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RARITIES OF HUMAN LIFE
DERHAPS the most extraordinary Thomas
born.
grand- Son
Beatly, of Drumcondra, were males. Her married Hife Yasted On cleven Pondence on record concerts car Dublinis semarkable man less than nineteen verric
Willums On at the one at 102 walked as uprigis different, accasions, in the course of the name Hugh December 6, 1604, a boat with 01 us a man in his prime and had not nine years, triplets were born (33 His eldest babies in nine years), while on three 41 single tooth. passengern sonic while crossing the lost Menal
Strait. One man only es-surviving child was a son aged 73, focensions four boys were announced, Was Hugh while his youngest was just newly and once there were four boys and
one! caped, and his name
girl. The other twelve children Williams.
While on the subject of family were spread over seven years, and On December 6, 1785, exactly 121|
In Gallein in 1804 the very rare, yents afterwards, another bout sink longevity, we may mention a family came in ones and twos only.
There were eight ut the same place and under the named Barber.
And daughter, On board were children of the marriage, of whom not unique, event occurred of sum circumstances. 60 passengers, of whom all but one five had died at the time of our mother.
Their ages were 75, 82, 82, daughter each giving birth to record. was drowned. Bls name was Hugh
D1, while the three sul living on the same day. Willlame.
On the 9th of August 1820 just were respectively 88, 62, and 10 Another curious human record was Guch another accident happened at $ there eight children lived between given in 1840 by Dr. Field, Bishop of This time there them 700 years, and three of the Newfoundland. He mentioned that The saw, in a fisherman's home, seven the name place.
females. The were 25 passengers on boned, and were still alive.
A record of 1914 is that of a hale generations, escaped, and h again only one
20, name was Hugh Williams! This is and hearty Methusaleh of 14-s youngest was a newly-born Infant, father died at 88 and his grandfather is mother being only twelve years
The grandmother was hard fact and not netion.
Of his father's brothers and of uge. Some thirty years ago a buby was at 101. 20
the great-great-great- who
the sisters, four died at an average age and so upwards, while the age (or born
in Indiana, fourteenth daughter of the fourteenth of 13, two were still living, aged 80 youths)
reasonably expected to see an eighth doughter of fourteenth daughter, and 90. This makes a record of 843 grandmother was such that she quite
should carry years for nine lives.
in direct That such a record
is "Twins" need not necessarily be generation before her ninetieth year.
Five living generations three generations through
was of the same family. Two women,
descent are met with comparative unprecedented--It absolutely
Delaunay, 1870 nt not merely the fourteenth child but by name Casteren and
Lagard, frequency; six is an extreme, rarity, who died about
member the fourteenth daughter.
oldest the near Rochelle, were born on the same huve only one such record, from
on the Massachusetts, the The eleventh daughter of
the eleventh day; took first communion eleventh daughter of daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.saune day; were betrothed on the being 95 and the youngest mother
Lawrenceburg. same day; were married, gave birth being 15. Silas Jackson, of Indiana, in June 1913. This makes to a child, in each case a daughter; 3 giris in a straight line of descent were widowed, died, and were buried, without the birth of a boy. It is all on the same day in each case, worth noting that both these records
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An Italian lady, Mrs. Maddalens who spent over 100 years of married
Nocera,ife together present a Granatta, who lived near some twelve miles from Naples, gave record. birth to 62. dildren, of whom
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NAMES
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Diamond weddings are considered be worth of sufletent interest to mention in the pupers, but a couple remarkable
The record of this marriage is an official ONE', and
It took place in May were 21 1794. They
Hungarian couple, and at that time proof of age to be given, the husband having to be 20 and the wife 15 years of age at least. So when the unique cele bration of the hundredth anniversary must have took place this couple
had
jage. Not a single relation
ALATE relation of mine said that remains, Cherryman Murries been at least 120 and 115 years of certain hospital for incurables if Servant Gil,” Without feeling any alive at the time. This in itself
that institution would change title.
here" alr But,
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Renaming the "Pub"
the matter,
Hanobbishness about
could not help thinking how rather was a unique record also.
Early in 1914 the wife of a Lan- degrading the sentence made things.
able to cashire
weeks later a twin sister Yet nobody seems to be This is certainly an unfortunate
bestow upon such
an find a satisfactory subsiltute. Even at sen, six in man gave birth to Name to
who enter competitions in regard to the matter was born. This enused much legal "Abandon hope all ye
have not produced a ward or words trouble under the maternity clause this interval of time is I belleve turns, one that have caught the imagination of of the National Insurance Act. everywhere one
unique, yet there is another curious finds unfortunate names and titles. either the public or the girls chiefly
their concerned.
case, perhaps even more erratic. must LUSC Seme personá
There is a case of twins who were surnames. Many are ludicrous
legally born in different centuries. Mille before rude. Others call for course jests. For obvious reasons, these cannot be
And while on the subject of the One child was born a particularly designated here,
1900, and the second child soon after Some, of course, are very fitting, public, could not something be done midnight on the 31st of December
the trades to replace the expression "pubile- especially in regard to in which their bearers work or work- house? There is something definite-midnight-legally. In the next cen-
It brings into tury. rd. But this does not make them ly offensive about it. uny the less unfortunate from the the mind all sorts of unfair thoughts The Second was First! own about the trade" and the who
to which people resort bestowed upon humble drink, Then the names residences are often both ridiculous What can be more and unfortunate. silly than calling a small bungalow or villa Something-or-Other Castle" "Custics" in Plenty
point of view of
them.
those
centres fur their
Hotel is a much better word, but it
Another dimeulty cropped up some Of course, past associations have years ago when two boys were born this. But, just before and just after the change a good deal to do with
re-from "Summer Time" in the autumn. Owing to the hour's alteration of the quite apart from this, the fact mains that there is something de-
was legally Aoitely not nice about "publle-clocks the second boy
born before the first! house"
Two brothers, the only children of This was in Styrla, the The number of Balmoral Castles is not applicable to all licensed pre-the marriage, were born nearly 52
a years apart. very mises. Why not use "buffet" as
born early in 1701 Some places and the second land only other real. I was rather amused to fui description for "pubs?" It has a first boy
The second of child) late in 1812. in one aren that the "big house" was dignified ring about it. named just plain-House, after the employ it now. Why not all?
There is an unfortunate muddle these children was alive in 1001 (the llstrict, while a tiny dwelling in a nearby street was designated-Castle between high servants of the Slute death the record), 139 years after
that "servant" the death of his only brother.
In Petersburg not many years ago The "Hill Views" and "Seo Views" curious, is it not, that get a glimpse of neither water sounds quite well-in this case-and, ror heights must be multitudinous. clergymen.
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It is absurd that both in mother aged 84 gave birth -la-
It is a strange conceit that makes should be known as ministers, with twins. In Brooksfield, Maine, ab ut people name their homes in such a capital "M" for the former us the the same time, baby whose grand- a fashion. Of course, some tenants distinctive differentiation.
or new owners have them
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in use. Such But by no means all.
there is ofnames and titles Frum time to time hurricane of protest against the use process might fit in well with the of the expression "servant girl." new world which we are assured is something being prepared by our hardworking is certainly There
What exactly it politicians and others. derogatory about It. 1s, it is hard to say.
mother was only 27 was born.
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