Comments by "dixon pinfold" (@dixonpinfold2582) on "Life in the 1800s" channel.

  1. There are some interesting details about it in the description.
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  2. Trains were already a big deal before he was born. By 1848 there was a vast network of rail lines in Britain totalling 5,000 miles, and in the US there were 9,021 miles in 1850. Also, the telegraph was invented close to two decades before his birth.
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  3. Yes he is! Still going strong at 173. He now has a young wife 110 years his junior.
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  4. How interesting.
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  5. That is likely untrue. I suggest going for a brisk walk in the fresh air and trying to balance negative thoughts with other kinds.
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