The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-07-26
National MOrtuary statistics.

United States census report iof iotvssl'es
Us a great national tombstone On M.'ch =
Inscribed the mortnary history o. wy ma
ton for the decade between ioov ana enc
date Of the book. IL Is hignV important
as showing the effects OF aiIe,a''on ~ '"S
face Of the country, ana IN the naplss "
the people upon the duration OF hu.T ma
life, both in cities and rural districts my
decrease in the forests Oh . country s1e
known 10 have direct enees upon 'ne
general health OF people nvlns 10 ';,oI
districts. The upturning q virgin SON =
attended with like results. pam .
streams for purposes OF navlgauon i"',o
duces certain kinds 81 fesers u tnose ~
calities, aud the discharge oil reiuse matter ~
from manufactures INTO wafer uSeu W.
culinary and drinking purPoses, ~
most deleterious eiiees upon the heal'n =,
communities supplied nom such PV'soa ,,
receptaoles' Winds untempere1 cy ne
intervention OF trees WOODS anu i9res n
invite, aggrava'e ana make nhore ue"
diseases OF the lungs, ana hence inc ~
crease OF that h'ai nalsoy IN .nc on'seu
States from one-tenth OF century 70 an-
other. As to nervous diseases, 50 common
among the people now, uey are Prcuuoeu
by the heated ana exeited CONDITION ~
which great portion OIL .ne community
live at the present time, Ihere Is no re-
pose Inc DOW Is never uns.runs never
unbcnt, Inc race is run unuer 'he spun
OF excitement from ni'eeh 70 seventy
with some the spur Is fashion WIN ush-
ers political anDition WIN stu, o'ncis 'le
greed oil gam, inc desire oil leauersniP anu
thousands o. ADDED aims enas ana aes'r TN
All these things wear ,he springs ., hcai'h
aud endurance, ana shorten 'ne duration
OF human me Inc nor,uary is's OF each
week chronicle Tue uea'h OF young men
from paralysis ana IN Tue same sau Ieo ,,
are 70 DC seen tue NAMES OF Young isuieS
IN the ves,ipnie OF womannoou, pfousn' 20
inc grave ny tue decay Oh 'heir nervous ,e
viah'y' ipese racs SNOW NOW su u' M,
ciai eonuiIion Oh nVing VIII anee. 'he hes,'n
OF the people ana each recurring eAhiD,,
OF 'ne si'ai STATISTICS Vi 1hc country WIN
MAKE 'h,s point more apparent
IN oruer 70 make Tue ueia'is more CON
vehien. ior presentation, 'ne PoPu ia. VI
.ne nation " SET down al iorty mliilons IN
ioao' VI 'his 'iuinpet VI poison, h."e
ili'ihons were over n'e anu unuer .en
years OF age ou' q tue en''ie PoP pn.
1lon o. .ne country there were only : ,oo4
people nslng over h'ue'y,nVe years OF age
% Daly I-,1 n between ninety anu n,ne'y-nVe,
me smallest percentage o. deaths occurs
oS 'he ages Q, zen ana ni.een yea no
me proportion at 'na' age $500 IN ! ;ooo
persons. 1auer anu over .nlS avg 'here
g,aaun' Increase o. oea'ns po'h ways,
though the mor'aiity between the ages OF
que anu TWO y uSuple Una. between .he
ases o. TWO anu 'nlee' anu lne proportion
=. 'noSe uy'hs unuei QUO year Is 'nree
times 'na' between 'ic ages Oh one ana
TWO years; Vq' Vi every l'Voo cni'Iren
pot" u que un',eu o'a.es one huhureu
anu m s g ule Delois 'hey are year
o'u Ey sulsi'e 'ee M nis' year, now
une'i .nsh en ~, VI 'ne are not 20
si m assin un'i' 'hcy aie elgn.y-nve years
o;u, "n I ,neio are o one nuuureu anu eigh'y
1'sn' u .I ~! - i,ooV persons u TINS age
~ 70 'ne ul'oaSes Vi sle country, 'hese
T are sc' eown u tue ioiiowihg orae do -
encie u'eu il9m .op n1a o',oos )
rum P ,a Jun wv run en.e[ic
,e'er' .-,to1 rom Dcai,et ie'ef, =V'a-V
,o mn 1' s 80 from sonyaislons,
80 ~ ena pnN iS,soi' run
s.oup, 1V,'s-, nun ufopsy' ,o3o' lhere
s se,e "a uea s ~ o eona uepnh'T ''yoo
,iv'n oiu asc, anu ,'V1y s',l,pcsn' AGO
nol, pS ol ~. anu simple .,nea ny people,
a a;sa-,- ~ e1P'e he' 'n @s aea'h y nc.
o o":. l"u M u'ieS VI 'nese, $50
s S.N.s Sul.iue' anu mere were z,Vo'
M NJ',,'e,l WIN on' 81 executions
81 Sau" s nau 'ne large, proportion
oao a'a a'a .io"' 1 IN n 900 ~ wv
wv persons n no. ps', ,ee O 81 columbia
.om.s neA. W.T.. ooo ~ . n the pro
pasI I ~ .u ni was o,o, new iork'
n nno.e ,''s M, D m, oaniornla' Con
h heS'iou NcW oa hampshire anu vermont
,;a a gay. o.ef -oV u eau sa from consump
T mn GU VI e,ei iyV,cVo innapi'an's,
s.an, oaa.a, ans 'O Is, inosS e1emp'
Norada Nan. p, NJ; a'o W ,uano; NeS.asNa'
!" $500 Ia Ne" 1,,.o, wyoming, 0olora-
So g., - H Tas anu r,or'ua inere was no
dsa.s - IA iers,'o.y IN .ne country where
uea'n u'u ho' occur rom consumption
' .l; mere was oniy one death IN
hi1na, iour IN wyoming, nye IN idaho,
Wna. IN p nano'a ana seventeen IN
"a s.aI Iea h y pom prevalent
a saa la a.; anu mere are o.her diseases
IN nsa t.,, sue pOPulA''V IN annually WIN
MI saen "."e'ing aach' Inc percentage OF
! 10 10, - u,;.; , 90 90 in rehnsy'San na