I agree, the physical exertion of work, walking [or caring for the
horses], farming, housekeeping, burned off stress as well as calories.

This has nothing to do with Va. history, but I read a book about
examining several thousand years' worth of Egyptian mummies, using
the new, non-destructive techniques. They had a lot of TB and
tapeworm cysts in various places, and very bad teeth [all that sand
in the bread they ate], but not a single one, from ancient times up
to Roman, was contaminated with heavy metals- arsenic, lead, cadmium,
etc.- as every person on earth today is. Sad...

Nancy

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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.

--Daniel Boone



On Jan 11, 2007, at 11:01 AM, Diane Ethridge wrote:

> I think the hard physical work, the fresh produce, the slower pace,
> the
> close family relations, fewer chemicals & pollution & other
> advantages they
> had probably off-set the extra fat in the diet.  Whoever heard of
> "Sleep
> Deprivation" back then?
>
> Diane in TX
>
>

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