The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-15
AGE OF THE SEXES.
HOW TO TELL THE LONG FROM THE
SHORT-ITVED-THE EARS AND THE
EJNGEPS I\DICATIr VITALITY.

HOW TO TELL THE LONG FROM THE
SIIORT-LIVED-THE EARS AND THE
FINGERS INDICATE VITALITY.
DIR. Lambert, President Of the Pop
ular Life Insurance Company, of New
York, gave an intcrcstings lecture in
the Bay State Course at Music Hall, on
woman and her nature, duties, needs
and entitlements" DR.. Lambert, in
good-natured manner, spoke of his
peculiar treatment of the subject, said
it was a new lecture, and gave little
sketch of his own history. Coming
directly to the lecture Itself, he discus
scd the question of the comparative
length of life of American men and
women and between people of this
country and those of Europe. He
showed statistics to prove that, contra
ry to the popular opinion, the people
of the New were longer-lived than
those of the Old World The English
girls, so often spoken of for blooming
cheeks and robust forms, owed these
qualities to their outdoor life, the damp
GOODNESS of their native island, and
their fondness for the national bever-
age, beer. The fact was, the women Of
this country were longer lived than the
English women. There probably WAS
no place in Europe where so many old
people could be found in proportion 10
the population as i'll New Hampshire,
and three out of every four of the peo-
pie who had reached the age of 30
years in New Hampshire were women.
| The constitution of woman was SUBJ
stantially the same as the constitution
| Of man, and the duration of their earth
| ly existence, as a general rule, on the
American continent, was the same.
Gliding into the peculiar marks and
formations of the body Is indications OF
long or short life, the lecturer said that
if a lady wore a heavy earring, and the
ear was pulled down in consequence,
presenting Il distorted appearance, this
indicated short life to the owner of
TIE weak member On the contrary,
should the ear retain its natural position
overa heavy ring the strength of the
gristle pointed to long life to the
owner. And so with fingers. If hand
had very short fingers, that was Il sign
of longevity, whereas long fingers were
indicative of short span of life. 1t
was not found that the proportionate
number of men and women dying at the
different ages varied materially. After
reaching the age of 90 girl was as
liable to live to Il good ripe old age as a
man at the same period. As Il rule,
female beauty and longevity were not
companions; those azure eyes and very
fair faces that carry off short-lived
young men, are not long-lived. Anotll-
er wonderful fact was the constant
change going on in the body. The air
of the hall was at that moment full OF
particles of the brains and organizations
of those present. Every day, every
hour, aye, every moment, worked a
change in every living form. The
speaker said that he would like to see
women withdraw from the post offices,
counting-rooms and other positions OF
labor where they were half paid, and
young men put in and paid double the
amount paid women. Then the men
could support the women. Every
man had woman beside him, and
should work for her, instead of having
her earn her living outside of the
household. The young men, he
thought, ought not to be crowded out
of the places and sent West. Men OF
long life usually had some great and
strong principle in their character,
some stamina which symbolized a Wig
orous and enduring vitality.