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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 11 October 1922, Page 10

A writer in an Australian periodical, under the pen name “Biologist, in discussing the possibilities g'f'nig.- savsr-“’!be- forecast that , experiments with body glands may lead to the discovery of the elixir of Wo is npt supported by biologists. D tion of life depends on reprmluctiorn When plant, insect, or animal ceases to breed, it dies. If the young do nob want parental care, the parents promptly die after the seed is npo, or the ;«r laid. If the young want parental care then after the last of the possible young arc reproduced the parents live ;sst long enough to carry out Hum jutv Tf reproduetion--'the one important thing—-is iiindercd life may be proPnge.! 1»»llo« Ol it. : ■ • W.ll. K«n. ; m ; it v possible motherhood ends a < o . add to that 15 or 20 years for Hm rearing, and you have our natural length of life. But both with man and his domestic, animals there is a disposition to gradually .modify natural laws. A mother may’ live longer than three score and ten ; and a mare or cow after the lactation ofHie W possible foal or calf .... The dwCfvenee of scientists, of which much has been Imped, do not appear to have prolonged their own individual liv «» by a umglc dav 5 but there is no. doubt that Hurt, discoveries do tend to increase the average length-of life. Apparently the oidy known prescription for extending the individual life is: Live avoid strain of any kind; and mos , portant of all. when you are bm-n sel^t a family of .ancestors who lived as lon b as yjiu desire to do.” Winter winds won't r bnn or I vonr skin if von use nivrerns" vanishing cream is qnite mvisi • P * Acting the skin under long r ’ T n valuable, when evening functions Wlow on a day’s motoring or eroir. »y----ramso i« absolutely pure and im™™‘ * delicate perfume to the skm. Rom l from all chemists or 2/9 post free from Box 21.0, Christchurch.