Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-09-09
THE OLDEST MAN.
Is l50 Years Old and Hopes to Beat the
Record of Old 'Parr."

Is $50 Years Old and Hopes to Beat the
Record Of Old ''Parr"
Here is a man who bids fair to beat
the record of "Old Parr," who died in
1885 at the advanced age of 152 years.
Up to date Mr.. Parr holds the cham
pion man of modern times record
records of biblical personages is barred.
Mr.. Parr was born in England in 1883,
married first at the age of 80 years, and,
being left widower when in the full
prime of life, at 1870, he married again.
Mr.. Parr was very gay old bird,
and at 105 years of age, when he was
old enough to know better, he was
caught in love intrigue, and, after
the fashion of those days, had to do
penance by standing in sheet in
Alderbury Church. His body lies
buried in Westminster Church. An
enterprising druggist made large
fortune out of pill named after the
Oldest man of modern times, the sup
position being that they were made
from formula known to and used by
the deceased, but while the druggist
waxed rich the most persistent swal.
lowers of PARIS pills never came near
touching his record.
The man who is running the late Mr..
Parr close race for champion ship old
man honors is Bruno Cotrim, q full
blooded negro, born in Africa, and
now resident of Rio de Janeiro. He
was discovered by German stats.
tician, who, after painstaking inves.
tlgation, arrived at the documentary
proof that Bruno was 150 years old. In
less than three years, il he lives, he
will have beaten the record. Bruno is
in good health and active for his age,
and is likely to live several years
longer.
There are others in the race who at
least will not be distanced In Moscow
there is a cabman who is in his 14Oth
year. His name is Kustrim, and as he
is still active enough to hold the reins
and compete with the younger Jehus,
he may be said to have fair chance.
He was discovered by the same statis-
tician who found the oldest known
woman, who is 1870 years old. Females
are invariably sensitive about their
ages, and out of respect to this weak
ness of the sex he refuses to give her
name and address.
In diving still further into the life
and death statistics the Investigator
found it necessary to turn to the least
civilized corners of the earth in order
10 get the longest livers.
The German Empire, with 81, 1000, 900
population, has but seventy eight sub.
jects who are more than 100 years old.
France, with fewer than $4,000, 900,
has 213 persons who have passed their
Tooth birthday.
England has 146, Ireland 578, Scot
land 40, Denmark 2, Belgium 8, Swe.
den 10 and Norway, with 100000 in
habitants, 23.
Switzerland does not boast single
centenarian, but Spain, with about
$4,000, 900 population, has 4lO.
The most amazing figures found by
the German statistician came from the
troublesome and turbulent region
known as the Balkan Peninsula. Ser
via has 575 persons who are more than
100 years old, Roumania 1904 and
Bulgaria 1888. In other words, Bull
garia has centenarian to every thou
sand inhabitants, and thus holds the
international record for old inhabi-
tants. In 1892 alone there died In Bull
garia $50 persons of more than 100.
In the Balkan Peninsula, moreover,
person is not regarded as being on
the verge of the grave the moment he
becomes centenarian. For instance,
in Servia there were in 1890 some 300
persons between 106 and 115 years. 1913
between 115 and 1876, and IS between
1876 and 1856. Three were between 1856
140.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.