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enerally　with　the　very　aged。　The　slightest　cause　of　death　could　not　be　discovered；　and　the　general　impression　was　that　he　died　from　being　over…fed　and　too…well　treated　in　London。　His　great…grandson　was　said　to　have　died　in　this　century　in　Cork　at　the　age　of　one　hundred　and　three。　Parr　is　celebrated　by　a　monument　reared　to　his　memory　in　Westminster　Abbey。

The　author　of　the　Dutch　dictionary　entitled　〃Het　algemen　historish　Vanderbok〃　says　that　there　was　a　peasant　in　Hungary　named　Jean　Korin　who　was　one　hundred　and　seventy…two　and　his　wife　was　one　hundred　and　sixty…four；　they　had　lived　together　one　hundred　and　forty…eight　years；　and　had　a　son　at　the　time　of　their　death　who　was　one　hundred　and　sixteen。

Setrasch　Czarten；　or；　as　he　is　called　by　Baily；　Petratsh　Zartan；　was　also　born　in　Hungary　at　a　village　four　miles　from　Teneswaer　in　1537。　He　lived　for　one　hundred　and　eighty　years　in　one　village　and　died　at　the　age　of　one　hundred　and　eighty…seven；　or；　as　another　authority　has　it；　one　hundred　and　eighty…five。　A　few　days　before　his　death　he　had　walked　a　mile　to　wait　at　the　post…office　for　the　arrival　of　travelers　and　to　ask　for　succor；　which；　on　account　of　his　remarkable　age；　was　rarely　refused　him。　He　had　lost　nearly　all　his　teeth　and　his　beard　and　hair　were　white。　He　was　accustomed　to　eat　a　little　cake　the　Hungarians　call　kalatschen；　with　which　he　drank　milk。　After　each　repast　he　took　a　glass　of　eau…de…vie。　His　son　was　living　at　ninety…seven　and　his　descendants　to　the　fifth　generation　embellished　his　old　age。　Shortly　before　his　death　Count　Wallis　had　his　portrait　painted。　Comparing　his　age　with　that　of　others；　we　find　that　he　was　five　years　older　than　the　Patriarch　Isaac；　ten　more　than　Abraham；　thirty…seven　more　than　Nahor；　sixteen　more　than　Henry　Jenkins；　and　thirty…three　more　than　〃old　Parr。〃

Sundry　Instances　of　Great　Age。In　a　churchyard　near　Cardiff；　Glamorganshire；　is　the　following　inscription：　〃Here　lieth　the　body　of　William　Edwards；　of　Cacreg；　who　departed　this　life　24th　February；　Anno　Domini　1668；　anno　aetatis　suae　one　hundred　and　sixty…eight。〃

Jonas　Warren　of　Balydole　died　in　1787　aged　one　hundred　and　sixty…seven。　He　was　called　the　〃father　of　the　fishermen〃　in　his　vicinity；　as　he　had　followed　the　trade　for　ninety…five　years。

The　Journal　de　Madrid；　1775；　contains　the　account　of　a　South　American　negress　living　in　Spanish　possessions　who　was　one　hundred　and　seventy…four　years　of　age。　The　description　is　written　by　a　witness；　who　declares　that　she　told　of　events　which　confirmed　her　age。　This　is　possibly　the　oft…quoted　case　that　was　described　in　the　London　Chronicle；　October　5；　1780；　Louisa　Truxo；　who　died　in　South　America　at　the　age　of　one　hundred　and　seventy…five。

Huteland　speaks　of　Joseph　Surrington；　who　died　near　Bergen；　Norway；　at　the　age　of　one　hundred　and　sixty。　Marvelous　to　relate；　he　had　one　living　son　of　one　hundred　and　three　and　another　of　nine。　There　has　been　recently　reported　from　Vera　Cruz；　Mexico；　in　the　town　of　Teluca；　where　the　registers　are　carefully　and　efficiently　kept；　the　death　of　a　man　one　hundred　and　ninety…two　years　oldalmost　a　modern　version　of　Methuselah。　Buffon　describes　a　man　who　lived　to　be　one　hundred　and　sixty…five。　Martin　mentions　a　man　of　one　hundred　and　eighty。　There　was　a　Polish　peasant　who　reached　one　hundred　and　fifty…seven　and　had　constantly　labored　up　to　his　one　hundred　and　forty…fifth　year；　always　clad　lightly；　even　in　cold　weather。　Voigt　admits　the　extreme　age　of　one　hundred　and　sixty。

There　was　a　woman　living　in　Moscow　in　1848　who　was　said　to　be　one　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　she　had　been　married　five　times　and　was　one　hundred　and　twenty…one　at　her　last　wedding。　D'Azara　records　the　age　of　one　hundred　and　eighty；　and　Roequefort　speaks　of　two　cases　at　one　hundred　and　fifty。

There　are　stories　of　an　Englishman　who　lived　in　the　sixteenth　century　to　be　two　hundred　and　seven；　and　there　is　a　parallel　case　cited。　

Van　Owen　tabulates　331　cases　of　deaths　between　110　and　120；　91　between　120　and　130；　37　between　130　and　140；　11　at　150；　and　17　beyond　this　age。　While　not　vouching　for　the　authenticity　in　each　case；　he　has　always　given　the　sources　of　information。

Quite　celebrated　in　English　history　by　Raleigh　and　Bacon　was　the　venerable　Countess　Desmond；　who　appeared　at　Court　in　1614；　being　one　hundred　and　forty　years　old　and　in　full　possession　of　all　her　powers；　mental　and　physical。　There　are　several　portraits　of　her　at　this　advanced　age　still　to　be　seen。　Lord　Bacon　also　mentions　a　man　named　Marcus　Appenius；　living　in　Rimini；　who　was　registered　by　a　Vespasian　tax…collector　as　being　one　hundred　and　fifty。

There　are　records　of　Russians　who　have　lived　to　one　hundred　and　twenty…five；　one　hundred　and　thirty；　one　hundred　and　thirty…five；　one　hundred　and　forty…five；　and　one　hundred　and　fifty。　Nemnich　speaks　of　Thomas　Newman　living　in　Bridlington　at　one　hundred　and　fifty…three　years。　Nemnich　is　confirmed　in　his　account　of　Thomas　Newman　by　his　tombstone　in　Yorkshire；　dated　1542。

In　the　chancel　of　the　Honington　Church；　Wiltshire；　is　a　black　marble　monument　to　the　memory　of　G。　Stanley；　gent。；　who　died　in　1719；　aged　one　hundred　and　fifty…one。

There　was　a　Dane　named　Draakenburg；　born　in　1623；　who　until　his　ninety…first　year　served　as　a　seaman　in　the　royal　navy；　and　had　spent　fifteen　years　of　his　life　in　Turkey　as　a　slave　in　the　greatest　misery。　He　was　married　at　one　hundred　and　ten　to　a　woman　of　sixty；　but　outlived　her　a　long　time；　in　his　one　hundred　and　thirtieth　year　he　again　fell　in　love　with　a　young　country　girl；　who；　as　may　well　be　supposed；　rejected　him。　He　died　in　1772　in　his　one　hundred　and　forty…sixth　year。　Jean　Effingham　died　in　Cornwall　in　1757　in　his　one　hundred　and　forty…fourth　year。　He　was　born　in　the　reign　of　James　I　and　was　a　soldier　at　the　battle　of　Hochstadt；　he　never　drank　strong　liquors　and　rarely　ate　meat；　eight　days　before　his　death　he　walked　three　miles。

Bridget　Devine；　the　well…known　inhabitant　of　Olean　Street；　Manchester　died　at　the　age　of　one　hundred　and　forty…seven　in　1845。　On　the　register　of　the　Cheshire　Parish　is　a　record　of　the　death　of　Thomas　Hough　of　Frodsam　in　1591　at　the　age　of　one　hundred　and　forty…one。

Peter　Garden　of　Auchterless　died　in　1775　at　the　age　of　one　hundred　and　thirty…one。　He　had　seen　and　talked　with　Henry　Jenkins　about　the　battle　of　Flodden　Field；　at　which　the　latter　was　present　when　a　boy　of　twelve。　It　seems　almost　incredible　that　a　man　could　say　that　he　had　heard　the　story　of　an　event　which　had　happened　two　hundred　and　sixty…three　years　before　related　by　the　lips　of　an　eye…witness　to　that　event；　nevertheless；　in　this　case　it　was　true。　A　remarkable　instance　of　longevity　in　one　family　has　recently　been　published　in　the　St。　Thomas's　Hospital　Gazette。　Mrs。　B。；　born　in　1630　（five　years　after　the　accession　of　Charles　I）；　died　March　13；　1732。　She　was　tended　in　her　last　illness　by　her　great…granddaughter；　Miss　Jane　C。；　born　1718；　died　1807；　and　Miss　Sarah　C。；　born　1725；　died　1811。　A　great…niece　of　one　of　these　two　ladies；　Mrs。　W。；　who　remembers　one　of　them；　was　born　in　1803；　and　is　at　the　present　time　alive　and　well。　It　will　be　seen　from　the　above　facts　that　there　are　three　lives　only　to　bridge　over　the　long　period　between　1630　and　1896；　and　that　there　is　at　present　living　a　lady　who　personally　knew　Miss　C。；　who　had　nursed　a　relative　born　in　1630。　The　last　lady　of　this　remarkable　trio　is　hale　and　hearty；　and　has　just　successfully　undergone　an　operation　for　cataract。　Similar　to　the　case　of　the　centenarian　who　had　seen　Henry　Jenkins　was　that　of　James　Horrocks；　who　was　born　in　1744　and　died　in　1844。　His　father　was　born　in　1657；　one　year　before　the　death　of　the　Protector；　and　had　issue　in　early　life。　He　married　again　at　eighty…four　to　a　woman　of　twenty…six；　of　which　marriage　James　was　the　offspring　in　1744。　In　1844　this　man　could　with　verity　say　that　he　had　a　brother　born　during　the　reign　of　Charles　II；　and　that　his　father　was　a　citizen　of　the　Commonwealth。

Among　the　Mission　Indians　of　Southern　California　there　are　reported　instances　of　longevity　ranging　from　one　hundred　and　twenty　to　one　hundred　and　forty。　Lieutenant　Gibbons　found　in　a　village　in　Peru　one　hundred　inhabitants　who　were　past　the　century　mark；　and　another　credible　explorer　in　the　same　territory　records　a　case　of　longevity　of　one　hundred　and　forty。　This　man　was　very　temperate　and　always　ate　his　food　cold；　partaking　of　meat　only　in　the　middle　of　the　day。　In　the　year　of　1840　in　the　town　of　Banos；　Ecuador；　died　〃Old　Morales；〃　a　carpenter；　vigorous　to　his　last　days。　He　was　an　elderly　man　and　steward　of　the　Jesuits　when　they　were　expelled　from　their　property　near　this　location　in　1767。　In　the　year　1838　there　was　a　witness　in　a　judicial　trial　in　South　America　who　was　born　on　the　night　of　the　great　earthquake　which　destroyed　the　town　of　Ambato　in　1698。　How　much　longer　this　man　who　was　cradled　by　an　earthquake　lived　is　not　as　yet　reported。　In　the　State　of　Vera　Cruz；　Mexico；　as　late　as　1893　a　man　died　at　the　age　of　one　hundred　and　thirty…seven。　The　census　of　1864　for　the　town　of　Pilaguin；　Ecuador；　lying　11；000　feet　above　the　level　of　the　sea　and　consisting　of　about　2000　inhabitants；　gives　100　above　seventy；　30　above　ninety；　five　above　one　hundred；　and　one　at　one　hundred　and　fifteen　years。

Francis　Auge　died　in　Maryland　in　1767　at　the　age　of　one　hundred　and　thirty…four。　He　remembered　the　execution　of　Charles　I　and　had　a　son　born　to　him　after　he　was　one　hundred。

There　are　several　other　instances　in　which　men　have　displayed　generative　ability　in　old　age。　John　Gilley；　who　died　in　Augusta；　Maine；　in　1813；　was　born　in　Ireland　in　1690。　He　came　to　this　country　at　the　age　of　sixty；　and　continued　in　single　blessedness　until　seventy…five；　when　he　married　a　girl　of　eighteen；　by　whom　he　had　eight　children。　His　wife　survived　him　and　stated　that　he　was　virile　until　his　one　hundred　and　twentieth　year。　Baron　Baravicino　de　Capelis　died　at　Meran　in　1770　at　the　age　of　one　hundred　and　four；　being　the　oldest　man　in　Tyrol。　His　usual　food　was　eggs；　and　he　rarely　tasted　meat。　He　habitually　drank　tea　and　a　well…sweetened　cordial　of　his　own　recipe。　He　was　married　four　times　during　his　life；　taking　his　fourth　wife　when　he　was　eighty…four。　By　her　he　had　seven　children　and　at　his　death　she　was　pregnant　with　the　eighth　chil