Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-07-08
WHO ARE THE LONGEST LIvED9

WHO ARE THE LONGEST LIVEDf
There appears to be wide difference OF
opinion between some Of our cotemporaries
in regard to this subject. We copy some Of
their remarks:
The Americans are the longest lived of
people, Notwithstanding all the humbug
about the great age to which the English
live, their superior stamina, etc. And the
longest lived of Americans are to be found
here in this very New England, although
such mess of stuff is said about the yam
KEGS working themselves to death, being half
starved, and deprivng themselves of the en-
loyments of life, thus tending TO abbeviate
it; and despite the arguments which are
based upon the changeabiity of the climate,
the east wind and all that These are but
windy arguments. Statistics tell different
story.-Boston Evening Ledger.
Americans are not the longest lived people,
and we much mistake if we are ever destined
to be long lived nation, even! The Irish
of whom the writer claims to be descend
ant, are the longest lived; but we don't know
whether to attribute it to their climate or the
simple diet to which the general poverty
confines them Charleston Mercury.
You should have confined yourself, broth
er Mercury, before you delivered that sapient
opinion. Humboldt has placed it beyond
doubt that the mountaineers of Peru can
contest the palm of death longer than any
body else.-N. O. Picayune.
That's lie, Humboldt says no such thing
anywhere-N Y Evangelist.
Tut, tut, tut. What language for an
" evangelist" to use Can their be any Won
der that naughty boys curse and swear, when
they have such examples from such quarters
Life Illustrated.
Keep cool, gentlemen, or none OF you will
be long lived. We believe the greatest age
of man to be obtained by the Hindostanees,
and refer the curious in such matters to Buf-
fons interesting account of the people.-N
Y. Herald.
Our American friends are having dispute
as to what people present the most numerous
instances of advanced age in man. Cold re-
gions we believe to be the most favorable to
the prolongation of life, but we have nothing
to disprove that the Dutch live longer thar
other races-too long for their own good, per-
haps-London Times.
The London Times has been having q
fling at the Dutch, referring to the great age
to which some of the Myhneers attain, tho'gf
nothing is mentioned about old Rip Van
Winke. The Times is famous for wholesale
slurs upon nations, though just now it has not
word to say against its dear neighbor
France. If we were asked who lived the
"longest Of all people, we should say the
Patagonians, for numbers of them stand full
eight feet high.-Boston Post.
The Boston Post thinks the Patagonians
live the longest of all mankind. That may
be; but it is certain that the inhabitants OF
the Himmaleh Mountains live the highest
Boston Herald.
That may be too, neighbor; but still
surer thing is, whether the yankees live the
longest or not, they are destined to live the
broadest, for eventually their institutions
will spread throughout the earth.-Parlor
Casket.
All right gentlemen, but our opinion is
that those of our subscribers who pay their
subscription in advance, will live the longest
If they don't, it will not be what we don't
sincerely wish them "long life and prosperi
ty."- Weekly Gazette.
o short-sighted mortals and blunderins
newspapers! Away with this nonsense
about high winds, cold regions, hot climates
tall mountains, deep valleys, English lords
French ladies, Yankee men, Dutch women
Irish girls, Peruvian boys, and Patagonia
giants. Good actions live forever. Those
live longest who do the best "We live il
Deeds not ears."-Lye Illustrated