Bacon took a deep interest in longevity and its earmarks, and Bacon's signs of long life are as true to-day as they ever were “You won't live long," Bacon pointed out, “if you have soft, fine hair, a fine skin, quick growth, large head, early corpulence, short neck, small mouth, brittle and separated teeth, and fat ears.
“Your life, barring accidents, will be very lengthy if you have slow growth, coarse hair, a rough skin, deep wrinkles in the forehead, firm fiesh, a large mouth, wide nostrils, strong teeth set close together, and a hard, gristly ear." The Bulgarians drink large quantities of sour milk, which is no doubt responsible for the extreme longevity which is characteristic of the race.
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Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 42, 22 June 1908, Page 8
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