Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-03
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namely climate, parentage, form and size. |
gather from Nicholson Encyclopedia the fol-
lowing additional reasons:
f. Disposition Of Mind Nothing is more CON
ducive to longevity than equanimity and good
spirits, and not to sink under the disappoint.
ment of life to which the old are particularly sub
iected Experience continually proves that many
perish from dependency, who, if they had pre-
served their spirits and vigor of mind, might
have survived many years longer. Those who
are irritable, agitated by trlfeS, and magnify
the evils Of life cannot expect to live long
Those who suffer their spirits and strength to
be exhausted by severe study. or other mental
exertlons, seldom reach great age. Among
those who have devoted themselves to music
or professions, which encourage chccrtuneS>,
instances of great age have been very frequent
5. Occupation. An idle lite will never attain
to great age, but health and long lie must de-
pend much On the manner IN which the indl
vldual is employed. Occupations which are
carried on in the open air, requiring activity
| aud labor, are conducive to the duration OF lte
thus farmers, gardeners and laborers in the
country generally reach an advanced period of
| lie.
e. Mode of Living IF persons We're to live
with the simplicity of ancient times, it Is prob
able that they would attain a good old age,
! without experiencing any material illness, mere
ly by proper attention to air. exercise. cloth
| ing and diet. But in the present state OF Soci-
ETY. the great bulk of mankind follow. not a
natural out artificial mode OF life, perpctualy
| giving way to temptations and indu gcnccs.
| The Importance OF Wholesome food, and the
avoiding of excess. whether in eating or drink
ing, is sufficiently obvious. True, persons have
| continued TO commit excuses and have lived
| long, but these are exceptions TO the general
rule and it may reasonably be cOntended that
| If such persons live to great aye, notwlth
| standing their lntemperancc, they would have
| lived much longer had they followed differ
cnt course
| As to clothing, much depends on situation
and climate, but it is generally found q u>eu!
| practice 10 wear woolens next to the skin in all
climates. 1t is remarked in many parts Of
Europe where flannel shirts have been given
up by the aborlug classes, rheumatism and
other diseases formerly unknown, have become
very frequent, and are daily increasing The
| British troops in the West India Islands are
generally provided with flannel shirts which,
no doubt, exemptS them from many disorders
which otherwise would attack them.
Exercise cannot be TOO much recommended;
it is attended with the advantage of creating
an inclination to retire to bed early and Undue.
ing sound sleep. Every one should take all the
repose nature requires, but should never con-
| tluue long in bed without sleeping. Late hours
at night and slumbering i'll bed in the morning
must be avoided There is 10 maxim more
| likely to promote good health and the duration
| Of life than that Of paying proper attention
to temper, temperance, aud sleep. BY good
temper the mind is preserved from disease: by
! temperance, the body; and by both, the mind
aud body, when exhausted, are again recruited
aud restored to their former strength By Sui
cieut quantity OF repose INDEX.
| FEARFUL FAMILY FATALITY. -Dptheria ~
Gently plucked five members from the family Of
John kurtz of West Perry township, Snyder
county. within ten days. On the Doth of July
three Of Mr.. kurtz' family were attacked By
| the dSease-a boy aged six years, another
eighteen years, aud girl four years. They
| fingered until the Thursday following. when
they all died. The little boy expired at one
0 clock in the morning. Two hours afterward
the little girl arose from her bed and laid be.
side her dead brother. \ rietinterval elapsed
and she. too, was corpse. At SIX o clock the
same morning the eldest brothers. dissolution
took place. The three were buried in one
grave. The Friday afternoon following all the
rest of the family were confined to bed by the
same disease and on Sunday last daughter,
aged fourteen, and on Monday one aged six.
teen years, died On Tuesday the sisters were
inferred together The only surviving children
are a sou and little girl. and the recovery Of
| the latter is very Improbable. Mr. and Mrs
/ kurtz are also i'll with dpthcria. Ten children
have now been taken from this family by
death. -HarrGJury (Pa.) Pahr"t.
Gov. WALKER AND kU-kLrX.-A RAJ
leigh, \. c., correspondent Of the Richmond
Dispatch, says :-"Pcople who heard Governor
Walker speak at Charlotte Concord, and Com
pany Shops are aStoniShcd at the talSchood
which appears in the New York Times to the
effect that he, in those speeches, justified aud
wished prosperity to the ku.klux of the South.
What Gov. Walker did say WAS that it was not
to be wondered at that people living under
such inefficient and rascally State governments,
should organize for mutual protection, but he
deplorcd the crimes committed by bad men,
often Radicals, under the cloak Of the ku- kluN
as much as anybody. and said that the perpc.
! traitors ought TO have been punished to the full
extent of the law on due trial and conviction IN.
the State courts That there were no ku-kluy
in Virginia, he said, was owing not alone To
the orderly character of EirgiulanS but to the
fact that citizens of every race and color were
alike protected IN all their rights
WASHINGTON ITEMS The Schuetzcnfc>t
closed on Friday night 1t was well attended.
Mr. H. B. Shines a well known teegraphcr,
has recently been appointed by Postmaser
General Creswc stenographer of the Postof
fee Department and detailed to look up intor-
nation and statistics in relation to postal ,cle
graphy.
The conscience fund was made larger to-day
BY the receipt of -, which a citizen Of this
District sent to Treasurer Spinner. 1t is no.
ticcable fact that very few contributions come
to the conscience fund from here
Stanley Matthews temporary Chairman Of
the Cincinnati Convention, has declared for
Grant and Wilson,
DIEU.
On the Sd instant the infant Of Jas and Mary