The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01
NOW Long can we w,u
Earth? III
thu

Ii Is claimed for an old nesr
Dortch, residing in Nash cnYn, lae1
he has passed his .-oth vear 'a
are many sAept,c> but in the or, 's
OF neigho4rs he i uDdoubted 80
years old. There are s~everal ceDtan .t'
IN North Carolina and We -
seeing IN q church yard at B..pe,
tombstone OF \ number of person -
had passed 20 years. 'N'
We see no reason for GROWN j.
belief IN Old Hundred er.. II ,be -
be true, the day has been wiz "a
years was not an Uncommon l.n
life hethusaleh reached y6a
but the old fellow vas evidenuy
for seed aud no doubt wasthc
and only reliable Rip Van Wink
Why should life grow short. 49,
The lapse Of ages: provided the al
jiuons u rcElla- habits .g.l b.s 49,.
food be kept 1t would seer. NJ.
that with the spread Of know -
= Physics, and Hygiene aud n.
rcasc o; physical comforts our u.sJa.
ate should exceed the ancient
1t WAS Prof. Iiufelans, spl. 81 Ia
the limit Of possible human life NJ,
be Set down al 2a0 years; All th
the general prihciple tia; the life d,
creature IS eight tlmestse wears
PERIOD OF growth. Tha, vhica
y formed quickly pernshes, .a IA.
earlier complete developmsrti, rtses,5
the sooner bodily decay en.u.s. Nsr.
women reach OLD age than mcn. b.,
more men attain remarkable long4.t,
than women Some animals tro- "a
be very old. Horned saim.l, i've sh.r,.r
lives than those without horus. &C..
longer than timid, asd ampal95o,.
longer than those whisn iphahlr III.
air. The voracIoas pike exists. il
said, TO an average OF $50 year. the
turtle j. good for loo yesrs or mor,
and among birds the golden ,...r
known 10 have lived nearly 2ot year..
while the sly and sonbsr Gro, rt.ca.,
ths venerable xse Of = century. -.
ia & up in the scale OF lie TO 49,. aud
Skipping the pstrisrch,, We a1I "a,
recorded Instances Of Longevity lma ny
the classic Grecksani Roma. p.s9
notes that in the reign OF the E.na.rar
Nsspasi4n, III the year rs, there 49,,
ia mos living in the limited arc ID,
tween the Apesinues. aud the =, Ct
Loo year. and upward, thre. 81 when
were 40 and Jour over l55. Cicai..
vile lived To the age Of lob. .uI .hs
Aosan .ctress Luceja played IN pIb|s
a. late as her ll2tt year. Comm, losa
10 more recent times, the most Iot4,ls
authentic instance OF great 4-c &. ta4.
Of Henry jenkins, Of Yorkshire, !ur
land, who died in l6TO, 1863 year at4.
He WAS = fisher and IL the iye Of / - -.st.
iysram across rapid rivers. Anolh, a.,
toric case 3 that Of ThoI.asP T.. ruf.
Shropshire, England, a d4r Ia oser.
who lived to the age .. 10 ,.rs
W heu more than I20 he m4rrl As
sec md wife, and till $50 lie could siug
the scythe and beat the Hall VI. 10
best Of his fellow iaoor-rs. luiie4l.d
year Barr went Up TO London ,ptt1I3l
himself to the King. 1t proved IN
lucky visit, for violating tn. ab-tt 4sa>
habit of = centuary and s bali, IT, III
aaa feasted 50 freely ON royal Y 'u4.s
that he soon died merely OF a pie Ora.
On examination his internal organ prov
81 to be in excellent condition ,Ano rssts
vas no reason why he should 40 ave
lived much longer but for hi, us ia
nate taste Of royal hospitality. rof.
Hufslan DIS roll Of c~entenarians il ldcs
many remarkable cases.