years old. Up to a very recent period, he exhibited no marked appearance of either mental or bodily decay; and at Christmas last, (1842,) he addressed a large meeting at a Temperance Festival. The most remarkable facts in connexion with the long life, and great vigour of this Patriarch, is, that he was the son and grandson of water drinkers. The united ages of these three persons, exceed three centuries; the grandfather attaining 108 years; the father 102. Two facts, exhibiting the strength and consistency of William Dupe's attachment to water, are recorded. When a young man, he was most rudely threatened with strong drink by compulsion; he at length defended himself by a blow which broke his assailant's jaw-bone. When the lamp of life was flickering, he steadfastly refused to take wine; ordered by his medical attendant, and even made it one of his last requests, that there should be no drinking at his funeral.

John Crossley, Esq., whose food in the latter part of his life, was chiefly milk, lived above 100 years.

Helen Grey died in her 105th year. She was of small stature, exceedingly lively, peaceable, and good tempered; and a few years before her death she acquired new teeth.

Thomas Garrick of the county of Fife, in the 108th year of his age, was in the possession of great vigour; he died on the 3rd of July 1837,— being then 151 years of age. For 20 years previous he had never been confined to his bed by sickness.

Ann Parker, who was the oldest woman in Kent, died at 109. Another old woman died recently in the western part of England, at the age of 110, leaving 450 descendants, more than 200 of whom attended her funeral. Also a Scotch

Newspaper, published in 1839, notices an old woman, then living in Glasgow, who was 130 years of age, and who, for the last 50 years, had not taken intoxicating drinks: she had never any occasion to take drugs, nor was a lancet ever applied to her frame. She was perfectly free from affections of the chest, and during the last century had been a perfect stranger to pain. Her pulse did not exceed 70 strokes per minute. Her grandfather died at the age of 129; her father at 120. Her grandfather and father were both very temperate.

In the year 1757, J. Effingham died in Cornwall, in the 144th year of his age. He never drank strong heating liquors, seldom eat flesh, and always lived remarkably temperate. Till his 100th year, he scarcely knew what sickness was; and eight days before his death, he walked three miles.

The Countess of Desmond lived to the age of 145, and preserved her faculties nearly to the last. Upon the ruin of the House of Desmond, she was obliged, at the age of 140, to travel to London, from Bristol, to solicit relief from the Court, being reduced to poverty. Lord Bacon says she renewed her teeth twice or thrice.

Thomas Parr, of Shropshire, maintained himself by day labour; which it would be much better for those to be employed in, who are injuring the public by selling what they call Parr's Life Pills; but which, like most others, are Death Pills. When about 120, he married a widow for his second wife. Till his 130th year, he performed his usual work, and was accustomed to thrash. Some years before his death, his eyes and memory began to fail; but his hearing and senses continued sound to the last.

In his 152nd year, he was

taken to Court, where he only lived nine months, in consequence of the change in his mode of living. When his body was opened by Dr. Harvey, his bowels were found to be in the most perfect state. He died merely of a plethora, occasioned by living too high. Parr's great-grandson died at Cork, a few years ago at the age of 103.

Several of the above cases show that a good constitution, so favourable to longevity, may transmit a good stamen vita; and this confirms our observations on the first organic law.

On a long freestone slab in Cairy Church, near Cardiff, is the following inscription: "Here lieth the body of William Edwards of the Cairy, who departed this life the 24th of February, A. D., 1688. Anno Que statis suæ 168."

In the year 1670 died Henry Jenkins, aged 169. His monument is in the church of Boltonupon-Swale, in Yorkshire. It was proved from the registers of Chancery, and other courts, that he had appeared 140 years before, as an evidence, and had an oath administered to him. When he was above the age of 100, he could swim across rapid rivers.

The last case we shall cite, is that recorded in the "County Chronicle" of December 13th, 1791; in which it is stated that "Thomas Cam, according to the parish register of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, died the 28th of January, 1588, aged 207 years!" The correspondent of that paper adds, "this is an instance of longevity, so far exceeding any other on record, that one is disposed to suspect some mistake, either in the register, or in the extract." But on application to the proper authorities, he received the following:

1588.

BURIALLES.

Fol: 35.

Thomas Cam was buriel ye 22 inst of
Januarye Aged 207 years.

Holywell Street.

Copy August 25, 1832.

Geo. Garrow

Parish Clerk.

"It thus appears," adds our correspondent, "that Cam was born in the year 1381, in the 4th of Richard II., living through the reign of that monarch; and through those of the whole of the following sovereigns: viz., Henry IV., Henry V., Henry VI., Edward IV., Edward V., Richard III., Henry VII., Henry VIII., Edward VI., Mary, and to the 13th of Elizabeth.

It has also been justly observed that wild animals do not live a life of misery and pain, nor except by accident do they die young. And we ask, why should man, unless by artificial means, and a departure from nature's laws, he injures and destroys himself? Of all animals he is not only the handsomest, but the strongest according to his weight. No animal, not even the lion, has such firmly knitted joints, such strong muscles, or such a well built frame as man. No other animal has calves to his legs, and if the joints of the whole body be taken into consideration, those of man will be found far superior to those of other animals. Few animals can equal man in supporting long trials of strength and enduring fatigue. The strongest horse or dog cannot bear the fatigue

of walking so long as man. We have examples of savages passing three days and nights without repose or nourishment, at the same time marching quickly through their native wilds, pursuing or pursued, when even their horses and dogs were wearied and left behind. Thus we see, notwithstanding our frequent violations of organic laws, how much we are capable of doing or suffering. No animal can support change of climate like man: witness the Norwegian wending his way through the Arabian deserts, where the traces of none, save the tiger's foot, are seen. We have numerous examples too, of men subduing wild animals, by the main strength of their muscles and joints. These facts admitted, and they cannot be denied, is it not evident that man, who in his wild state, is capable of doing and suffering so much, has in his civilized state greatly infringed the organic laws, and is suffering the consequence, in an emaciated frame-a short life of disease and suffering-and an early and agonizing death. How often do the votaries of intemperate indulgence say "A short life and a merry one." The former they effectually secure, but their very indulgences deprive them of the latter.

Some suppose climate has every thing to do with health and longevity. That it has something, we readily admit, but it has not so much as many are disposed to believe. There can however, be no doubt that Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and England, have in modern furnished the greatest number of old men, as will be seen by the list we have presented. Dr. Cheyne says there is no place in the world more likely to lengthen out life than England, especially those parts of it that have a free open air, and a gravelly and chalky