Show irishman years old walks mile for pension london ireland famous breeding ground of hale and hearty old men has produced a ne Is william smith of dromara Dr omara county down who has celebrated his gnp hundred and twenty fifth birthday he was middle aged according to erdl nary standards when he went off to fight in the crimean war ills most strenuous exercise nowadays Is walk ing a mile each friday to receive his pension ireland has produced many long lived persons but women in the brit ish isles as a whole are much longer lived than men there are about ten times as many female centenarians centen arians as male clergymen and peers seem to live congest in these modem times of rush and stress but even the old est of them are young compared to thomas cam a londoner who died on january 18 1588 at the venerable age of two hundred and seven at least this Is a record said to have been inscribed in the parish register of SL leonards church which was destroyed by fire students of longevity say centena come from long lived families where the thing Is a habit they discount the many pet modes of alv ing the prejudices for or against tobacco alcohol tea or this food or that to which old persons often at tribute their achievements in piling up birthdays |