Longevity.
More people over 100 years old are found in mild climates than in the higher latitudes (says the Family Doctor), According to the last census of the German Empire, of a population of 50,000,000 only 78 have pasted the hundredth year. France, with a populatien of 45,000,000, has 213 centenarians. In England there are 146, in Ireland 578, and in Scotland 46. Sweden has 10, Norway 23, Belgium 5, Denmark 2, Switzerland none. Spain, with a population of 18,000,000, has 401 persons over 100 years of age. Of the 2,250,000 inhabitants of Servia, 575 have pasßed the century mark. It is said that the oldest person living is Bruno Cotrim, born in Africa, and now living in Rio de Janeiro. He is 150 years old. A coachman in Mobcow hai lived for 140 years.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 18, 1 May 1902, Page 15
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135Longevity. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 18, 1 May 1902, Page 15
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