In a message dated 5/8/2002 10:56:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:

>
>  > I still stand behind my research on this idea for my former site, an
1830s
>  community. Various sources I looked at mentioned that the average height
for
>  American males in the mid-19th century was about 3/4" shorter than today. I
>  believe the numbers were about 5'7" -5'8" compared with about 5'9" today.
>  > Scott D. Peters

Let's be scientific- there has to be someone from Mt Vernon here. We all know
ol' George was very tall, for his time and ours- 6-something. So, how is
George's bed long?

And for the illness factor and was science that advanced, all I know is I
have a cold right now and I'm coughing like crazy. If I lie down at night I
cough more, so I've been sleeping sitting up. Not something a doctor told me,
just something my body told me. I'm sure people back then had that sort of
common sense, and without antibiotics, Robitussin with codeine and allergy
medecine, they probably had more coughing illnesses and maybe afterawhile, it
was just decided to always sleep sitting up.

I can not believe noone on this list has The Answer!!!


Pamela

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