The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
BUT ONE LEFT
Out Of One Hundred And Twenty-One.

On the 4th of May, 1850. the Cecil
Wing" published II long list of citizens
of the town Of Elkton. from whom
Board of Seven Town Commissioners
might be chosen. That list contained
tlc names, of one hundred and twenty
one men Of Elkton. then living within its
corporate limits.
y fortnight ago the "Whig" republish-
ed that list to find. but one single sur
vivOr. and he the venerable and respected
William IL. Eder of this town. who still
can read the list, and comment on the
fact not to say the honor of his survival
But one. out of one hundred and twenty
one in Il period of fifty three years
What II commentary on mans mortal
ity. how illustrative of the tierting dream
of life
Our purpose however. Is not to mornize
ovrr the uncertainty of life. or the chang
ing generations of men rs they 50 rapidly
succeed each other.
There were the names of many younger
men than Mr.. Etlrr on that list
They have gone, he remains.
Those older than he. paid the debt of
nature and drpmtrd. only their friend,
taking note of their departure.
There is nothing strange or unusual in
that Naturally. the older die before the
younger. The latter may hasten their
departure by their own acts, and may
| reverse the order of nature
On the other hand. the older may
l"ngthen their DAYS by careful methods
Of life, by regularity of eating. drinking
| and sleeping. by ahStcnance from un-
wholesome and Injurious articles of meat
and drink
Old Adam. in whose mouth Shakespcar
puts words of wisdom. explained his hale
| and hearty Old age. in that he had not
when young applied hot and rebeliouS
| liquors to his blood
And he might with equal force have
Excluded. hot and rcbrlliouS meats. from
| the list of his life lengthening foods.
Th" PSHlmSt has fixed the average
| limit of life ut three score and ten years.
| If. by reason of strength Il man or wo-
man reach four score. or even become Il
rnturian aS did recently II woman in this
county. we may look for the secret of
| this longevity. either in that of his or
her family. his personal habit or her
| personal temperament.
others under the same conditions. They
| really DO not wear OUT but rather worry
out. Their mental condition is II con-
| >tant Statr of tuttcr. Of nervous strain.
However sound their bodies. Il disorder
ed or diseased mind wrakrnS. and finally
| breaks it down.
But speculate as we may. we cannot
| establish any rule by which longevity
may b" measured or attained. In this
every man and every woman is IL law
unto himself or herself.
som" philosophers of certain schools
considering the more delicate physical
organization of woman. think her sex an
easier prey to the nervous disorders of
| life. and therefore us Il sex having Il
frazier tenure of life.
But neither experience or observation
warrants this opinion.
There is really little sexual difference
between man and woman in the matter
of longevity.
lnSuranc" men. base their calculations
of policy premiums on the Chester Tab
| les of Mortality. Chester is an old and
Interesting town. located ON the West
Coast of England. high up. near the
| t'hcviot Hills. on the borders of Scot
land. y century ago. average life in
! England was supposed to be longer there
| than elsewhere in the United Kingdom
| But despite all calculations SpecuA-
| tions. and mortality tables. lifr's duration
| is still an uniiXcd. uncertain quantity.
| W hat slight nrglcctS may end it, what
| trivial faults destroy it The strongest
frame SucrumhS to the pressure of CON
| tiuupIIS ar nVpu iItnInittnut toll ,f t,,
little. or too abundant food. subject to
| some. to any unknown contingency, sud.
| 'rrly the strongest or the weakest may
| fllI the unexpected. the easy victim.
1t is life that's all.