Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-10-12

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Illustrations.
,srs from the days of Galen
= 4 rules and regulations fol
ian Of life, which are al in
M mutual laws. Upon a strict
= these laws and upon such
;.ions as the parentage, c n.
form Of the individual, lon
'ds Here1 itary longevity is
Dr. Noirot as tie most i'm
snostication. Rush said he
Al octogensrian who could
n;Iar ms ances in his family.
s.;c j report of the hospitals
ans OF London, out of 59I
= 3O3 were descended from
the parentage, Bacon makes
statement that "those that
mother most are longest
same author describes the
bls organic alton of old age,
a head small in proportion
moderate neck, wide nostrils,
ears gristly, teeth sound, a
ody. broad chest, large hand,
,os large. and facility for hold.
IN" Medica! authorities, as a
more on the general physique
or details. the celebrated
yors one Of the middle size,
lete harmony Of sill his parts.
t1o delicate, pulse slow and
water lays more stress upon
snce. He says "every man
each an advanced D Rod of
muscular forehead furnished
skin, and the nose somewhat
|ith respect to the sex, there
nch discussion: Int It is ce:-
omen attain as great age as
standing their inferiority of
edentary habits. Tisseh ex-
|snt of exercise as b ing COM
by their talking so much.
h of the human race is very
non the external conditions of
" the character of location
Ia, and a country geograph-
d so as to combine regularity
rs with a uniform, mild and
is the most conducive to the
of life. The moist unfavor-
$ axe those where extremes
re prevail. In Iceland and
b with extremely cold eli
Nv is the standard Of extreme
D China, with its enormous
entenar ans are SO rare, that
error in 1884 assembled tie
,ants of the Empire to the
300, there were only four
aceeded a century. Noun
hns, on account of the purity
bhere, offer superior adyant-
OF low countries. Scotland,
land Wales are remarkable in
Ancient Greece and Italy
hted for their salubrious eli
i partially explains the many
extreme age among their dis
aen of antiquity. Sophocies,
10, and Xenocrates exceeded
Plato, Pindar, Scion, Keno
thagoras lived beyond eighty
have been aptly termed "the
J human Species" on account
lity resulting from disease e.
1.-THE impuri les of the atmos-
&he cases of remarkable Ion
kry doubtful. Nunas de CuQna
~ died in 1866, at the age Of
! following are some of the
heated instances:
ttan, of Hungary, aged 1856;
10, a negress, of south Amer
Shn RGvin, of Hungary, 172;
life, 1854; Henry Jenkins, of
!; Mrs. JUDITH Scott, of Eng
Thomas Parr, of England,
Outryei, of France, l46; the
Desmond, OF Ireland, l40;
\ Outlook, of Scotland, 1872;
b, Scotland, 131.
! information regarding the
SERVING life can be obtained
bination of the habits Of these
one mans poison, signer,
hers meat or drink"
-BeaaDt01a and FIetehef.
b that old Lortan's only food
cakes, with brandy. Jen-
to have subsisted on sailed
leavened bread. De Outryei
meal; Parr drank ale and
many centenarians have been
he use of liquor and tobacco.
may be the effect Of diet upon
is certain that the occupation
pn exerts great influence.
gene rally the most favored,
lvantage ofpure air, plenty OF
Polesome diet, and freedom
ment. Clergymen are long
By lead regular lives. The eel
ley attained the age of eighty
)g preached sixty-six yea s.
Fmakers, printers and watch
loung from the confinement of
ITS. Masons, plumbers, and
usually unhealthy, while car
bookbind rs are more foitu-
hen and dyers live long. One
oppose that those connected
Be would survive long, and yet
(ny instances Of very old &C
lived till he was 50; Kemble,
dons, rs; Colley Cibber, So;
Is upwards Of 70. Poets, as a
ped very early; but it is ques.
fther this is que to the immOd-
he brain or their own excuses.
36, Burns at 80, Goldsmith
Ger at &c, Thompson at AS,
and Tasso at 80, etc.
PIT Of the arts and sciences
|or health ; many of the most
artists attained great ages.
70 be ninety-six; Michael An
pine; Claude Lorraine, seven
physicians. although exposed