Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-04-20
LONG LIFE.
Some Interesting Cases Of Unusual
Longevity.


aids the news of the death Of one of
Washington's body guards, or some one
who had seen the father OF his at present
bsnighted country, or had remembered
something about the trying times of rev
olutlon at the birth of the American Re
public, and all simply because the heroes
of these mortuary records manage TO
bridge over with tull use OF their limbs
and faculties the mcagre span of hun
drrd years or so. In comparison with
some of the remarkable instances oflon-
gevity which the st. Louis Epenllg Post
has collected tor the benefit OF its readers,
these poor centenarisns are almost Nero
infants.
A Cincinnati paper mentioned, recent
", that one Senior Mosel WAS still living
in South America ut the remarkable age
of lS5 years Mosel claims that he has
discovered tho secret Of longevity, and it
consists simply in observing tho laws of
nature faithfully by taking the proper
amount of exercise required each day by
the body and the mind, and conducting
oneself in accordance with the rules OF
health.
He eats very sparingly, taking but one
meal day, and thnt in the evening after
he has finished his days labors, satisfying
him in the morning with single cup
of coffee. He says he was never sick but
once in his long lifetime, and that was af
ter no had, on one occasion, eaten some
green apples. He ,s said to be still COM
parativey strong in limb, able to do the
necessary work that his duties require
of him as we'll AS to give nature its daily
share of exercise, and still retains his
faculties apparently as bright and sharp
MS if he were but in the years Of ordinary
manhood.
: The oldest woman in the world s sup
posed to DO Mary Benton, now reading at
Elton, in the county Of Durham, Eng
land. She was born on the 18th of Feb
ruary, 1881, and il of course in her l1Sth
year. She is in possession of all her fac
ulties, perfect memory, hearing and eye
sight. She cooks, washes and irons, in
the usual family avocations, threads her
needle, and sews without spectacles.
1t is matter of statistical fact that in
tho district of Geezch, which includes the
pyramids, and a population Of 100000,
there are 600 persons over 100 years OF
age, or one in every 1888. Numaus de
Cuyan, native Of Bengal, in India, died
ut the incredible age OF $40 years lie
possessed great memory even To his death.
OF either aged persons We might mention
Mr.. Dobson, aged 1870, Of Haddeld, Eng
land. farmer. His diet was principally
fish, fruit, vegetables, milk and Cider
Ninety-sns children and grandchildren
attended his funeral.
John de la Sonnet Of Virginia, is 1870
years old.
Old Thomas Parr, OF Wilmington,
Shropshire, England, lived to the age OF
1872 wears. lie was first married at Ss,
and A second time ut 100. lie was cover
ed from head to foot all over with thick
cover OF hair.
Henry Jenkins lived to the extraordI-
nary age of l60years. Al the ago OF l6O
he walked a journey to London to SEQ
King Charles IL. The King introduced
Jenkins to the Queen, who took much IN.
terest in him, putting numerous questions
to the patriarch, among which she asked,
"Well, my good man, may ask OF you
what you have done, during the long pc
riod Of life granted to you, more than ANY
other man Of shorter longevity ?" Tho
old man, looking the Queen in the
face, with bow, nalvely replied, "ln-
decd, madam, know OF nothing greater
than becomluga father when | was over
hundred year. old" lie repliod to the
King that temperance and sobrlety ol
living had been the means, By the bIess-
ing Of God, OF lengthening his days DO
yond the usual time.
Edward Drinker, aged lO3, Of Phila
de phla, fhfoly hts any shppot'
Valentine Catchy, aged ll6, at Preston
near Hull, England. His diet for the
last 20 years was milk and biscuit. His
intellect was perfect until within two
DAYS OF his death. There died in 1910, Ut
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, Mr..
Warrell, aged l2O yesrs.
There died, n couple Of years ago, in
Philadelphia, Mrs. MeElroy, = native
Of Northampton county, Pennsylvania,
who had arrived at the remarkable age
Of llS years. 1t appears she inherited tho
constitution Of her father, who WAS II
German, and who lived to be lO7 years
old.
She remembered the occurrence Of the
principal events Of the Revolution and
said .he frequently provided food for the
American soldiers. She had distinct
recollection Of General Washington. In
1890. when 81 years Of age, she was mar
ried 10 John McEroy, a Revolutionary
soldier, by whom she had seven Children
two Of them being twins.
She had remarkable vigorous consti-
tuton, and often assisted her husband in
the mill before they went 10 Philadelphia.
She would take up bag containing IL
mounds Of hour, with all ease, and place
it on the back OF horse. She retained
much strength and activity up to her
death, and would have been taken for q
woman of sixty or seventy, instead Of IL
years Of ago, Twenty eight years before
she received what Is termed second sight
and could see a. clearly and distinctly al
ever. She did all her housswork, waited
upon her youngest daughter, fifty one
years of age who has bson blind for three