Fine, thanks. (informal)

[W]hen we were to assemble in the morning at breakfast, down came my wife and daughters, drest out in all their former splendour: their hair plaistered up with pomatum, their faces patched to taste, their trains bundled up into an heap behind, and rustling at every motion.

Plants wilt if they are not watered.

Are these statistics they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people?