The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-06
statistics Of Mass ncbusetss,

The Boston Transcript has condensed from an
article in the last number Of the Christian E1amner
various interesting facts respecting Massachusetts
which we subloin:-
on the 1872 500 persons in Massachusetts, on the
lst Of June. 1856, 1122.463 were of the Caucasian
race, 0.1TG were Of the African race, and l3o were
red men; Of the whole only six were OF unmixed
Indian blood. There are log women 10 100 men in
the State. 3l.G9 per cent Of the whole population
are Of the dependent age, from birth 20 Is: Gl9l
per cent Of the productive age, from Is 90 60:
$40 per cent " the retiring age from GO 70 the
end. Out of 100 persons in Massachusetts,. 80 are
under l5 G2 between - and GO, and over three
score.
In looking at the occupations Of the people we
end that about III 600 men work upon leather, either
In manufacturing the article or moulding II into
various forms There are 500 doctors, $50 minis
tcrs. Of large and small denominations SIS printers
534 coopors, JIG lawyers and 800 peddlers Out
Of leo males over fifteen years Old, work in fac
tories. sailors, arc traders, u farmers Il
labOrCrs and 81 mechanics, OF whom IL work upon
lesther-eyery eighth man In the State Is shoe
maker.
In 1856 there were 12.2Gj couples married in
Massachusetts,. The number is AIS less than that
OF lisa. The writer asks, lis marriage diminishing
in Massachusetts," lie adds, "the extravaqant
habits Of luxurious men and women put marriage
out Of the reach OF many, vanity prevailing over
affection. As founces increase in number aud greater
in size, wives diminish and lessen. A woman be-
comes article OF luxury
IN regard 70 the age al the time Of marriage the
onciourth part Of the risks OF being married but
sailing l. now dangerous; at g little more than
twOthirds Of the peril is gone; while at 80 there il
only about one chance in six that she will ever en-.
counter that shipwreck."
Out Of 200 babies born here. about IO3 are bows
and 90 girls this rule seems TO be nearly constant 10
our State.
In the seven years from 1850 10 1856 there were
but 10 1872 children born in Suffolk county 90 Amer.
can fathers while the foreign fathers rejoced in the
paternity Of &c 92i children. In one case three Irish
children rushed az birth into the land of promise
Not long since true Hibernian birth took place
a woman was delivered Of twins. one of whom was
born in 1855 and the other in 1856 This. we take
1t. could happen only in the case that both parents
were Irish,
Sore 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 SO persons. In Ward every
eleventh female bore child that year. In the whole
city there was one birth TO every 27.4s persons.
The birthsof colored children were only in 4440:
in 1867, it was but one in sixty five. This compare
tive stefility Of colored womes IN Boston is a re-
marxable fact u the climate too severe for these
children Of the tropicsi IL the case found In the
abandoned lie Of many colored women
Tie returns show that women attain a greater age
than men The native males live ten years more
than foreign males, and American females twelve
years more than their sisters from abroad After
giving table showing the relations Of occupations
90 longevity, IL l. sisted that.
II Is now quite clear that in all civilized countries
the average hfe Of man IL engtheninq: vet II may
he doubtful whether cases 81 extreme longevity are
on the Increase. We have never found any well su.
thcntlcaicd case OF q man reaching his two hun
dredth year
Farmgs. CooperS and lawyers show The greatest
average W. az death. while painters maohinists and
rrintcr show The lowest average. Farmers die al
.Z'yfonrl shocmaken at forty three, printers Of
ibIiy sN.