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Age - Victorian Health and Medicine
From 'The Dictionary of Daily Wants' - 1858-1859
AGE is a term having a relative signification to certain periods
of existence, extending from birth to death. Human life is marked at certain stages
by features of a distinctive character in the animal economy:
The teeth are renewed at the 7th year
Puberty arrives at twice seven
Full stature at three times seven
The vigour of growth at four times seven
The greatest vigour of body and mind at
five times seven
The commencement of decay at six
times seven
General decay and decrease of energy at
seven times seven
Old age at eight times seven
And the grand climacteric at nine times
seven
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