The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-10-24

sanity Decrease in New England
and New York.
From the New York Express.l
Some of ourreaders were startled q
nood deal q few weeks since, by state
sn,nts of facts made in the report on
Tharities, and presented to the Consti-
,@mtiopal Convention. Among other
,ninqs it was statcd,-lst. J that the
crime of child murder had become one
n the great vices Of the land,--(2d.)
that the crime Of abortion was lever 80
common in New England and New
York as at present, -(3d.) that there
was such q decrease in the number OF
persons born to each American family
a. materially to affect the future Of our
American population. These and 9TH
cr oAestions Of like Importance We are
clad to see have been brought before
The American Social Science Conven-
ton, in session in Boston, in nm Adj
dress made by DR.. Nathan Allen, Of
Lowell. 1t is better adapted to the
meridian of Massachusetts than ofNcw
York, but is not out ofplace here. Del
icate as are the subjects discussed, we
hope they will be studied and compre-
hendcd by every adult reader. TO those
who seek to be wives and mothers, the
subject treated is Of the gravest impor-
taucc, and to those who are mothers
and choose to live mere lives OF ease
and incidence in the fashionable world,
or TO cultivate their intcllects only,
what is said is timely and instructive.
Such q discussion oughtnot to be with
out its effect, upon the attempts making
to metamorphose women into pollti-
clans, and to add politics to other ques.
tons of present excitement among wo-
men.
ADDRESS OF DIR. NATHAN ALLEN, OF LOW
ELL, ON POPULATION
After mentioning the two modes in
which population may be increased, he
stated his purpose to be to inquire o.
what has been the increase of popula
ton for a series of years in Massachu-
sets to notice (2) some changes in the
physical organization Of females, as az
iecting the laws Of human increase, to
present some remarks (3) upon the ma
ture and probable results Of these chan
res. An inspection Of the census ia
bIes shows for the 80 years from 1880
to 1920 the increase averaged ii per
cent in 10 years, and this rate constant
" increased up to the decade from 1850
to 1860, when it was "a per cent. Du-
ring the first part of this period large
numbers emigratcd from Massachu-
sets to other States, with scarcely any
return. In the latter part it has increas-
ed in immigration from other States
and from foreign countries. 1t is cs-
tilnated that the emigration from the
State to other States during the ten
wears from 1850 to go has exceeded
tn immigration from other States by
from 1900 to 5000. 1t is further to be
observed that the proportions and mum.
bers OF births from foreign parents has
been continually increasing, while those
of native parents have scarcely varied.
This is proved not only by the census
but by the registration report. Them
crease Of population for 30 to % years
has been mainly in the cities and large
;owns,and it will be found to be large
ly made up Of the foreign element. In
the smaller villages the stock is mostly
American, and has hardly increased at
I'll. In fact, Il careful analysis of the
census reports at different periods
shows that this increase of population
in the State follows almost invariably
in the same line and in the same pro
portion as the foreign element has been.
introduced or increased. Examining
the number ofdoaths, we find tia! there
are absolutely more deaths than births
among the strictly American chillren
80 that, aside from immigratioHs and
births Of children of foreign parentagc,
the population Of Massachusetts IS
really decreasing. Another fact dcvel-
oped by reports is that, whereas in
1855 nearly one-half the population OF
Massachusetts, was under 10 years OF
age, it is believed that at the present
time not more than n fifth of the
purely American population is under
that age. The numJer Of children in
an equal number Of families of Ameri-
a and foreign birth will be nearly
three times as great in the latter rs in
The former. The records of many
towns will include six to eight genera
tons. Examination shows that the
families of the first generation had an
average of eight to ten children; ofthc
next three between sever and eight;
the fifth about five, and the sixth less
than three to each family. Form o ly
large families were common, now they
are rare. In some of the old towns the
records Of a hundred years do not show
81 single married couple without chill
dren.
The New York census oflS65 shows
that of 953,236 married women, 49,
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