The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-06-23


will be open for the passage Of vessels Of
any size that now navigate, or that will pro
badly ever navigate those great western
lakes. Although far away, upon the bor-
ders of our territory, and now in com
parative Wilderness, the locks and canal at
the SGUt are a proud monument Of Ameri-
can energy, skill and intelligence, and every
year Of our future history will more and more
demonstrate the great practical value and
importance OF that vast work.-LO. 5. Jour.
INTERESTING FACTS. The LAW OF NU-
MERICAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE SEXES
The Annual of Scientific Discovery" con-
tains the following interesting facts concern
ing the numerical relations Of the sexes. 1t
says:
''There is a natural law of relations be-
tween the sexes, which is found to vary at
different ages, according to the different
dangers to which they are exposed. This is
one of the most curious of natural laws and
one of the most interesting, demonstrating
the admirable economy of adaptations be-
tween the several parts Of the natural system.
If the number Of males and females born
was exactly equal, the result would be that
before they reached middle age, the female
sex would be reduced too low, and become
inadequate to the purpose which it has to
fill. IN fact, the number of males born is
always greater than the feraales, by about
per cent. At 20 years of age this preron
derance is entirely lost, and there are more
females than males. At 40 the balance is
again the other way. At 70 the ages are
about even, and the ultimate age of the hui
man being is reached without any decided
advantage to either SEX Both the censuses
of 1910 and 1850 prove this law. Beyond
the age Of 30 years, the probabilities of lon
gevity are much greater tor American women
than that Of men, This contrasts singular
ly with the fact that the physique (relative-
ly) of American women, is inferior to that
of American men. That fact, as has been
shown however, tells tremendously on wo-
men between the ages of 20 and 40, when
their mortality is very great. There are now
430 American women above one hundred
years Of age"
DRAIN YOUR LAND5.-Let not particle
of stagnant water lie on the surface, nor un-
der the surface of the lands you cultivate.
One Of the best of all blessings, is pure
wholesome running water. But see that it
is running and not stagnant. The latter
destroys all useful vegetation. all economy
in working the land, all health and all beau
ty of landscape. 1t is the loss of every
thing, so Tar as 1T extends, and breeds mala-
ria and diseases for cattle, and all domestic
animals, equally with man. Manures are
imperative upon wet or moist lands
Soils which contain standing water with
in thirty inches of the surface, should be
underdrained From such land, there is a
continued draining Of water to the surface
as in flower pot where the water is applied
to the bottom, but soon moistens to the top.
Constant evaporation keeps the soil and air
cold, and excludes the air from the soil.--
Drain off the water and the air enters the
soil; as there is less evaporation, the soil
becomes warmer; the oxygen decomposes
the vegetable matter in the soil, and changes
the poisonous protoxide of iron to the bene-
fetal PEROXIDE Ohio Farmer
ToTAKE N1LDEw OUT OF LINEN.---Take soap
and rub it wcll then scrape some fine chalk, and
rub that also into the linen lay it on the grass as