Show NO RULES FOR LONG LIFE simple habits habit undoubtedly tend to that end but cannot be re lied fled on the majority of the centenarians centen arians have been poor people who led a very simple life A few rich men as aa sir montefiore who lived to be have reached a very high age but they are very exceptional in spite of the enormous difference in numbers of the rich and which makes comparison difficult one may nevertheless affirm that wealth does not tend to promote a long life poverty carries with it sobriety especially in old men and it has been settled that sobriety tends to prolong life and that most moat centenarians centen arians have been men of very sober habits they have not all followed the example of the famous cornaro who ended by consuming only 12 ounces of solid nourishment and 14 ounces of wine and who in spite of his poor health lived to be years old A amber of cen ten tenar arlain lans are known indeed to have been drunkards as the surgeon man who died years old in 1795 and who was in the habit of being drunk every night after spending the day performing surgical operations another example Is the irishman an brown who lived years and who had bad the inscription placed on his tombstone that ho be was always drunk and while in this state looked so terrible that even death was afraid of him from all this it Is seen that when you are tempted to attribute long ufa life to a certain factor you discover your mistake as soon as you look into a sufficient number of cases it Is nevertheless certain that a good constitution and simple habits promote long life but there Is besides these some come mysterious hidden factor |