The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-11-07
Vitality Of the Jewish Race in Europe.

Vitality OI INC JEWISH mace III EuIOpe.
Very interesting papers on this subject are
furnished in the journal Of the Statistical So
cietv of Paris. and in the annals of Hygiene
and Legal Medicine in that city. Our restrict
ed limits will confne us to brief notice of
their contents. NJ. Legoyt, the author Of the
first Of tie papers, truly says:
The history of the Jews is, in many respects,
one Of the great episodes Of modern ciyiIisa-
ton We cannot but wonder at their persist
ent and eventually victorious struggle against
impacable prosecutions, instigated as well by
religious hatred as by desire to become pos
sesSed of their great riches their force of ex
pansion, which led them to emigrate to all parts
Of the known world the concentration in their
hands of a large part of the intern Jtlonal
trade the triple agency, of an admirable
special aptitude for trade and finance 2, of
sounder notions of the power Of credit at time
when unproductlve conceaIment and hoard
ing were the methods Of saving; the cxclu
sion, by the laws Of countries which tolerated
their stay in them, from all active employ
ments; tie adhesion to their religion, not
withstandng the inccssant endeavors to prose-
Ivte, which were often strengthened by the
secular arm the not less determined retention
in the land of exile, of the manners, customs,
and traditions Of Judea their refusal to mix
with the races BY which they were surrounded;
finally, a certain vitality, superior to those
races which enables them to be readily accli-
mated in all parts Of tie world.
We behold in the Jews a people whose re,
cords show few marriages, a smaller number
of children, and fewer deaths of them in Il
family, smaller number Of still-borns, more
old persons, fewer suicides, larger mean
duration of life. The IsraeIite weighs care
fully in responsibilities and cares Of matrimony,
and is slower in taking on its bonds. If the
marriages of lis people are less fruitful, more
time is allowed for a mothers care and ten
dcrness, and hence the less proportonate NOR
tally Of Jewish children to the population at
large. Mr.. Legoyt expresses his surprise at
the large number of Jews who live TO a very
advanced age. Their temperate habits ex-
plain in good degree this favorable result
Their sobriety has always been known in
toxication is rare-habitual drunkards can
hardly be found. We see here a practical
commentary on the saying of the celebrated
Halter that BY far the larger number of those
who were noted for their longevity were sober
and lived plainly.
o ILLS course the Jews NOuIu UG HdtuidiIy
led by the detc inculcations Of the Mosaic
laws. The love of family, SO strong in the
Jewish people, nsures constant care Of the
children and the aged, and their poor assured
and iudicious assistance. Their charity is
without limit Their fortitude and serenity of
mind under trials are marked features of their
character, and can only be accounted for by
their deep faith and confdingness in an over
ruling Providence.
The Jewish population in the different coun-
tries Of Europe is estimated, in table before
US, TO be 3,692, 1872 Prussia not incIuded.-
Russia contains the largest number, 1926, 1884
Next comes Austria, LOLITA. Third on
the list is Poland 500, 875 England shows
As 900, and Ireland the lowest figure of all,
being only 392. The National Almanac, for
1864, sets down the Jewish population Of the
United States at goo, 600 This is an estimate
and evidently not too high.
"a good looking, intelligent, well-dressed,
tidy and progressing white girl, Of Ohio
has married big Sambo, about seven degrees
blacker than bucket of coal-tar Mated
Two souls with but single thought,
Two colors mixed one.
George Peabody has notified the trustees Of
the institute bearing his name, in Baltimore,
that he has added half million dollars to its
endowment fund.
There are 700 earthquakes recorded in his