w Increase Seen in Life
Span in United States
. Washington.—The average length of
Life in the United States has increased
15 years since 1870, Surgeon General
Camming, of the public health service,
tags in.bis annual report to Congress.
Fifty-six years is now the average
ooan ofnlife in America, the surgeon
general said. ■ This contrasts with the
sixteenth century, when human life
averaged between 18 ana 20 years, in
creasing to about 25 years in the
eighteenth century, and to between 45
and 48 years as late as 1900.
Tuberculosis and tj phoiri fever, the
report disclosed, showed some decrease
last calendar year, both in cases and in
4 deaths. -
Diphtheria also declined, but a de
cided increase was shown in measles,
with 735,529 cases and 10.282 deaths,
compared with 200,803cases and 3.592
deaths in 1922.
Special attention was given in the
report to whooping cough, which in
creased. 60'per cent in the last two cal
endar -years, with an increased death
death rate of 4.4 per cent, most of
which was in children under 5 pears of
age.
Forcv Sve states reported 30,771 cases
of .smallpox, which is more prevalent
in this country than in Europe, New
England had a much smaller number
of cases than the south, west and mid
dle west.
“AH plague preventive measures
carrried on by the federal government
in states other than California had
been suspended at the close of the tiscal
year ended Judo 30,1922,” a digest of
the report said, “It has been neces
sary to continue operations on a smail
scale in certain counties in California
on account of plague in ground squir
rels,M and Surgeon General Camming
states that he has no doubt that under
present conditions this squirrel infec
tion will continue for years to come.
It should be stated that the annual
report from which these facts are
taken was written some weeks befure
the outbreak of the pneumonic plague
in Dos Angeles.
^Perfect’ Man Predict
ed by Gland Experts
V Philadelphia.—The production of the
perfect man bv regulation of glands is
predicted bv Dr. E. Rodney Fiske, of
New York.
Speaking &<l the convention of t'na
Eastern Homeopathic Medical Assoeiu
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Tokotna
L&diesr Furnishings
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Arctics Felt Slippers
\ King Island Mukluks
Mild-Cured Ham
and Bacon
Star Ham 45c Bacon 50o
Oregon City
Maekinaw Coats
Hood Rubber Pacs
Leather Vests
Coal Oil Plenty of Gas
tion. he said recent .discovei ies cor;
cerning the (unction of glands of tlie
human bod* bad paved the way for
duetion of the perfect man.
Dr. William 11. Diffenbach. an X ray
specialist. hIso of New York, said that
by proper control of the function of
glands a “fountain of youth’' would i*t
discovered, as failure of the glands to
function was the cause of old age.
“Bv properly regulating man’s
glands,” said Dr. b’iske. ‘’we will not.
only be able to control his mental char
acteristics, but also his pby-ical ap
pearance. It will bo within our power
to say whether he shall he tall or
short, fat or thin; whether i.i , voice
shall be tenor or ha--^.
“By increasing the i-u 1 -biggish
glands and slowing d wt, itie over
active gland.-,, remai kuble results have
been accomplished, and we ar. on the
verge of even greater achievements
which will make possible the produc
tion of the perfect man.”
Dr. Diffenbach expressed the opinion
that control of the ductless glands was
far superior to implantation of monkey i
glands for the restoration of youth.
“In God We Trust.”
“In God We Trust” first appeared on
the copper 2 cent piece of 18*'.l and was
i the first use of the word “God” in any
i government act. The phrase was in
| troduced by Mint Director James Pol
lock, with the approval of the Secre
tary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase.
It appeared in 18(>6 on a large number
of coins, including the silver dollar,
several gold coins and small silver
coins.
Some of the coinage of 1907 appeared
without the customary legend, and
much criticism was aroused, and Con
gress, on May 8, 1908, passed the fol
lowing act. restoring the motto to the
coin;
"Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the [Joited
atates of America in Congress assem
bled, that the motto, “In God We
Trust,” heretofore inscribed on certain
denominatians of the gold and silver
coins of the United States of America,;
shall hereafter be inscribed upon all \
gold and silver coins of said denomina
tions as heretofore.”
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or First-Class Meal
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Durant’s Cafe
Flat City
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Only 50 in Each 10,000
Citizens Are Deadbeats
Chict.jfO,—America’s “average citi
zen is honest—only 50 in each 10 000
are dead bo»’a,” accord inf? to a report
made by 1,000 finance corporations for
the convention < f automobile purchase !
financiers here nest month
The report is based on a study of
2.000.000 automobile purchases made on
the installment plan n the last year.
But—the report stn.es—perhaps- the,
reason for this is tint so much the in-I
nat,e honesty of the buyer. Usually he!
is n aintaining; some sort ol a social
front and will vay ta hor than lose his i
prestige. If tie is in busi. eas he must '
be known as a cash customer. i
The report savs only live women are ]
found in each fifty deadbeats.
THE
BYSGOILY
Tokotna
Gandies
Cigars
Soft Drinks
Lunches
Proprietor
John Heine
Are You Going to Build?
We have in stock lumbr>- of all kinds, rough and
dressed. Lately we have added a few lines, such
as Rustic and ShinLp, 1 and 0-inch Flooring, Win
dow and Door ('as g, Window and Door Stopping.
Lout LuusOet’ ci all kinds.
And if you are joins' to h . 1 a i call on us. We have the
best hii Utiry in Alaska.
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I am the principal owner of a block of ground |
on Yankee creek, about seven mues lone, extend
ing from No. 1 Below Discovery down to the mouth
of the creek.
Pav has been located all along for a distance of
about three miles from the upper end, aad pretty
well prospected and cross-cut.
The average depth of the ground is from seven
to twenty feet. The top is all black muck, that can
be moved freelv. No rock bigger than one’s fist.
The width of the pay. for a distance of about
three miles, is from 100 to 200 feet. Crosscuting i
work indicates that the ground will go from 15
cents to $1 per square foot of bedrock. My belief
is that the pay will average 50 cents per foot
I have a ditch on the ground, three miles long,
together with waller rights. The ground is prettv
well cleared. There is also a drain, three miles
long, with the water right. I also have a water
right on Ready Bullion creek, from which water
can be brought to Yankee creek with a ditch less
than a mile long (4 000 feet), which will give four
sluiceheads of water, with a pressure or fall of 120
feet, being 1600 feet to the work from the ditch.
After doing away with the muck, there will be
from four to six feet of dirt to handle. The pay
runs mostly in the bedrock of porphyry and slate.
Tht ground is virgin, only about $11,000 having
been taken out by windlass in prospecting.
Prospecting work during the present winter has
resulted in finding rallies that run up to $1 per
square foot of bedrock.
The Flume Dredge Company has a dredge above
this ground, which has i en in operation for the
last three seasons.
The Government road crosses Yankee creek. I
also have a road down the creek that connects with
the Government road.
I am also the agent for owners of ground other
than that held by myself.
The ground can be worked either with dredge,
drag-line scraper, or by hydraulicing.
1 will either sell the ground or give a lease rsa
it. If the prospect is satisfactory to the buyer, a
cash payment will be expected. A good bargain
will be given to the right party.
For further information, terms, etc., *al!
ground, or write or telegraph me.
ED NOLLdETTE.
To k etna. Alaska.