The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-19
They Live to Ripe Old Age


for it Mr. Shell does try formulate rules He simply
lived 131 years. If they found
the absolute camns Of his life the mountains Of Kentucky go
with wife 70 house, simple farming simple food
and simple pleasure far from the rush of cities He probably
person in history prefer old youth.
Serge VoronoH France that
old be made by grating monkey glands bodies
Uncle John Shell would rather old and keep getting older
old really spring
Most Of believe That why make historical
figure of Ponce Leon of Porto Rico who sought the fountain
of perpetual youth.
What the Uncle John Shell
alive and clipper for 13 years?
If live this phenomenal age, why the
Will health and living make Uncle Johns body the
standard for all people?
Count Giuseppe Gppi 1o1 the Oldest living diplomat the
world He his recipe for long one of the interesting
phrases Don't worry That all wbut the sounds like
superave efhne Don't marry don't live family life don't have
Children don't drink muc don't fall love- There will be
few who will be willing follow his list of dons for the
of living to be hundred years of age
Tecora OAKLAND California years DID, is dean
American gardeners He began planting and hong and
has The beautiful happy
longevity well bee onions and lettuce Antoine believes
that his long life due his with the SOIL His wife,
who 81 has also been garden work. He Portuguese by
birth passed greater part his life Oakland He
cesfuly cultivated 40 by 100 back yard patch of vegetables
flight of Is miles arplane ad How do keep though
growing old? This keep abreast of the ready for
every sensation that along"
Mrs. Young direct descendant of Marquis de Lafayette.
Dr. Josiah Oldfd aged physician England &C.,
that keeping old bay all question of Diet which includes dan
deon leaves fowl eggs lettuce cows milk watercres honey
and salads (uncookd Dr. Odeld considers that normal person
rightly fed should live from 90 to los years of age.
Charles Murray perhaps the only living who his daily
bread hundred third year. He the gatkeeper Trinity
Cemetery Washington Heights, New York City.
Up five years Mr. Murray doing regular lbong mans
he
But day he ordered by the superintendent lay down his
shovel and take charge of the gate
Mr. Murray perfect health and has missed day the
job From eight until six o'clock he is the job.
He born in Couna Hnc County Longhead Ireland
than century ago. He lays his long life and perfect health the fact
that he has lived absolutely eneher smoking drink
ing especially young His mind
mans of middle and he delights tell stories of his boy
hood and youth
Ohio "Uncle Billy" Peyton celebrated his 18th
birthday last fall by cutting that still standing his
home Little Hooking where he lives with his granddaughter in house
that he built with his own hands,
He hasn't automobiles trains and all invitations
ride Pkeburg eight miles away where he goes several times
each always negotiating the eight miles each foot He
smoker his clay pipe being his companion
years old he sold slave and for thnne
worked for his in the Virginia mines AS usual with
old people, he remembers dates and incidents of 100 better than
he those of twenty-five and personally knows the history
of slavery from the of inception until the Civil War
He also recall wildly the days Of Indian masacres when the
first settlers of Ohio crossed the Ohio from West Virginia
prior 1900 and built their skades along the Ohio and Musgu
Famous Thomas Par, Englhman lived Isl He threshed
when he $780, The Dr. Harvey dscoveer of the cu
aon of the blood performed Tom and found his body
a remarkable state of preservation.
Tom PARIS lived 100 years. his grandson 1872 his geatgandson
14 his grandson 124 It remarkable g old age
that Old Tom passed on to his defendants
Nebraska has rival for that Kentucky who said
be 13 old Nbas candidate for the honor of being the Oldest
America the world only IFS years DID, But he
family
tanning the record Of his birth January 15 1884, and he has other
records and proofs His tradition 1t
authenticated fact
Old Tom Morris has lived Weervle years. He
Harrison county, Missouri Streator Ill., Blackstone Ill.,
sheltered him for 10 years. He born Berrew Montgomeryshre