Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-09

sMirHsoNIAN Lrc1uIE. A large audience
was entertained on Friday evening at the smith
sohlan ,abvthe introductive lecture on the effect
OF Occupation on Health" BY DR.. j. wynne, Of
New York. The lecturer remarked that al thong
his subject would not allow Of any rhetorical dis.
play, II involved important Information. The
ne essity Of labor is conforflable to a ,niverxal
and unavoidable decree Of Divine Providence
and the study Of its influence on the physical or,
ganization of man Of great practical utility. Ills
true, that to a healthy person proper amount OF
labor is ad yantageous but ex perience ha. shove
that health and sickness liable to be alternate
conditions OF the system. Some provident people
make provision while in health for their support
when sick This il frequently done through the
medium Of beneficial assoc ations which tie lee
turef regarded as important auxiliaries in pro-
noting the welfare Of the people of any country
lnese societies, however, should be conducted in
accordance with certain established laws which
govern health and mortality, for thus ONLY can
they be rendered permanent and efficient II yv,s
TO these laws or health he desired to call atten
uon A resident in d neighborhoOd cannot point
out who of his neighbours will be sick or die
within year; but lac may, with verv consider
able certainty. tell how many will be sick and
now many Will die if he has statistics of the
nealtn and mortality uf the district for several
years 80 with these societies By con,uItinp
statistics OF snch character they can form a toler
ABLY correct estimate of the health and motta inv
OF their membership and thus be enabled To So
the amounts OF benefits enuring to its members
Ihis truth has been recognized by life insur-
ahce associations, and from their statistics the
computation of health and life has been re duc.-d
10 a science. u was formerly thought that the
chances of longevity were In favor Of that class
OF society which is most exempt from labor
Inc FRIENDLY Societies OF England have dis
proved this. Being chiefly composed of WORK
Ing niei, they show that the average length of
life among their membership, as compared with
the average OF the promiscuoIs population of
10 lar La fB..fr O..
tnrer called attention To a tabular Illustration OF
this comparison.
IL is also shown by these societies that .mono
Those EMPLOYED In the various branches OF in:
dustriai pursuits there is likewise a grt at differ
ence in the probabilities of long life Some
Classes OF mechanics dying at an average age
considerably under that OF other classes TGis
he illustrated by tabular statement and oh.
served that between il and the mo tality returns
OF the state of Massac husetts there is striking
similarity. Tue latter gives the average Length
OF life OF the several classes Of citizens as fol-
lows:
Judges, % 10 years; agriculturists "a. II; gen
teinen, 63 81; millers, OIL 5s coopers 81 "a; law
Ss,s, % 81 Slergymsn, Sc 81; Physicians, SIS %;
50 O6, butchers, 40 63; carpenters. AZ 3I: masons
~ oil; cabinet makers, ~ o. seamen 45 40; labor
ers, 81; stone cutters, % III; shoe Makers 43 81
Jewellers ~ 90 iaiiors ~ 81 glass blowers, 80 ST.
printers, S So; clerks. S3 73
The lecturer said that il does not follow that
the amount OF sickness is propOrtionate to their
degree OF mortality. On the cont airy, some of
those who die at the earliest average pes a e les,
liable to sickness than the longer lived
Another table to which DR.. w called atten-
ton, was Illustrative OF the fact that as life ad
vanceS after twenty years of age, the liabilities
To sickness are increased, and the ratio of this
Increase is in proportion to the age
The closing portion Of his discourse was rela-
i've To marriages. Marriages, like deaths, are
conioImaele To certain laws, and although with
out inteption Oh the part of those no marry, they
VIII occur generally at certain ages aud under
Certain circumstances. The time in the wear for
marriages also comes within the jurisdiction of
fewest number occur in March and the create st
In November, while in Kentucky the greatest
number occur in December This, he thought.
was probably owing to the festival seasons of
rhanks9 wing in the first and Christmas in the
last named State. Females are fifteen times
more apt tn marry under twenty years of aye
than III LES; between twenty and twenty-five the
chanccs are nearly even, and over twenty-h five the
chances prepondeTate ia favor Of the males
The average ages at which marriages occur in
different countries vary. In Belgium IL is at
twenty nine years Tor males, and twenty -seven
for females; in Massac husetts, at TWENTY-FIVE for
The former and twenty two for the latter; and in
Kentucky, at twenty-three for the former and
twehty-one for the latter. As general rule mar
rlages take place al earlier age as the count
are situated fsrthest south In this climate The
lecturer said, woman at twenty wears of aye
has already lost one fourth OF her chances of
matrimony.
Mr. Wynne had large audience again last
evening, and delivered a very interesting dis
course, which We will hereafter notice more at
length. He also lectures again to morrow even
ing.
The CoQUETTE,'' statue executed by a Y IT.
ginia artist, WIN. b. Bartes is now on rxhibi-
ton In this city, and is attracting no little atten-
ton Mr.: BarbPe is native of Rappabannock
county, aud is an alumnus, We believe, Of Rich
A
widening daily his works are becoming
knowh--claim for him all the delicacy of mani
Pulatlon for which Hiram Powers heretofore
Deemed at the head of American scuIptors is
dl>tIng niahed, and much higher degree Of cre-
alive power than is possessed by Powers. "The
CO4utite, the only work OF Mr. BaTbee's we
have vel seen, Is certainly an extraordinary pro-
dnction Tor AN early effort of yonn9 and mainly
seif-taught artist and may well justify the conf
dent expectations OF his friends
w lthout entering upon technical details for
which we lack space, we may say that in :. The
Coquttt-' Is represented semi-nude female ny
ure 81 exquisite proportions, holding In the left
hand heart, and in the right an arrow, which
she holds poised az If ~ strike, but Lesitates
While smile, half arch, half innocent, lights up
her beautiful face and sue seems haIf-incined TO
rei-nt and allow her palpi arng victim to 20 un-
pierced. W. think, however, she will " SkeWer
it," the more especially az we see sue has full
qulPer I'll Arrows In reserve. all Siia prntd ND for
use. Her patti. is strewH With roses Which par
TALLY conceal some awkward looking thorns, and
IL Is EASY To that In kinc many ps forwd I'd
In her coquettish career she Is certain to ex De-
rience that the pain is not TO be ali en- one side
nus The work or art has mora which is well;
Otherwise the sweet x ace aud blli INT successes
OF the coquette would inevitably induce all wo-
mankind to tread In her footsteps
The manipulation OF the statue is nearly as re-
iparkhble as its grace. The ligbt-absorbiny
texture OF the surface by which glare Is avoid
ed, and the marble made TO represent the soft
ness OF heshi the easy grace Of the foldinys of
the drapery; the anatomical correctness Of the
muscular developments the exquisite finish OF
the extrenities even to the tips OF the taper lin,
gers.
We advise our readers to pay an early visit to
"the Coquette,n at her quarters, on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, and wherein, DIR Bdrbse, brother Of
the sculptor, will be found d most Intelligent
and agreeable illustrator.
CRIMINAL COURT.-leste day, the jury in Il .
case Of Frank shannon and William Johnson
charged with assault and intent to commit hi III
way robbery upon one Charles II Robinson re-
turned We dict Of guilty Of assault only and not
with intent to rob.
The Court then took up the case Of George A
SpfingmaD. charged with assault and battery
upon one Cnarles Schunck The jury returned a
verdict Of guilty as indicted, but recommend
the defendant to the mercy of the Court.