Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-03
Births, Marriages aud Deaths in
..- Massachusetts,. .

We nra ind. bed to the author, DR. Jo
siah Cults. of d ,Pion. Formerly Of Wea>
,her>fe!d, Conn., for copy Of The repor,
| relating TO the Registry rad Returns OF
| Births, Marriages aud Deaths in Alassa-
| chuseiIS for The year ending Dec. 3lSt =,
1851. md trans ni,ied TO the Legislature
ty the Sscrriary OF State. IL is a pamrh
iri Of li6 pages. and is "Pry full upon ev-
ely point .slIich comes within its scope
The practical Importance Of thorough
~ stem Of Itgislra,i"m is becoming more
| and more appreciated AID the public are
nrsinning 10 see that il lies at the tuunda
| llnn # all saniiory Improvements. The
facts collected in these IeprIE ATE moi
merely uf !ucal interest, bot are worthy
the chi ical prrusAi -! all Interested in rir
waiting aud improving our $, &C III and ply si>
caI condiiun for the same causes ID dis
ease will be { und ins;dGou.ly az work in
di!f-rent p'nl,> If The county. and similar
re- sul,s will he equally manifest
The namher of Hirlh~ and Marriages
registered ia massachusetts during the
year 175l was larger than that # any
former year. E,Id the same remark is true
also If Deaths. if III single y"M Of lsi9
when tho cl.olera prrvai'ed, is excepted.
We gather some Particulars from tho re-
porl before Us.
MAsElAG&s.-Tas lumber ct marriages
in he Stale 'inl'"C The yenr was IL oc6,
nol during The last three ypnys. 2o, 247
rhe aulhur ,iiahs ti,"t The icdI, hsirg
.umber If marriages ~ indirilive OF gem
er'I prosperity, and remarks
Much more generally than is supposed.
d Htlle variations inthe number ut marriages
in aey given community. in series Of
years, mark the relative prosperity Of
that people during the same period. In
foreign countries this subject has received
ai,en,ion aud the co;nc,d'ng facts have
en- stated. Any sr'iOuS or EXTENDED ca
Iamty. ns war ia the country, tn,nine, be.
we've mortality. rise la provisions. or low
W gee. invariably produce "a decrease Of
nm ,ses. and their OppOsifes. as peace.
pie, ". general health. also progression in
nn portrait scientific discoveries amt invrn>
tote. a ,he effect to incr~as" ms'riuI"
iii atl,auc"s. T'i- sui ice: is very ahl,
n.stus-..d from extensive "5-etva'0n. cav
rrinu cr,a' nu'nher at years, i" the S,h
anu h R,gs,r.'i"n R-,"Tts al ia" Reg
.s,er G-n-,si.i En4!"h u the earliest
ia ce~ Il ia Sc reports NJ jnI Graham u'nn'
.I-.ry demonstrates TIA, IL Isd lar u =
ruc,,"n from the facts. III i the marriac"
r.,urus IN Eng AMI Iniu' out rer"ds at
pGs, "riIy lu,I~ less distinctly Ihan the
/ .r,is measure ia" h. pes AMI t"nIs "f the
marry ,nn,ker. II Tie one is Ii". barome-
ter II cIrdii, the other IL the barometer ui
pTmperhy."
Du,Iny The last three years the proper
iirn IF marriages wa- I :" l09 inhabitants
! - iIicII is n higher rate ii.nn 10 m0Si uf the
Eur"p au countries l" + gland for Nv.
i ears rniiimq with lS43. the average was
| mI 1870 in FRANCE AID Austria I in i23
ard AZ P,uss,a in ilO. III. Oides' psrso',
, moi iced among the returns 1T marriages
| during tie year was a male Uf ~ ycnrs
will, female urepr 20. E'gin frHnic.
+ ii iuurirrn aud ai'uu, Fury It fifteen Ina
bec.. me- wives. The age "f N 'l.'s MARY :
ing f-maleA 81 iouir"rG ranged tom 20 t"
!; 81. The ynunge.i couple were rac;' i6,
| A lad at seventeen mmIi led "a teinale iu.
+, - lid who had n", been H'le 4" siaud tor n
nunDrr ol years, aged SO Que male "i
| SO married for the 5,h iimr, nni ore Of So
WAS married for the 9Th time 10 female
Ui SIS being her 81 mArrnge.
EIkTHs The numieT OF hirilis during
the yeHI was % C6l. which IS q larger
nuuhrr ilIhn as been reImrn'd IN an!
inI m"r year. III" auilmr remarks Thai
his fact 'inhieaisS degree al prosperity
ia the Slair. aud furni>h.. one Uem cor
rnha rAIive "f tina Otlrrs WHICH exhibit the
prosperity If the iniinbi,nmt~.' For a pc,
rod EN- Facing the last three years mn,rt
than thirty per cent. Of all lie biriiIs have
been al f0Irign Percentage, "nt at IheS.
he prOIMI"n i" the Year l-5i WAS sII
erraler. During III" last il,ree' years Ilir
proportion of each sex has been in the ralit
Of loo males to 100 females.