“Good,” I said somewhat embarrassed at her frank admiration. “At least you do not share the common prejudice.” “There are, of course, dominant reasons for our present social state from a political and philosophic point of view,” Gallia replied with a precautionary glance at Mag. “But looking at the matter purely from the science of eugenics, I maintain that for the proper breeding of the superlative female, it is necessary to regenerate the mental capacities and initiatives of the male. Besides, men educated by women will possess totally different characteristics.” “Is there a party then that holds with you?” I said eagerly. “Yes, but we are in the minority.” “But minorities are always the most powerful elements politically. It was a minority that brought about woman suffrage in my day.” “Later,” she replied, frowning significantly in the direction of the housekeeper, “it will be interesting to learn by what methods. At present I have a duty in the interests of science, to determine what effect your long preservation may have had on the glandular and nervous system. You see, Bogardus, the principles of frigiferous arrestation of life have only been tested by short periods of from fifty to sixty years. Your arrival is of course quite the most important scientific event that has occurred.” I divined from her manner that political questions had to be treated with discretion, and so postponed until later the many questions which occurred to me as to the status of my sex. We entered a laboratory directly above the bath where I was subjected to a series of tests which resembled the metabolism examination of my day. “Everything is normal,” said Gallia delighted. “I can find no disturbance whatsoever. In fact for a man of sixty--” “Sixty. I am exactly thirty-two if you please.” Gallia looked at me a moment with a perplexity that suddenly lifted. “True, I forget. You come from an age when the glandular secrets of youth were still a closed book. That is the reason for my mistake. You see we begin invigoration treatments immediately at the completion of the body growth--that is about the age of twenty. In your case, I shall have to treat you intensively. It will be most interesting. I shall work out the nutrition formulas and the chemistry of the air you must have at night. Meanwhile the ordinary daily regime will work wonders.” “Gallia, I am curious to know to what extent you have been able to prolong life.” “We have still to submit to the tests of experience,” she replied. “We have it is true only begun our exploration, and today there are only a few living who have reached the age of a hundred and seventy. Theoretically, there is no reason why we cannot with our present knowledge extend life to four or five centuries. We have eliminated the ravages of such diseases as tuberculosis and cancer, pneumonia and paralysis, but to be strictly scientific, we may have to encounter new types of diseases which will have to be studied and conquered.”