Healthy walking spoiled.

摘要

A good way to live longer, it appears, is to move to the eastern part of the English county of Dorset and take up the game of golf. Whether these two enhancements of survival are additive has yet to be determined, as has the wisdom of seeking added years unless the quality of life within them is assured. Be that as it may, the UK's Office of National Statistics has tabulated the probabilities of reaching the age of 75 years, and East Dorset comes out on top at 78-1 for men and 85-5 for women.1 The explanation may lie in socioeconomic factors rather #8226; than on something magic in the county's air or the selenium in its soil. However, Dorset has not always been prosperous. Back in 1834 the county hosted the trial of members of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Workers (theTolpuddle martyrs), who had dared to seek a wage that would support a diet of more than bread, tea, and potatoes.