Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-08-16
THE LENGTH or HUMAN LIFE.
There is an article in Blackwood's,
on this subject, from which we

There is an article in Blackwood's,
acazine on this subject, from which we
gain the following information:
Infancy proper, ceases at ten years, be-
cause then the second toothing is compile
at twenty, because then the
bones cease to increase in lengih-and
youth extends to forty, because abont that
time the bodY ceases to increase IN SIZE.
of bulk, after that period,
of fat, which wea'z"ns the body
and retards It's motion. When growth
has ceased, the body rests. rallies, and be-
comes invisorated. This period of invig
Grafton lasts fifteen wears, and maintains
itself for ten or fifteen more, when old
age begins The complete natural life
OF man, according to VI. Flourens, can
scarcely fall short of century. 1.-The
man." SAYS Button, ''who does not die u
accidental diseaee. lives everywhere 20
ninety or hundred years" This is tae
answer of xperience-experiencc from
the mouth Of an eminent naturalist.
"When we reflect" he ADDS, that the
European, the Negro, the Chinese, the
American, the civilized and the savage.
the rich and the poor, citizen and peasant
otherwise differing so much from each
other-are yet alike in this, tina, the same
measure, the same interval of time, sepe-
rates their birth from their death-that
difference in race, in climate, in food, in
comforts, makes no difference III this COM
mon interval, we must acknowledge that
the length of life does not depend upon
habifs. manners nor quality of food; that
nothing can change the laws of the me-
chanism by which the number of our
years is regulated"
Most men die of disease; only a small
number die of old age. Button lays
down the physiological problem that the
length of life is multiple Of the length
of growth. Fiourens. with more accurate
anatomical and physiological data, has
arrived at what appears to be reliable re-
suit.
Il find,;' he says, "the true sign of the
term of animal growth in the reunion OF
the bones TO their epiphyses. So long as
this union does not take place. the animal
grows. As soon as the homes are united
to their epiphyses, the animal ceases Il
grow"
A STUBBORN JURY.-The Portland
Transcript tells good story of Col. NJ
living in Washington, Maine, who hat
great aptitude for serving as juror
When thus serving he had very srea
anxiety that his opinion should be Target,
considered in making up verdict. Some
years ago, while upon case, after man.
hours trial to agree, he marshalled thu
delinquent Jurors from the room to thei
seats in the court, wkere the impatlen
crowd awaited the result of the trial.
Shave you agreed upon verdict! in
quired the clerk.
r Col. NJ arose, turned witherln
glance upon his brother jurors, and eA
claimed:
, inlay it please the Court, we have no
: have done the best could do, but her
D are eleven of the most contrary devils
ever had any dealings with
= CHANGE FOR MARKET.-"My dear,
: said an aflectio9ate wife, ''what shall W
;, have for dinner today
"One of your smiles" replied the hui
: band. 'Ican dine on that any day.
.'But | can't, replied the wife.
"Then take this" and he gave her
q kiss, and went to his business.
He returned to dinner.
"This is an excellent steak" said h
o '.what did you pay for it!''
y "What you gave me this morning, to
l. sure" replied the wife.
e "The deuce you did," said he, "th'
II YOU shall have the money the next time y
e 60 to market"
ID o. "Sam, did you see MIR. Johnso
s the new overseer p "Yes, massa: n
him down by the cotton GIN "He,s
)" good looking fellow isn't he :" We
lie massa, he talks like good looking ma
al he made bow
ou a. Miss says she would II
n, very much to do something so as to ia
to her ssname in the paper. We have
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