Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-04-22
Frcm the Helena (Nfontana) Herald.
The SlCcDtCSl Man i'm Inc World,

The SICCO1CSt M;ln m the W OrlO.
lie is a Montanian, and typo. We
have known aim frequently to drop
into sound snooze while standing
at his case distributing" and with
half a take Of matter still in hand
As a eompositor, he usually takes a
nap at the end of each sentence, las
often in the broad day as any other
time,l to be aroused theretrom only by
sneeze from one OF the boys If not
particularly hungry, or engaged in
exciting conversation with the fellow
opposite, he invariably sleeps between
courses, while Mt his meals. The other
day, at noon, he started down the
stars OF the Office to go to his "hash,"
and after reaching the doorway lead
inc to the street, he suddenly yielded
to Morpheus, leaned up against the
broad door mn, and enjoyed pro-
found nap; until some sound or jar
awakened him and, having dreamed
that he had actually been to dinner aud
taried longer than usual drew forth
his toothpick, and hurried up stairs
again, where he nervously rubbed his
hands, hastily finished picking histeeth,
ierked his coat and went to work. All
these things we have seen ourselt; but
his room mates and intimate brother
members OF the craft tell us that on
divers occasions, after retiring to his
room to so to bed, he would get off
to his hat, perhaps one boot, and while
contemplating the exertlon necessary
finish the job of undressing, would act
ually set to doing, and be found next
morning still sitting in his char, with
his legs crossed, arms folded, his head
lined to one side, and snoring like
,nr poise.
WEIGHT OF PEorLE.--Thc average
returns show that citizen Of the
world, on the frs. appearance in pub
lie, weighs about SIX pounds and half;
4 boy baby little more, girl baby
little less. Some very modest babies
hardly turn the scale with two pounds
and a halt, while other pretentious
youngsters boast of ten or eleven
pounds When Shylock asked for his
pound OF flesh he asked tor an
equivalent to little less than the sixth
Of a baby. How the tiny one grows
Turing childhood we need not trace
here; but it may be interesting to
know that girls and boys OF twelve
years of age are nearly equal in weight;
after which limit males are heavier
than females of the same age. Young
men of twenty average hundred and
forty -three pounds each, while the
young women Of twenty average a
hundred and twenty pounds. Men
reach their heaviest bulk at about
thirty-fiye, when Their average weight
isabout hundred and tiity-tw pounds;
but the women slowly tatten until
fifty, when their average is a hundred
and twenty-nine pounds. Men and
women together, their weight at fnll
growth averages about twcnty.times
as heavy IS they were on the first day
of their existence. Ofcourse averages
arc here only meant. The averages
were formed from men ranging from a
hundred and eight to two hundred and
twenty pounds, and women from
eighty eight to two hundred and seven
pounds. The actual weight OF human
nature, taking all ages and conditions
mobiles, clergy, tinkers, tailors, maid.
ems, boys, girls. and babies, all included
the average weight is almost one
hundred pounds, avoirdupois, for each
human being a quantity easy to re-
member, at any rate.