Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-02-02
Lon.eyity--Numcrous Cases.

old man living in the adjoining county
Monroe, whose years number 30. lie
tended a party near Clalrborne, sho
fine since. ard danced four or FIVE coti
lions with some ofthe young ladies', wit
all the ease and gracefulness Of youth, an
really enjoyed the pleasure Of tripping tn
light fantastic toe"
This statement calls to mind numerou
other instances Of longevity, which we hav
at different times seen noticed. we WI
refer to some of these:
John Hightower, residing in Marcng
county, Alabama, died January, lS45, age
| 1876 wears. VIM. Prigden, of Maryland
died October, 1S45, aged 1913 years. Il
| 1920, man named Henry Francisco dice
at Whitehall, in the State of New York
aged 1874 years. He beat the drum at The
coronation of Queen Anne, and was thel
sixteen years old he did not die of old age
but, of fever and ague. John Van Hoozel
of Jefferson county, Tennessee, died at hl'
residence about the lst Of August, 1850,
aged 1913 years.
DR.. Fitch, in his work OR consumption,
groups together quite large number of re-
markabe cases of longevity. Thomas Parr
was born in 1883, and died 1885, aged l5l
years. He died not from decay or disease
of single organ, but from too great full
ness of blood, caused by more than usual
indulgence in eating and drinking. lie had
led an active country life, and enjoyed
country air and exercise; hut he was m
vIted 10 London where luxurious eating and
drinking soon finished him. His body was
examined by the celebrated DR.. Harvey,
discoverer of the circulation of the blood,
who has left an account OF the examination;
Parr enjoyed good health for century and
a half.
Thirty-fve years after the death OF Parr,
Henry jenkins, of Yorkshire, England, died,
aged 1859 years. He was born in 1901, and
died in 1910. His age is fully authentIca-
ted, and is the greatest among the moderns'
John Effingham, of Cornwall, England,
died aged 147 years. James Lawrence, a
Scotchman, lived 40 years. About the
year $780, Joseph Surrington died at Ber-
zen, Norway, aged 100 years. In l122,
man named Drakeabura died in Denmark,
in the 147th year Of his age.
In 1925, Pope Leo XII granted TO poor
man living near Lake Thrashimene, IN Italy,
pension on account of his extreme oldage;
he was then 1875 years Old He died, aged
1870 wears. A man in the Island ol Cuba,
who was 100 years old, was able to ride on
horseback sixty miles in day, and return
home the next.
An old man died at Wexford, Upper
Canada, short time since, named Daniel
Akin, but reioiced in the soubriquet OF
Black Dan. AT the time of his deccase. he
was 100 years Of age, and during his llie
had contracted seven marriages, by which
he had an incredible number Of children.
grand children, and grandchildren !;
in ALL about 5fO-370 Of whom are boys,
and 200 girls.
A great many persons are now living IN
the United States who are over hundred
years of age. few years since we knew
at Tuscaloosa a man named Geestn, who
was reported as 120 years of age. He was
soldier at Braddock's defeat and was
then taken prisoner and brought to Mobile
by the French. When we knew him, he
could walk from twenty 10 thirty miles
iav. We know not if he is still living, but
we have seen no mention of his death.
Rev. MIR. Harvey Baptist clergy man
residing at Frankfort in the State OF Ne"
York,is now in active and useful discharge
of his clerical duties at the age OF III
years. This very year he presided at
convention of the Baptist clergy, and IS
perhaps the oldest clergyman in the worl'
who is able to discharge clerical duties
A Mr. Blackwell, residing near Green
vile, N. c., was living short tine since
at the age of 1856 years. A colored maj
named Syphax, in fine vigorous health, wa
living last year in Cumberland county, VIZ
glnia, at the age of III years.