, 1870-11-13
LONGEVITY In NAN AND AMI.
MAILS,

s.tApA ~ Ne4i4Aos ~ 1eAtCtaQR SuA& lQlHce
LONGEVITY IN MAN AND AM
MAILS,
The E&ttnato Of Lord Nacon,
Touching the length and shortueas Of life L
living creatures, tho information which ma
| be had Ia but t1erder. observation il nec.lj
gent, ard tradition fabulous. In tame oros
tntas THAR degenerate life corrupteth them
IN Wild creatures their exposing to al Weath
| tEs otten tnteIceptoih them Mother do thoa
thnSa which NAY sccr1 concoSottAuta Civ
aDy furthersncs TO this Information (to
ere4tnesa'of{theit bodies, their time of beaSin,
IL the woml:, the rumbet Of thsir young ores
the time Of their gtoxtb. and the fest), in re
gard that ttesa things are iuternIIel. ant
sometimes they concur, sometimea the,
eeveE.
l. Mans age Us far a. can b. gathered b,
any certain natrAtioD) doth excsed the aga o
Al other lts'ng creatures. except it beof tav
only, and the coEcomitants In hin are yer,
equally disposed. Ills stature and proportion
lk1Re, his bearing in tho womb niuc nonthe
his fruit commonly one ut birth, his pube.t,
At the sge Of fourteen yeass, hia tine q
= Tho elephant, BY undaubted zel.,ioa. ex.
eds tho Ordinary rsce Of mans lie, bat III,
hcariCg In the womb tue space OF ten Years i
fabulous; Of t1n yeA,e. or ut least Above one
ia certain. Now his hn1k is great, his time o
growing until tbs thirtislh year, Lis teetl, az
G etlng hard, noither hath il beaa observed
lis age hath fome.imcs reached 10 two hun
jdled years.
). Lions are accounted long lfvare, becsua.
many Of them have been foI,od fonthIas.
tsgn rot go ctrtain, Tor that may bo caused b.
their strong breath.
| I. Il =.
and given 10 eare, and vat not noted far ,ons
life cav. be batt, th,s sien Of short GSa ~
1 bis bearing In the womb il but abor4 Hcarc,
full forty dare, eN-~'>
S. The fox gems 10 be vnl1 dir ,o,ed In many
things for long 1ifa: he IL WeIl rFinncd faa3;
on fesh lives In dsne md yst hs !. nnt.a ien,I ~
to hays that nronerfv. Ce1t.iniv H. :" i.;n: ~
ar dor. ana th.t Lir3 IA but .i,a5, ie.as 0.oA
6, Tie csmal Ia = ione jirer . Sa' ia.n 49,,
sufe, and eIne1T. 40 th.t he dott nrdtr, ~
attsin tn fisiv. IND snnat;nse W. ~ oIh%n!g haasag
yous. @''>e ~ D1''oA ''
z. The hc1sa lives but to 4 rnoder,te sra
tcaIce 10 forty ytArs; his ordinary pariod i.
twenty yeals, but perhaps be is boh5ldsn fo1
this shortness Of lie 10 man: far r. h.ve
NOW no ho.eea Of tho sun that live freaIy. nnt]
1t pleasure, in good pastures; notwishstsud.
ing tho horse KroWs til ho BE- eix ynsra o16.
and 10 able ior ssnarstiou In his old sUa.. r.
as1 lives commonly to the horse's aRe. huI
the mu1s outlires them both.
8. Tho hart Il famous among men for long
doubted. They tell Of certain hart that wa1
found With s collar about its neck, aud that
collar hidden with fat. Tho long lito Of the
hart is the less credible, because be comes ia
hie perfection It tho ffth ysa<, and not long
after his horns (Which he sheds and reusWa
Yearly grow more nArrow u the root, and
lets hIanche1.
Q. The dog ia but short liver, he exceedl
not the age of twenty gears, and, for the
mcat part. lives rot to fourteen yea1s; 4
creature Of the hottest temper, and living IN
txtremee, for he is commonly sither in yehe-
melt motion or sleeping; bssides. the bitch
hfingeth forth nany 1t = burden.
1o. Tho Of likewise, for the greatness Of
bic body and strsngtb, Is but short liver.
about some sixtcon years, Aud tbs males live
| longer tlAn the females uotwithstAndtna
they beAz usually but ono It = burden i
creature dull, 1..hy. and soon fAtsed. nod
living only upon hetby substances, without.
gain.
| II. Tha sheen seldom lives IN fan veare.
though be ba creature Of moderate sizs, aud
e1cellently clad !; and, that which may seem
4 wonder, being creature With 10 little gall,
set ho hs.h t1o n1ott cu.iod coat OF any other.
for tho hair Of no croature Is 70 much curled
A. wool 10. The ewes bear young as long "a
| they live. The sheep IL diseased creature,
| AND rarely lives to bis full age.
eheep and M u not much anilie il ot6er FED It'll thiues M
though lie be creature more nimble, and OF
eomn*ha, frmef feah, aud 60 should be
longer Lved.
-. Tbe euW liyos to fifteen years, some.
| times to twenty; and though it be = c1esture
| Il the molttest flesb, set that soems to make
| nothing to length Of Iffe. OF tho wild boar
or eovs wo have unlh,rg ce1ts sin.
II. The cats sge ia oet1ixt six and ten
ySsza; . creature ninb1e and full Of spirs.
i creature rastnous In eating, rather swallow
iug down bis meat whole than feeding.
Is. UAres aud copeya attain Bcarce
to seyen JeAe, being both creA-
tu,es geuerstiye, and with young ouss
VI several conceptions In their be!-
ice. In thus they xfo u1like, that the coney
I,yes under ground, and tho hare eboye
rrcund And acaiu' thtt ,ha hare j. of
mere dcskiah ftsh.
lC, Birds. for The size OF their bodies, ara
rnucl, ksser tLan beasts; for an eagle Or
sEan is bus : small thipE ia coupnlisop Of IN
OF or Lorse, and 90 il aa os;5ich to an oic-
phant.
~ .-,.,,.,.,,- ,.d ,nx..,
~ @s,m,h sna ein.s s,st,n.. -. tps tha ioas t9
sTesaS a9f vool and hsirs =. 10 @ae ooos'
@ an. 4,i a1a aouRu th .rgS ns'sa ~ 1asny
0nes togttneI. vss 1n9y A oen1 tasm NOS ~ u
tne!1 ocatea - o1Iv, w eis ~ tnea1 esSe ~
tnfne. Wne7eoy Iaa9 HMt n1to INC mora
plentiful noat'shneat Whilst 1t u IN their
-. Ntda caeT htsle OF notnsnE, but their
neAt u iopno Wanle N sneH crops, not91th-
etanoins tnoy VI! nfsAx tne aoeus OF fruis
auo plck out tue ht1aatA. tney are 1nou4hS 10
oe OF FerS not knn Ateon8 construction.
~ 4nc Houou Or bisde 10 thcF lying ts !
Lni1eo nos1on. ccnetstsoso OF mo!lng Of the
ltnua, Ano Apo o. cayttsRe, which Ia the
mcst Wnoleeone klno OF exercise.
-, Miatot!e noted Vol touching the Eeusr4-
tton Oh olTus {out he ttansfarred II III to other
l1Slng 1eatnies), that sho eeed Of the nA1e
contesa 1eas TO generation than tho female, but
shat u fAtner auo1ds activity than matter 20
inat 1tnit!1! eFgs And unffuit11l eggs are
hardly d1s1ipGMshed:
- ards (sino&t al Of thcm) come to their
iutl e8omtn tne n5at 1eAf, OF . little aita1. It
y s!ue, that tneir feathers u some kinds. and
theis Mls u otheIe; ehoH thesr years. but for
gtos1n Ss r., o. tasG oooaes Il y not 80. ,
~ - .ae @.s.o :. ~ au1sea 4a 1ons AvSt, yet
~. - 1!sn s o1 ma !ons n.e, taas 20 eaets ha
s&nr, 1 spS Hhtgcs cn,,.t No th.+ 5pH5as 5 ssaa
to" .ha nnsne' nis ~ uo as 's e,a Ro'en, Teo,
W., ~ ,psia., ~ ~ ~ 1879 Not"
~. 49, ~ prans~;n9 ~ ~ ~. ~ - 5o.S5ets -
e.st h;. hi hi ~ c,s.;n - :. tIs
5s1al I az the saaie. Sq .tt,r ~ thst ~ h;s IL III
- rTorn =. -, - -ast ~ - s.rI. ~.
fstds viii, n,,,eh dif,3c,str 'aa '~sA'
81. ynitnre- are alsfs sa,ym.i IN =. limo
l,1ar.- inTamnch t1,st ths1 extena nj, i;iae
Tsif f7esr r. . hnn1rrd rea+s F;ta. 1ivar;.n
and "a ali birds tbsf feod nnon deeh and
h;,as ~ n,ar i;vn innc- A1 " h,~Es. ~ ~
e.nre they iaad decenersts And rar1iis lila
fnr Inn dsticht ~ men. the term of tbetr
natu7al lie Ia NOT certainly knovn: nosxish.