Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-05-04
Cart.drivers, if sufficiently fed ard temperate,

Labourers in husbandry, Nc suher iron ue'
fciencv Of nourishment.
Brickmakers, with fall muscular exercise IN
the open air, though exposed to v!clssltudes oil
cold and wet avoid rheu matsm and infiammatory
diseases, and attaisg good old age.
haise-driycrs, Positions, cOachmen, guards,
sc. from the position of the two former on the
saddle irregular living, &c. and from the wart OF
muscular exercise in the two latter, are subject
to gastric disorders, and finally to apoplexy and
palsy, which shortens their lives.
: Carpenters, coopers, wheelwrights,& &c. bealthy
and long lived.
Smiths, often Incorporate, and die compare
lively young.
Rope-makers and gardeners suffer from their
STOPPING pastures.
Paviers, subject to complaints in the lolns, IN
creasing with age, but they live long
INDOOR OCCUPATIONS.
Tailors,t notwithstanding their confined at
mosphere and bad posture, are not liable to acute
diseases, but give way to stomach complaints and
consumption. 1t is apparent, even IRON ooserV-
ing ONLY the expression of countenance, the COM
plexion and the gait that the functions OF the sto-
mach and the heart are greatly impaired, even IN
those who consider themselves well. We see no
plump and rosy tailors; none of fine form and
strong muscle. The spine is generally curved:
the reduction in the circumference of the chest is
not so much as we might expect; The average OF
our measurements presented So TO S4 inches,
that of other artisans is about Sc. The capacity
of the lungs, as evinced by measuring the air
thrown out at an expiration, is not less than COM
mon: the average Of six individuals was 2-a
pints. The preiudicial influence OF their employ
Is more insiduous than urgent-lt undermines
rather than destroyslfe. OF twenty
two of the workmen employed in Leeds, not one
had attained the age of sixty; two had passed hi
ty: and of the rest, not more than two had reach
ed forty We heard of an instance or two Of
treat age; but the individuals had lived chiefly
in the Country"
Staymakers have their health impaired, but
live to great age.
Mliners. dress makers. andstraw-bOnnet ma
kers, are unhealthy and short lived.
Spinners, coth-dressers, weavers, &C. &c. are
more or less healthy, as they have exercise and
air. Those exposed to inhale impercePtoe par
ticles of dressings, &c. such as frizers, suffer
from disease, and are soon cut Oft
Shoemakers are placed in bad posture:-
.. Digestion and circulation are so much impaired
that the couptenance would mark shoemaker
almost as we'll as tailor. We suppose that,
from the reduction of perspiration and other evac-
uations, in this and similar employments, the
blood is impure, and consequently the complex;
ion darkened. The secretion OF bile is generally
and bowel complaints are frequent. =
The capacity of the lungs, in the individuals
examined, we found to average SIX and one-third,
and the circumference of the chest thirty live
inches. In the few shoemakers who lived to old
AGE, there is often a remarkable hollow at the
base of the breast bone, occasoned by the pres
sure of the last"
Curriers' and leather dressers are very healthy
and live to good old aye.
Saddlers lean much forward, and suffer &C
cortlingly from headache and indigestion.
Printers Jour worthy co.operatOrs) "are kept
in confined atmosphere, and generally want ex-
ercise. Pressmen, however, have good and va
ried labor. COmpositors are often subjected to
injury from the types. These, a compound OF lead
and anthony, emit, when heated, a tume which
affects respiration, and are said also to produce
partial palsy of the hands. Among the printers,
however, of whom we have inquired, care is ge-
nerally taken to avoid composing till the types
are cold, and thus no injury is sustained. The
constant application of the eyes to minute objects
gradually enfeebles these organs. The standing
posture long maintained here, as well as IN other
tends to injure the digestive organs.
Some printers complain of disorder of the sto-
mach and head; and few appear to enjoy full
health. Consumption is frequent. We can
scarcely fiud or hear of any compostor above the
age of fifty. In many towns printers are intem-
perats.''
Bookbinders-a healthy employment
Carvers and gilders look pale and weakly, but
their lives are not abbreviated in marked de-
gree.
CIockmakers, generally healthy and long-lived.
Watchmakers, the reverse.
House servants, in large, smoky towns, I'M
healthy.
Golfers and welI.sinkers, a class by them
selves, seldom reach the age of fifty.
PRODUCING DUST, DOOR, OR GAS
EoUs EXHALATIoNs.
If from animal substances not injurious; nor
from the vapors of wine or spirits.
Tobacco manufacturers do not appear to suf-
fer from the floating poison in their atmosphere.
SnuH-making is more pernicious.
Men in oil-mil!s, general healthy.
Brushmakers live to very great age.
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