My previous observations, not only of the notable personal endowments of the family of my host, but of the people I had seen in my walks abroad, had already suggested the idea that there must have been something like a general improvement in the physical standard of the race since my day, and now, as I compared these stalwart young men and fresh, vigorous maidens with the young people I had seen in the schools of the nineteenth century, I was moved to impart my thought to Dr.
Leete.

He listened with great interest to what I said.
"Your testimony on this point," he declared, "is invaluable.

We believe that there has been such an improvement as you speak of, but of course it could only be a matter of theory with us.

It is an incident of your unique position that you alone in the world of to-day can speak with authority on this point.

Your opinion, when you state it publicly, will, I assure you, make a profound sensation.