The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-02-15
sfMy Gran dfather was Person OF ~
Regular Habits"

! Some twenty-five wears ago or perhaps
little more, an aged and highly respected
Dhysician departed this life in one OF the
counties OF M assachusetts. In fact. the
Worthy gentleman had reached at the ,hnne
of hi disease, he extraordinary age OF one
hundred and five years No little interest
as NAV be imagined, had hovered aronn
his slowly declining days, and this was
naturally awakened to iresher coucern Al
the period of his long deferred deaih' He
had always enjoyed the full esteem ct his
fellow citizens and The medical profession,
which naturally looked up 10 him as It's
father and guide. The period OF his death
was one OF great excitement in regard TO
the temperance question, and II was ie
that most important lessons for the benefit
OF The Cause couId.te derived from an IN
yes,ieation of the ordinary habits of gem
teman OF education and scientific ai'ai1-
ments. whose lite had been prolracied 10
such an advancedaperlod, doubtless owing
TO the rigorous adherences 10 the laws OF
health. as promulgated and enforced by The
( total abstinence advocates OF the day
Accordingly, after the lapse OF due
season, a committee was depnted on the
part OF the temperance. societies. to wait
upon some near relative of the old gentle
man deceased, in order TO learn positively
what had been he.course of his LIE, and
hy what means he had so long preserved
an existence, in the possession oil mental
and physical yisor. unil al length it yield
ed 10 the absolute decay of bocIly powers,
withoui the intervention OF any acute dis
ease.
The depuialioH having proceeded to the
ancient phy sicisu's late place OF residence
waited upon the eenIlman who was ms
grandson, to obtain from him all the paric-
ulars concerning his aged relatives Alter
due sentiments of coudolement had eeen
expressed the suitable inquiries were pro
pounded-. Doubtless f" said the chief lC-
terlocu,or, your grand enj 'ying
such remarkable span Of existence, was a
stric, observer of The rules OF temperance,
we need not express our confidence that
he INDUCED in no excess IN the use OF hort
lul kinds OF drink. ''Oh no sir, )" said the
person inquired of, "you may be quite
sure of that. My grandfather was person
of very regular habns." But we should
like 10 know, if you please" pursued the
questlouer, something in panIcn'af, re-
gaFding his mode of life how ioF IN stance
he began and passed and ended the day"
s'Wen sir when he first rose in the morn
ina. he took about a halt glass OF pure
Jamaica rum my grandfather was person
OF very regular habits this vas his uni
form custom" "This, | suppose" said the
inquirer, 'was TO give sort OF flip 20 has
system, after the Ie,hargy OF heightened re-
pose, made requisite, as an exceptional
case. by his very advanced period OF life
Please tell Us what his pracuce Wa dunns
the rest OF day.
.'My grandfather, gentlemen, was a per-
son OF very regular habits, and lo'k no ning
else Of :h,, sort onl II O'Clock, aud thea
only a glass OF Jamaica ram Indeed ;
d:d he drink anything with his meals I! =
Not exactly with his meals about hall
an hour before dinner he drank a mixture
10 which he was partial. CONSISTING OF haii
and nalf O. cider aud rum Bat after drink
inq that. IL was his custom 10 20 out tor a
shor, walk and return TO dinner.
sWhea dinner was about hall through,
he would then drink, say glass o ram, OF
whisky. as the case might be, ard another
when dinner was over. Diunel was al
ways punctually on the table at O'Clock
he took no more unlil ioar O'Clock aud al
Ter the small quantity in his tea. His Pfac-
tice was not 10 drink anything else until
near bed time, which was always nine
O'Clock. when he had a glass 'or TWO OF
whisky or rum unless, indeed, some
neighbor or friend came IN TO JOIN hIm. He
was very hospital always, aud as ! have
remarked, extremely regular IL his ha5its.' .
=. The commItIee looked AT one another.
and hesialed about pursuing the inqniFs
any further II occurred 10 them, however,
that ii would be we'll TO save them -elves,
possibly IN regard 70 the use OF 'o5acco.-
did DR.. - ever smoke q asked the
Chairman That, " said their host "was
one OF his most regular habits. He was
mol often without a pipe IN his month
when mol engaged professionally. He dad
not smoke in his bed y Surely then. he
used tobacco in no olher way z" suggested
The inierrogslor ''My grandfather, every
4 Saturday afternoon, gentlemen, purchased
a certain quantity OF Digtail tobacco, say
from ,wenty-one TO twenIy-ihree inches IN
length this he cut gp- into seven different
portons, one ol which per day, aud no
more be used for chewing IN the course
of The seven days OF the week. My grand :
I fathers habits, as have observed On,
y coniound your grandfather and his habits,
broke in the queslloaer, out OF ali PaIIence
81 beg your pardon, SIR, bui II IS not neces-