Extreme old age: the centenarians and nonogenarians of the metropolis, errors of the census, foreign vs. native longevity--Ireland leads the list, the old folk at home, interviews with ninety and nine New Yorkers of ninety years and over, milestones of memory, the revolution, George Washington, Napoleon I, the Rebellion of '98, amid great-great-grandchildren, indifference to hygienic surroundings--wonderful vitality

Extreme old age: the centenarians and nonogenarians of the metropolis, errors of the census, foreign vs. native longevity--Ireland leads the list, the old folk at home, interviews with ninety and nine New Yorkers of ninety years and over, milestones of memory, the revolution, George Washington, Napoleon I, the Rebellion of '98, amid great-great-grandchildren, indifference to hygienic surroundings--wonderful vitality

Collection:
Medicine in the Americas, 1610-1920
Publication:
[New York?] : New York Herald, 1882
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Longevity
Aged, 80 and over
New York City
Genre(s):
Newspaper Article
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information)
Extent:
1 folded sheet (4 pages)
NLM Unique ID:
101201358 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101201358