For several years I've been reading the regular email newsletters of a fellow named Gary Scott -- an entrepreneur, investment publisher, and writer among other things. He and his wife, Merri, live half the year on a 250-acre parcel in Ashe County, NC, where TN/VA/NC meet. It was deep mountain country when they moved there.
In an email from Gary today, on the subject of health care, he mentions the small family cemetery that was on their property when they acquired it. Based on the born/died dates on the five tombstones, the Ashe County mountain folk buried there lived 86, 91, 95, 100, and 115 years! The 115-year-old lived from 1794 to 1909. And to think they did it without government-sponsored health care or social security.
Gary has learned from the locals that the springs on his property were revered by the Native Americans in the area who believed they had medicinal powers. People still come from around the area to fill up jugs with water from their springs. Sounds good to me. In the spirit of When Harry Met Sally . . . , and with an eye toward longevity, I'll have what they're having.
In an email from Gary today, on the subject of health care, he mentions the small family cemetery that was on their property when they acquired it. Based on the born/died dates on the five tombstones, the Ashe County mountain folk buried there lived 86, 91, 95, 100, and 115 years! The 115-year-old lived from 1794 to 1909. And to think they did it without government-sponsored health care or social security.
Gary has learned from the locals that the springs on his property were revered by the Native Americans in the area who believed they had medicinal powers. People still come from around the area to fill up jugs with water from their springs. Sounds good to me. In the spirit of When Harry Met Sally . . . , and with an eye toward longevity, I'll have what they're having.
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