The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-10-31

NJ FANNY WILDWOOD.
SuMER friends are very tickle,
Transient az the rainbow's stay
Bright, resplendent, and - dazzling,
Gay-plumed birds which dy away.
Summer friends-their hearts beat warmly
In months Of flowers gay,
But, with chilly winds and shadows,
Like tie buds they soon decay.
Summer friends~had I such jewels
Sure Id barter them for gold, ol
They are worthless-snd like silver,
Merohandise both bought and sold.
Summer friends-oh, vain delusion
! OF the past-how soon ye ffds,
Buds which flourish in the sunshine,
Droop and die in hours Of shade.


Runs an4 Death #
DIR. Edward Jarvis, the President Of the New Eng
land Statistical Society," has furnished to the Secrs-
t.ry Of the Commonwe ealth few figures in relation
to mortality by alcohol in Massachusetts, and IN the
mother country. We find them in the 23d Reg1sfra-
ton Report of Massachusetts and, as the local pa
pers have avoded all reference to them, we take the
trouble to transcribe them in . readable FORM
During the six years which ended with December,
1864 7S8 persons died in Massachusetts from intem-
perance and delirium tremens. Their ages ranged
from 20 to 80. OF this number, 5Si Cor 1850 per
cent were males, and 207 (26-14 per cent? were
females; or IS women to every 100 men. By COM
parison with the English tables, 1t appears that
larger proportion of females die in Massachusetts
than in England, and q much larger proportion of
them die in early life. In 1854 alone, % men and -
women died drunkards death in the Old Bay State.
The percentage 70 all deaths was 81. This indicates
an increase of temperance for the average during the
% preceding ysars was IS.
American statistics are still neglected study.
No State or municipal enumerations either SUM-
eiently elaborate or scientifically classified rs 70 be
entirely satisfactory to the professional statistican.
Hence, we are obliged to cke out every search after
truth in this fertile field of inquiry, by reference to
English or French tables. In this case, the British
stsndard authorities are full and to the point We
quote from the tables Of Mr. Nelson, Actuary Of the
Medical Invalid and General Life Insurance Campany
of London and without giving the Details proceed at
once to the comparative rate of deaths between the
Incorporate and othsEs Between the ages of Is and
10 of intempsrate IS of others 10 persons die be-
tween 20 and go Of incorporate ST. Of others 10 be-
tween 80 and 49, of Incorporate 81, to 10 of others
between 40 and 50, of Incorporate Al to 10; between
so and so, of intemperate 20 to 10 between 80 and
TO- of intemperate 10 to 10; between 20 and 80, OF
intemperate 20 to 10. Averaging the whole period Of
life from Is co. the result shows that 81 intemper-
ate die to every 10 other persons These estimates
do not include moderate drinkers but those only who
are decidedly addicted to drinking habits. The total
also of other deaths is taken from the whole popua
ton SO that in fact the disparity appears to be less
than in truth il is. es84S
+ Now, look at these rates of mortality from the
point Of view of equation of life. At the age of 20
the general population had an equal chance Gin
round numbers) of living A years, while the intem-
perate have the chance Of living but Is years and
half. In other words, they enjoy but 35 per cent.
and have lost IS per cent of the ordinary proportion
Of average life. At thirty they enjoy 3s per cent; ;
At sixty 63 per cent. The destructive power Of in
temperance it will be ssen seems 70 increase from 20
to bo AZ that period Mr. Nelson thinks, the decrease
Of mortality from these causes is rather due to the
diminishing indulgence than the power Of the body to
resist These statistics were collected - purely
scientific and business investigation, and cannot,
therefore, be stgmatized the vagares Of parsans.
IN. r. Tribune.