The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-04-10
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sentatives or heads of Executive Depart
ments.
a FAMOUS OLD MANS DEATH.
II is pretty hard living after one has
passed the Tooth year of life. There Is
nothing certain about the vitality after
such an age has been attained, however
hale the centenarian may seem to be-.
NJ 'Chevreul, the famous French sci.
enlist, whose Tooth birthday was ccle-
brated with much rejoicing nearly three
years ago, died yesterday. He was the
best. known man in the world of such
phenomenal age, and was rs widely re.
spected as known.
n. Chevreul lived somewhat curl.
aus life physically, and his system may,
in view Of It's success in his case, be
quoted as good one for some people,
JIG drank. but NOT heaaY:;.ny nrvcr
Smoked, and never ate fish or drank
milk except when mixed with other
foods His regular diet was strong
soup, becfsteak, outlet and coffee. He
had pride in his vigor. Strange to
say, his son, Henri Chevrcul, died only
fewweeks ago. The father was kept
ignorant of his boys death, 1t is re-
lated among the incidents now given
renewed currency, that when about n
year before his SON then 90, went
vraris from Dijon for medical advice
the elder Chevreul seemed to socf that
he was personally insultcd by the fact
that his son showed such fragility of
constitution. The family physician
tried to explain the matter to the old
scientist, but Chevreul was annoyed
and said that he always felt he would
never be able to raise the child.
The .tobaeconists have an illus.
iration in support of their arguments
in the case of the late NJ, Chevrcul and
are fortunate, in France also, In having
another in the person Of NJ. Renaudin,
who Is past 104, was present at the bat.
tic OF Waterloo, reads and writes with
out spectacles, hears well and, accord
ing 10 the ti.Tobacco Leaguers, is a
perfect ancient phenomenon, possessing
all his faculties intact An element
that should be considered, though par
ticularly in the case of NJ. Cheyreul, is
the Influence of heredity, his father
dying at 92 and his mother at 93. Long
life seems TO pertain TO certain families.
Vitality is not equal in different strains.
TO PUT IT mildly Ex-Governor John
Schuyler Crosby Is making an egregious
Of himself in demanding personal
letter of apology from Mr. Russell Har-
rison for q libelous article which was
reproduced in paper of which Mr..
Harrison was part proprietor. A re-
traction was made In the paper, but the
Ex-Governor wants personal letter Of
apology, and will sue for $50, 900 If he
doesn't get it, As Mr. Harrison has
nothing TO do with the offending paper
directly the Governors demand
"queers" the whole thing, and the jury
will make him feel disagreeably small
when il comes In with verdict
CHICAGO REPUBLICANS will not, II Is
reported, seek to overthrow the result of
the late election in their city because OF
a technicality making itpossibly illegal.
This is 10 their credit and indicates their
good sense. The will of the people
was plainly enough shown, though II
may not have been shown in accordance
with every legal requirement
THE NEW YoRK Times says Secre
iary Noble is q spokesman. The
7lmes apparently forgets that the Mug
wnmp isn't coming 10 the. bat this In
ming
KING MILAN of Servia has gone tC
the Holy Land for six weeks. It should
take longer than that, old boy.
MARK TwAIN's SPEECH at the New Yorl
reception TO the globe-trotting baseballlst
was counted a great success, He didn't re
lar m haaehall