Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-01-27
LONGEVITY.

The physioiegist Blumenbach has ns1le
a.graphic sketch OF the prosrcs o(Sensa
life edwards tothegrs~e. Hsv;sS s,seeS
70 sp % aa.nlseod, ,aof fhis 10 says;isis a.
longest and nobless spech Of .lifa,. yNSn
nature sls thea ~ iss highest p<flasa;oa -
The bodily Nncsious arc noef s,ssovtuxa.
ard regular, and thar sobaestd stdpNbSepsf9vi
ofats s,isd. asnaearsa j5aehS sr1 o
tahiisasa. kavsssiss il ysassv tla.paD.,
ere q lfe desssase. Then ocuea o6ses.
ialiing The ssnsss exssrnI snd fnss, ~
.rhe e9sss ise "a Aitf: ths 60
feesle1I 3 q - p5h ~ jooa, 49,.
the bosas Begin 10 sasts- Thss d -.
como tothe extreme, ,point Of phy,io.osI.
death withou. disease, the eaihauasia az
Md age. Then the cxtremities grow eald,
the eve. grow dull. the pulse beass' lov
aud small. sometimes intermittent. Next
the breath stops. stops and returns, stsps
F"tnvrr with ode long forcib,e expirasio6.
Bumeubsch came to the oonclusion that
there is'no period whioa eau be said 10 bs
entitled hy its marked regularity aud Ere.
qucncy, Ia be considered the Natural term
OF aavsncta Old age Whist he Vas ohio
to c"ilecs on sba, p int. from eempas;son =
Of vast numbsr of nortali,y. Vas tha. nj +,
Europa no iuconsidara able number, Of Old
men reach their eighty-so Fourth Year. where
as few get beyond il; and that frorn esie
caase or other only one in every seveaty.
eight humin bsiags in thousand can bs
said TO die in the condition Of euthanas;a. q
Bamenbaeh himself. it may be here re-
marked. died in the beginning cf 1S40,s
aged eighty-eighs. having retained his
faculties 10 the last. Up to vsry shoetT
time before his death 10 ooAtiaued to lse.,
turer with all the spirii and -hsmoe, that
had ever characterized him.
1t MAS Huieland's belief that but fas,
eS'raGsous causes man might still Attain
to, the age OF one hundred and iifty or d siix- =
" ycars. or cvrn more. 'we NAV Win
the greatest probability asssrs," !" he ssys.
''thss the organization and vital povsrs.
Of man arc able TO suppor. duration and
activity Of two hundred years." This IS y
scrtion he believes TO BE- strengthened bv
agreeing with tho proportion between ne
time Of growth and the durst;on Of life -.
Generally speaking. an animal NAV bs
considered to live eight times as long. al
It grows; now man hardly stops growing
till twenty-five. aud eight times twentyls
five niakes mp two hundred. The woudor,
is. not that animal machines do not last
long"r, but so long. Take the mcchsu-
ism OF the human body. for instance. and
regard the wear and tear Of it. The hu,
man heart beats on an average one huns
dred thousand times daily. its duty beins,
to keep from fifty to sixty pounds Of blood,
asleep and awake-in uuoeasius mo-
ton. What machine mado by human.
hands could Withstand this wear and tear
without beirg in short time worn oat p
Animated bodies would soon b dest.oxn,.
were there no renovatiou, old uAtsrnl;
cast of and new material added. Il u,
boon estimated that in very short inter,
walls our material bodies are chan SSfh
made up Of particles entir.ly tie1sL
bet mSEoonciude by dclinaaais z acbonii,sp
to Hufsland the physical charaeteri,,iee
OF man who may ,be expected to live
long. ''Iie has a proper and ~ef!-pfoS
pcrtioned stature. without, however, l,eiSfe
too ssil. He Is rsthcr. Of the mi Aalu saisl,
and somewhat thiok-set. His compexs,
ion is no. too forid at any rsse. too
much ruddiness in youth is seldom siguf
Of longevity. His hair approaches rath!
er to the fair than to the black. flisahsS
is strong. but not, rough. L Hi. hosN N,
not to big; he has large veins in the cx,
tremi.ies; his shoulders are rather round
than fat. His meek is not too long; tiR
abdomen docs not project; his haSis NtS
large, hus not deepiy cleft. His Sout N
rather thick than long; and bis leas ara
firm and rouni. He.has n broad asched
chest, : strong voice. an the faculty 81
retaining his breath FOR long time 'waift
out difficulty. There is harmony a ~
hls parts. His senses are good, but not
too delicate; his pulse is slow and recu.
lar. HIS stomach il excellect-;;, his %.
petite sgooi.l and digestion easy. Ths
joys Of the table are not to him of itnpos..
tancc I; they tune his miud to seteSiiva.
and his soul rartakes IN the pleasure ~hi11
they comnsnicate. u: He does net sest
mcrely for tho sake Of ea,iDg, bu,,,eask
meal is an hour of daily ,fcs,iyisy. He
eats slowly, and has not TOO much ttirstee
TIE latter being alwiY. sisT dns61
sclf-ccn.ump,;on.' tHc b ssrsns ~, sass
cious, active, eeptiaIs Of joy. As~sast
hoFs. but insenHbs ~, the ,iausssioas af
hatred, aaseE, and avsrice., ;, HIS pa.siops
neTcr become violent or destrucsivk., ~
ever hs yves way 20 anges, isot1gsskolb
ccs rashers useful glow Of w.susih, 80
ar;:f,ial and gentle fescy. sitbsg, -
ovcraIwiug Of the bile. Ife is fond, also.
Of employment, parsiealasly -ealm medita-
tisu and agreeable spceg.a,ious. He 10
aa cptimisr, = frieni to nature snd DO
lnsstic felicity. Pie has 10 ahlssl nassse
honor or riches, and bauisAss all sA,sukts
VI so-saaFr0s- s .sr- s-zI ~ .s,..a.
10 Saek 10 Bufel.ad's pietsss pf.ass, "a
vAc mag isc Long. yery good, Ms.
Husband very good 10 soase fesrgc
bot pradea, tneu shjun hzn;sh SiiskSs4 sA8
of tc-n,o-rvw for s;tshas is b. viStrs %
sse oil ,neass fsr Preserving EhuzssL, ~
ssss reinea. hsring thar .oaf tmes. ara in
The saads Of Col l.-Gop,i He,aih jyr Jss.
saTy. 80 sN@ ~
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