Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-05-27

FAmrNEs AND ScARcITIEs III FRANcE.-The follow
ing is list of famines. which according to history
have taken place in France within the last eleven
centuries.
The first famines those which, in consequence
Of war and pilage, took place IN 179 and 1913.
Under the reign Of Louis lie de Bonnaire, in S24,
there resulted for the third time scarcity, caused by
the nclemencv Of the seasons.
In SI3, the famine great, that earth
mingled with -four in making bread.
In the subsequent year of 545 there was an awful
mortality.
In S55, there was another, which was so extensive
that the living were too few TO bury the dead.
In SCI and SGT, the famines frightful.
In S6S, the country was a desert, and the men and
women became cannibals.
This continued in $50. At Sens, 56 persons died
of hunger In single day.
In S73, there again famine
In S74, one third Of the population died.
This continued in S75 and S16
Twelve yeats of fanfine ar 80
In 915, Paris desoated by the gripping sickness,
which took its rise in the scarcity and bad quality of
provisions.
In zoos. caused by the extortion and rapine of the
Counts, says Dulaure, commenced famine which
was continued for five years. and was followed by the
plague. The men, according to Raoul Glaber noun,
ished themselves reptiles, and unclean animals
they also ale the women and children.
From 102l to 1923, famine of seven years con-
tinued, and the whole population in danger of
death from want
In 1881 there was a terrible famine, during which
the people devoured dogs, CATS rats copses, and car
riOn. Travellers were everywhere arrested, killed,
and their bodies equally divided. They caught chill
dren 10 kill and eat them. At T0urnus human flesh
was sold in the market place The chronicles of YER
dun state that the famine followed by pestilence
The scOurgc continued until the abundant year of
| 1894.
But in 1895 the pestilence and famine returned.
! In 1912. commenced famine through al Europe,
which continued seven years.
In 1903 there was another scarcity, which lasted
| five years.
| In 1853, it returned for seven years, aud was COM
pared to the famine in Egypt in the time of Joseph.
| In lOI4, was new famine.
! In 1880, luSl, 1882, l0S3 1884, 1888, there was
again f4inine, which recommended in 1885, and
caused The plague.
! it returned in llCS.
Here we find zap Of nearly two centuries.
In 1859. according 10 Froissart, net of behring's
sold at Paris for 30 gold crowns. There died, daily,
at the Hotel Dieu, Paris 50 persons. And Edward
of England, who was at the time besieging Paris,
raised the sege on account of the want provisions.
In 1881, there was famine in Paris, caused by
the Duke Of Anou, who burnt and pllaged the envi-
rons.. ..-s
In 144s there was scarcity Paris, caused by the
Armagnacs. $685.
] In 1893, there was another horrible famine desert
bed by Voliaire in his Henriade; 13 600
in Paris alone. Of hunger <ksxss
/ In 1896, famine occurred. in which, according to
L'Estoile mother drowned her two children. On
The 18th of April, the poor chased ffosshe city.
| Notwithstanding, the luxury and dissipation of the
great still continued TO take their course.
j In 1725, under the ministry oftfe Duke of Bour-
1 bon, bread at Paris brought 10 sous pound
In 1888. the famine was frightfu
/ In 1893, there was great scarcity
In 1916, the scarcity also great, the continued
rains having considerably reduced the harvest.
Also. in 1929 and 1899. bread was very dear, but
there was no scarcity.