The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-04-06
Granny Gorton's Birthday.

Saturday, January 2lst, was a
great day in Central Village, in the
State OF Connecticut, in America
On that day Mrs. Jonathan Gorton
was 100 years old and formally re-.
ceived her friends, Of whom hundreds
were present. She wore her best
black silk gown, with a rose in the
bodice, The venerable lady was
seat ed in comfortab arm, hair on
a platform in the best room of Der
house. Then the train of callers
filed through, each and all shaking
hands with her. "Granny Gortop,"
as she is called, is a trim little body
and very nimble on her feet. There
was never anything allied her, she
says, aud, except that her eyesight
isn't quite SO good as it used to be,
she il as active as any woman of 80.
Why has Granny Gorton lived so
longi Why is she so active nowi
She let's out the secret herself when
she says, "There was never anything
allied NO." That's IL, and all OF it.
People who live 100 years are not
so very rare. The deaths OF As such
wer. reported last year in England
20 men and % women. Yet, COM
pared to the multitudes who die,
these are nothing-nothing. Can
we not keep things from ailing US,
and so live long as Mrs. Gorton!
Yes il we will take the trouble to do
it! Men and women 100 years old,
still vigorous and clear headed,
should be a sight so common as not
to be remarked, and will be yet in
the future. Why not SO nows ASK
yourself the question:" as the boat.
men say down on Deal beach.
Here's how it is: A woman's tale.
She says she fell i'll when a girl OF
about Is. She lost her appetite, had
pains in the sides and chest, fire.
quent headaches, and was often OBJ
liged to lie down on the couch aud
rest. All this didn't promise long
life, did i'll No; it was bad start.
Well, she got worse instead OF bet
ter. She was often sick, vomited
her food, and splitting up a sour
fluid. For five years she went on
this way. This brings us to October,
1881. She was then in service as
parlor-maid at bennington Hast
ings, Warwickshire. Here she suf-
fered from constant sickness, reich.
ing, and heartburn. The chest
pains we're SO bad as to bend her two
double. No position that she could
take relieved her. Her stomach was
so tender aud sore that everything
she ate panied and distressed her.
For months and months she only
took liquid food-milk and beaten
eggs, and 80 on.
She got weaker and weaker every
day, so she says. or course; how
else could it BET A doctor at Rugby
told her she had "ulcera,ion OF the
chest" which she didn't at all.
What is "ulceratiop OF the chest!
He gave her medicines and advice,
but she grew no better on that ac-
count This young lady was now
about 20 years old, with a poor out
look for ever being much older. She
didn't expect it nor did her friends.
Then another doctor, being consult
ed, said "ulceration nf the chest"
like his medical brother at Rugby.
Both wrong.
"After six months medical treat
ment," she says, IL gave up my stu
alton and returued to my home at
Buxton Lamas, Norfolk. This was
in June, 1882. Then ! was taken so
bad had to take to my bed. My
mot her thought wa. in decline"
Now, the word "docline" means
consumption, as we all know; a
disease common IN England and in
durable everywhere. Thousands OF
bright girls and young men "de-
cline" into their graves every year
in this populous island Sad enough
! it is to see.