The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-05
Stasistica OF Mssa nc huss IT'S.

The Boston Transcript has condensed from an
article In the last number of the Christian Eraminer
various interesting facts respecting Massachusetts,,
which we sulJoin:-
on the 1929 persons in Massachusetts, on the
LIST Of June. 1856, ,l22 463 Of the Caucasian
race 9,116 were Of the African race, and l39 were
red men; Of the whole only six were OF unmixed
Indian blood. There are LOG women 20 100 men In
the State. 3l.Gg per cent of the whole population
are Of the" dependent age from birth 20 10; 6l9l
per cent Of the productive age from Is 10 co.
$40 per cent Of the retiring age" from 60 to the
end. Out Of 100 persons in Massachusetts, 80 are
under Is. G2 between 10 and 60, and three
score.
In looking az the occupations of the people we
find that about IL 600 men work upon leather, either
in manufacturing the article moulding il into
various forms. There are 800 doctors, $50 minis
ters OflarCe and small denominations ,J4j printers
,5S4 coopers, Jig lawyers and 0G0 pedders. Out
Of 100 males over fifteen years old, work in fac
tories, are sailors, are traders IL farmers IL
laborers and 81 mechanics, Of whom IL work upon
leather-eyery eighth man in the State is a shoe
maker.
In 1856 there were 1926 couples married in
Massachusetts,. The number IL AIS less than that
Of 1854. The writer asks, is marriage diminishing
in Massachusetts," He adds, 1.-THE extrayagant
habits Of luxurious men and women put marriage
out Of the reach OF many, vanity prevailing over
in size, wives diminish and lessen. A woman be.
comes an article Of luxury"
In regard 20 The age at the time Of marriage. The
writer says, lat 20 the maiden has escaped about
onefourth part OF the risks of being married but
sailing is now dangerous; at Is a little more than
twOthirds VI the peril Is gone; while at 30 there Il
only about chance in six that she will ever en-
counter that shpwreck.'
Out OF 200 babies born here. about 100 are bow,
and 90 grs this rule seems 10 be nearly constant In
our State.
In the seven years from 1850 to 1856 there were
but 1882 children born IN Suffolk county 90 Amer
can fathers while the foreign fathers reoiced in the
paternity OF 1924 children In ono case three Irish
children rushed at one birth into the land of promise
Not long since true Hibernian birth took place
woman was delivered Of twins one of whom was
born In 1855 and the other in 1856. This we taxi
II, could happen only in the cse that both parents
were Irish
Some parts Of Boston are more fertile than others
Thus in 1856, in Ward East Boston) there was
one birth for every II persons while in Ward there
was but one birth 10 90 persons. la Ward every
eleventh female bore child that year. In the whole
city there was one birth TO every Pas persons
The births of coored children were only one In a.
in 1851, IL was but one in sixty FIVE This compare
tive steIty Of colored women in Boston Is re-
markable fact is the climate too severe for these
children Of the tropicsl is the case found in the
abandoned life Of many colored women
The returns show that women attain greater age
than men. Tho native males live ten years more
Than foreign males, and American females twelve
years more Than their sisters from abroad. After
Rvlng table showing the relations Of occupations
to longevity, It Is stated that
u Is now quite clear that in all civilized countries
ihe average lie ofman is Engineering; yet il may
BE doubtful whether cases III extreme longevity are
on The increase. We have never found any well au.
iehuoa'ed case Of a man reaching his two hun.
dredth year.
Farmea, coopers ard lawyers show the greatest
average age at DEATH. while painters machinists and
printers show the lowest average Farmers die AT
thirty Sx. '"