Smyrna times., 1866-02-21
Longevity CT Chuchmen.

Some of the most remarkable cases of lon
gevlty have been met with in those who wcr,
engaged IN the service of the Church. w
speak now irrespective of sect. The Carolina
de Sails, Archbishop of Seville, died in I7S5
at the advanced age of 10 wears. He may h(
cited as an undoubtful instance of the adyon,
tage to be derived from regular living If,
used to tell his friends, when asked what sys.
leih he observed, " by being old when | was
young, L find myself young when | am old
led sober and studiouS, but not a lazy OF
JGGrchtary me-, My diet was sparing, though
qcllcate my liquors the best wines. Xercs and
La Mancha, Of which never exceeded a Mint
at any meal, except in cold weather, when al.
lowed myself third more; | rode or walked
! every day, except in rainy weather: | excr-
ciSed within doors for q couple of hours 81
Tar took care of the body; and as to the mini,
endeavorcd to preserve it in due temper by \
ScrupulouS obedience to the Divine commands
by these innocent means / have arrived at the
age OF patriarch. with less injury to my health
! and constitution than many experience, nj for
IT, The wines drank by the Cardinal were
OF the pure juice OF the grape, without the ad-
dItlon of brandy
NJ. du Bclloy, Archbishop of Paris. lived be-
yOnd century. lie had always a good ,n,e-
tite' and loved good cheer. His face is said to
nave frightened up at the sight of dainty
dish Napoleon always cvinccd great Difference
aho respect Tor the aged prcate Flechier the
c'ulneht French pulpit orator, lived until he
was - years OF age. Ills contemporaries. Bos-
Suet: B"urdalone and MasSillun, reached res
pcctiVriy the ages of -, -, and - years. Gar
dlnal Fleury, the preceptor, and afterwards tbe
prime minister of Louis XIV, was 50 at the
time of his death Bishop Warburton, author
OF the Divine Legation Of Moses, " reached
81 years.
John Wesley does not appear to have ipher-
lted strong constitution, resembling in This
respect Sir Isaac Newton and Voltaire. In NJ,
youthful days he was subject to many ailments
and even some serious diseases; but after the
age OF 40 he enjoyed for the most part excel
iGht health TIL within a few days Of his death
lie was always exceedingly temperate, and alb
stained from the use Of all Intoxicating Guuors
and rose uniformly at an early hour He was
OF a very cheerful disposition and even temper,
great prOlOngers of life He took constantly
exercise OF the most active kind, REGARDLESS.
alike OF heat and cold, wind and rain lie was
a lover of order and regularity in everything
In his journal Wesley tells us, that from 10 to
10 or IA years of age he had little but bread to
eat, and no great plenty Of that This. he be-
ncVc', was SO far from hurting him, that it laid
the foundation OF lasting health. When he
grew up he ate sparlngly, and drank wafer
following the advice of Dr. Chcyne. whose work
he read. At the age of - years he had spit.
ting OF blood, as hemorrhage from the lungs is
generally called. y warm climate cured this
Eleven years from this time, he says thar he
was IN the third stage Of consumption. With
the present better knowledge of the nature and
diagnosis OF this disease, we cannot well credit
the accuracy of the eminent narrator. At one
time he was brought to the brink of the grave
by fever, but this attack left him healthier
than before. At more advanced period of
his life, he writes . | am 73 years old, and
tar ADLER to preach than was at three and
twenty. What natural causes has God used to
produce so wonderful an effect? |. Continual
exercise and change Of air. = Constant rising
at four. 3. The ability, if ever want it, to
sleep immediately. 4. The never having lost
nights sleep in my life" Implicit faith
should be placed in the last means which he
SpeclheS' w: "evenness Of temper" At the
opening OF his SD year he makes the foIloving
record: . To-day | entered ON nv sd vear
and found myself just as strong to labor and as
Int Tor exercise Of body or mind as was forty
years ago" I" am as strong at 81 AS I was - -
q, but abundantly more healthy, being stran.
ger to the headache, toothache, and other
bodily disorders which attended me in nv
youth. Again, at the age Of SO, he observes
- am n wonder to myself 1t is now twclTe
years since | have felt any such sensation AS
WEAKNESS.