Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-03-06

very interesting papers on this subject
arc furnished in the Journal Of the Stats
teal Society Of Paris, and in the annals of
Hygiene and Legal Medicine, in the same
city. Our restricted limits will continc us
to a brief notice OF their contents NJ
LCgoyt, the author Of the first of these pa
pers, truly says The history of the Jews
is, in many respects, one Of the grand cpl
sOdcs Of modern civilization We cannot
but wonder at their persistent ynd Gventu-
ally victorious struggle against implacaDlG
prosecutions, instigatcd as welt b. religious
hatred us by desire to become possessed
Of their great riches; their tolco # eXpan-
sion, which led them to cmigratc . all parts
of the known world: the concentration in
their hands of large part Of international
trade the triple agency, of a. admi-
rably special aptitude for trade and finance
2, of soundcr notions Of the power of
credit, at a time whom unproductive con
cealmont and boarding were the methods of
saving ;, their exclusion, by the laws of
the countries which tolerated their stay in
them, from all active employmcmts the
adhesion to their religion, notwithstanding
the inCCssant GndcavOrs to prOsclytC, which
were often strengthened by the secular arm;
the not less stubborn retention, in the land
of their exile, Of the manners, customs and
traditions OF Judca their refusal to mix
with the races by which they were sur
rounded; finally, certain energetic vital
ty, superior to these races, which enables
them to be readily acclimatcd in all parts
of the world.
We behold in the Jews people whose
records show fewer marriages, smaller
number of children, and fewer deaths Of
them in a family, a smaller number Of
6till-born children, more old persons, fewer
suicides, larger mean duration Of life
The Israolitc weighs carefully the respon-
sibilitics and cares of matrimony, and is
slower in taking on its bonds. If the mar
riagcs of his people are less fruitful, more
time is allowed for mothers care and ten
dcrness, and hence the less pTOpOrtionatc
mortality Of Jewish children to the popu-
Iation at large. NJ. Legoyt expresses his
surprise at the large number Of Jews who
live to very advanced age. Their tempe
rate habits explain in good degree this IA
vorablc result Their sobriety has always
been known. intoxication is rare-habituaI
drunkards can hardly be found. We see
here practical commentary on the saying
of the celebrated Halter, that by far the
their longevity were sober and lived plainly.
To this course the Jews would be naturally
led by the dictctic inculcations of the
Mosaic laws The love of family, so strong
in the jewish people, insures constant care
of the children and the aged, and to their
poor assured and judicious assistance
Their charity is without limit Their for
titude and serenity of mind under trials
are marked features Of their character, and
can only be accounted for by their deep
faith and confdngncss in an overruling
PrOvidencc
The Jewish population in the different
countries OF Europe is estimated, in a table
before US, to be 1902, 1872, Prussia not in
Cudcd. Russia contains the largest num-
Der, l,425.7S4 Next comes Austria. !. O4S,-
IA Third on the list is Poland, 500, So.
England shows $4,000 and Ireland the
lowest figure Of all, being only 322. The
National Almanac for 1864 sets down the
Jewish population OF the United States at
100000 This is an estimate and evidently
not too high.-PbHa7eiphid Lcdqsr.