The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-05-23
Longevity.

The census statistics or the United
States for 1850. just published, contain
some curious Information. One Of the
tables giving the number Of persons over
one hundred years Of are in the United
States, particularly affords food for phi
lOsOphical reflection The facts set forth
are Of q striking character. There were, IL
1850. one thousand TWO hundred persOn5
living in the Republic over one hundred
wears old. or these SIX hundred and
lightweight were black, four hundred and
forty white. forty-six mulaltO, aud twenty
six Indian. Thus 10 seems that the negro
race exhibits the greatest number OF iu-
stances OF extreme iJugeyity-mOre than
treble that u the white race, considering
the relative numbers Oh the two races, there
being twenty-7ix millions OF whites % four
or i've millions OF blacks. The mixture Of
the two races cor muiattOes) produces a
longevity exceeding that OF The whites, but
less than that OF the blacks. the elect IL
slavery on the longevity OF the black race
was most striking. There being three
times as many slaves as free blacks, ther
should be- three times a. many aged slaves
as aged free blacks; but the census shows
that the blessings OF The "patrarchal re-
latiOn could not be reckOnel by years.
free blacks were over one hundred years oi
age; but only CONFERENCE.-The OF ono per
cent OF slaves. Observation-Disclosures Of
one per cent. OF free blacks were over
ninety years OF age; bat Olly eight-hnn-
dredths Of one per cent. OF slaves One
and forty -four-hundredIh Of free blacks
were over seventy years Of age; but only
seveuty -nile-hundred,l5 U. one per cent.
OF slaves. Slavery, zoo, was particularly
severe on females or the very aged peo-
pie, the females exceed the males iu num-
Der ia all conditions Of life. The proper
ton OF females 20 males is az follows. For
every one hundred free black males over
seventy years Old there were l2OOl fc-
males: over eighty, 1922; over ninety,
l6l.l6; over one hundred, lss.2s, For
every one hundred male slaves over seventy
years old. there were only lOl.s9 females
over eighty. HIPS; over ninety 1918.
over one hundred, l33.g5 Subsection.
body and soul 10 the will of master and
owner, even II he is bound 10 provide for
old age, does u0t promote longevity.
But there are stu other curious features
Of the returns, showing in which OF the
States people live longest. New York had
nifty three white inhabitants over one nun
'dred years Of age i'm 1850, OF whom The
oldest, female, was one hundred ami
twenty-siX years Oh; Pennsylvania had
th!rty-nine; Ohio tligiy-seven; Georgia
and Tennessee thirty-two each. The oldest
white person in tie Republic Is claimed for
South Carolina female. aged one hun
dred and forty year,. Michigan had TWO
males over one hundred years old, but only
one iemale-Our two Old gentlemen being
OF the widOwer persuasion, and our old
ILL L.. a
fine old Michigan gentlemen, or the Old
lady, has since remarked, We have no
means Of ascerlaiul1g All the white peO-
pie over one hundred ald fourteen years OF
age are found IN tne following States: Two
IN Georgia, three GA Indiana. two in Ken
lucky, two in Louisiana, Que in Massachu-
sets, five in New YORK, two in North
Carolina, and one H. Tennessee. Persons
DESTROYS OF living beyond that age will
make a note OF these States. Detroit
Posi-.