The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-01-20
Edmcntion In Emropo.

The following sWNment may ot 'UWIeh''ub
20 persons desitous OF knowing something ol the
sondition OF The OLD World IL regard 10 educa.
tiOn.
In France the number OF primary schools In
I8i2wss 81, ,S33; the number OF normal colleges
for the instruction ut teachers, was 80. aud the
number of teachers actually engaged IN instruc.
tion. 75,535; aud os the population In Freaco
amounted TO 81 ,2S0, rs it follows that there
was in that year one primary school for every
s5S inha abitnnts; one teacher Tor every d4b in
hsbiton,s; one normal college for every 356obi
Inhabitants.
In the same year there was In Prussia one
primary school for every Gj3 Inhabitants; one
teacher for every 6G2 inhabitants; one normal
college for every 337 800 iuhobilants
Berlin, Che capital Of Prutsio,) with about
$4,000 in Hbtonts, has 2Gi public primary
schools
Rome with population Of l5s672 souls,
has 372 public primary schools, aud dS2 teach
ere
In the Kingdom Of B,yoi, (Catholc)in the
year 1926, there was one oaChcr Tor every 5OS
inhabitants; ono primary school for every oO3
inhabitants; one normal school for every 3o0.-
600 inhabiBnts.
In theK iugdom Of Sixony, protestant with
Catholic King. )therc w0s, in 1919, one primary
school for every 900 inhabitants; one teacher
fr every 5j9 inhabitants; one normal college
Tor every 4,9I5 inhabitants.
In the Durhy OF Baden Catholic with Prot.
estsnt Govefnment,) the year lS4l there was
one primary school for every 700 inhabitants;
one normal college for every 100000 inhnbI-
bnts.
In 1912, the population Of the Austrian En-
pire including Lombardy, but excluding Hun.
Rsry, was 25, 300 81 For this population. 30
293 PRIMARY schools had been founded; that Is,
one primary school for every l,2l7 inhabitants.
besides ii 40 repetition orcrenlnS class Schools
For these 20,293 primary schools, al ,SO9 iedch,
sD had been appointed and ssIsried, each OF
these teachers having obtained certlhcate OF
rompe ;ency before being allowed to olhcinte as
an instructor Of youth. There wus. therefore,
in lS42, about one teacher ior every 6OO lnheb'
iisnts in the whole empire ol Austria, excluding
Hungary and rather more than two teachers,on
the average, to every primary school. VI chii'
dren, there were who ought to attend schools
2l9, ,326; Of these, who actually attend dny
schools, 2il032; of those who attend repeti-
tion schools, l0S 500. Total number attending
repetition and day schools, 3j2 d30.
France expcnds annually for the promotion Of
popular education E200000 sterling while
England expends only El20000l France has
so, ,S3S elementary sch ouls conducted under the
auspices of the Governmcnt--E England aud
Wales. with about half her population. has only
A,000-that is of pormu schools, twelve to nine
~ two in France and not much more than one
bAtu .rI VI iuIl quoAd VI Iilhuly htHOo'o'
of a remarkable case OF ossifcstion Of the
Joints Of a Mr.. Valentine Perkins, OF Mnntua,
in Portage county, the Democrat says
The condition of this man is supposed to be
the most extraordinary instance OF ussllication
Of the joints ever placed on record, as we are
told BY medical friend, intimately acquainted
with the case, With TIE exception OF an i'm
perfect motion of the right shoulder, one joint
of he two frat a
limited motion OF one or two toes every JOINT
in his body is completely oSsfed, and as firm
and immovabe us ii one bone constituted lis
entire frame.
Until he was eleven years old he enjoyed ro-
bust health. At that time the family had re
moved TO Kirkland Lake county, in this State.
in June of the year he waseleyen, he was thrown
from q horse and hurt one knee, and then going
into the river to balhc, he ok cold i'll the in
iured part, inflammation ensued, and the carti-
lages and ligamenS were destroyed, and oSSlik
cation took place. After this had ,ransplred
the uninjurcd knee was attacked with nflama'
tion, aud finally became completely ossliied.-
Then Joint after Joint passed through the ordeal
until now he is in the condition mentioned.
The same disease commenced at the roots OF
his fugers and toe nails. The nails came off
and new substance resembling mills grew out
at right angles from his fingers aud toes, full
half all inch.
His Jaws have been set and motoucsS fo,
thirty years and his front teeth have looSened
and come out forming an aperture through
which Ec talks and receives his food. His food
is all prepared for him III suitable manner
aud he always has retained good appetite
though he is not glutonouS.
Twenty four years since he became blind III
one eye, and for twenty three years he has becl
totally blind. All his other senses remain as
periec, and acute as those of any person
His limbs remain near the size they were when
he was hurt. His head, neck and body have AT
tanned full size. His neck is nearly as large az
his head, md measures nineteen inches in cir
cumrerence while his wrists measure only toul
and huff inches. His weight is about on,
hundred pounds
His body is in semi reclining posi- ion, an5
he is not Hilested by heat or cold Us much as
persons ordinarily. lie is always cheerful and
very fond of talking. His Intellectual pow,rS
are fairly developed for one in his condlto
and his memory excellent. 1t is said OF hm
that he can tell the names aud ages OF large
proportion Of the persons in the town ol Man
tua with accuracy, He dos not sleep more than
persons in good health, and snot troubled with
sickness, aside from The disease which has taken
possession of him. lie talks freely OF death,
aud at times entcrtalus diff rent opinions upon
the subject. lie hos lived in Mamtua Tor SIX
years, aud has been visited by large nrmher OF
medical men IN this vicinity.
The statement OF this case, though it msy
seem sOmew hat marvellous to the reaIer--as Ia.
deed il did Ipon being stated To the wulcr-lS
vet true in every particular anJ literally correct
as wa have the testimony TO show nj any time,
But it is a most r,maTkebe aud extraordinary
phenomenon, aud without parallel, it is uu-
doubtedly proper to say RdWHnG Dem.
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III could write down twenty eases wherein !
wished God had done otherwise than H. did;hut
which now see, had had my own will, would
have ted 10 extensive mischief, The Lille OF u
Christian is a lite OF plrNlnxes, He mast lay
hnll IA, Can1. hn must f,llnW harl alf him, no