The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-03-31

OF forty-fye than that OF . man OF tbir-
~. 1 would get the premiums longer.
The o~ld-fashioned men lived longer
than they do nov. They had simple
haoits and limited desires. / mean the
weil-to-dO men who lived in comfort.
The old presidents. leaving out Wash-
ington, whose death was not from old
age, outlived the more modern ones.
John Adams lived to nlnety-one and
his son to eighty-one. jefferson was
eighty-three, Madison eighty-fye, Mon
roe seventy-three and Jackson seventy
eight. This makes an average OF eigh-
ty-two years, which is very UNCOMMON.
The average Of ell the presidents 10
only sixty-eight years. In looking owe
their records / vas surprised to find
that three OF them died on the 4th OF
July and that Adams and Jefferson ex-
pressed o desire TO ale on that day.
Whether Monroe did or not the biog-
raphy does not say. l have no doubt
that he did, for that day was very dear
TO the patriots Of that time and their
wish was father to their fate. II
amounted almost to will power, for the
chance for q man to die on that day
was only one In 365-and the chance
for three presidents out OF six to die on
that day IL almost beyond computation.
SSuto ~ hSNC pSCh ouhnCS W Wt6 ~
their spirited devotion to the day and
the declaration that gave birth to a
great nationY
Neither Polk nor Pierce nor Harri-
son nor johnson nor Grant saw HE
three score and ton. But ever since
King David made the declaration that
the days OF our years are three score
years and ten that has been the allotted
age Of ~ 1t Ia still the average age
OF . prudent mau whatever may be his
occupation. Man Is very much like o
wagon. IL IL 10 kept creased and paint
cd and under shelter 1t will last twice
as long IA II 1t DO neglected. OF course,
the mind has much to do with the
health Of the body. Trouble will short
en- life and bring the gray hairs sooner
TO tho grave and that is why q farmers
life Is tho most conducive to longevity.
II is the most Independent Of all occu-
pations. 1t is subject to less tempta-
tiOn, less hazard, less worry, and 1t Ia
q little closer to God in its daily COM
munion with nature. The accepted
tables give to laborers forty-four years,
to mechanics forty-seven, to merchants
fOrty-eight, to professional men fifty.
two, and to farmers sixty-four years.
II long life 10 an index OF good health
and prosperity then the farmer Ia
blessed above all other people. There
IL force and truth in the old maxim
that God made the country and man
made the town"
But after all the crime and misery
that we read of, this age Ia a great i'm
provement on Sodom and Gomorrah
Abraham could find more than ter
good men in any town OF city in this
country. 1 believe he could find fifty
in Cartersville and a hundred and fifty
women. The Lords pity and consid'
Grafton for sinners Is very wonderful
If He will ave . whole city full for the
sake of ten good men. Maybe that is
why He doesn't rain fire and birthstone
on the wicked now. 1t might do harm
to the righteous. The ungodly ought
to give Christians credit for that. Il
The wicked people of this world were
all punched in one country and not y
good man in it how long, I wonder
would the storm stay off? How long
would the wicked stay there II they
could possibly get out !? 1t is q redeem
ing trait in human nature, however
wicked and d%epraved. to respect virtue
and good people. There are but few
of the ungodly who would abolish thu
churches If they could, or who would
rear their children in any but a Chris
t1an country. BILL ARP.