Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-04
IN THE PROBABLE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE.
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ton Of life there : !, ,ha
min of 10 49, then the average life Of the inhabitants
Of The place will be found 10 be 80 years.
n This rule be correct il must follow that the duration
Of life increases and dminishes IN population accord
ING a, their fecundity greater or less so mat man,
if not as an individual, at least as member OF Inc
mass may be said have it in his power to lenghen or
abridge his life.
This if true, is indeed proposition OF great iWpo
ance in political economy .
To prove that the mortality is IN direct ratio win
the fecundiiy Of any population and consequently ha'
Goyernme MIS- seeing that the force Of States CONSISTS
not so much the mere number, as on Inc strenem,
fscundlv and longevity OF their Inhabitants oeghl not
70 favor or encourage abundant population the
author has collected together vast number OF facts, and
for this purpose has drawn up tables OF the mortality,
not only in Prussia but also in Britain, France and Bel
ginm.
From these researches he 10 the conclusion that
every where the mortality directly proportional TO the
fecundity Of the population.
This doctrine il confirmed BY future inquiries, may to
certain extent, reconcile The opinions OF klahus and
his opponents shows that Nature herself tends
TO remedy the evil OF a redundant population
DR.. Caspsr gives valuable table nf the mortality In
Berlin for twelve years. from lelI 10 le29 which COM
prises neatly 10000 deaths in nearly 10000 inhab
ants.
The following are few interesting data which are
derivabe from his researches
The longevity Of the female is greater than that OF
the male
The age Of puberty carries off s per cenum more Of
the female than Of the male sex.
The proportion Of deaths of women in labor is in
lO3
1t has been an erroneous although hitherto very
prevalent notion that The clmalerlc age Of woman has
marked influence in increasing The mortality of The fe-
male sex.
This opinion has been shown TO be incorrect by Sc
versl statistical writer's and the researches OF Dr. Gas.
par confirm the accuracy Of their statements. On the
whole therefore, may assert that the longevity Of
the female is greater than that Of the male sex.
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there are more of The male than Of the female
DR. Caspar proceeds 10 show that the medium or ave.
rage duration of life has increased considerably in most
European Cities Of late years In London this increase
is great, for il would seem that. within The last century,
probable life has increased by 20 years
AT Geneva, again, in the 10th century, onehalf OF
the infants born there died. cld before their 9Th
year, whereas in the present day, it would appear that
this half reaches nearly 43 years of age. similar
ma,k may be made as 10 The increased length of life a,
Berlin
Dr. Csspar treats pretty fully on The influence pur.
suits and occupations the duration Of human life
ond from his inquiries il appears that cergymen are,
The whole the nnges and medical The shortest
vers. The different classes may be arranged in respect
TO longevity as follows: Medium Longevity.
Clergymcn 60 years.
Merchants &c do.
Clerks 81 do.
Farmers I'll do
Military men SO do.
Lawyers, 50 do.
Artists So do
Medical men Sc do
Another important agent OF influence on the probable
duration of life marriage II is proved by the researches
of our author that the married state favorable lon
gevity and especially in reference TO the male sex
The influence Of poverty and desntuion in shortening
the medium duration of life is well known DR. Caspar
gives tables of mortality which prove The sad con
in this respect between the poor and the auent
From these it would that the medium age of the
nobility in Germany may be stated al about 80 years,
whereas that Of the paupers is as low as 80 years
The last chapter Of the work treats of the influence OF
The fecundity Of population upon it's mortality. DR..
Caspar shows by number Of docuMents that 1.-THE
mortality in any population is always in exact ratio 10
it's fccundIly, or in other words 1.-The prolific the
people 49, the greater usually is the mortality among
them"
Tie alludes to the difference in this respect, in the
dferen, districts in England; and maintains lba, where.
the number Of births is highest there the mortality
is greatest ct the same time.
The result is deriVeble from statistical investi.
CATION in Belgium, France, and other countries.
Dr.. Caspar concludes his work by embodying The ge-
neral principles Of his researches in lke following
illusions:
L. The proportion Of births TO the actual stationary
population Of any place expresses, or relative to- the
medium duration OF life in that population.
The female sex enjoys, al every period Of life, ex.
cept a, puberty, al which epoch the mortality is rather
greater among young females greater longevity than
the male sex
g. Pregnancy and labor OCCASION indeed considera.
BILE loss Of life; but this loss disappears los, in the
q. The called clmac,eric periods Of life do moi
seem TO have any influence the longevity Of either
sex.
S. The medium duration Of life, at the present time
is in Russia about u years in Prussia 3D. in Swilzer.
land "a, in France 36, in Belgium Sc, and in England
80 years.
The medium duration Of life has in recent times
increased very greatly in most cities in Europe.
In reference TO the influence of professions or oc.
equations life, il that ecclesascs are, On the
whole, the longest, aud medical the shortest,
livers; military men are nearly between The Two
tremes, bu, yet proportionay, they, frequently
than others, reach very advanced years.
8. The mortality is very generally greater in mani.
featuring Than in agricultural districts.
Marriage is decidedly favorable to longevity.
~. The mur,alty among the poor is always greater
than among the wealther cl:sses
H. The mortality in population appears to be always
proporonate 10 lis fecundi,yas the number of births
increases does The number Of deaths the same time
From the Correspondent of Tie ~. Y Star.
LivERPooL.-TEe debate on The Irish question did not
close until Saturday morning few hours late for
the result be communicated you by the Liverpool
You will tina, Gncluding sc, who lose Offices power
and patronage, if Ministers go OUT the Cabinet had
majority of % The Radicals voted with Ministers on
The main question, and then moved an amendment! 1
suspect that Melbourne and Panerston will go out and