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7. We are pleased to find our opinions confirmed in an interview given by Dr. Bernard Hollander, the famous mental specialist:—

“Certain changes occur in a man’s constitution between 48 and 55 which have a marked effect upon his outlook. He settles down physically and mentally. He becomes a much more comfortable fellow to deal with at home, a much more reasonable fellow in politics, a much less enthusiastic fellow in business. There are exceptional men to whom the rule does not apply, but it holds good for the average man.

“This absence of enthusiasm means that very few men will launch out on new enterprises, or display unexpected ability after fifty. But it does not mean that the man of over fifty will not do splendid work—perhaps the best work of his life. The reason is that after fifty he will be a man of experience as well as a man of ability. If a scientist or a man of letters could maintain his physical efficiency unimpaired till he was a hundred, I believe he would do greater things than have ever been done yet.”