, 1875-05-08
FAMILIAR TALK.


tFtj-ift+A FA~l\s
LONGEVITY OF JEWS.
| According to ntatt:jc1 gathered In Franco,
Alge7is and rr,'ssia, tia Jawiah RAGS Ia remark
abba for luasevity and immunity from diae,ss.
1th lnttn ase1:Se duration OF life o1ccods that Of
Chribsasn 1acc, iy about five yenrs. This tonaci
~ of ttfe Ia due tn tho inheritance Of soHnd
rhys!ca' conss'tusien and to Tho vatchfnl care Of
Rue mother over her oHspriuG. Ilicgo two
causea lnsuso Tho Jews comparative noc,lrttY
| from inafadtes that decimato oti!cr racer
Tkc'tH Ata.es tia! the plasno of 1916
did not affect the Inmn Of any country. Frascat;
Escorts Tint they completely encspctl from tLo
eFiIonso Of typLua il, 1905. Rau mentions that
the rn'ne immunity from tyrhuh WIS ob.ervel nt
Lnngooi!s in 1921. According IN l,sms.z,, thoy
we1o 'roa froa tho intermittent feyo,s prcyai-
I'M; y: Homo In 1881. And according 10 DeEney.
they suffered nothing from sho dyscutcry that
ragged at Simcnguon in 173. 1t is eaid by other
au'hor!ieu that tho crnup Is nztromoly rAse
among JowiHl, children, and that they have very
littl, fcfofua.
On the uthor hsnd, u. Rlb.ut asss In hio work
on "nesedisy" that iniermnzriass has c1crted \
ba!eful influence OH Tho Jo'siAl1 rnco by sowing
tho secdn Of ,non.ai daordcrs. He declares that
tho number " Jnwlah deas-niutes Ia enormous.
and that idiurJ and Insanity arm very frsquant.
According tn !. tsb1o Of German bthth.ica quotod
| by this author, thcro 10 QUO idiot 10 Fiicsfa
| 10 63a EAtioE:cA, ~ 1D3 pIotoatllts.
to 6i4 Jawa; in Wnsttusberg, 10 ans
Catholics. to 3.2o7 F1o.cEtantn. to :,nD3 Jowa !:
AID Quo lauatiE ia BAVARIA to e13 Catholics, Il,
s7 i',o:s",nn.s, 70 5il 3awA: in :i.aorer. 70 3as
Cashollss, 70 G4l frotett:us-, t92;1 lows: in Si;c
es, 70 1.355 ta:hol'cn, to Iii TO Gi
..aa: III NurtnInbcrE. TO .. 19o Ca:!lccy to 2.0.9
| PrutcSsan&s. II 1.5A Jew.
1t il attesteh by all l.aiis.ica That Jowg taIer
frequently :sus'l 1nn-ia1.n,rlatorY nkin GFc1ges,
in:esnHi stomach ni!cctfoux. and - rursur:s."
~ lt4a. Bta:etcn in Prslnsia Eayc tuIuny
1'futchtct.s | death for 2il5 inhabitants !;
Catholics. death for 53.ls inhsbitxntY Jeup,
l death for IL. 80 iu1labitaNi..
Finus 1853 70 lnGl tscta vugu in Prnesi1. for
tG) hrth.. = rate Of mortality r,1osE tho Prot
estspta Of dG.:1; ticrmln CaIl,ot'cs. f;77;
!atho!i:s. c5.1i: Nenaon's, &d.t';; ph''iipou.
| 1G.Nt: dcN3. 4S.11.
The mortality .nonE ,ie1ah children in J4sn-
don fr.a ! to j ycar~ @f .Ro is ra!ci bs DR..
Rtailard :. 1opcr teu, Wills :.noaC Christian
children it IL J.: per e"H1. Tho nyc1Agc ,lura,ian
Of lifo Of the Chs.,tsn in London is u years
| au1 that Of tho low, lu.u0.
It in an insefeStins fac. tha: thcse is larger
proportion Gt bbys b0ru to tho Jc*a than TO lie
u.a!o births amops lilo jews III Ecrliu !:
| 1h', to 128 in LiYor11o; anil lU0 to Ill
Throughout tho lfussian donin;ou.. Yet
noiHltl:c:anaiEE this lassc e1tcas Ut taals
WAN aI4oh1tIbF AHuIH% ~ 10 FEE teut. tIS
ltoos:tioa Of males Of ell aEcu among the jews
IL legs than a.rua: Cn1.tis.s. T!,e jeWB AAro
3.:0 per cent if"cr lnalca and tbs Christians
have PCT cent lever males than feiunEt5. TLis
Eroatcr rEoppr:lonato mortality among sewial,
cl,iltlrou or Of greater longevity among 70.
maloe.
fixED COLLEGES.
In IeG7 there mero in t!la lnitcd Staten only
Twenty-Five colleges orcn To 1ncn aud woracn
a!ko. In 1875 the Report Of the Gnitet!
fS:atos Comn1iEsioncr Of E.'urptiIn snnounrp:i
that t!ln nnmhcr trti increased to nint.y-:srcn.
Tho rams report rLored that only II per cert
Ut tho academies anil normal and high Echools oi
tho country are for boys alonc, while cs per
cent aro for boys aud girls toEethor. Alan. OF
Tho 12o commercial colleges reporting to tic
I,atc.u. It least 10 pcr cent SO conducted nrou
, tl,s cooducntiro plan.
In Switzerland, since 1864. women hAvo been
admitted to oil departments OF tho Univcrsity.
During tht laes Bunlincr tGenty eight young
voulcn rsre matsic,slatel as tic Gnrorslty oi
Xnr,cl.. There a1o now At tho Gnivcrsity Of
Icrnc shrty-tlva lady pupils, who enjoy all the
rririeGcs for study accorded to tho othrF ae1
In Aug,,o. Last. .lisa Serbia Won Korslcutkt
. graduated as Doctor Of Philosophy and lIagis
ter of l.iboral Arts, at Gottnetn. aud about the
tau,a time Dcrno conferred itb frat medical lc'
srco upon woman. tc.towirg With It uhrta oi
, tho AigheBt distinction.
F, 1T Vienna aal ut Paris weu,en are welcomed
to university instruction. wh,lo tltr arc lerotket
,, IN attendance at Eon,c. radua. Milan. l.eipalc
1'lcalau, Nottiugen, ii. Petersburg. anil tpnAta
! | III uno ur two of tLeHt inNttu:luns tic admit
tGrro of women into a'l depsrto.. nsa In M: yc
: formally Hanctlondd, bu. It mar he anticipated
franz growing l!berslity Of administration tha
tl.c tins III not fur distant whe: every bar tt
I'll L..