Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-04-28
MANS SPAN OF LIFE.


In Massachusetts Farmers, Judges, "Gen-
tlemen'' and Bricklayers Live Longest.
During thirty-four years and eight
months there died in the StH Z of VI ~
sachuSettS 161 sol men over twenty
years of age. whose occupa tons W,r"
specified in the registry of their d"
cease. The average age at which they
died was tifty-one years. The numb +
is so great and the period covered is
so long that by the study of the
classification of the employment of
those dead we can get Il very fair idea
of The comparative ages mt which men
in different occupations and ill an or
dnarily healthy community are swept
away 10y death.
II is noticcabl" that of ali who die
the cultivatorS of the earth al ain ii
The highest average age. Hhplt S.NiN
five ana Il half years. AMI they mao,
UP more than Il fifth of the total nll r
Der. We all know why farmers Us 81
class. no only in this but in I'LL culIIi
tries should live to Il rip" OLD ~ .
They enjoy good air and ar, free from
many of the cares that h"Srt t,huS" / V
ing i'll cities. to say moth ne of the con
stant noise and excitement which dies
troyS the nerves and racks The $yS
tenn. Ii is rarely that il farmer Il ~
before his head is gray. farmers IL
Il rule. too. do not. i" any great de-
gree indulge in alcoholic brvoray -.
One important fact must III taken into
consideration concerning The I;tr:G'1
and his age. which is thal thu WraN
lngS of the farmers family ln NOT ~
il rule, remain on the farm after at
tanning an age fitting them for some
pursuit. Such are sent I" III" cities
to choose trade or Il pr"teSSi"n an!
Only rhc strong and healthy ones who
are fitted for the work are retained
upon the farm.
The class next To The farmers in h"
average of lif" is that class called
active mechanics abroad. Sll;'h aS
bl'ickmakcr>. carpenters. mHSp!S. tan
ncr>. m.llWrightS, Rogers, ,Hli>rrS
skaters and StOnccuttrrS. bUt The nv, T.
az" age of | 300 of them who ,iit4t IL
MaS>achuSG is during the period men
toned WAS much below that of tn
farmers. 1t was only about fifty NV
and thrcc-quartcr years. Il little over :.
year more than the average age of all
the classes togo her OF all til 81 out
door trades the ship carpenters Ii W
Ell the highest ag"-morr than fifty
ninr-and the skaters. who pursue :;
dangerous calling. the loWt about
forty. The average age of all the
others of these trades. except til
StonccutIcrS and the brirkm tkrr$. WE
about fifty and abov" III" average
of all the Glasses
Next to the HcI I've mechanics ahrOajr
com" the professional men. who's
average age at death WIS over fifty
one. OF this class III" longest ,iv Il
were the judges and Justices. pro
verbally celebrated for their gr Il
years They lived on tn" Hvrr'%
sixty four years. and led all he trII">
AMI professions except the farmers.
over siNty-Iivr. aud those drnominarvo
as gentlemen. sixty eight the highest
average age attained by any of lii,
classes. The deaths in 'liy six lif
ferent occupations were IL an az" 81,
an average above sixty. rhry wet,
first. the gentlemen. sixty ghl: sec
ond. the farmers, SiNty-liv third rh,
judges. siXty-four: fourth. HE light
house keepers, sixty hrcr; fifth III,
basket makers, SiXty-one, and sixth
the pilots, sixty. In some countries
clcrgylhcn are the longest lived. but
i'll Massa chusetts they fell below all
these six classes.-Washingto Star.