Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-02-02
PRICE ONE CENT
a Hundred Years


Monsieur De Solavite, scientific
writer, saws that in Europe one out Of
every 6S 600 Of the inhabitants reaches
the age of 100 In Great Britain, nine
out of every hundred deaths are re-
ported TO be of persons who have
passed the age Of %. The period OF
life is shown to be extending rather
than lessening. AS a rule the centen-
arian is rather feeble and helpless, but
cases are sometimes found where
persons of this great age are active and
vigorous
Rev. Joseph Hudson, NJ. A., vicar OF
the parish of Chillingham. England,
still reads prayers and breaches at the
age of 30 He was ordained in 1917,
and has preached more than 7S years
The secretary of the London open air
mission reports thus of recent visit to
this venerable Episcopal clergyman:
~On Sunday morning / walked with
him from the vicarage TO the church.
He showed me to a seat. and having
robed he read the service and lessons
without glasses, and without mistake.
His grandson, who is his curate.
preached the sermon; but / was told
that this venerable man breaches about
once in six weeks.
A physician of San Diego, CAL, has
been inquiring into the cases of some OF
the Indian centenarians of that region,
who have become quite famous. At one
Of the stations on the Southern Pacific
Railroad the traveller sees, on the plat
form, a shrivelled up old Indian, whose
leathery skin lies in folds. bearing upon
his breast placard which informs the
traveller that the man is 125 years old.
An enterprising descendant makes the
old mans great age source of revenue.
The San Diego physician referred to,
DIR. Remondino, thinks that the ex-
traordnary age of these Mission Indians
is well authenticated. They have lived
in the same spot all their lives, and the
Mission records in many cases have the
entry of the date of their birth. made
at the time. There are living at Captain
Grande some Indian women whose age
is estimated at more than 130 years
A physician connected with the Smitll-
sonian Institution at Washington, en-
gagged in scientific work in southern
California, found an Indian woman
whose age was said to he 1926 He saw
her put six watermelons into a basket,
tie il up, and carry it on her back two
miles to market, not once stopping to
rest.
Knowing well the history of the mis-
sion to which the " man belonged, the
man of science gu med her closely as
to her recollection Il facts in it: and he
was satisfied that she was as old as was
represented.
Doctor Remondino says; |Down on
the coast of Lower California, some dis
tance below San Diego, near the old mis-
sion of San Tomas there is living an
Indian, bent and wrinkled, whose age
is computed at 141 years, Although
blind, he is still active, and daily goes
down to the beach and along the beds
of the creeks in search OF driftwood.
Another San Die Indian. whose age
Is vouched for as 1S. mounts a horse
and canters about the country.
On the Sweetwater. in southern CALI
fornia, there is a merry Indian of 115
years, who takes an occasional 80 mile
trip ON foot to S IN Diego. carrying bag
of acorns on his bacK Usually he wears
no clothes but shirt; but when he goes
to San Diego he carries pair Of trousers
under his arm, VIII ch he puts Oh in the
out skirts of the city.
These are but few of the cases Of
alleged centenarians among the south
ern California Indians. with whom a
person of rs years is regarded as young.
Their long life. according TO the physi-
clans, is accounted for by their temper
ance and extreme frugality and their
simple out of door life in al equable and
healthy climate.