Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-12-23
THEIR GREEN OLD AGE.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE BEYOND
THEIR ALLOTTED TIME.
SOME Notable Cases OF Extreme Longevity
The Causes Thereof Beauty Of
Abrahnm's Wife Mt the
Age Of Seventy.

Age Of Seventy.
Several cases OF cvtrcmc longevity
have recently been reported. Mira
Hannah Hartman is living at lroctOn
Mnss. at the age OF 95 years having
been born The last day OF Washing.
tons administration Within the past
few months two mon nearly as old
whn retained vigorous health up TO
their death died in Washington coun-
IT, Missouri-Eli Stake and William
Jones. The former when young
man. was engaged in polling boats on
the Potomac from Williamsport to
Georgetown in the days Of the cid
Potomac company.
Not many years ago Mrs. Elizabeth
Schnebly died in Washington county
considerably over a century old. re-
tanning her mental and phys vigor
10 the last In the town OF Clarence.
near Buffalo N. Y. lives Mrs Law ma
Fillmore having attained the romurK-
able ago of l05 years. She was mar
ried in 1909 to Rev. G,leze3 Fillmore 4
cousin oil President Fillmore aud the
first Methodist minister employed reg
ularly west OF the Cenes3cc river.
The Buffalo ouricr assures US that
the date. of the birth OF tn remarka.
bic woman is so we'll established as to
be beyond question In New York
Mrs. Mary tredenburg is living IN
possession OF good health and all her
faculties In her one hundred aud fifth
year.
In Goshen. N. T.. lives Philip Nc.
Cauley. vino celebrated his own one
hundred aud third birthday on the
18th OF October. 1t is TO DO OBJ
served that while there are we'll au.
thenticated cases OF life extending
beyond century. most reputed cases
como from the humber class OF PEG.
pie who are not in the habit of keep
ing family records. and the ages OF. The
very old become matters rather of ira.
dition than record. Agreat number OF
colorcd pc Jple believe themselves to be
moro than hundred years old.
Moses who lived to be one hundred
and twenty years Old fixed the limit
OF life at tnreescore years and ten
and though men be SO strong that
they come to fourscorc years yet is
their strength then but labor and sor.
row. so soon passeth it away and We
are gone.
Jesus the son OF Sirach in the
book OF Ecc,es lasticus declared that
1.-The number OF n mans days are an
hundred years " and it is rare indeed
that this limit is passed. although ii
cannot be doubted that more men mp.
proach 1t now than in former ve0rs.
'Old John OF Gaunt, time honored
Lancaster" was but 80 years OF age
when King Richard spoke TO him as
we would speak 10 IN octogenarian.
Hudson. In commenting on the pas.
sage, says AT that I me men were
often married Mt ID aud were usually
reckoncd old at 20. and to reach the
age OF 80 was then as uncommon as |,
now is TO reach four score so much
has been addea 10 the human life by
the ease. comfort and art OF modern
times"
| However Justify men may sing 81
would not live Away it has been
the common aspiration OF mankind
IRON the beginning to prolong life.
Jacob when 1870 years old. com.
planned to Pharaoh that few and
evil have the days of the years OF my
life BEEN. The secret OF long life
has never been distinctly discovered.
1t is true that moderation in diet and
the observance OF certain recognized
rules OF health will doubtless prolone
life But although scholars have de
voted their time TO the discovery oil
, an elixir it has never been found
Lord Mansfield. whom ho became
, a very old man made 1t a practice &c
| question all aged witnesses who came
before him as to their manner OF life
hoping in that way 10 discover som,
rule for longevity. But there was nj
concurrence OF habit except that h,
ascertained that nearly all he ques
toned were early risers. But it Il
likely that they were early Users be
cause they were vigorous and no
vigorous because they we're earl,
risers.
DR. Stare. an English physician wht
lived about hundred years ago. re
ported the case Of centenarian wht
mixed quantities ofasugar with all hi
food and attributed his long lifc Il
that habit DR. Stare adopted tn,
practice rs he declared. with goot
results Another physician. who LIVED
to an old age. took daily doses o
tanniu under the belief that il woult
preserve the tissues OF the body from
decay. Lord Combermere attributed
his good health and long life to wear
ing u tght belt around his waist
| II PEOPLE would generally put o,
such Il belt as they go TO their din
ners it might be bene fetal. Mrs
l-ewsou. an English lady who lived L
be l0S attributed her vigor 10 Ia
fact she ne er washed herself bu
wa. in the habit Of smearing her fac
with lard. declaring that 'peopl
who washed always took cold" Il
the early part OF this century lad
lived in New York who n. the age @
seventy retained the clear and dell
cate complexion of girl. The caus
l vb irh fh,a uas Al srao ID /,