The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-28
Changes OF Foundation.

The census of the State OF New York for 1865
dlscloses some curious facts upon this subject
The method Of taking this census was different
from all others i'm this respect, tnat it WAS
taken by families. The census reporte in 1865
a total OF 7S0,93l families -- l96,S02 families
living without children, l4S,209 with only one
child, lao 572 with two, and l07,342 with three
children. Here is almost one-tourth OF all the
families in the state in which not Single child
was found; aud in 592 924 iamihes-more than
three-tourths-there was, on an average, only
small fraction over one child to each family. In
answer to the inquiry put 70 every woman who
was or had been married lin oil, Si2 ,5G2), low
mauychldren she had had, whether present or ab-
sent living or dead there were ll5 2j2 women who
responded that they never had had q child,
l2l,3l7 only one child, l23,3l9 two, and l08, ,34
three children. Here we find 1929 women
who were or had been married, almost one
seventh OF all, who never bore Il siugle child;
and A7l,772, more than one half of ali, who will
average less than one child and seven-tenths to
each woman. These figures include both the
foreign and American ella ses, but large pro-
portion apnles to the GtriCtly American. II the
law settled by moTtuary statistics, that two
hlths Of all children born die before reaching
adult life, be applied TO the above facts it Will
appear that on an average only about one child
to each woman ever reaches matule age-that
is, ouly one-lalt OF the original stock is supplied
as fer rs these women ti7l,7T2 are concerned.
The whole population Of the State of New
York is composed, in its descent, OF such mixed
races that 1t Is impossible 10 draw the exact line
between what may be considered American and
DR.. Franklin B. Hough-beCame convinced that
there is at the present time no natural increase
in population among the families descended
from the early settlers of the State. From an
examination of the tables in the Census Report
this general fact is very evident throueho the
State, namely, that the married women of for
eIgu origin have much the largest families For
instance, in the county OF New York, reporting
almost onehalf of lis population as foIe1gn, we
find this statement:-While nine hundred and
siXty.hve American women have each ten
children and upwards, there were twenty.eight
hundred aud fifty foreign women having each
ten children and upwards, making three times
as many.
There are not only agencies in society exer-
cisirg powerful influence in this matter, bat
there are great changes and fixed laws in the
human system itself which have still more
powerful effect In discussing the changes of
| population these causes have not always been
properly considered, The conditions of the
| natural healthy increase C{ people are so
numerous and complicated that it is difficult to
| give each one It's proper place; but those per.
| tanning directly TO the body would seem to be
most important and indispensable. Good
health is one of these. 1t is well known that
within fifty years, and even within half that
! time, there has been great decline in the health
| n American Women IuJYeJ"S M1gOZjnP.