The English have two instances on record of remarkable longevity, that
of Henry Jenkins, a Yorkshire fisherman, who died 1670, aged 169; and
Thomas Parr, who died 1635, aged 152. The Russians appear to be the
longest lived of any people, as a proof of this the following article
from _La Clinique_, a Parisian medical journal, will be sufficient:--
"Last year (1828) 604 individuals died between 100 and 105 years old;
145 between 105 and 110; 104 between 110 and 115; 46 between 115 and
120; 16 between 125 and 130; 4 between 130 and 135; 1 at the age of 137;
and 1 at 160."