al or corporeal energies. But it has been nowhere previously
established upon recorded experience that the quantum of sickness
annually falling to the lot of man is in a direct proportion to the
demands upon his muscular power. So it would seem, however."

Philanthropists should therefore unite in limiting the hours of daily
labor to ten or less. But more quiet pursuits have greater endurance;
women keeping house have no ten hour limit, and the editor of the
JOURNAL generally gives more than twelve hours a day to his daily
labor.

A NEGRO 135 YEARS OLD.--The St. Louis _Globe Democrat_ says: James
James, a negro, and citizen of the United States, who resides at Santa
Rosa, Mexico, is probably the oldest man on earth. He was born near
Dorchester, S. C., in 1752, and while an infant was removed to Medway
River, Ga., in the same year that Franklin brought down electricity
from the thunder clouds. In 1772 there was quite an immigration into
South Carolina, and his master, James James (from whom he takes his
name), moved near Charleston, S. C., in company with a number of his
neighbors. On June 4, 1776, when 24 years of age, a large British
fleet, under Sir Peter Parker, arrived off Charleston. The citizens
had erected a palmetto-wood fort on Sullivan's Island, with twenty-six
guns, manned by 500 troops under Col. Moultrie, and on June 28 the
British made an attack by land and water, and were compelled to
withdraw after a ten-hours' conflict. It was during this fight that
Sergeant Jasper distinguished himself by replacing the flag, which had
been shot away upon the bastion on a new staff. His master, James
James, manned one of the guns in this fight, and Jim, the subject of
this sketch, with four other slaves, were employed around the fort as
general laborers. Jim followed his master throughout the war, and was
with Gen. Moultrie at Port Royal, S. C., Feb. 3, 1779, when Moultrie
defeated the combined British forces of Prevost and Campbell. His
master was surrendered by Gen. Lincoln at Charleston, S. C., on Feb.
12, 1780, to the British forces, and this ends Jim's military career.

He remembers of the rejoicing in 1792 throughout the country in
consequence of Washington's election to the Presidency, he then being
40 years of age. In this year his first master died, aged about 60
years. Jim then became the property of "Marse Henry" (Henry James),
owning large estates and about thirty slaves near Charleston. On
account of hav