Punta Gorda, Fla., July 28.— At the age of 90, George W. Goff, who lives near here, has grown young again. Up to a year ago Mr. Goff was blind, partially deaf and bald, and had been so for many years. About that time, however, he suddenly recovered his eyesight and hearing, and his hair began to grow. Now Mr. Goff hears and sees as well as he ever did and his head is covered with a growth of black hair. As his eyesight strengthened and his hair grew a marked change occurred in Mr. Goff's physical condition, and from being a decrepit man, hardly able to walk, he became as strong and active as a youth of 20 years. The wrinkles on his skin disappeared and he now looks fresh and youthful. The case has puzzled the physicians. They say the man is entirely rejuvenated and may live ninety years longer. They assert that the old tissues have been replaced by new and that physically Mr. Goff is not more than twenty years old. So youthful did Mr. Goff feel that last week he married a handsome young girl. To look at the couple one would never suspect that there was any difference in their ages, although the groom is seventy years older than his bride. Mr. Goff was born in Georgia, in 1805. He fought in the Indian War under Andrew Jackson, and remembers "Old Hickory" well. He also was in the Mexican and Civil Wars, and was wounded at the battle of Buena Vista.—Boston Herald.
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HAS BECOME A BOY AGAIN
NONOGENARIAN GOFF ASSUMES THE PHYSIQUE OF A LAD OF TWENTY.
From the December 1895 issue of The Christian Science Journal
Boston Herald