Records of Longevity: With an Introductory Discourse on Vital StatisticsDarton, 1857 - 399 páginas |
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... circumstance , which appeared to justify him in a relaxation of the rule ; but he is sorry to perceive that a few names have obtained a place in these " Records , " which have no just claim to such a distinction . It will , perhaps , by ...
... circumstance , which appeared to justify him in a relaxation of the rule ; but he is sorry to perceive that a few names have obtained a place in these " Records , " which have no just claim to such a distinction . It will , perhaps , by ...
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... circumstances , as he reaches the confines of old age , spends almost the whole of his time , particularly if the weather be in any way inclement , in smoking tobacco , dozing in an easy chair , or taking an unnecessary quantity of ...
... circumstances , as he reaches the confines of old age , spends almost the whole of his time , particularly if the weather be in any way inclement , in smoking tobacco , dozing in an easy chair , or taking an unnecessary quantity of ...
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... circumstance , of meats and drinks , such as accords with the temperament and actual disposition of the body , and with a due exercise of the functions of the mind . A sober life is a life of order , of rule , and of temperance . But ...
... circumstance , of meats and drinks , such as accords with the temperament and actual disposition of the body , and with a due exercise of the functions of the mind . A sober life is a life of order , of rule , and of temperance . But ...
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... circumstances , as severe shocks on the nervous system , exposure to fatigue and hunger under intense cold , deficient clothing , mental depression , and similar infringements of the recognised laws of health , a tendency to indulgence ...
... circumstances , as severe shocks on the nervous system , exposure to fatigue and hunger under intense cold , deficient clothing , mental depression , and similar infringements of the recognised laws of health , a tendency to indulgence ...
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... circumstances alone require , why , it will not be long before the man is in a foaming per- spiration , reeking at each pore , and toiling and panting for breath in a manner which is painful to any sensitive mind to contemplate . Then ...
... circumstances alone require , why , it will not be long before the man is in a foaming per- spiration , reeking at each pore , and toiling and panting for breath in a manner which is painful to any sensitive mind to contemplate . Then ...
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Records of Longevity: With an Introductory Discourse on Vital Statistics Thomas Bailey Visualização integral - 1857 |
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Página 215 - ... worth when new five pounds. His house was perfectly of the old fashion, in the midst of a large park well stocked with deer...
Página 197 - Regiment of Foot in different parts of Europe, And in the year 1745 fought under the command of the Duke of Cumberland, at the Battle of Fontenoy, Where she received a Bayonet Wound in her Arm. Her long life, which commenced in the Reign of Queen Anne, extended to...
Página 216 - Pool supplied him. At the upper end of the room stood a small table with a double desk ; one side of which held a CHURCH BIBLE, the other the BOOK OF MARTYRS. On different tables in the room lay hawks...
Página 216 - At one end of this room •was a door which opened into a closet, where stood bottles of strong beer and wine, which never came out but in single glasses, which was the rule of the house ; for he never exceeded himself, nor permitted others to exceed.
Página 293 - John the fool, with a high and mighty no beard, that had also a horse for his carriage. These all were to be brought out of the country to London, by...
Página 216 - Here and there a pole-cat was intermixed ; and hunter's poles in great abundance. The parlour was a large room, completely furnished in the same style. On a broad hearth, paved with bricks, lay some of the choicest terriers, hounds, and spaniels. One or two of the great chairs had litters of cats in them, which were not to be disturbed. Of these, three or four always attended him at dinner ; and a little white wand lay by his trencher, to defend it, if they were too troublesome.
Página 294 - ... whereupon the natural functions of the parts of his body were overcharged, his lungs obstructed, and the habit of the whole body quite disordered ; upon which there could not but ensue a dissolution.
Página 216 - The parlour was a large room, completely furnished in the same style. On a broad hearth, paved with brick, lay some of the choicest terriers, hounds and spaniels. One or two of the great chairs had litters of cats in them, which were not to be disturbed. Of these, three or four always attended him at dinner, and a little white wand lay by his trencher, to defend it, if they were too troublesome. In the windows, which were very large, lay his arrows, cross-bows, and other accoutrements. The corners...
Página 292 - Coarse meslin bread, and for his daily swig, Milk, buttermilk, and water, whey and whig. Sometimes metheglin, and by fortune happy, He sometimes...
Página 340 - I led a sober, studious, but not a lazy or sedentary life. My diet was sparing, though delicate ; my liquors the best wines of Xerez and La Mancha, of which I never exceeded a pint at any meal, except in cold weather, when I allowed myself a third more. I rode or walked every day, except in rainy weather, when I exercised for a couple of hours.