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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1412794, member: 15199"]Since the average lifespan of that time was 50, 47 for men. Average yearly income between $200-$400. Top death rate from Pneumonia and influenza ( no antibiotics), Tuberculosis ( no cure or treatment then ) and diarrhea ( poor water and food sanitation), 90% of medical doctors had no college education, but morphine, marijuana , and heroin were over the counter drugs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given the choice, I prefer to stay "now" and buy what gold I want rather than go "then" and be dead. The "good old times" usually weren't.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1412794, member: 15199"]Since the average lifespan of that time was 50, 47 for men. Average yearly income between $200-$400. Top death rate from Pneumonia and influenza ( no antibiotics), Tuberculosis ( no cure or treatment then ) and diarrhea ( poor water and food sanitation), 90% of medical doctors had no college education, but morphine, marijuana , and heroin were over the counter drugs. Given the choice, I prefer to stay "now" and buy what gold I want rather than go "then" and be dead. The "good old times" usually weren't.[/QUOTE]
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