"Medicines, beef tea or stimulants, should never be kept where the patient can see them or smell them.
"Light-colored clothing should be worn by those who have the care of the sick, in preference to dark-colored apparel; particularly if the disease is of a contagious nature. Experiments have shown that black and other dark colors will absorb more readily the subtle effluvia that emanates from sick persons than white or light colors."
Longevity.
The following table exhibits very recent mortality statistics, showing the average duration of life among persons of various classes:
| Employment | Years. |
| Judges | 65 |
| Farmers | 64 |
| Bank Officers | 64 |
| Coopers | 58 |
| Public Officers | 57 |
| Clergymen | 56 |
| Shipwrights | 55 |
| Hatters | 54 |
| Lawyers | 54 |
| Rope Makers | 54 |
| Blacksmiths | 51 |
| Merchants | 51 |
| Calico Printers | 51 |
| Physicians | 51 |
| Butchers | 50 |
| Carpenters | 49 |
| Masons | 48 |
| Traders | 46 |
| Tailors | 44 |
| Jewelers | 44 |
| Manufacturers | 43 |
| Bakers | 43 |
| Painters | 43 |
| Shoemakers | 43 |
| Mechanics | 43 |
| Editors | 40 |
| Musicians | 39 |
| Printers | 38 |
| Machinists | 36 |
| Teachers | 34 |
| Clerks | 34 |
| Operatives | 32 |
"It will be easily seen, by these figures, how a quiet or tranquil life affects longevity. The phlegmatic man will live longer, all other things being equal, than the sanguine, nervous individual. Marriage is favorable to longevity, and it has also been ascertained that women live longer than men."
