Life Begins at Seventy!

★ Between the ages of seventy and eighty-three, Vanderbilt, the rich American, added a hundred million dollars to his fortune.

★ At seventy-four the philosopher Kant wrote three works, on anthropology, metaphysics, and ethics.

★ At seventy-four the composer Verdi wrote "Otello," his masterpiece in the art of opera; at eighty, "Falstaff"; and at eighty-five, "Ave Maria," "Stabat Mater," and "Te Deum."

★ At seventy-eight Lamarck, the French scientist, completed his great work in zoology: the Natural History of Invertebrate Animals.

★ At eighty Cato the Roman began to learn the Greek language.

★ At eighty Goethe finished writing Faust.

★ At ninety-eight Titian, the Italian painter, painted his historic picture of the famous naval battle, the Battle of Lepanto.