The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-11-07

most Instances Is iiEnt Aniic this nav
be ina to the northern osi-,1 of fhs ma
ioriiv o. NeE-Easiand peo5le. ani here
no sPerisi bearing up,n ta- 81
lss-eysly. e m8y possibly. 81 Frsy iaa-
lsartsnl a sll.,0ins the et-cs 81 ie.l .e-l-
uleni uf8a The lsuzih 0f i5ls- Tha. .1s
Slnrlins icnperllnsnt prei11 inazes in
tlsese people Is anioubtstiiya Eacs. anil
it appesrs that the san-uiae-aervo1s
julsed from complexion. coior o. the
ewes. and general bgiidl isnos Common
In theory. certainly, this temperamezt IS
thai which would most conires % lon
gevity. Other flcss. Of the nature of
these gathered in New Eag'and. from
some oths- locality, might oiz-es These
sn,l disgrose the theory bat. ur.-l .hese
other facts are zzrherei. think The
theory thas people with nervoas-saaznins
/ ten pera1asni. aaa The sac nicsiy slenll-
. 90. are liable 70 I've longer tlau Those
/ wao POSES aenI1ls- -h'.li01s 1r li.-
liogs-lyna pharic tera perlmeaf. aith s.il-
er pr-siominssins. Is strong enough %
work with zu1. while e d1ss I5s d.reet-
f. IS teach as hos b I've longer. 8. pa.ais
g. something in the iut1re talt means
great deaf O. tne haalau rlce
The Escs that ;ee mai lritT of the men
are bsny ami maaa.ar. ana the women
plGmp. IS EASILY explained. tlink. hy the
occnqatious la tle No-s ol the men
their r,1scies have becn broa-at ia-o
play So .ur1ct. ami h1Te uszi sieh a large
prop1rfion q the aqlsaslaaeat taken 5li0
the system. thar flt c1uit NOT accumn-
ate. With the women the reverse has
3eeu true. especially ai;e- they reached
the age II any. wben -rouu-up iaug1t-
ers took tae hardest af ths work l-on
their moth. ri shoulders.
la sseari b fsod. thc etiience is sa
uniformly one slvtla- r'iasr aaa asi, .-s
o simple aies, an.F those sne crr aat
against melr must eith,r hpli taeir
theories e. Gle above iurt- sr -fe then
up. There j. r-ainly r0ta.nr --ann.e
about the diet ola yew England farmer
% CONSISTS II slit and fresh pork and
beef and ali sorts 81 common G-h ard
vegetables almost always poorly cooked.
and pies and cakes 0f the most in.iI-estl-
ble slrts. Tie f,oi E pllia.~ --lF. and
gives fhc digestive 1--aas 4n a5ia la1ce
Of wo-k to.d1. but b IS aat szeh fi0l Isl @
-heorisi s5ll.l recommend t1 one Vho
,sesirei 20 live near uo o. tle century
navs Tea ana coffee hlVe certainly
proved thas taey teni b. shorten BE-.
even Il they de Hat prove that they heIp
10 pro.ons t. The generally arcertel
theory "a relation 90 stimuian.s. that iu
exress they are not it-slstliniu-. re-
ceives strong support Toaacco appears
I % prove itself harmless. 40 east on The
5empeument Of these people Whether
It 1e q help b i've long require. other
+ eyileace.
While the farmers Of New Eng and and
+ their wives are q cieaaly people they are
rot much yyen 20 bathing. This neg
. iect rnay aot have prolonged fheir e1
+ euce OF made them more heaifhv. hul
F Is to b. presumed thas it has uot ct af
uany ysa-s or cuu-ei uuch disease.
Neither are the meu ben ofthesa fam lia-
weil informed in reiati0n ta sanitary i1
wiiich the hlman system IS Sd CONSTANT
. .y ezpos-i. and, ku1Ein- l-t'e- care lt-
,le Mas nat this be an Influence in
. asror of a prolonged existence. rarlloxi-
cil - the supna=itien may seenle Iu
bingham Mass. With on'g a00 inhaai-
/ tlnts. there are eighty people ossl eighty
years of aye, and oat 70 These sceenrr-
I've are Of light complexion In no
other town iu New New EuEand zo flr
as cogid be learned. is there slch pro-
portion % Oh people. This t1an Is On
the seacoast. lies very loa. E uithou-
sewers. AMI has only rece1iiy ult in
svstem of water works From a sanitary
plint of vieW. the conditions here are
about a. lnfavora5ie r0 long life al could
De- conceived outside she crowded u1- o.
tions OF the large cities. and in Boston
where the sanitary conditions appear 20
De the worst-in ibe North EnI and
S1u.h Boston stric,s-ilss greatest u,.-s-
Ter Of very ohl people are iauud
From the hours II retiring and rising
given. I judge the average lenzih of
sleep D. be- about eight hours. with few
exceptions. Regularity IN hours ~ sor<
esting. sleeping. ana everything. in fct.
seeras % have been rigliV Observed
Bat l. not this more Tie rlsuif 1f the
compartment thaa the cause Of I1u- iil. q
j. not the aeryous sing ne ts1naeraueut
uore than any oiher ikea balance wheel
or the pendulum of q ci1ck. Is Go uot
after al, the great re-riatar ~ which the
habits %. these people are a ulluirss-r-
ton, and % which Is iue their long life @
And & Il not something more than a s.--
'llator- il b not a repairer OF waste and
decay. a remedy more potent than any
drug ] will not presume tl answer these
+ questions, flr some Of lly more learned
medical friensis shoeid be- mach better
abe % 10 80 10 spite Of these new facts
ehirh have.
without ll0re acerrlte and more c1u-
pete Information IN reiati1u 81 the -
of the parents. great -raaipareut-. and
the brothers ami sisters or these people
ia question, it Is yery li#cclt % make
aay deiletious pertaining i5 hereditary
longevity. l.ofal the srafsli-- raat
haze been gathered. llere are none
which are f1li o. ao-srlte eaolzl o. ha-e
any theory rroH. other than fhss t-n-
dracy @ ions hfe NAY 81 Transmitted
fr.al parents % clliiFel- IL -lae- .he
necessary statistics in r..lfiou il. -.-r L.
110 people from eirhiy o. Hiuety. raa.f
be- extremely dimeaif. a1i % m1s, De-
done before scientific thinser- can make
deiuriisns.
One thing % me. seems Cd sand 1a.
above aI others taat tr01r tial
principle. manifested lv
strong sai 3 ami c5usrdn, sr,srr. aa-
heeu tine chief ca1se 20 the airau-cd ago
ofti.ess people. eiseu certain a--ani-
zatiau of mini au,i to-ir. ,hlaz t,.a- a
man asav CONT "a t5ng ffs-llsags bare
rag ar-i ients-aith resemble c-rfs.a
ry such an organization aeef n1- bc
prt unier any rlric1ilr coalition ~
life e wiii seek tle-r aus fIr irs a.