The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-10-14
U.ef..E Information.

Il mile.
A days Journey is 1914 miles.
A cubit is two feet.
A great cubit is eleven feet.
a hand (llorse nleastnel is 4 inches.
a palm is three inches.
\ span is 107s inches.
A pace is three feet.
a barrel of flour weighs 1876 poftnds.
\ barrel of pork 300 pounds.
a barrel of rice 600 pounds.
\ barrel Of powder % pounds.
\ firkin of butter 5G pounds.
n tub of butter 81 pounds.
The following are sold by weight, per
bllshel:
l. Wheat. beans and clover seed, sixty
| pounds to the bllshel.
Corn, rye and flax seed, 56 pounds.
Buckwlle;t, % pounds.
Barley, Is pounds.
Oats, 81 pounds.
| Timothy seed, 45 pounds.
| \ ton of round timber Is 40 feet; OF
! square timber is 40 feet.
\ commercial bale Of cotton is 400
| pounds.
\ pack of wool is 24O pounds.
y section of government land is 64O
acres zone mile).
A ttui is $50 gallons.
a box l6 by 26l, inches, and inches
| Iccl), contains u Du>llcI.
POPULATION OF THE GLOBE.
There are OH the globe ], 1888, 600, 600
souls, of whom
800, 600, 600 are of the Caucasian race.
552, 600, 600 are Of the AIongol race.
100. 600, 600 are of Ethiopian race.
176. O00, GOO are OF the Malay race.
| l.OUO.OOO are of the IndO-American
| race.
There are 3,642 languages spoken,
and LOCO different religions.
The yearly mortality OF the globe is
:}}, 333. 333 persons. This is at the rate
of 9l.55 per day, $3.50 per hour, 81
per minute; so each pulsation of the
heart marks the decease Of some hu-
hGtn creature.
The average of human life is 33
years.
One-fo,utl OF the population dies at
or before the age of seven years.
One-lalf at or before II years.
Among 10000 persons, one arrives
ut the age of 100 years one i'll 800 at
t;iiI> the age of 90; and one in 100
live to the age of 60.
Married men live longer than single
ones.
In 100 persons, 95 marry; and more
marriages occur in June and December
than in amy other months in the year.
Is military.
Professions exercise great influence
on longevity. In ], 200 individuals who
arrive at the age of 20 years, 43 are
priests, orators, or public speakers, &c
are agriculturists, 33 are workmen, 81
are soldiers or military employees, 2.
advocates or engineers, q professors
and 23 doctors,
Those who devote their lives to thu
: prOiongatiOn OF others die soonest.
There are 336, 600, 900 Christians.
There are 5000. 900 Israelites.
There are 60, OOO, 600 Asiatic religion
lists.
There are 1OO,0OO,OOO Mohamme
dams.
There are 300, 900, 900 Pagans.
In the Christian Churches
! 17O,O0O,O 900 profess the Roman Cath
e olic religion.
). 10000, 900 profess the Greek faith.
. S0,OOO,O00 profess the Protestant.
/ SIZE OF OUR GREAT LAKES.
y The latest measurement of our feS
i. water seas is given below:
= The greatest length of Lake Supe
: rior is 355 miles; its greatest breadth
Il 16O miles; mean depth 6SS feet; elevs
= The greatest length of Lake Mich
gan, 800 miles; its greatest breadth 10
miles; mean depth, 800 feet; elevatio
= 5O7 feet; area, $4,000 Square miles.
u The greatest length of Lake Huron
{ 300 miles; its greatest breadth, Ii
n n miles; mean depth, 600 feet; elevation
r 274 feet; area. 20, 600 square miles.
), The greatest length of Lake Erie, %
miles; its creates breadth, so mile
: mean depth. 81 feet; elevation, 81
!, feet; area, 5000 square miles.
The greatest length of Lake Ontar'
is $50 miles; its greatest breadth,
miles; mean depth, 800 feet; elevation
261 feet; area, 6,OOO square miles.
All five cover an area Of upwards
$4,000 square miles.