Ogden Daily Standard | 1906-07-10 | Page 1 | She Died at the Age of 105 Years

WOMAN LIVED ON MILK FOR 40 YEARS body in a remarkable state of preservation and well nourished new york july 10 whether a diet of bread and milk taken almost exclusively clu for 40 years is responsible for the remarkable preservation from tho effects of old ago shown in the body of mrs mary fay who died in the city almshouse alms house at the age of years a few days ago is causing interest armong physicians despite the extreme age komrs fay her body is in as perfect physical con and as well nourished aa oft a comparatively y oung woman ac cording to coroners physician dr emilip 1 I have performed autopsies said dr yesterday but she was the best preserved person I 1 ever saw were it not for the lines 0 age in her face she would have been taken for not more than twenty five years of age she weighed approximately pounds and was a little more than five feet in the body was exceptionally well nourished and the teeth in both upper andr lower jaws were in perfect condition