The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-25

live sig " W times - tho terms Of
their growth.
Such being the finally arranged scien-
tfic biological results Of ages Of observa-
ton. why this extreme rarty. OF centen'
arians and er,eet scarcity Of octosenar
thousand lives 10 be 100 years old, when
originally, by his structure In an ordinary
Psychological minimum, not 70 speak OF
historical extraordinary minimum OF two
hundred years.
Hufeland asserts that we may set II
live eight times a. long ~ they grow" He
also asserts that N man In his natural
state, whore the period Of his maturity 10
not FASTENED by art. requires full 70 years
70 attain his complete growth and confor.
nation, and this proposition will give
w~ithstandinR this of 1000 men born 20 die
before their 10th year, 20 die between 10
and 20. 10 die between 20 and 20, six die
between 20 and 40, three die between 40
and 30, three die between 80 and 60 and
only six live to be above co."
The comparative longevity of the an
clients N modern is question OF vital
longer livers than the present race. Me-
thuselah attained TO upwards OF two hum
dred years, the orthodox Interpretation OF
Hesler, or to near one thousand years, old
style verbal rendering. In either case
Methuselah 10 q precious fact, rs are also
Jared, Noah. Adam, Seth, Canaan, Enos,
and many other precious facts, who lived
10 attain ut least 200 years. Very nearly
approaching the ages Of these men OF
centuries, as already interpreted, profane
history has many records of longevity
with interesting examples. The following
table Of Mr.. Easton, Of Salisbury, Eng
land, a striking points not only in long
life, but as representing a variety Of types
OF the different bloods of races, showing
that long life In not characteristic OF n
race or compound race.
~. Patrick died A. D., s9i, aged iS2 years.
Attlla died In A. ID. 600, aged ia years.
s,ghwach died In A; u. go, aged 70 years; ~.
years.
Countess Of Desmond died In A. D.. 1912. aged
Thomas Parr died In A. u. 1855, aged i52
Thomas Damme died in A. u. liza, aged ia
Peter Torlon died In A. ID. i74. aged is5 wears.
Margaret Patten died In A. ID. 1858, aged i7
: John Rowan and wife died In A. u. is4l, aged
n. Mangai died In A. ID. 1881, aged 1856 years.
Those long lives all have interesting
histories, and brief notice OF a few will
not be out of place. Jenkins, who lived
to the age OF D69 years, was q fisherman,
and consequently passed most Of his life
In the open air. Thomas Parr, who died
at the age Of 1852, died by the accident of
ovcrRorRinR his stomach. Post norton
should him to be perfectly sound, except
the ovcrRorRed stomach. Els cartilaRes
were not In the least ossifled, and there
vas not the least symptoms Of decay to
he discovered.
II il refreshing, really inspiring, to think
there is a possibility, even a probability,
Of our living as long as did the patriarchs.
The historical side of the question, long
evity, clearly makes the case one that Is
to reflect upon, that a a
lives two hundred years, enjoying all his
faculties to the last. The physiological
and scientific side Of the question estab-
fishes the conclusion that by demonstrated
of nature OH the question OF the life
of bones, and their connection with the
animal economy, n hundred years OF
ordinary life, and two hundred Of extra
ordinary life, may be enjoyed by any one
and every n II Is really jubilating TO
the mortal who wishes to remain I'm this
prison Of flesh for n or two hundred
years.