In
his sixty-eight years of army service he participated in 17
general engagements, braved numerous dangers, and was wounded
many times. After his turbulent life he married, and at last in
1790, in his one hundred and tenth year, he took a third wife.
Until shortly before his death he walked every month to the
pension office, a distance of two miles from his house.
Longevity in Physicians.--It may be of interest to the members of
our profession to learn of some instances of longevity among
confreres. Dr. R. Baynes of Rockland, Maine, has been mentioned
in the list of "grand old men" in medicine; following in the
footsteps of Hippocrates and Galen, he was practicing at
ninety-nine. He lives on Graham's diet, which is a form of
vegetarianism; he does not eat potatoes, but does eat fruit. His
drink is almost entirely water, milk, and chocolate, and he
condemns the use of tea, coffee, liquors, and tobacco. He has
almost a perfect set of natural teeth and his sight is excellent.
Like most men who live to a great age, Dr. Baynes has a "fad," to
which he attributes a chief part in prolonging his life. This is
the avoidance of beds, and except when away from home he has not
slept on a bed or even on a mattress for over fifty years.
Pages:
700
701
702
703
704
705
706
707
708
709
710
711
712
713
714
715
716
717
718
719
720
721
722
723
724