Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-14
HOW LONG He LIVES
FARMERS LIVE THE LONGEST



81 mn over 50 yeazs q - uknss -
c1zn<lonz were spslzf<d n - rpgznBy
- DIR dsosess- Tia svus.gs 80 -
vzzch thsy dzs1 wss 81 yeun. III 49,
~ = % great sst the pas1od covRsd =
% lnnz that - ths sznly a Ne eanniG-
onk1pn a TIE enpsoyzeaf e thpn dsa1
- en- go s~rJ fair ikes a ths &C.,
pns4<ive age az which uzeu a. dzRwuu1
sccupassuns and "a Al ortinnszly hsa11hy
onmnurity are SWEPT away ~ death-
II = no<,1aclD - q I'll Who did
g. cui<ivslors - he s-rfh s<<ained tho
. kixt>sr avsrsss sxp-zbout 81 yearl
Thsy nlzGs Up mcss thsn = 5z<h Of tho
so<4l Dnmbsr. We ell know Why farm
q, - . cl.s. n0t only IN this. but IN ali
cou1tries. shoal1 i've 70 = rips old go.
They enjoy xssd ar aud are free from
May e tAs cares thzt beset those living
"A TIE cites, 10 say n0<hing Of the con-
CANT no-1s aud excizemeus which d.
strgy tee nrrves and rack the syssrrz-
Is Il rarsly thzt farmer dies before his
had Is gray FARMERS a. rule. too.
do Eot . arr graaE dsgrss indulge n al
cohoi.c beverages. 0ae important fact
ransf Re tzzsa into eonsSicration con-
eerriRg TIE farmer add bis age. which 10
tAat tbs weAkiings OF thu farmers fxni-
IL do not a. a rule rc-nain.on tbo farms
after Ettsining "A ago lttiilg them for
sorne Faru-E. Such ara sent TO the
CITES u ccooss trade or > prpfs soon,
and oaiy ia Etrong AID healthy cnes
who ara Etts1 Tor tia work ara retained
upoa IT, farm
Tas class Eezt 20 the farmers In thu
average q he "a thatclass called "sctiys
rnscAans-s 1aroad. = sccA as erickmsa.srs.
earyeIlszs. = scns. tanners. miIlwrishss.
rsxgers. c,.ixers. slaters and stonecattsrs,
brt the AVERAGE arsof the 4, eco Of them
who II - IN Massachusetts during the
pared usuccael Uas much below that
OF tie fkrrae-s. II Was only about Sc
ycars-a asiie over = yesr more than the
average 4.se os Il tie classes together.
or eli Lhcse 0nt.co trades. the ship car
psnters Showed The highest zys-more
than be--and tue ssators. who pursue .
dange-ouz EALING. tts ,owcst-about 40
The averzzs aga Of al tho others Of
these trs-iissk. excsFs tbs stonecutters and
ths bxick1clkrrs. was about 81. and
abovo the ayerayc cf all the classes
Next 20 TIE active mechanics abroad
Gene tie protcasiozal rnsn. whose aver
age ags a. Death wzs over 81. OF this
elss ths lsesest lived were the judges
and justices. pspvrbi2liy celeb<zted fog
their great yes~A They lived on tho
ase-ngs G. ys.zfs and les, all the trades
and rEofczslcrs sxcey< tie farmers. over
c.. AID thoss sseno<ainated as gentlemen,
G.. tas II ghast aye<sgs sgs attained BY
any of ti.a cissze1 The deaths in only
ak dlle-esrt occupations vcro at an az
erags above 60. They were. first, the
gsntlcnsa. IS: second. tho farmers, IS;
third. the sntgss. ca: fourth. the Hight
house ksep<rz. g.. hfsh. tho basketznAk-
era. 81. sEd sixLa. tie rllots. 90. In some
countries esaxgyussn ara the longest
Lived. bot IN Massachusetts, they tel b.
low al these xix e3zz>cs, Tie average ara
Of tie loo Of tbera who did dunnx the
- years beung only little above 90.
Ot ths professional msn. those SIT
down - studenfs died nt the earliest age,
tie average baing Gully s6out g. Then
cam tas professors. well over 81 yea-s:
then ths lawyers. 50 years; then the
pbyssr1zns. over as years: public officers,
t5. sberlGz. con-fablss and policemen
Did al ths average age Of 50. while nc
tors and reporters were gathered into
the tomb before they hsd coEnp,esed their
forty-ssrerth year. Thehvesof comedians
were also sherA hardly ~ aching s9ysars
an thu sversgr. aud dentists wero cut
down AZ an AVERAGE ago Of a.. The art
lists also died seriy. taair average are be-
ing a yesrz. TIE muziclsns- lived only
- -. snd the teachers died at about tho
eznas age.
Tie merchznts. fnsnciers, agents and
clerks coEao nsxt sitter TIE professional
rnsa. and one Of the Glasses included an
DIR Ibis bead. lsst Of gsntlemsra. exceed
81 al o<hersin rs average. over ss years.
The bankzsrs. who hved on the average
a. m0rs than % years. were ths longest
lived a tbs ols1s, and then came hank
efs~rs. nearly s.. merchants. over 81;
booksellers. Alout 50: manufacturer. Sc.
AMI i'ruksepers sud brokers. 80 years
Tar scersest hvsd q their clzss w.rs
fha telsrrArhers. who dsed at the aver
srs 49, % - Clerks AMI bookkaepsrs
also ds>l eaFiy-st TIE age q 50. Rail
rassd sgsnis kad conductors departed
the ale "a tha average st about %
pears. sad 4Fus ists aud apothecxs~s At
a.. wiEiis ssioon aud restaurant ksspsrs
wers Pms % anal rse- az a. Neat IN
order eaEas toe acrive mechanics IN
si>ops kn4 tke lAboFers q no special
frsirz, ths average of bosh b,ing little
short - IS. 90 ne h-st class the long
81 lfvnd wsre ne coopers. their average
49, a dsash befnz about % years. Next
- them. tctss abstinence people win 10
surprEed - ieitra. came thn dssfiiisrs-
60 yea<s w ni,fnefen star
= wss shs,of 70 try a change Of cii-
mate ~ orsier % cure eBy catarrh says
] W tdtis ~ Chicago when took
tncds SarsaDari.s. uhich entirsly
curr.f ufs Try 4 xnurrr.tf