New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28

worlier may weigh and measure az mucb ana us
physical strength may be as great as his VINO ,ahcs
the risk Of profit and loss upon himself, but IN New
England at least, his life IS not 50 long as ihs
he lives Seyond The age Of eisy This result can
not certainly be due IN any considerable degree 70
whatever TO care-suppossd 10 be so deadly In iis
cnect-or to want Of nou i, food: u,,
that sanitary conditions have any Influence, certainly
not II % Gy sE ash these 90 Gs s CONDITION" ae ans
Very few Instances are given where occupations
changed except IN the cases OF the mariners, WHO
have mostly become farmers IN a small way, Ico
Life % rea all 1Se "a, 0s vein ,ssa
hours Of steady labor and moderately sure returns
fT o ss Of hsys sss a"y Shs o hs aRa
average New Eneanders share o mental and physical
burdens these burdens have been so evenly distributed
throughout life that the strain has not been ;crly,
Surely the housewife has more cares than the woman
S Sao cS are so OF day day and ana
year that they become easy 10 bear so also with tho
IA al ss Rs have With bc tn' or oe Of @
moderately successful successful above the average,
to be sure but they have achieved neither notoreiy
wealth They have, in fact, been placed above
the wasting worry OF want, and have, on the other
hand escaped the softeDng OF the tissues and amiess
ness of purpose that generally accompany wcaIta
easily and rapidly obtained. -, ,,,,... ..
the census the complexion in most instances Is light
While this may be due 10 the northern origin OF Tho
bearing upon the subject Of longevity II may possibly
be very important as showing the effect OF iempera.
temperament predomnates IN these people IS undoubi
eddy fact, and II appears that the sanglne nervous
eral build is most common In theory, certainly this
temperament Is that which would most conduce I?
in New, England from some other locality, might
Offset these and dsprove the theory but until these
people with nerv0us-sangulnc Compartments, and tho
Two nicely blended, liable to live longer than those
temperament, with either pleiomnatlng, is strong
enough to work with and, while II does not directly
the future that means great ln to the human race.
Tho fact that the msioni. Of the men are bon and
/ think by the occupations In the work OF the men
their muscles have been brought into play SO much,
ment taken into the system, hat fat could not sc-
cumulate. With the women the reverse has beea
when grown.np daughters took the hardest Of tfs
work from their mothers shoulders
In regard food. the evidence IS so uniformly one
way that those who advise simple dot, and those
who cry out against meat, must either hold their
CERTAINTY 0 soSng mpeS about the diet Of New
England farmer. 1t consists Of salt and fresh pork
almost always poorly cooked, and pies and cakes ot
the most indgestioe sorts. The food IS PLAIN
truly, and gives the digestive OF ans an abundance
Of work to do, but It IS not such food theoriss
would recommend to one VINO desired to i've near up
proved that the- do not tend to shorten NE. even
If they do not prove that they help 10 proonS II.
The generally accepted theory In relation 10 siimu-
ants, that I'm excess they are not lie aiming RS
cciveS strong support. Tobacco appcds 10 prove It.
self harmless, at least lhe temperament OF t.tso
people. Whether It be help to live long requires
While the farmers of New England and their wives
clearly people, they are not much gwen 10
bathing This neglect may nos have prolonged their
existence or made them more healthy. but 1t IS to
be presumed that IL has not cut oil many years or
caused much disease Neither are the members u
these families well Informed in relation to sanitary
matters. They know little of the unseen dampmoss
10 which the human system IS 50 constantly exposed,
and knowing little, care little. May NOT this b. al
influence In favor of prolonged existence para
GOXcll the sUppOStion may seem! Ia lliDghtm,
Mass, with only 1000 inhabitants, there are eighty
seventy five ao of light complex on. In no Other
town in New-Engiand, so far could he learned. -
there such proportion OF Old people This town !.
the scacoast. lies very low. IS without sewers. aud
has only recently put in a system of wafer works
FIom sanitary point of view. the conditions hero
are about unfayorablc to long life as could be
conceived outside the crowded portions OF the large
cities And in Boston, where the sanitary cOHdl-
ons appear to be tho worst-in the North End and
south Boston districts-the greatest number OF very
old people are found.
from the hours of retiring and rising given. I
Judge the average length Of sleep 70 be about eight
work. eating, sleeping and everything. in fact.
to have been rgidy observed. But IS not this more
the result of the temperament than the OF long
life Is not the nervous sanguine temperament moro
than any other like balance wheel or the pendulum
of clock. Is it not after all, the great re- uaior Of
which the habits of these people are a manifestation,
and to which Is due their long lie And IS II mob
parer Of waste and decay, remedy moro potent
than any druga will not presume to answer these
questions, lor some OF my mort learner ecai trcnns
new facts which have.
without more accurate and moro complete fnfOrlna-
tion in relation to the ages of the parents, grand
parents great 81 andparents. aPi the brothers and
sisters Of these people in question. IS very diff
cult to make any deductions pertaining to redtary
longevity. Out of all the statistics that have been
gathered, there arc none which are full or accurate
enough to base any theory upon other than that
tendency to long life may be transmitted from parents
to children To gather the necessary statistics IN
would be extremely dficult. but II must be done be,
fore scientific thinkers can make DEDUCTIONS.
One thing. 20 me. seems 10 stand ont above all
Others that n strong vital principle, manifested
ouwady by strong build and constant activity. has
been the chief cause of the advanced age of thoSe
people. Given certain organization Of mind and
body. think that man may count on long life
always barring accidenis-with reasonable certainty.
such an organization need not be put under any par
tcuar conditions Of NE II viii seek them out for H.
self. a plant seeks out I'm the earth and the air
such elements aid IT'S development. There IS
reason that science WHY a raven should live
longer than a snipc but there IS reason neverths-
less: so We see reason why tall BON
muscular Hight skinned farmer should live long
than short. stout. darlIsAnned clerk but I
lievc there is one. and one that science some
discover.