Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-14
FACTS ON LONGEVITY.
THEY ARE MIXED WITH NOTIONS
SOMETIMES ODD.

the pOsSlOlIty OI eACeuuiuB nis Aic u
200 years if he lived properly, as ma
ture dictates. Modern theories in
cline to the other role that on the
average one grows to the age OF 20 and
five times the period Of growth is tn.
limit of endurance, no matter how
carefully one lives. This theory viii
apply to horses, dogs, cats. and, in fact
to almost all kinds of brutes one ha.
opportunities of studying.
When Thomas PARIS body wa:
opened at his death, in his one hun
dred and fifty-second year, the state
of the organs on which longevity mos
depends was found so perfect that il
is stated he might have lived much
longer if he had remained in hi
country home instead of being
brought up to London to be shown te
the King and thus subjected to com
plete change of diet and all the ex'
element Of the new life.
Climate is supposed by many te
have great influence upon the human
life. Scotland and England as well
as Ireland have produced some re.
markable specimens OF long.livers In
fact, islands seem to be favored in re-
spect to longevity. France, Spain and
Italy have not furnished many speci-
mems OF centenarians, while Greece il
still famous as it was formerly. Toe
great degree of cold is prejudical to
length of life, as in Iceland and parts
of northern Siberia it is not usual to
meet people of more than GO to 7(
years of age, though in moderately
cold countries life is long. Between
the year 1888 and 1874 there died in
England 1888 persons of 100 years and
upwards. of these 532 were women
and $50 men. Of this list only ~
were from London, while 1877 were
from Wales, showing as all statistics
seem to prove, that city life is un-
favorable to length of years, while the
country and small towns produce
those who attain to extreme old age
Germany and Holland contain many
old people. but produce few instances
of extreme long life as in Grea,
Britain.
If a person desires to live to be 10O
or $50 years Of age, southern Califor.
MIA, near Los Angeles or San Diego OF
somewhere in that vicinity, has ad.
vantages Of climate that may be mos,
favorable to long, calm, happy life.
A temperature that never changes
suddenly to great extremes is surely
best for the body, and q condition oil
these elements that permits one Ia
live great deal in the open air, to sit
by open windows even when not on,
of doors, to lounge on open versndas
and to dispense with close, heated
rooms is the ideal climate for the de.
termined philosopher centenarian
Too great moisture as we'll as toe
much dryness is unfavorable to lone
life, while moderate degree of moist.
ure is conductive to longevity. Is'
lands like Great Britain aud ireland
prove this to 3e true by the long lis,
of people they produce OF century
and upward.
1t has been charged by the English
that Irish women often exaggeratt
their ages, but if they have document
ary evidence one must believe them
Among Americans, however, most o.
the very old people have been born ir
Virginia, and though they did not al
ways remain there they laid the foun
dation of good, lasting constitution
in the Old Dominion.
But, no matter where q man wa,
born, the closer he follows nature, th.
more he lives in the clean, open ali
and sleeps in it also, the less medicin,
he takes and the fewer doctors bill
he pays. Modern life is too full o
luxury, dissipation, corruption ant
vice to produce many men of even 10'
years of age. The higher the pressur'
the shorter the duration of existence
Moderation in everything-mode o
living. temper, food, exercise ant
pleasure is the true method OF pre-
serving good health and prolonginl
life. If you think it is too mucl
trouble, then 60 on indulging in you
excuses, mental and physical, takinl
your drugs and living in bed with tn
knocker or bell tied up and muffie,
and thanking the doctor if there i
not black Grape on the door.
A large number Of centenarian
whose cases have been examined an
reported upon appear to have lost
some of them all and some of then
nearly all, their teeth. Sir Henr.
Thompson thinks that the use of falls
teeth is injurious to the old folks, a
they are led astray and apt to eat NOR
than can be digested properly. Tn
system in such subjects instead OF re
quiring more nourishment to keep i
up than in the middle aged and younI
really requires less. Excess woul,
therefore be injurious as it gives th
organs too much to do, just as 80 man,
persons take up some fad, as drinking
hot water or cold water to excess.