The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1855-06-23


by men pursuing different Occupations Some /
Fits facts are of such general interest thai Mc
CLEAN them from it and present them in cl.rono-d
logical order.
The man that dies youngest, as might be I
expected perhaps, is the Railway Brakeman.
His average age is only 81. Yet this mnst he !
taken with some allowance from the fact that
hardly any but yonng aud active a,en en-
I,oyed in that capacity.
Y At the same a.re dies the Factory Workman,
through the combined influence of confined air,
sedcntars posture, scant wages and unreinitting
toii af -
Toen comes. the Railway Isaegageman. who
is.ss.,,a. .,ssl axeEage. at 80 4
Millinerse and 1ressInakers i've bnr 7HrTfg1
longer. The average age of the one is 32, and
the other 33.
The Engineer, the Fireman, the Conductor
the Powder Maker, the Well Digger, and the
Factory Operative, all of whom are exposed to
sudden and violent deaths, die on an average
under the age of 35.
The Cutler the Dyer, the Leather Dresser,
the Apothecary, the Confectioner, the Cigar
Maker the Printer, the SiIversmith the Painter
Shoe Cutter the Enyraver and the Macnst
all of whom lead confined lives in an unwhole
some atmosphere, none of them reach the
average age of 40.
The Musician blows his breath all out of his
body at 40. The editor knocks himself into p
at the same age.
Then comes trades that are active in a
pnrcr air. The Baker lives to the average age
of 43, the Butcher to 40, the Brickmaker to
Al, the Carpenter to 40, the Furnace Man to
AZ, the Mason to 4S, the Stone Gutter to 49,
the Tanner to 40, the Tinsmith to Al, the
Weaver to A, the Drover to 40, the Cook to
As, the Inn Keeper to 46, the Laborer to A,
the Domestic Servant (fema!e) to 43. The
Tailor lives to 43, the Taoress to- A..
Why shonld the barber live till so if not to
and soap and water P!
Those who average over half a century among
mechanics are those who keep their muscles
and lungs in healthful and moderate exercise,
and not troubled with weghty cares. The
Blacksmith hammers till 81, the Cooper till
50, the Builder till So, the Shipwright till So.
and the WheeIwrylt. till so. The Miller lives
to be whitened with age as we'll as -four, at I'll.
The Rope Maker lengthens the threads of life
to "a. Merchants average 52
Professional men live longer than is generally
supposed. Litigation kills clients sometimes,
but seldom Lawyers for they average SIS.
Physicians prove their usefulness by I,rolong-
in" their own lives to the same period.
Clergymen, who, it is to be Presumed, enjoy
a greater mental serenity than others, last
seafaring fife and its adjuncts seem, instead
of dangerous, to be actually conductive to
longevity.
We have already seen that the Shpwright
lives till 56. Tae Sailor averages 49, the
CauIker Ga, the Saiimaker 50, the Stevcdore
81 the Ferryman 65, and the Pilot Ga.
\ dispensation of Providence that Maine
Law men may consider incomprehensive is, that
Brewers and Distilers live to the ripe age
of a.
Last and longest lived come Paupers, g.
and "Gentlemen," 6S The only two classes
that do nothing for themselves, and live Oh
their ncyhhors outlast all the rest Why
should they wear cut, when they are always
idle?
PArEs1ors OF FOREIGN BIRrH--Of the signcrs
Of the Declaration OF independence, eight were
born in forei gn countries, viz: Burton Guinett,
Robert Morris. England; JAS. Smith, George
Taylor, Matthew Thornton, Ireland; John
WitherSpoor, james Wilson, Scotland Francis
Lewis, Wales OF the major generals, eleven
were foreigners: LAFAYETTE France; Barons De
kalb and Steuben, Germany; VIM. II. Davis,
William Moutrje, England; VIM. Crogan,
J Ohm James, Richard Montgomery, Ireland !;
kosciusko, Poland; Charles Lee, Wales; Ar
thur St. Clair, Scotland. or the briyadier
generals employed on the American side in the
revolution, three were foreigners: Horatio
Gates, En- gland; Count Pulaski, Poland; Hugh
Mercer, Scotland. James Christie, captain
/ in the army was born in Scotland. OF the
navy, Paul Jones WAS born i'll Scotland, and
J John Barry in Ireland. Albert CALLAHAN was
born in Switzerland, and Alexander 1lamill on
in the West Indies
Such is the forcigm catalogue of American
patriots. Is it not proud one c?--l/buny
Ifgus.
! ADVICE TO YouNG HoUsEKEEpERs.- We do
not know the origin of the following advice to
Young housekecpers; but it is excellent: &c
satisfied to- commence On small scale. 1t is
too common for young honsckeepcrs to begin
where their mothers ended. Buy all that is
necessary to work skillfnlly with; adoIn your
house with all that will render it comfortable
DO not look at richer homes, and covet their
costly furniture. If secret dissatisfaction is
ready to spring up, go Il step farther, and visit
the homes of the poor and suffering, behold
dark checress apartments, insufficient clothing
ments of social life, and then return to youl
own with joyful spirit. You will then be pre-
pared to meet your husband with gra tefu
heart, and he ready to appreciate the toll ant
seIf-denial which he has endured in the business
world to surround von with the delights o
home: and you will be ready to cooperate
cheerfuliy with him III arranging your eX
penses that his mind will not be constantl,
harasscd with fears lest his family expenditure
may encroach upon public payments. Be indie
pendent; IL young housekeeper never needed
! greater moral courage than she does now to re
sist the arrogance of fashion. Do not let'th'
AS and BIS decide what you must have, Meth
er let them hold the strings Of your purse. o,
know best what you can and ought to afford
11loll = II tlil lie
: to youf means. Let not the cehsute OF tne -ap