Advance New Zealand.

Many years ago a distinguished American (John Fiske) described New Zealand as the “Land of eternal spring.” Now, if what another distinguished American says of our country is true (and he proved it statistically), New Zealand can also be described as the “Land of longevity.” Speaking at the recent convention of the American Public Health Association, Professor Irving Fisher of Yale University, said that the expectation of life in New Zealand (for women) was as high as 65 years-a figure which the speaker said may be reached in the United States in 1940. The expectation of life for men in New Zealand he said was 62¾ years. These figures give New Zealand the longest life expectation of any country in the world.

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