St. Mary's gazette. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1863-1867, 1866-12-13
4 MAN OF REGULAR HABITS.

Some twcni5 five wears sgo or perhaps
a little more, al agci and highly respected
pliy.ieian departed the life IN one oI the
,onuiirs u Massachusetts IL fact. this
worthy g,a,Ilcmah bad reached. q The lin,
81 his Ittra.c, The csiraorIinsfy age If
ono hundred and i've years.
No lit,lc interest, ~ may bc IN giuc'l.
hid lnyefcl Hpuud his dowly decliliue
days. ARD lhb was naturally awakcncd 10
frcshcr o"ucerii ~ f..c p,riod &c hi. hong de.
fcrrrd dcath lie had always chjyel the
foil esteem of his icllnw -ciiiscus and ib,,
medical profession. whir, nabmally loosr,l
up 10 hiiu ~ 10 father anil guiAe. The
larri,sl " biz ica.h wss un,' IT grra, xeite-
mcut III rernsl TO ihe ismis'rnnce question
aad il mas i,li TIA, soanc inIorisni l,ss-oas
f,r the bsIi, IL II the raHse euulI ts derived
irS,a 81 investigation - iha, ordinary haliis
1T gentleman Of ciuca,iun aud sciou,iie
ultaipmtai<. Blh,-c lite hail h,s,n prn:rartc,l
10 awh an advanced peti'~l, doalalcss
owing 10 the riyurpns adherence to the
lasS - hesllh an,l promulgated and culnt.
ccl Is tbs sotal-.ibsiiseuec advocates oi Ihc
DAY
Aeronling'y, af,cf The lapse Il lue
seasou. sonsnni. 9 vas ,htalicd. on the
parl of tic Temperance s,ch4ics. to wait
ulon SOME uear Relatives Of the Old gentle
nian deceased. 10 order In learn positively
xhst Lad bern ,lla cpnr-c ST hi. lie. and
by What means hc i,sd - L,ns preserve
ed an existence ia The I1sssr-pn 81 menial
anil f,hya,si yig,m. uaiil ii leastlf Il yirhl-
I'd To alsoluip dssuy 1t ls,tlily powers.
wl'hoai ,lc intervention Of amy neuie dis
cser.
The dcfulaiidn having proceeded 70 ,l.o
apcicni pl'tsieian's late place u r,eidruce,
waited upm .gcntletona who was his
grand.-on 70 abtaia Ir,,n hi,n al ilp lar-
tirular concerning lIis aged relative. AZ
tcf duo s.ijtimcHts II t,iislolcii,z,i ha,l.lccn
expressed. the suitable inquiries were proc
= nBsled
''poublless. . said the chief inierlocutor,
".yoR grandfather, cuj,giug such a re-
nwfkablc span Of rSisieneo Ras a strict OBJ
server Of the rules 81 temperance; We need
not expires. oar t,hIirlrnee leal l,e iIsiniged
IL no cxots. IN ihc use Of huriful kinds Of
driihs"
''Oh, no, sir. said the person inquired
1T. "you may le sure &C that Dis grand
father was person Of very regular hab-
tit"
Bp' We would Ike to know, il YOU
| plca%y pursued the qiicstpineS, ''sogno.
hug inlnrticaIaf regarding BIZ mode 81
life; how for instance. he Iegm aud pass.
ed, andsendssl tho day.
"Neli, sir, when lie FIRST rose il tie
morning be took about half giiss of pnr,
I .fam;,ica rum; my grandfather was a1,cr-
SOP n yyry regular liabifs;this was his uni
fiDrni custom.
This. j .suppose,p SAIL the inquirer
t'was 10 gives sort n Din 10 his sssi,,n
falter ,ho Ie,hafgy of lcngihcnel rcpore
made requisite M an exceptional case, b,
! by his very advanced period life. Piers,
/ tell US what his p.aeticc was during ths
4 rest ~ Tie day.
Il .My grandfather was person Of yer,
regular habits. and hr nothing else q
this sort until elcvenp'rlock aud ilcn onl,
glass If ,lamaica rum.sr
iiifie@i diu ne ufllk anything WITH iii'
mcals = atsf
4 "Noi exactly with his meals; about bah
an hour before dinner, be drink n,ixtur,
IT'D which he was partial, consisting of llal
aud half If cider anil rum. But after
4 drinking that il was, bis CUSTOM to 80 Out
4 for short walk aud rctIrn "a slhrner. =
1 Whnl ,Ihinpr was ,douf half shvough. hs
would then dsjEk saS, y GLASS Of rune %
4'ahisk. ! as the ease might te, and ahotliei
when dinner was oyer. Dinner WINS 81,
I wayF on the table 1T oae o'clock; be t.si
stlo more until fouro'clock and after that
= small quantity in his tea. Its rrieiie,
wa ahotfo drink anything else until Dcal
4 ledii1ia, which was always nine o'clock
when be bad sl4sil: vo of wliiskoy q