Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-05-21
VOL. -: NO. 20
THE POPULATION on TIE
GLOBE.

There are on the globe about ] ,2SS8, ,000.-
600 souls, of which
100000, coo are of the Caucasian race.
$4,000, 600, are Of the Mongolian race.
10000, 600 arc Of the Ethiopian race.
I76,o00, 600 are Of the Maylay race.
100000 are Of the Indo-Amcricau race.
There are 3642 languages spoken, and
1000 different religions.
The yearly mortality Of the globe is $780,
333, ,333 persons This Is at the rate Of OIL
544 per day, 3730 per hour, 60 per minute
So each pulsation Of eur heart marks the
decease Of some human creature.
The average Of human life is 80 years.
One-fourth Of the population dies at or
before Il years.
One half at or before II years,
Among 10000 persons one arrives at the
age Of 100 years, one in 500 attains the age
Of co. and one in 100 persons lives to the
age Of 60.
Married men live longer than single ones.
In ], 900 persons G5 marry, and more mar
riages occur in June and December than 10
any other months of the year.
One-eighth Of the whole population is
military.
Professions exercise a great influence on
longevity. In 900 individuals who arrive
at the age of 70 years, ~ are priests, ora
tors or public speakers; 20 are agricultur-
lists, 80 are workmen, % soldiers or military
employees, 20 advocates or engineers, 27
professors and q doctors. Those who de-
vote their lives to the prolongation Of that Of
others die the soonest
There are 335. .0O0, 600 Christians
There are 3, 1000, 600 Israelites.
There are 60.000,000 Asiatic religionists.
There are 100, 900, 600 Mohamedans.
There are 200, GOO. 600 Pagaus.
In the Christian churches:
10000, 900 profess the Roman Catholic.
1900, 600 profess the Greek faith.
$4,000, 900 profess the Protestant,
REMARKABLE Works. .-Nineveh was Is
miles long, wide, and 20 round, with .
wall 100 feet high and thick enough fol
three chariots abreast Babylon was g
miles within the walls, which were IS feet
thick, 800 feet high, and had 100 brazer
gates. The Temple Of Diana, at Ephesus,
was 40 feet to the support Of the roof Il
was a hundred years in building The
largest Of the Pyramids is 4Sl feet high and
| 653 on the sides: its base covers II acres.
The stones are about 80 feet in length, and
the layers are 30S. 1t employed 330,o0C
men in the building. The Labyrinth, il
Egypt, contains 500 chambers and y hall:
Thebes, in Egypt, present ruins q mile:
round. Athens was p miles round. and
contained $4,000 citizens and 100000
slaves. The Temple of Delphos was 50 ricl
in donations that it was plundered of $500,
O00, and Nero carried away from it 2Ol
statues. The walls of Rome were Is mile:
round
Il Will We Ike that strong, robus
expression. No one, having uttered it il
sincerity, was ever a mean, crying man
The pigmies Of the world did not troubl,
him, although they rose in masses to pul
I him down. He speaks, and the indomita
bic prevails. His enemies fall before him
lie rides forth a conquerer. Would you b
distinguished for your scientific or literary
attaiHments? Look not mournfully at your
| lot, but with I will breathing from youl
! lips and bursting from a great heart, you car
not but prevail. Show Us the man that nev-
er rose higher than toalstool, and whose
| influence died with his breath, and we vii
point you to a creeping. cringing wretch, who
rembles at the approach Of a spider, and
faiuts beneath thunder cloud Let the
/ fires of energy play through your veins. and
! if your thoughts are directed in right chan.
nels you will startle the slumbering universe
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