The Trinity journal., 1856-09-20
Singular Calculation,

The New York DAILY News complies the
following calculations from various sources,
all of which are reliable. They are very
curious and interesting:
The number of inhabitants of country
or a city is almost renewed every thirty
years and if we allow three generations
for an age, the human race is renewed three
times and one-third during its existence
Supposing the world to be $50 years old,
there would be about 172 generations since
the Creation l25 since the Deluge, and 81
since the Christian Era and as there is
not family that can prove its origin even
back to Charlcmange, it follows that the
most anciently related among those who
take pride in genealogies are not able TO
trace them farther back than 80 generations
or even so far unless they adopt the aid
of legend or fction-which is often much
the same.
Out of 1000 infants nurSed by their
mothers, 800 died and out of the same
number brought up by strange nurses, 500
perish. Infant mortality increase faster
than any other description, which fact is ac-
counted for by the circumstances connected
with luxurious age. Commissions and
dentition are the predominating causes Of
infant mortality.
The smallpox, in the natural way, car
ried off about 8 out of 100; and by inocu-
lation (vaccination) one scarcely dies out of
300. 1t has been observed that more girls
than boys die of smallpox in the natural
way.
From comparison Of the bills of mortality
Of several countries, there are IL out of
every 3, 3,426 who live to the age of 100 years.
The proportion of deaths of women, com
pared with those of men, is 100 to 108.-
Married women live longer, on an average,
than single. More people live to greater
age in elevated situations than those who
reside on lower ones
1t has been found that the greatest num-
ber OF deaths occurred in the month of
March. The months of August and Sep
tember stand next to March in this respect
The fewest deaths take place in November
December anu February Out of 1000
deaths, 249 take place in winter 2SS in
spring 225 in summer, and 237 in autumn.
More die, therefore, in the spring than in
any other Season-only in large cities, where
the deaths in winter preponderate over those
OF other seasons, for the very obvious reason
that in winter the large cities and towns are
more crowded by inhabitants than at any
other seasons. The half of all who are born
die before they reach II years of age The
number of old persons who die in cold
weather is as seven to four compared with
the mortality in warm or temperate weather
The first month, and especially the first
day after birth, are marked by the greatest
number of deaths among infants. OF 2,735
who die when very young, 1892 expire on
the day of their birth, and the remainder
during the first month. According to good
authority, the healthiest children are those
born in the months of January, February,
and March. Among the lower animals the
same will be observed to hold good, and al
most every farmer will admit the fact in his
experience. The greatest number of births
are in May and June-according to coliec-
tive statistical data. The number of twins
is to that of the whole number of single
births, as to 65 In rural localities the
children in a family average in this country
3 in cities the average only reaches IL
In Great Britain, the averages are, in the
former cases, 6 and in the latter, %.
The married men are, to all the males in
country, as to 5 and the married
women l to 3. The number of widowers is
to that Of widows as to 3. The number
widows is to the number of the whole inhab-
itantS, to 81 that of widowers, to Is.
One-fourth Of the whole inhabitants of
old countries live in cities. two-fourths in
villages, and the remaining fourth in retired
rural situations and at sea-
Upon an equal space Of ground the num-
Der of inhabitants existing are as follows in
the specified countries