The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-30
SECRET OF LONG LIFE
CAN A HEALTHY PERSON pROLONG
HIS LIFE TO 200 YEARSl


Among the various fantastic theories
for prolonging life one Of the most pppu-
Tar at the end Of the eighteenth century
was what was called "rctarding yitM
consumption Manpertuis fancied that
n complete suspension Of vital activity,
"A sort Of Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, migit
be produced 50 as to check self cOnsulup
ton. Bodies III this state could be lana
away and then rc,uscitatcd after a lap-e
Of two or three centuries Benjamin
Franklin even, while living in France,
seems to have had faith III this ono
day he received sonle bottles of wine
| from Virginia In one Of thcm-uuly
| one-were 4 fttS dead flies, which tine
great philosopher resolved to utilize i'll
an experiment. The month was Judy,
| and these imported flies, which had
| been on spree in Virginia, had fallen
| into the native wine and had been in
this state shipped to France where they
were exposed to the heat Of the French
sun. Three hours passed, and the winged
Nirginians came To life after an appar-
ent death Of many weeks At first a
| sort of convulsive movement seized
| them They began thou to use their
ieSS' "aIhea "lo''il'' aNHii'' anu Se'il-
| ing TO be aware that they were III
| France Immediately concluded to make
| their toilet by rubbing thoir eyes with
| their fore feet, using their hind legs to
smooth out their wings. They then flew
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loo, Natural advantage h'liigso great
as SHOWN by "hat tl'E ana oo' NaEu'
sadness oVcreohes 'le soc'al piiiloSopi'r
when ne thlllkS OF what 'heE might nave
accomplished uilaer more ia'oraple con
dltlons Tor the success o1 the experiment
AS TO the admitted advantages OF
partial vegetarian system OF living M
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