Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-10-12
Tdo Neenr''s 81 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Illustrations.

Illustrations.
fHTs1o1 oG1sTs from the days of Galcn
nave '.'' i ii Il rules and regulations for
IN - '.:' Va ion OF lie, which are all in.
r'"~ri II the mutual laws. Upon stric,
oo>'rVa' rc'i t"rsc laws ard upon such
'a'urt' 10 ''l'ln ~ rs the parentage IN.
ttl'nt'"n amt 'orm the individual, Ion
-" ''rN' a.: Here itary longevity is
F'h1N,o y l'r. No'rvt as tie most i'm
NH1t'Nt prnJEoStication, Rush ssir, he
never k''eH IN octouen marian who could
1.NtQu"t: similar Instances in his family.
Frnm statistic 1 report of tho hospitals
ant ""rH-h 'ua 3 OF London, out of 597
oc'"Ern"lllns, 3N3 wcro descended from
Long lived par nts.
N"Ea'''i"S Tie parertage Bacon makes
The curious sIatcme.t that "those that
r'A N 'ie the mo her m st are longest
l'Te'.' The same author describes The
most fV. rshlo organic .tion of old age.
"ns ono $ th head small in proportion
~ t." 20 ", moderate neck, wide nostrils,
''rEe mouth, cars gristly, teeth sound, a
nv h.nrd body, broad chest, large hand,
snort tont,tycs large, and facility for hold.
'nS TIE breath Medical authorities, as a
, IH''' rely more on the general physique
t4"n ON mi or d. tails Tae celebrated
-,
wi'h y complete harmony of all his paris.
senses not % dtlica 9, pulse slow and
r'gule ". Lavatcr lays more stress upon
he c"untena, c. He says "evely man
destined to leach An advanced Rod of
Nc, il 5 q muscular furehe ad furnished
''rh soft skin, and the nose somewhat
curvcd.' With respect to the Sex, there
LAS ben mura discussion; but it is Ger.
tain Tn It women attain as great age a.
men, notwithstanding their inferioriiy of
form and sedeutary habits Tisseh ex-
Pains tllit want of exer else as b ing CON-
le,satcd for by their talking so much.
Inc health Of the human race is very
dependent upon the external conditions of
or hahltatlon, and q untry geograph-
ica'lv SECUTED so as to combine regularity
of the seasons with n uniform, mild and
m"is climate is the most orducive to the
prolonsation Of life. The moist unfavor.
ABLE 10 asitics a G those where extremes
ni temperatur; prevail In LELAND and
Sb ria, both with extremely cold eli.
mat -, seven y is the standard Of extreme
hge, while in China, with its enormous
pnlula ion. Ccnt,n mar ans are 80 rare, that
when tn Z IL error in 1854 assembled tie
oldest inhabitants of the Empire to the
numb r OF 5000, there were only four
"ho,e sg"s exceeded a century. Noun
t.inOHs regions on account of the purity
OF the uo,phcrr, offer superior advant-
nrcs to those % low countries Scotland. |
S"i zerlAl.d and Wales are remarkabl in
this resp ct. Ancient Greece and Italy |
were Celnhratc'! for their salubrOus cli- |
mates, wh'cn partially explains the many |
instances OF extreme age among their dis
tlngul he'd men of antiquity. Sophocles, !
ln.les, Demo, and XenOcrates exceeded |
inrty; and Plato, Pindar, Scion, Keno
phan and Pythagoras lived beyond eighty
year. ti,is have teen aptly termed " the |
graves OF the human spccies," ON account
OF the m 'rtality result n from disease On.
grndtred by the impuri les of the atmos-
Nhere
Many of the cases of remarkable Ion
~ sad to nav. died in 1868, at the age of
&c; but the following are some OF the
mot authent' Gated instances:
Peter Lortnn, of Hungary, aged 1856;
Louisa IruxO, nogress, of South Amer
ica, l'o; John r vim, of Hungary, 172;
S lrkh, his wife, 1854; Henry jenkins, of
E,s3 land, 1869; Mrs. Ju nth Scott, of Eng.
land, 1852; Thomas Parr, of England.
153: ivan de Outryei, Of France, 146; the
Z. IN ess OF d. smond, OF Ireland, 40;
alexander NJ Outlook, of Scotland, 1872
1tltT UdTtlell, OCOtl0nQ. l0l.
Very little information regarding the
mons OF preserving life can be obtained
tr M an examination of the habits of these
aged pe's us.
what is ono mans poison, signer,
Is anothers meat or drink
Beaumont and Fletcher.
1t is related that old Lortan's only food
was milk and cakes, with brandy. Jen-
kins appears to have subsisted on sailed
beef.nd sour, leavencd bread De Outryei
Iive1 Oh corn meal; Parr drank ale aud
sherry, a many centenarians have been
addict to the use of liquor and tobacco.
Whatever may be the fleet of diet upon
longevity, it is certain that the occupation
or profession txerts great influence.
Farmers arc gent rally the most favored,
having the advantage ofpure air, plenty of
exercise, wholesome diet, and freedom
from excitement. Clergymen are long
lived, for they lead regular lives. The Gel
ehrated Wesley attai0ed the age of eighty
eight, having preached sixty-six years.
Inilors, shoemakers, printers and watch
mnkeisdIe young from the confinement of
their pursuits. Masons, plumbers, and
painters are usually unhealthy, while car
nate; stablemen and dyers live long. One
with tt stage would survive long, and yet
there sre many instances Of very old &C.
tors. Garrick lived till he was 60; Kemble,
CO: Mrs ST tlons, ,G; Colley Clbber So;
and Forrest is upwards of 70. Poets, as a
class, have died very early; but it is ques-
tlOnable whether this is Que to the immod-
crate use of the brain or their own excuses.
byron died at 36, Burns at SO, Goldsmith
al Al, Spencer at z6, Thompson at AZ,
D.nt st 50, and Tasso at 50, etc.
'Fhe pursuit of the arts and sciences
seem to favor health; many of the most
lIlustriuus artists attained great ages.
Titan lived to he ninetY.six; Michael An
Fclo, eighty-nine Claude Lorraine, seven.
ty eight Physicians, although exposed
to constant ri ks from disease, usually
reach old aga, but not extreme age. Law.
ycrs are sh"rt-lived In short, all profes.
SONS q',iring much study have a ten
Dc ncy to shorten life, and eighty consti-
tutes the maximum age. With literary
men, sleep the most important auxiliary
OF health-ls too often neglected.
Sleep is as necessary after in.
.r]ectua] as ply steal labor. The
loss of sleep has been know to oc.
Cssion death, as in the case of Lord
Littleton, and new DO infant could not
survive twenty-four hours if kept awake
hhaHspcare appropriately calls sleep,
" uatur, 3 soft nurse" The married state
il n re favorable than the single. Button
d. ciares that marriage is the proper state
OF man." and Psychologists affirm that
Ii arly all the remarkable cases Of lon
ieVi were married p rsons. Old Parr
tiitd wsdlock again at the advanced age
OF nc hundred and twenty.
Philoso. hers have represented old age
as une7iabl; IN account Of the physical
d cay accompanying it, yet there is often
L" diminutinn Of the strength and vigor
OF the intellect at the most advanced
period rf lite Necker says THAT the era
Of three score and ten is an agre able age
for wiring" At eighty, Plato com
1nenctd Greek, and PlutaIch La in when
nGg1 y !hf ia .T as ATnauld, when that
tvs. :" hen llnrty, began his work on the
"Ch4racter Of Man, aid the famous LEAK
Walton, at The same axe, publi-hed some
= Ems Sir christopher Wren continued