The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-08-25

members tnfOuBh the columns OF IL
publications, of which are weeklies,
80 monthlies, 3 semi.monthlios, 8 BIZ
monthlies, and II quarterlies.
Nearly, If not all, the schools of med.
icine have their representative organ,
which circulates among its admirers
and is criticised severely by its cotem-
poraries whose views differ from IL
| about the healing of the nations"
while there arc number that furnish
intelligence of interest to all medical
mon, as well as the general reader,
| without taking sides for or against any
particular school of medicine
Most of the colleges and many of the
State Boards of Education have their
representative organ, besides several
publications that treat educationa al mat.
tiers in general way. OF this class we
have 81 in the United States and G in
the Dominion of Canada. They are
mostly monthlies, with an occasional
weekly, bi-weekly and quarterly.
The large cities have their CONNER.
cial papers.which are nearly all issued
weekly.
Insurance is discussed through the
medium of 10 special publications., -
of which are issued monthly, and a
number of them being noted for their
superior typographical appearance.
treemaSonry, temperance, odd-fel-
lowship, music, mechanics, law, sport
ing, real estate, and woman's suffrage,
have each their representative organs,
many of which are edited with ability
and have extensive circulations, and
net large incomes to their enterprising
publishers.
The list oc class publications is in
creasing rapidly of late, its ratio of in
crease being greater than that of the
entire press Of the country taken to-
gcther, owing, probably, to the fact
that the increase of wealth and popula
tion Of the country make it possible
and profitable TO publish class paper:
where, but a very few years back, they
: could not have been made self.support
ing.
The number of papers published il
t other than the English language i
d, growing rapidly, owing to the immens
immigration from foreign countries
= especially Germany, Frsncc, Scandi
0 navia and Italy.
1 The publications printed in the Ger
4 man language in the United State
number 81, and tho Dominion of Car
@ ada 5, and are over three times as man.
/ rs the sum of all the other publication
| in foreign languages combined.
~ The publications in the French lar
=, guage are confined principally to Loui
lana aud the Province of Quebec, whei
), the language is in common use.
. The scandinavian publications nun
D Der IS, and are confined entirely to IL
'l West and Northwest, with a sing
u exception, that Of a daily, semi-week
u, and weekly in New York City, Il
VI immigrants from Denmark, Norwi
u, and Sweden having principally settl
Vi there. Many of the thriving Weste
~ towns have been almost entirely buI
= up by these industrious and frugal pc
.o pie, who use their native tongue un
II versally. and frequently never leal
u the English language.
~ In the Spanish language there a
r. but 7, Hollandsh G, Italian 1, Welsh
IN Bohemian .. Portuguese /, Cherokee
10 none Of which have very wide circ
er latson or influence, owing to the reasC
ls. that the population speaking these Ia
40 guages is comparatively limited al
CT widely scattered.