Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-07-05
"Ripe Old Age. -

In the June number OF Hunts Merchants
Magazine is table Of the average age at
tanned by men pursuing different occupa-
tons. Some Gifts facts are Of such general
interest that we CLEAN them from it and
present them in chronological order.
The man that dies youngest, as. might be
expected, perhaps, is the Railway Brake
man. His average age is only u. ItI
this must be taken with some allowance
from the fact that hardly any but young and
active men are employed in that capacity.
At the same age dies the Factory Work
woman, thronghthe combined influence o.
confined air, sedcntury posture, scant wages
ard unremitting toll.
Then comes the Railway Bagsa geInan,
who is smashed, Oh an average, at 80.
The Engineer, Fireman, the Conducor,
the Maker, the WelI-Digger, and
the Factory Operative, all Of whom are cX-
posed TO sudden and violent death, die on an
average under the age of 50.
The Cutler, the DYER, the Lcather-Dress.
CT, the Aputhccary, the ConIeclioner, the
Cigar Maker, the Printer, the Silversmith,
the Painter, the Shoe Gutter, the Engraver
and the Nachinisi, all o! whom lead confined
lives in an unwholesomc atmosphere, none
Of them reach the average age OF 40.
The Musician blows his breath all out Of
his body at 10. Tie Editor knocks him
self into li at the same age,
Then comes trades that are active or in Q
purer ar. Tsc Ua!iGrliyes to the average
age ul 10, the butcher to 10, the OrIcLmaker
10 II, the carpenter to 10, the furnace mat
10 -, the mason to Is, the stone cutter 70
IS, the lanrer to ~, the tinsmith to Il, the
weaver TO Il, the drovcr to 40, the cook, Ia
DO, the inn keeper to 4G, the laboror to / t.
the domestic servant (femaIe) to 10, the
tailor lives 10 40, the 'ailoress to Ii.
Why should the barber live till 80, il not
to show tho yirtne there is in personal neat
ness and soap and water?
Those who average over half century
among mechanics are those who keep THEN
muscles and lungs in heathiul and moderate
exercise and are not troubled with weighty
cares. The blacksmith hammers till 81
tie cooper till 80, the builder till 81, tho
sMpwrigIl till 56, and the wheelrigI.t I'll
So, The miller lives 10 be whi,ened viii
age as wei as flour, of 81. The rope ma
ker lenghens the threads Of life to ga
Merchants average 50,
Professional men ike longer than i
generally supposed. Litigation kills client
sometimes, but seldom lawyers, for the.
average IS. Physicians prove their use
fitness by proonging their own lives toth'
same period. Clerqymen, who, it is to b
presumed, enjoy greater mental serenit.
than others, last till 30.
Seataring life and its adiuncIs seem, in
stead Of dangerous, 10 be actually conduciv
TO longevity. We have already seen tia
the Shipwright lives till 56. The Sailo
averages 43, the Caulker "a, the Sail Ma
ker 80, the Stevidore 81, the Ferryma
%, and the Pilot g..
A dis pensation Of Providence that Main
Law" may consider incomprehensibIe j.
that Brewers and Distillers live to the rip
age of 81.
Last, and longest lived, come Pauper.
81, and " Gentlcmen," 60. The only tw
classes that do nothing for Themselves an
live on their neighbors, outlast all the res
Why should they wear out, when they az
always idlo?-[Alb Eve. Journal
z3@"Ah, my good fellow, where have yo
been for a week back?"
''For a rcah JacH have not been trout
led with a weak back, | thank you!"
mo, no, where have You been lor
back"
"Loag 5ack! Don't YOU call me long bacl
YOU scomlrel." ...-
IIoRsE PRovETDER.-Theb best horse pr,
vender we ever used, says the Maine Fn
mer, was Il mixture Of two-thirds oat me
and one-third corn meal. The ont meal h;
been thought by some physiological cherni,
TO contain much muscle or flesh iormir
matter, and the corn meal 20 contain muC
fat forming material: and therefore whf
combined together, we get both priucip.i