The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-06-17
FACTS ABOUT LONGEVITY.
Indications of Inherited Long Life-How
Short Lived Persons May Readily
be Influence OF
Dict and Habit.

"0li Longevity" as DIR. 7. s. Lambert Is CON.
monty known. Is familiar figure around New
York. Whether In liberal clubs where he may
be heard discussing social, political or scientific
quesiuns. AZ temperance meetings or at farmers
clubs. his appearance l. a certain notification
that longevity is related, however remotely, with
the subject under discussion.
"Are there any indications Of longevity that can
be relied upon ;" he was asked By n reporter.
Certainly. Al living things have u natural in.
herited life, which may not be extended beyond
the time which IL Il limited, but which may be
shortened by improper treatment"
Has not vocation something TO do with length
o. iifc?"
"It apparently has. but more apparently than
really. Oncniimes vocations have been thought
especially ayorabe TO long life. when, in fact, IL
naturally short lived people should undertake to
follow theta, they would be found very prejudicial
Farmers. for instance, have been found to be a
very long lived people. according 90 the report Of
the Ma.sachusetts board Of health. but person
must be naturally long. lived 10 be a successful
farmer. !: there are weak boys in the family. the
mother almost always. out Of kindheartedncss will
| say: james. or John ought not be kept 20 work
on the farm he is too delicate he must be put
as clerk in a store or a student with a doctor:-
or perhaps. study for the ministry so that those
who are not long lived DO not usually become
farmers.
"Tailors AMI shoemaker are usually thought
Is all the population have been shoemakers, as
great length of life has been found as in towns
where nearly all the population are farmcrs.-
Those who are not strong anu vigorous, however,
frequently enter upon the trade Of farmer or shoe.
maker, where the person Il protected from the
weather and the trade get, the credit of the
of life of the persons who seek IL. This or that
vocation cannot be said to be long OF short lived
much as that long or short lived people natur.
ally seek that trade. The labors Of judges are
| severe, yet they are among the most long lived
| people in the community, as found before the
war. when had an opportunity Of examining the
| inheritance of every judge of the United States
courts. aad found In each instance they come from
long lived ancestry ON both sides Of the house
| 50. also. when | inquired into the ancertry
| of the three sclec,men in each Of III towns
in Maine. Massachusetts and Connecticut, |
found invariably that they were long lived on
both sides of the house"
"lt il said that new generation Of newspaper
men arises every seven years. Does their voca.
tion affect their longevity -
"Ncry readily. The Indications are dependent
upon form, sire, color and surface. which can
| readily be discerned BY the practiced eye. The
| other day was in the Office speaking with per.
son on this matter Of longevity, when n stranger
came in whose appearance indicated in the most
positive manner great length of life and remark.
| cd that that individual would be found 20 have
long lived ancestry on both sides Of the house.
felt sure of II on account of the combination in
him Of so many different indications Of great
longevity
"what were those indications?"
"iiis head vas very broad through from side 10
side. indicating the inheritance Of longevity on
| his fathers side. His head was deep from the
bridge Of the nose 20 the bridge of the ear,
which was situated low on the side Of his head
his eyes broad apart, his nostrls ample, his eyes
blue and brown mixed, being apcrfect hazel; the
color Of his skin was healthy and the surface
| exhibited indications Of the vigorous action Of
that organ his trunk was long and large around,
his hair and whiskers had the coiors which indi.
Gated equal inheritance from both sides Of the
house. On inquiry u was proved that on both
sides his ancestry reached above the age Of ninety
"what are the indications Of short lifei"
"They are where the indications Of long life are
wanting. II, for instance, you find . person with
| head narrow through from side 20 side-not ex.
ceeding FIVE and half inehes-you may be Ger.
tain that his fathers ancestry, with rare exesp.
tions have not reached the age of eighty ninety
years. and he has not inherited the exceptional
/ long age. n you 6nd person who, from the
bridge Of the nose 20 the orGce Of the
/ not more than four or four and half inches. you
may be sure he has not inherited great length Of
life from his mothers side. 10 person IL narrow
through the head from side to side. and the dis.
tance is small from the bridge Of the nose TO ori.
fee Of the ear. you may rest assured Of his brevity
of life, which no precaution can prevent. The ad.
vantage Of understanding these indications Il
where long and short life inherited In the same
person. For example. ia person has inherited
say two-thirds Of his being from . long lived
ancestor and one third from short lived ancestor,
the time must come for the death Of the short lived
part Of the lung before the long lived part and n
the wreste for life the short ed part may prove
the victor " the man has not taken care Of him.
self; when, if proper care had been taken at that
time. he would get rid of the short lived part ol
the lung and the long lived parts would live on
| as II he had never been troubled with any short
lived parts. So with other organs. In fact, there
may be series Of short.lived parts In the SAINT
orgsn, go that man might have frequent attack
Of disease Of that organ, and yet live to grsaI
age"
"Are not long.iivsd men equally liable to di'
from accident NJ any one else y
"No; because the same characteristics which
produce longevity will make man discreet and
cautious. Naturally, long g.lived persons ar'
seldom intemperate. They may drink some, bu
are rarely found TO be intoxicated. II they eros
street they look both ways TO see whether
crossing is clear. A naturally short lived maj
looks neither way. II q man has potentially o
ninety years he will liveto nearly that age, thougl
he may do many things which TO shOrt.iivsd mel
would be suicidal"
! "IIas diet any eject on lOngsvity!"