION OF HUMAN LIFE THROUGH 

 CHILD CULTURE 



Can human life be much prolonged? If pos- 

 sible, is such a result desirable? A mere con- 

 tinuation of life, without vigor or productive 

 power, does not present an attractive outlook. 

 Simply to drag out a vegetative existence 

 usually means unhappiness to the individual 

 and too often a burden on society ; yet one can- 

 not help feeling that many human lives are too 

 short. Just as the individual learns how to 

 live and begins to accumulate a valuable ex- 

 perience that may be of service to the world, 

 death cuts short the career. 



There may be almost unlimited possibilities 

 in the future development of the human race if 

 the span of life can only be lengthened. There 

 is no physiological basis for the three score 

 years and ten that so long have been considered 



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