The bases of the temperance reform: an exposition and appeal./ With replies to numerous objections. By Rev. Dawson Burns.

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ating drinks is equally well attested. ]Cc/z[/er/]z, known
a s St. M onnah, is said " never to have tasted wine or
strong drink after arriving at the years of understanding." Hi s years are recorded as I85. Ol Parr, whose
life extended to I52 years and 9 months, was of very abstemious habits. Taylor, the water-poet, says
" His daily swig,
Milk, buttermilk, water, whey, and whig."
Having been invited to the Court of Charles I., his biographer says, "He fed high, and drank plenty of the best
wines," and died the same year (i635). Tiz/z'laz A/Irzi'de
died in I698, aged 114 years; he was remarkable for his
sober habits. I. Ef,fi,/za(,z, of Cornwall, died in I757,
aged I44; in his youth he never drank strong liquor, and
always lived very soberly. _ozaat/hai HarloS, of Aldborough, Yorkshire, died in I791, aged I38; his only beverage
was milk and water. 4nne Maynzard, of Finchley, died
very aged in I756; she was exceedingly abstemious in
her habits. Seth Uztanzke, of Bath, was met by Dr. Baynard, and is described by him as 87 years, "a straight,
upright man, and wonderfully nimble "; his drink, buttermilk and water; nothing stronger than "small beer."
ronz Baziles, also seen by Dr. Baynard, reported himself
as I28), years, and said by very old people to have been
old ever since they remembered; he had a very strong
voice, and said "he had buried the whole town of Northampton, except three or four persons, twenty times over."
"Strong drink," he said, "kills'em all." Water, small
beer, and milk were his drinks. Sir William Temple relates having met a beggar I24 years old, who, when asked
what he drank, said, "Oh! sir, we have the best water in
our parish in the whole neighborhood." The landlord of
the inn which this "ancient man" visited, said he had got
many a pound in his house, but had never spent a penny.
Franzcis Hozo died I702, aged II4 years and Io0 months.
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